Yesterday, I showed what I got done at the retreat and I just knew you’d want to see more details!  

Ode to 30’s

When I started this quilt … a long time ago … I wasn’t aware that there was a quilt genre called “30s.”  I just picked the pink fabric (1st border) and picked out complementary colours.

I did a diagonal backing on Ode to 30’s.  I love how some of the blocks really shine through with the sun shining!  When I made the back, I was tired of putting a stripe vertical or horizontal … I’d worry about it looking crooked.  SEW,  I made sure that the diagonal did not reach the corners … this way, if the diagonal was off a degree or 2 (or 10!), it wouldn’t matter.  I think it worked!

Some custom quilting in Ode to 30’s … and some blocks just had an all-over motif in each block.

My husband loved the birds in the tree!

Details:

• 58″ x 66″
• Hobbs 80/20 batting
• Pieced with Aurifil thread
• Quilted with Glide thread
• Binding is 2 colour/flange binding (1¼” dark & 1½” light)

Design Wall

Piecing:

Summer Solstice:  I did not work on this at the retreat.  Pat, one of the other retreaters, helped me get my head around the lone star piecing, so I hope to make some progress on that this week!

Frolic: Bonnie Hunter’s Mystery:   The reveal came out on Friday … I have some cutting to do before I can start putting the blocks together.  I think I will like it when it’s done!

52 Blocks in 52 weeks:  Need to make the last 4 blocks.

Quilting:

Hope to sandwich and start quilting Bento Box  “Rag Log Cabin.”

TO DO

I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”

A Gladys Taber quote  “Contentment is a list with half of it crossed off.”

This week my list is ALL crossed off!

Last week’s list:

1. Finish Ode to 30’s    √  done  
2. Work on Bento Box  Rag Log Cabin  UFO  √  done  
3. Make Maple leaf block for Australia   √  done  

This week’s list:

1. Sandwhich Rag Log Cabin
2. Start Quilting Rag Log Cabin
3. Make at least 2 “Frolic” blocks
4. Make the last 4 “52 blocks in 52 weeks”
5. Put “52 blocks in 52 weeks” on design wall and arrange
6. Start the lone star portion of Summer Solstice.

Stash Report

The 2 finished quilts used 21 yards of fabric, plus ½ yard for the maple-leaf blocks for Australia.  I did go shopping at the retreat but only bought zippers and a thingy-ma-jig to hold stuff at my machine.  No fabric added.

• Fabric Used this week        21.5 yards
• Fabric Used this year:         21.5  yards
• Fabric Bought this week:   0 yards
• Fabric Added this year:      0
• Net Fabric used                    21.5
• –
• Husband’s Purchases           0

Stitchin’ Time

• January 1-19  : 12 out of 19   100% 

For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces

 

 

I finished 2 UFOs.  And I’ve finished 2 of my 2020 starts.  There’s another 2020 start for Island Batik that I’ve put in the sheet, but I actually haven’t started it yet.

If you are working on your PHD in 2020, be sure to link up to the mid-January linky party and show us your progress! (HERE)

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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Linking to:

• What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
• Monday Making @  Love, Laugh, Quilt
• Design Wall Monday @  Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
• Moving it Forward Monday @  Em’s Scrapbag
• To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
• Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting