What did I do at the retreat? I slept! We, Lucie and I, got there on Friday around 5p.m. We said hello to everyone, had a quick bite, unpack our personal things in our respective bedrooms and set up our machines. Then came Saturday morning, it was sewing time. By 7p.m. on Saturday, I was a walking zombie. So, I went and laid down for a short nap. I woke up at 5a.m. Sunday morning. Still fully dressed. Slept for 10 hours straight. I needed this so much. But, sew, I did.
Blue RSC block named Flying Home.
Do you like the white geese all going in the same direction?
Or as in this picture where the blue blocks have the smallest geese touching? The girls had very different reasons for picking one or the other. Now I would like to know yours, please.
Blue RSC blocks named April Fool.
One more blue block is required for this quilt. The orange one is the fabric I bought. I like how this layout forms a "wave" with the white "V". Like a zig zag or chevron.
I brought Spinner along to sew it into a top. It didn't happen because one block still has the stains. I was sure these were all fixed. I took the time to layout the blocks and sew them two by two. Some un-sewing will happen this weekend.
Remember this little block I did due to a SHIB?
Well, it isn't alone anymore. Five more blocks needed for a little baby quilt. I didn't have enough of the medium blue polka-dot so the centre is a dark blue polka-dot. It happens.
Blue crumb blocks were assembled some are not completed or trimmed.
More crumb blocks were made with white fabric for the Stained Glass quilt.
I have enough to finish 6 blocks with these not-trimmed triangles.
Here's the new project I've been cutting, cutting and cutting for 2 weeks prior to the retreat.
It's Plaid-ish. I need to pay attention to the values as some are not quite as "medium" as they need to be. It will be interesting to sew all these blocks together with the skinny strip matching up with the next one. Oh boy! 😳
I want to share this with you. I don't remember seeing this before. I got this strip of fabric from someone. It was sewn together to make it longer. I wanted to use it for the binding of the pink scrap basket. When I turned the strip over to cut it . . .
I had a surprise. Haha! Same print, different company. Now, we know. If you go back up, you might notice that the white swirls on the right strip are thicker than the left one. You didn't notice it the first time did you? Me either.
Scrap shelves. 😁
Now drum roll, please. How did I do with the blue scraps in February? The before pictures:
The end of the month pictures:
I am surprised by the result. I did refold the fabric in the basket on the right but I thought I had added much more to the darker basket. Of course, I used a lot too. The plastic bags were emptied into a bigger bag to bring to the retreat and I came back with some more but still . . . I'm happy!
Raven is sticking to me like a flea to a dog. His back is much better. He can finally jump on the couch by himself. Depending on the day/weather, climbing the stairs can be tricky for him still. Too many steps I guess, as the couch, it's only one jump. Here, he's pretending to be asleep on my red chair in the sewing room.
Angela called Yellow for March. I'll gather the bags up and show you what I have to work with next weekend.
Have a great one.
;^)
I will visit these talented ladies over the weekend. Hope to catch you there.
Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday
Nina Marie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever
I have enough to finish 6 blocks with these not-trimmed triangles. 
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