This is the project I was working on. It's the "Carnival" pattern from Gudrun Erla's latest book. The blocks are HUGE! I was able to finish six of them at Kinderhook. There are nine total plus sashing so I still have a way to go.
One of my firends finished several quilts over the weekend. This one only needed borders so it was almost instant gratification once she found the perfect fabrics at Hickory Stick:
I love the pattern! It's called "Bento Box". I'm not sure who the designer is. It's a great pattern for Bali pops - and I seem to have a few of those around.
One of the other projects she started and finished over the weekend used neutral jelly rolls we had created from an exchange we did at a guild retreat several years ago. I've been saving mine for a neutral log cabin. She used a keyhole pattern and it turned out beautiful! (Sorry, I failed to get a picture...) Seeing how wonderfully they went together inspired me to get back to mine - and to pick up a few extra fabrics to throw in:
Speaking of new project, I also picked up a bunch of fabric (including four Bali pops - imagine that!) and a pattern for a new Judy Niemeyer quilt in blues and browns. Not sure when I will get to that one...I seem to have a serious backlog of her patterns even though I really don't like paper piecing.
I also managed to finish binding the Sauder Village rug on the trip. I still need to sew down the binding tape, but it is almost ready to make the trek to Ohio:
I'm still plugging away at my baskets, too. Here's the last one I finished:
I want to keep sewing! Too bad we can't retreat every weekend - it's scary to think how much fabric and how many new projects I would end up with!
2 comments:
beautiful, I found you on Katie's page primitive woolens-my blog home is closing down, so I am back on blogger looking for friends and blogs of similiar interest to me--I always seem to have way too projects going-but I like it that way-lol
The rug looks wonderful. Very prim style.
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