Last week turned out to be one of those productive retreats. It seems I brought just the right mix of piecing projects. One small, one larger and one half-way done.
I had 16 of my 30 Flowering Snowball blocks completed and decided to tackle the remaining 14. Done and done! It was a breeze to set them together once I got home and I now have a top. More details to come on this one!
Our Modern Quilt Guild has a fund raising sale at the end of each year. Last year I won a jelly-roll of Kate Spain's Cuzco. It's so pretty! Since I had it all cut out before I left, I was able to piece the small Zipper quilt the first day. It's an older line, and I was wondering what I'd be able to find for a backing and binding. What do you know - the next day my friend, Gina noticed that Abby was destashing several yards on Instagram. Score! Meant to be :-)
And remember all those squares of Bonnie and Camille fabrics that I cut from scraps? Yup! Got most of those blocks done too! I finished the final few when I got home and quickly set them together. The pattern is Great Granny Squares by Lori Holt.
We had a fun little secret sister swap this time too. I asked for something for my sewing room and one of my best buddies, Rene, made this beautiful sewing machine cover. I love it and it was desperately needed!
It felt good to finish up a few quilt tops last week. I've got some new fabric calling my name...
The cycle never ends!
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So many beautiful projects! How lovely to go from one to the other! Love to know the source of the flowering snowball pattern...gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove your Flowering Snowball quilt top. I have so many quilts on my Must Do list and was so relieved to find I had already put this on it --- phew, still at only 31 Must Dos. Thank you for sharing the inspiration pic!
ReplyDeleteThis is, like, the perfect post! Lots of lovelies, with the promise of more to come :)
ReplyDeleteAll beautiful projects.....maybe that is what I have to do......go on a retreat to finish up some UFOs!
ReplyDeleteCan you tell me where you found the pattern for Flowering Snowballs? I just completed a quilt top with a similar look, but with disastrous results, and would love to try this pattern and see if I can succeed.
ReplyDeleteI'm so inspired by your Flowering Snowball , love that quilt.
ReplyDeleteWow! That certainly was a productive retreat! And those new fabrics look very enticing too!
ReplyDeleteIt was an especially productive retreat this time around, wasn't it? Rene's gift to you is so very lovely and compliments your sewing space perfectly.
ReplyDeleteCompletely gorgeous.............all of them. I, like some others, would also love to know where to find the Flowering Snowball pattern. Love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work all around! So glad you ladies had a nice retreat.
ReplyDeleteThe cycle never ends, so true. You did a lot of good work on your retreat.
ReplyDeleteThey are all gorgeous! And I'm a bit jealous of your retreat, I could really use one right about now...too many projects to finish in a short amount of time :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome work Cindy! Love love love that Flowering Snowball!
ReplyDeleteAwesome job! I love them all, congrats on so many beautiful finishes :)
ReplyDeleteI always love seeing what you are working on....love it all! Your new fabrics are so pretty.
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