Well this weekend was a great sewing weekend for me! My first quilters retreat with a girlfriends quilting club. It was pure delight going away & just sewing from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon!
Campsite - pic on my Saturday morning walk!
Plaque about campsite!
Friday consisted of doing our projects, then at night we did a small mystery project. This taught me how to do my first zip.
Then Saturday we did a big overnight quilted bag. I did my second zip and I used a walking foot for the first time.
I did have frustrations along the way! Joining the sides was very painful, due to the thickness of fabric. But I completed it and happy with my finished product!
My bag strips quilted.
My bag completed.
My own project I began last weekend! A quilt using Amy butlers 'Gypsy Caravan' fabric. I purchased this as a kit! I'm finally making a small quilt for me!
Pic of kit!
I had began this project the previous sunday at my monthly sunday stitching group. Spending 5 hours cutting blocks & strips.Then Friday afternoon at the retreat, I began sewing some strips together. See below some pics.
I also brought some pretty fabric today as they had a quilting shop come to the retreat on the last day! Don't know yet what this will be used for!
