On the 4th day of quilt camp

I got to start a new project!!!!

On the third day of quilt camp..

I finished 2 projects! The Smore Snowman quilt top that I've had cut and ready to make now for years, and 3 pillowcases to go with it!

On the second day of quilt camp....

My quilter brought to me....

3 quilts to bind

On the first day of Quilt Camp

Mel's Block: A block that represents the maker

my sewing machine made.... 4 birthday blocks

Lela's: Barns

Mary J's: Flowers

Michelle's: Pink and Brown

Thank Goodness for Friends and Indiana!

More Miss Mary's Fun output....

Thought I would share a bit more of my projects I worked on at Miss Mary's. First off I worked on some Confetti Cake blocks. I won this pattern this summer from The Pattern Basket. Aren't they wonderful!

And then I saw this adorable fabric - A squirrels treasure map of where he hid his nuts! Isn't it fun. I had to make some pillow cases for myself out of it. We also had quite a discussion on squirrels finding their nuts. Someone thought they had learned on some show that they found only 70% of the nuts they hide. Needless to say we had a lot of laughter about that.

While I was on a roll, I had to make this adorable travel pillow case they had kitted up at Quilters Harvest, the store next door to Miss Mary's.

Miss Mary's was Wonderful!

Oh Miss Mary's was wonderful! I had such a good time visiting with friends I don't see very often, and LOTS of good eats. Say nothing of sewing time! I finished a project I started over a year ago and had packed up and just never got back to it. It is done!!!!

And from the scrap cut-off triangles I made this!

And look at this fabric I found!!! Isn't it wonderful! I told Laura she needed to design something around it for me so I had a "Laura Original Design"!!!

Almost Done

I"m almost done with a project I worked on at Miss Mary's. I had everything done but the 4 corner stars. I finished those up today and got it all together. This was a challenge with my Monday night sewing group with Joan (no blog), Julie and Nann. I think I"ll just add a plain border and finish it off. What do you think - red or blue?

Joint Project

Sossy and I worked on a joint project at Miss Mary's. I gave her fabric amounts but it was a mystery to her! Didn't they turn out fun! I can't wait to get this one quilted! The pattern is by Miss Rosie and is a Snibbles pattern called Scratch. Below is mine.

And here is Sossy working away. She got a TON done!

One finish from Miss Mary's

Just a quick post - I'm still catching up from being gone and haven't even moved my quilting stuff to the basement yet! But I did finish the mystery quilt Laura had for us this fall at camp! I just LOVE how it turned out! I've already sent it off to the quilter!

Getting Ready for Miss Mary's!

I"ve been busy getting ready for Miss Mary's! I can't WAIT! Miss Mary's is an old farmhouse where a bunch of us gather this time of year to hunker down and eat, laugh and yes even sew! Although sometimes we are laughing so hard and talking so much we can't sew a straight line. Top of my list was getting roommate gifts ready. For some reason I can't ever think of something cute to buy, but I always come up with something to make! Only problem with that is that I have to get them done before I go! So here are some fabric baskets for my gifts! These just turn out sooo cute! If you want to know where the pattern is, it is listed on my side bar under tutorials.

And I finally got one kit ready! This is going to be just a small quilt, but I LOVE it! Carol knows what it will be! The rest of you will have to just wait. I"m not showing right now because Sossy is making it with me and I haven't told her yet what it is!

So only a short time now and I"ll be joining Linda, Jan, Sossy and Laura for a fun fillled weekend! I can't wait!

Whine, whine, whine....

Yes, Libby was whining today that I didn't show what I worked on this weekend yet. So this post is dedicated to Libby. She wanted to know how she could copy me and add my projects to her list if I didn't share!

Well my first project was fixing the piping I did on this quilt top which I made last year on this trip. I spent 2 hours ripping it out at home before I left. Then worked Thursday afternoon and night "redoing" the piping and the outside borders. Needless to say, it looks worse than it did before I fixed it! So I think it will stay the way it is and just try and quilt up the slack in the middle. How you do the piping is really cool. I used the Piping Hot Binding method. I think the problem was all me - not the method!

The other project I worked on this weekend was Michael's Victory by Carol Hopkins. I love how it turned out! Now I just need to figure out how I want to quilt it!

I also made myself 2 new pillowcases - just for fun!

And then I worked on some more "Follow the Drinking Gourd" blocks. Only 13 more to go. First I have to find some more fabric that works with this!