What’s on my Design Wall, September 26, 2011

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Many of you have asked me what I accomplished when I took my DESIGN WALL from last week on the road to be accomplished on retreat!  I had quite a few projects and as you can see – my car was FULL when I headed for Williamsburg last Thursday for the Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild Retreat!  Yes, REALLY, all this for a Thursday through Sunday retreat!

My Design Wall is packed!

Here is what I did!

It took the entire first day (until midnight Thursday night – but who is keeping track ) to get my SPIDERWEB QUILT TOP together!  I love this quilt but I have officially declared that any future foundation piecing will be done on muslin, tear away fusible or used dryer sheets.  I think that the floor under my chair was the most “UNTIDY” in the entire retreat room.  I am sure that the paper got lots of LINT in my sewing machine too!  :):)

My Bonnie Hunter Spiderweb Quilt top is together

 

And much to my JOY, my second Roll Roll Cotton Boll Quilt top is now complete!  I got the borders on!  I love this quilt and think it is one of Bonnie Hunter’s BEST EVER MYSTERY QUILTS.  Now that I am finished, making those 600 HALF SQUARE TRIANGLES TIMES TWO wasn’t so bad!  🙂

Roll Roll Cotton Boll Jr top is completed

 

My grandangel, Sarah, sent her bear along with me to add to my DESIGN WALL.  This little bear got a new eye!  Ruby (our dog) loves to remove the eyes from stuffed animals.  🙂

 

Grandangel Sarah's BEAR HAS EYES

I got the binding on my HUGS AND KISSES QUILT – this is a Dorothy Young Design  for her Christmas 2010 Mystery.  This was on a previous design wall – but it didn’t get accomplished until now!  🙂  COLOR ME HAPPY!

 

Hugs and Kisses is completed

My friend Catherine tea-dyed white flannel and taught some of us to make a cute little PEAR – it can be a pincushion or just a CUTE LITTLE PEAR!

A tea-dyed pear

 

Also not on my ORIGINAL DESIGN WALL are six placemats that just happened to end up on my DESIGN WALL *have you ever had that happen? I spent one entire day and part of another putting these placemats together – and I have decided that sewing on buttons will not be on any DESIGN WALLS of mine for quite awhile!  LOL

Six PLACEMATS ready for FALL!

 

I also got my HIDDEN PINWHEELS QUILT completed – YES – two quilts bound!

The binding is on HIDDEN PINWHEELS!

 

And I did work on my HEXAGONS for my Scrappy Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt – and that is what is on my DESIGN WALL FOR THIS WEEK TOO because 33 of my hexagons ended up on my placemats – now whose idea was that!!

Lots of Hexagons

 

 

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21 Responses to “What’s on my Design Wall, September 26, 2011”

  1. Jane says:

    My goodness, what a lot you’ve done! And all so pretty!

  2. Wow…you got a lot accomplished…you worked hard on retreat! LOVE your roll roll cotton boll…I put my blocks up today to decide what to do with them.

  3. Eden Hunt says:

    WOW! You got SO much accomplished! congratulations. I can’t believe that you have finished TWO Roll, Roll quilts… That is A LOT of HST’s! And it looks fabulous.

  4. WOW!! I need a week like that. I love everything you made. I am working on Bonnie’s Jamestown Landing quilt. It’s an amazing one too. I do have to agree…I think the RRCB was the best design ever.

  5. Kris S says:

    I think I need a nap after reading about your week. What a great amount accomplished. I love the black background on your spider web quilt.

  6. Diane says:

    Hi Shirley, I’m Diane, (nice to ‘meet’ you.)
    Wow! that’s the way to go on retreat! I love your work! The cute little pear is just that and although I’ve said I’m done with string quilts….I do want to make a spiderweb one, hmmm will have to rethink that. Thanks for sharing.

  7. Bonnie says:

    You sure get things done. Wish you were coming to this week’s retreat!

  8. Gari says:

    I don’t think I have ever heard of anyone getting as much done at a retreat as you have. Usually they say they did a lot of talking and eating and only a little sewing. Congratulations on your finished and the progress you made on your other projects. I don’t think I could pick out a favorite. Did you sleep at all?

  9. Julie says:

    Wow, I am amazed at how much you got done. But I think what amazes me the most is that you did a second RRCB. It is a beautiful quilt but I’m sure I will never do a second one. Your quilts are all beautiful.

  10. Kare in OH says:

    That must have been some Retreat . . . was there someone there (like a Drill Sergeant) to keep you on task that you were able to accomplish so much? Good for you, what a great job!

  11. Vicki says:

    Whew, so much done!! I love all of your work and I think that I am really taken with your placemats!! They are adorable. Very nice job.

  12. AnnieO says:

    Congratulations on getting so many boxes on your to-do list checked off, and in such quilty good fashion.

  13. Michelle says:

    Looks like you had an absolute blast. Your spiderweb quilt is gorgeous — and I can’t believe you made RRCB twice!

  14. Gail says:

    Well done, WOW, you accomplished so much, and everything is terrific.

  15. drsao says:

    Hi Diane…..nice to meet you too. Send me a picture of YOUR Spiderweb when you get it done. :):)

  16. drsao says:

    Yes – I actually stopped sewing at midnight and got up at 6 am!

    I enjoyed your comment. 🙂

  17. drsao says:

    Thanks – I would love to see your Jamestown Landing Quilt!!!

  18. drsao says:

    I really do too….my family is taking me camping for my birthday Friday through Sunday – I will think about you all and KNOW you will have a GREAT retreat!!!!

  19. Jackie says:

    I can’t believe how much you accomplished on retreat! WOW!

  20. drsao says:

    It was a miracle for sure! I even had lots of time to eat, sleep, shop, and laugh!!!

  21. JudyCnNC says:

    It is always wonderful to have dedicated sewing time to finish up – and you used yours wisely. Trying to play catch up – been down with pneumonia, but hopefully on the mend as I have things to do and quilts to make. It is almost October and I have spent almost a month feeling lousy. Keep turning those porjects out. Judy C

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