Design Floor Friday - Pedal Pushers Retreat - My Projects

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday!!  As you may have read, I was in the mountains last week for a Quilt Retreat.  I thoroughly enjoyed my time with members of the Cabarrus Quilters' Guild and friends.

MONDAY - Reunion with an old friend:

Gifts from our Retreat Coordinator...

And sister Retreaters, Michelle and Natalie:

Thanks, you three, for your thoughtfulness and generosity!!

And the sewing begins...

Some of you commented on the process photo I included in Saturday's post.  Here is the finish:

Find the story of this quilt in this week's TidyUp Tuesday post.

I brought along a small stack of Orphan Blocks in October's Color of the Month:

I arranged them tonight and stitched them together...

Then promptly set to work making binding and preparing a backing:

Thank you to Ella P. and Diane for the Orphan Blocks and fabric strips!

What's next up, Joyful???

A date with Jack (the seam ripper) and the Patriotic UFO that I brought with me:

Finally, some calculations and a plan for the Orphan blocks from my nephew's wedding quilt and some additional fabric scraps:

TUESDAY - Bringing a plan to fruition...

 One quilt square at a time:

After dinner, I stitched blocks into rows, but didn't take any photos.  Sorry about that!

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WEDNESDAY - Because not long after breakfast, this quilt top was done:

By lunchtime, this scrappy purple quilt was ready to stitch into rows:

Once that was prepped, I gave Anita a big handful of scraps from my basket:

That's one way to make a quilter's day...

And bring my scrap basket under control!!!  :o))

The "Asthma Twins" were busy working on projects:

After lunch, I am pleased to report that the rows are coming together:

By tea time, the quilt top was assembled!  Ignore the fact that I'm holding it upside down...

Here's the beauty shot, assuming you can take your eyes off the clear blue sky beyond it:

After dinner, the Blue and White quilt top posed with the view:

A bit of random sewing happened, but I neglected to take additional photos.

THURSDAY - The morning view from our window...

As the sun rises higher in the sky:

But, WAIT!!!  There's MORE...

It looks like a good day to start a NEW project... And finish it, too:

Posing for a beauty shot in the gentle mountain breeze in the middle of the afternoon:

Our room with a view came with some beautiful flowers:

Tiffany and I savored one last evening walk after dinner:

Once we returned to the Sewing Room, I was inspired by Alice's petal-shaped Bowl Cozy...

I searched through my Quilted Scrap Basket for something big enough to make one of my own:

Thank you for the batting square and for passing along Colleen's template:

FRIDAY - Special thanks to our hostess, Carol and the staff of the Retreat Center!!  The Pedal Pushers Retreat was just the getaway that I needed before the holiday hubbub rolls in at work.

I am SEW pleased with the week's productivity...

And suddenly the week is gone and I'm all packed up to head home:

Hoping to see you all again next year!!!

Did you miss the 2023 Pedal Pushers Retreat mini-series?

Start HERE!!

For last year's retreat reports, click on the following links:

2022 Retreat Wrap-Up

2022 The REST of the Story

Until next time...

Relax, RETREAT, and Restore!!!

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