The next local mini is scheduled soon. At this point I think I have one scheduled monthly for the next few months. This is wonderful because my at home sewing has paused a bit while I recuperate from my short illness and get back into the groove of things.

Rising to the top of the list is my quilt “45 & Life to go”. I sent it out to the long armer so I can have it ready for our upcoming quilt show on 5/2. Now I have to quilt it and put a label on it so it’s ready for when I need to turn it in.

#1 – Jane Austen’s quilt – Hampshire Blocks

I’m not sure I’ll have anything to do at this retreat as I’ve got to sew these pieces together and that’s an at home project.

#2 – Monthly Door banner from 2024 – cut the final door banner kit – November.

—- This is on my homework to do list.

#3 – 2023 Saturday Sampler from QP.

I’m at the “putting-the-inner-top-together” stage and next is step 5.

Here is step 4

#4 – William Morris BOM – The next blocks to make are October, and January and the final 13th block. October is on my homework to do list but January and the 13th block are on the list for this retreat.

#5 – Tula Pink Butterfly 2.0 – Find out where I am next

#6 – Spooky Halloween – Row 2, block 3 – take a picture

I’ve started it and I’m needle turning the traditional method. I want to prep the next block as I work some in Block 3.

#7 – Tuella and Friends.

#8 – “Allietare” Bonnie Hunter’s mystery quilt from 2015 – My goal with putting this here is to start getting it into my queue. I don’t have time for it now but it’s on this list to start making its way from my head, to actually working on it.

quilt on my friends

Melanie

I asked my gardener to dig holes for some of my baby fruit trees that need to go in the ground asap. as well as extending my drip lines out. It’s been in the 80’s the last week or so so I’m considering adding a day of water. I’m currently watering twice a week but with the warmer weather I may need to up it to 3.

Happy gardening. I’m enjoying watching our short spring come about but the heat is fast approaching. Every year it comes sooner and longer while our chill months shorten.

Melanie

After my mini quilt retreat I caught a bug and that laid me out a few weeks. Not much to post about as very little of anything is happening here except work, sleep, drugs, water and food. The bare necessities to keep me going while I recover from this illness.

Started: January 2023

I’m getting to the finish line and the excitement is growing. I kept going with step 4 …

Cheers!

Melanie

Previous blocks completed:

Started: January 2023

I was able to work on this project at the last mini retreat.

I’m getting to the finish line and the excitement is growing.

Cheers!

Melanie

Previous blocks completed:

Important info: BOM with my fave LQS, Quilt Emporium, in Woodland Hills, CA. The shop owner, Lisa Hanson designed this mystery quilt with William Morris fabrics and I think it’s super inexpensive for a BOM at $15/month. Even though I decided no more BOMs, I couldn’t help but cave on this one.

Started: 02/2025

Previous posts here, here, here, here, update #4, update #5, update #6, update #7, update#8 and recent update #9.

I had quite a few hand work on my queue and this one didn’t make its way to the top for a while. I initially was going to do the circle by hand and the trellis part by machine. But after doing the circle decided to continue the handwork on the trellis. I love it.

Some of my friends are continuing with the big stitch around the circle and I kinda love it. I may go back later and add it on like I did the August block but for now this is done.

Blocks Made

Keep on quilting!

Melanie

The first local mini is now in the books and here’s my post on what I’ve got done and any homework that came up.

#1 – Jane Austen’s quilt – prep Hampshire Blocks

Next: Hampshire Blocks – There are 4 blocks for this set. Same block different fabric. I prepared the template paper and pulled the called for fabric. I cut the background fabric. I wanted to move on but I didn’t bring all my retreat projects with me so ended up cutting all the interface and fabric. It’s ready to sew. I added this to my ‘Homework’.

#2 – Monthly Door banner from 2024 – cut the final door banner kit – November.

—- done! I finished cutting the last door banner from 2024! Woohoo!!!!

#3 – 2023 Saturday Sampler from QP.

I’m at the “putting-the-inner-top-together” stage and next is step 3.

Here is step 3-

#4 – William Morris BOM – The next blocks to make are October, and January. Since my last post, I added the hand stitching around the August block and now that’s complete. I’ve also been working on the September hand applique as part of my homework since the last mini retreat. And I finished it at this mini retreat.

I cut the January block and it’s ready to be sewn.

#5 – Tula Pink Butterfly 2.0 – Find out where I am next

#6 – Spooky Halloween – Row 2, block 3 – take a picture

I’ve started it and I’m needle turning the traditional method. I want to prep the next block as I work some in Block 3.

#7 – Tuella and Friends.

#8 – “Allietare” Bonnie Hunter’s mystery quilt from 2015 – My goal with putting this here is to start getting it into my queue. I don’t have time for it now but it’s on this list to start making its way from my head, to actually working on it.

quilt on my friends

Melanie