Retreat (entry 23)

Okay ladies, I spent the weekend at the Rustler’s Lodge with a group of fabulous women. I created a few things that I absolutely love, had some amazing laughs – roll of the floor kin 😉 and didn’t sleep much – pretty much all of the compulsory items for retreat.

 

This was the cutest teddy bear made with a furry fabric, appliqued onto a little girls quilt made by Wilma 

The cheeriest coffee style of place mats made by Alison C – set of 6 arn’t they adorable – love the colours.

Another masterpiece put up on the design wall to help for colour placement – Dianne P – she has such good eye for colour.

Not sure who this was made for but Cathy B did such a great layout – for a girl for sure!! Love the striped sashing and the corner stones.

My mom’s log cabin with the chenille centers – so perfect!!

almost done, last colour added

completed design

Then I got into making these sew, so cute aprons from my mum’s book

 

main body

close up for attaching the scallop in another colour

completed – love it!!

colour option 2

completed option 2

(it was a little dark in the room when I took this pic)

This is the finished option 3 – this one Mum and I thought that the scallop and waistband want’s really the best colour – in the end we liked this one the BEST! 

Inchie Quilts (entry 22)

Another project through Quilting Bloggers and Michelle which was sort of a fun project. I’m glad I tried it as it turned out pretty cute.

They are called Inchie Quilts and Nadine Ruggles designed these cute little morsels.

I ended up doing 2 different ones:

I didn’t do mine exactly the way Nadine instructs as I didn’t have the plastic so i used two layers of fusible fleece

After the free motion quilting

Cutting them apart – I made mine 1.5″ square instead of 1″ as I wanted to show more of my pattern

Cut them up into 6 pieces

another 6 pieces I seem to always do things in two’s when I’m trying something new


Here’s the 2 together

Close up of the green and tan one

Here’s the pink and tan one – love these buttons!!

His & Hers Sheet Set (entry 21)

Lisa Jones and I put together this set of sheets for a couple that is getting married – we wanted to personalize them and they turned out so cute!! I’m writing the pattern now…should be up in my store shortly.

 

We know they will love them!! Who wouldn’t?

 

Update: Just got back from the wedding and these were an absolute hit!! – We knew they would be 😉