I really love quilt retreats! Retreats are amazing for getting lots & lots of stuff done, plus making new friends of course! :) My friends convinced me to go to one last fall & I put together the top of this quilt at that retreat. Then this spring I went to another one & I finally did the quilting on this quilt… Now for the binding (and I am hoping it doesn’t take me till another retreat to get that done ;)…
Back in March I went to the Quilter’s Anonymous Quilt Show up north a little ways with my friend Evelyn. (Um, Ev – you really need to blog ;) Anyways, I love going to quilt shows… It is always so inspiring! So I thought I would share a few of my favorites (along with info on the right about who made each of these). These are all quilts I would love to make someday or at least make something similar with my own twist (more modern fabrics, slight twists on the designs, etc)…
The last quilt just amazes me with all those little hexagons… Not being someone who ever hand pieces or hand quilts, it does inspire me to want to try someday.
I have to say that seeing all the quilts at the show really inspired me to want to enter a quilt in the show for the quilt guild I recently joined. Of course, that would mean getting started right away on a quilt so that it could be ready in time for the fall show. I guess we will just see :)
I feel like I should say – now back to our regularly scheduled programming…. After all this is a craft blog, right :) And amazingly enough I actually have some crafting to share, some quilting inspiration, and a work in progress (or two). Since actual crafting is so rare around here lately though, I think I will split it into several posts starting with a finished project!
This baby receiving blanket is totally not going to be a surprise (more than likely), since the mom-to-be (my sister in law) sometimes reads my blog. However, I just couldn’t resist sharing this (before I even sent it in the mail – after all the baby isn’t due for a couple more months ;).
I used the cutest cotton with puppies on it for the front (since they have 2 “older siblings” in the form of two darling dachshunds). Then the back is a soft polka dot flannel, perfect for wrapping baby up all nice & warm…
Now to get this in the mail for the little one before his arrival! :)