beginning of retreat,
is the flannel teddy bear.
This poor bear has been hanging
around my sewing room for quite a few years.
I managed to cut out more pieces for his head,
so it is all together and now it actually looks like a bear!
A little bit of finishing, stitching on some eyes,
clipping the extended seams all
around to make him fuzz nicely,
and it should be ready for gifting.
Then I finished up the curved nine patch.
This UFO had been languishing in my
sewing room for some time.
I was avoiding it since I didn't want to make additional blocks,
but I didn't know how to finish it up!
The center was stitched up at the last retreat,
and this weekend gave me a good chance to organize,
and randomize some postage stamp squares into a complete border.
The colour family postage stamp blocks
around the outside were quite large.
They were divided into smaller units to
decrease the impact of the colour blocks.
I had to add a few rows here and there
to make the corners line up,
but I am quite pleased with the result!
This quilt doesn't have a designated home yet but I'm hopeful
whoever receives it will enjoy the bountiful colours
and curves of the nine patches.
Remember all those twosies
I spent a very enjoyable evening stitching
them all up into another Irish chain quilt.
This could be the last one, but it is doubtful.
I really enjoyed stitching this up.
Another retreat attendee displayed
a spectacular Irish chain quilt
completely from solids.
That may be the next quilt on the sewing table!
Last stop for the weekend,
was a bucket of Halloween Fabrics.
The pieces went together quite rapidly,
using the quick cut and piecing method I learned years ago.
The searchable name for this block is
shaded four patch. The quick method makes it fun to do.
On the last day of fun and games with my quilting friends,
I put together enough to see the pattern develop.
Look at the adorable Halloween characters
peeking out that appeared when I placed
them together on the design wall.
Stay Safe and Sew On!
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