Quilted Tablecloth

I found these 2 in squares and started sewing them together.

And then added edges a few times and

pretty soon it was big enough for a tablecloth.

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Its The Small Things in Life

Some Things just call for small hexies.

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Retreats Are The Best

I started the drive to the retreat with a Starbucks coffee!

That tells me I was off to a great start!!

This was the cabin I was assign with 1 room mate and we each had our own very comfy beds.

We stayed at the "The Firs" in Bellingham.

And I sure hope we go back. They took such good care of us and the food was wonderful!

We set up for sewing in the lodge. And it had Sew much room.



We each had our own table!

No elbow bumping at all.

32 women with all our stuff and no elbow bumping...

I loved it!

As you can see we spread out well.

I will be leaving name off this post just because it was my first time

retreating with all of these wonderful women and I can't remember every one's name...

So I will leave every one's names off as to not make anyone feel bad.

We even had room for our travel ironing boards

See spread out! it was so nice I will mention it again!

I was very prepared with all my pieces cut out before we got there.

And I worked on the Scrap Apple Quilt from Lori's new planner book.

I chain pieced my heart out!



We had lots for show and tell each night  to show what we had accomplished.



Go Seahawks!

We had classes each day and learned new techniques from different members.

The girls work very hard to make sure it was a success and their hard work paid off.

It was so much fun.

It was so fun to see what everyone was working on.

And it was fun to wander around a visit too.



We laughed and laughed all day.

And not everything that was made was a quilt.

One of the things I love about retreats is getting to see what everyone

is working on.

Everyone is unique and likes different things.

And getting to see that also gives me new ideas.

And some of the women can crank out a lot of quilts and they are amazing!

Everyone is at different levels and everyone is willing to help!

Even fabric sharing was going on!



Some were finishing UFOs and some were working on new projects.

We got lots of fun surprises and we even made a doll.

We had 6 days and 4 nights of fun, laughter and most of all getting know each other.

I really enjoyed meeting new friends and getting to know a wonder group of women a little better.

The ones in our guild that didn't get to go really missed out. And I will be signing up for next year.

we also hit some local Quilt Shops and that is always fun.

I did take "Prudence."

 I love my little purple feather weight.

I can't wait for next year and I am Sew glad we all get together once a week to sew!

What a fun group of Women!

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Stash Buster Done!

I just sewed on the binding for this fun to make

stash buster Pineapple block quilt.

I loved making it and Creative Grid rulers are the best.

 I used their pineapple one.



This was it getting quilted!

I just love how it turned out.

I wish I wasn't so impatient or the whole thing would have been

just pineapple blocks.

Maybe next time....

The ruler and some blocks.

This ruler made it so simple.

Before final trimming.

I gues we just went backwards...lol

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Spider Webs are Fun to Make

I had so much fun making this quilt!

It was a great to do an easy one. I loved working on this one.

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Sewing Away!

I had the best weekend working a mini quilt for a swap.



I am using Bonnie & Camille's new fabric line called Little Ruby and I love it.

You'll have to stop back by and see the finished project!

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Yoyo's Are the Best Game!

I have become addicted to making yoyos. And with the yoyo makers they are so easy! 

This is the beginning of a table cloth I am so excited to get this done! This is just like a game. After I got 80 yoyo's done I sat at the table trying different ways to put them together.


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Easy Fast Coasters

This coaster is so easy peasy you won't believe it.

I was at a retreat and one of the girls showed us how to do

these. I thought they would be a great idea to make with kids 

and great for all the online swaps we do.

Great Stash buster too.

What you will need is 7 5 X 5 pieces of fabric.

I just used a charm pack.

And you will need a hexie ruler, I used Lori Holt's 

Hexie Half because its what I have and it worked perfect

and with less cutting. If you need one The Fat Quarter Shop carries them.

http://www.fatquartershop.com/hexie-half-ruler-set-53664

Fold your charm fabric in half and line the dotted lines 

on the bottom of the ruler up with the folded edge.

Cut the 3 sides. 

Open it up and it should look just like this.

Now lay the one you want for the bottom face up 

on the table. 

Fold and iron your remaining 6 in half.

Lay the folded one on top just like the above picture.

you are lining the bottom hexie and the folded one together 

so when you look at it, one half is 1 color and the other half is another color.

Lay your next hexie on the next edge.

You are going to do this on all 6 sides of the bottom hexie.

See how you are just going around.

This is easy for the first 4.

When you get to the 5th one you will need to lift the first one 

and lay it under.

It will look like this.

Then the sixth one goes under the 1st one too.

But it is on top of the 5th one.

Now it should look like this and you are ready 

to sew a 1/4 inch seam all the way around it.

When you are all done sewing it will look like this.

From the middle you can turn it to the right sides. 

It will turn very easy.

And will look like this when turned.

you can top stitch it if you want or leave it alone.

I decided to just leave mine.

Because the center opens you can put the bottom of wine 

glasses in it when you have company. If you make them all different

everyone will know which one is these.

Or a nice mug of root beer works well too!

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