I failed to post about the mini retreat #4 that was in June and that’s ok. But this coming weekend is mini retreat #5. I’ve been out of town traveling so I missed several quilt retreats and cross stitch retreats I normally go to year after year. I get sad and I’m filled with FOMO but I’ve done a lot these last few months getting out of the house and being active. I’m trying to do more of that but my crafting life suffers unfortunately.

This upcoming retreat I plan to spend some time prepping the binding on my newly quilted Plum Fusion

This top was finished in 2024 or 2025 and is humongous as a King sized quilt. I decided to bite the bullet and send it to my local long armer to be quilted. She did a fabulous job. It was pricey but well worth it because now it’s almost done.

The next thing J plan to work on is the William Morris BOM from Quilt Emporium 2025. At the last mini retreat I spent a lot of time getting started on the finishing part.

It’s ready for me to start putting the inner top together.

And after that I hope to work on the 2023 Saturday Sampler from QP.

And I think that’s all the time I’ll have this weekend.

Below are the items on my mini retreat task list so I don’t lose it for future.

#1 – Jane Austen’s quilt – Hampshire Blocks

I didn’t bother touching this this weekend as the step I’m on is to sew these pieces together and that’s an at home project.

#2 – Tula Pink Butterfly 2.0 – I found where I left off and completed the large log cabin blocks

#3 – 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.

#4- Tuella and Friends.

#5- “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

Did a bunch of traveling this summer but when I got back, my friend invited me to a private Big Bear retreat. I was honored and thrilled and only took the November door banner with me. It allowed me to fully focus on this project. I couldn’t get it all done that weekend but so got a lot of it done. And the following week, spent a few evenings at my sewing machine and finished it up. Now I’ve got to quilt them all. 🤣

Here are the ones that I’ve finished and posted about before:

So I’m almost done!

I still need to do

November

and then time to quilt!

Happy quilting

melanie

I’ve not faded away… just exploring the world…

I will come back when the season is right again.

Melanie

Life took over and I kinda stopped quilting for a while. Not intentionally but it seemed I never had time and my sewing room was (is) still a mess. I never put it together after the great move of 2025. My bedroom is perfect and I love it. But my sewing room has been left alone. I have started back, albeit slowly, doing one step at a time.

I’m really almost done so there’s no excuse except the desire to do anything left me.

Here are the ones that I’ve finished and posted about before:

So I’m almost done!

I still need to do

November

and then time to quilt!

Happy quilting

melanie

Started: August 2023

At the last mini retreat I had the chance to do the next set of blocks for this project.

My second goal for this project at the retreat was to do the next set of blocks. They are done.

Happy quilting!

Melanie

Started: January 2023

Cheers!

Melanie

Previous blocks completed:

This retreat was a guild one so there are different people that attend. Usually a lot quieter than my minigroup retreats but I still get a lot done.

#1 – Jane Austen’s quilt – Hampshire Blocks

I didn’t bother touching this this weekend as the step I’m on is 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.

#4 – William Morris BOM -I finished the hexies for the October block and the final 13th block. This is ready to move on to finishing so I’ll be ready to get to that at the next retreat.

#5 – Tula Pink Butterfly 2.0 – I found where I left off and completed the large log cabin blocks

#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

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, update #9, update #10, update #11

Blocks Made

Keep on quilting!

Melanie

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, update #9, update #10

Blocks Made

Keep on quilting!

Melanie

I’m not getting much crafting done lately so my posts have decreased. But I’m still able to get to my mini retreats and it helps to get somethings done in my projects.

I have a bunch of projects that have been relegated to ‘homework’ for various reasons. So I plan to finish binding my quilt show quilt as well as make the label. When those things are done I’ll have to figure out what’s next but my mind is consumed with just these things that I’ll have to play the rest of the weekend by ear.

#1 – Jane Austen’s quilt – Hampshire Blocks

I didn’t bother touching this this weekend as the step I’m on is 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 am at the “putting-the-inner-top-together” stage and next is step 6.

#4 – William Morris BOM -I need to do the hexies for the October block and the February final 13th block. Then I can start the finishing for this. I’m almost getting to the finish line.

#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