Dear Jane Club welcomes Dot!

Dot wins the prize for coming the most distance to attend a Dear Jane Club meeting. She came all the way from England! It was wonderful to see her again and spend some time with her. Maybe we'll see her again in a couple of years. Will Barb have a finished DJ quilt by then? Will Sherrill have her jane quilted? Will I still be plugging along on my red, white & blue? Check back in a couple of years and I'll let you know.

Awesome miniature!

Bettie Hammock, our speaker last night at BCQG had some awesome quilts but her miniatures were the best. This little beauty has 1/2 inch finished blocks. Note the thumbs holding the quilt for the photo. I'm inspired to see how small I can go for my next project.

Goodbye lunch for Kathy Gale

Great time today with Wannabees - saying goodbye to Kathy. We'll miss you, girlfriend!

Random Retreat Photos

Lots of fun working on our projects, eating, visiting, eating, shopping and did I mention eating? I didn't get pics of our trip to the quilt shop in Clifton or the estate sale we found. I'd never had an omelet made in a ziploc baggie - delicious and a fun thing to make for breakfast.

Thanks, Charlotte, for sharing your wonderful house with us.

My retreat project

This looks a bit shaggy now since none of the blocks have been sewn together but I was very pleased that I managed to make all of the nine patch setting blocks this weekend. This is the Quilter's Dream Block of the Month for 2009. I love the batiks with the black background.

Retreat with QFC

Sugie Hill, Charlotte's vacation home near Hillsborough, where we had a wonderful retreat last weekend.

Plaid applique project

Here's one quarter of a quilt I've been working on lately. It's a Kim Diehl pattern from an old American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. I've finally made time for it and I'm really enjoying hand applique again. Tried some machine applique but wasn't pleased with the way it looked. There's just something about applique by hand....