Five Quilt Retreats

 As promised...here's my quilting recap. 

I had one retreat in September, three in October and one the first week of November. 

Here's what I got done. 

I started out with a quilt pattern I had prepped and waiting for me for maybe a year?

This is Pat Sloan's smaller version of It's Sew Emma patterns, "Witch's Night Out." 

I am not calling this done yet.

 I want to make some kind of pieced border...several ideas floating in my head

 but the Christmas season is putting a stop to work on this one for now. 

I am a real fan of Scott Flanagan and he released a line of 

patriotic batiks through Banyan Batiks this summer. 

I tried to contain my purchase and went with a strip pattern...

also designed by Scott. 

I love the way he takes simple blocks and puts them into amazing designs. 

The pattern is, "Stretched Stars Sampler,"

 from the Quilter's World Magazine, 2021 Spring issue.

The quilt top finished at 80 x 96-inches.

 I pecked away at these blocks over the summer and the last retreat

 was a smaller group where I had room to work on a larger project. 

I worked on the next top at three different retreats.

I worked on the blocks as my ending project at two of the retreats 

and put them all together at the last retreat. 

This top finished at 76.5 x 86.5-inches. 

The pattern is from the book, "Perfect 10 Quilts," also by It's Sew Emma Patterns. 

I added a row and the piano key border. 

This is the fourth quilt I've made from the layer cake book. 

This pattern is Cotton Candy Quilt. 

It is mainly a Bali pop and cracker set by Hoffman Fabrics named, "Pacific." 

I added a few batiks from my stash. 

My husband has claimed this quilt...now to get it quilted.

Two quilt tops finally got quilted and bound.

Aurora Bear, 57 x 69-inches.

I happened upon the perfect minky backing last year for the backing.

I also quilted and bound, Awesome Sky, 62 x 74-inches

Northcott Fabrics had a matching 108-inch backing.

I used the same Edge to Edge pantograph, 

Snowflake Fun by Maureen Foster From Urban Elementz.

The two polar bear quilts are for my granddaughters...

I needed one more quilt for my third granddaughter. 

I found this arctic animal panel on Etsy and started it at the last retreat. 

Just finished adding the borders today. 

I am looking for a fun minky or cuddle backing. 

The colors are vibrant on white...not yellow. 

We have gloomy skies with the onset of winter so I didn't get a great photo. 

Not a speck of snow! 

Sew much to do!

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.