Applique Class

On Wednesday the guild sponsored a class taught by Becky Goldsmith on needle turn applique. The results of her method are beautiful, and it takes a lot of time and patience (at least for me). With practice I will probably pick up speed. Here is my block that I finished a few days after the class. I've got too many other things to work on right now, so I won't be making the other 3 blocks for a wallhanging. Maybe I'll frame this or make a pillow.

Guild Retreat

The weekend of Sept. 13 we had a retreat at Threads of Time in Danvillehttp://www.threadsoftimefab.com/
So much fun! I took the quilt top from Virginia Walton's class in 2007- "Autumn in New England" and finally got most of it pieced. The curves were a challenge for me! The retreat center had a great sewing space: tables for machines, cutting tables and design walls. There were antique quilts on the walls, including one with wonderful embroidered bird blocks.