More from the retreat

 Alison expertly machine quilted her wall hanging at the retreat. Below you can see  quirky applique animals.

 She also brought us examples of one block wonders to admire.

Hexagons all from a single fabric

Our workroom

Marcia's impeccable batik blocks, one of Bonnie Sullivan's mystery projects.

Judi's stars

Quilt Barn retreat

 I was lucky to go along on a four day retreat at the The Quilt Retreat where everything you could want on a retreat was provided  by Michael and Julie, not forgetting the chef! Large ironing and cutting space, design walls, comfy ensuite bedrooms and delicious food and afternoon homemade cake. 

I had precut my fabric and continued making good progress on projects started on my recent King's Park retreat. Lots of straightforward sewing but time consuming piecing and trimming.

I kept going on these till I ran out out of nine patches. I'm not far short of my planned one hundred, ten by ten project.

Gnome for Christmas

 

Alison set us he task of making a foundation pieced Christmas gnome. I made mine in advance - it took the best part of a day and I enjoyed it and felt pleased with myself despite the odd unpicking session.

The others made theirs on the last day and enjoyed it including the one who had never done foundation piecing before but did a great job. What an introduction! Now she can tackle anything.

The blue background was a good idea

Merchant & Mills

 Merchant and Mills is a famous shop based in Rye with special fabrics and clothes patterns. Until now I have never managed to visit but as the satnav took me through Rye I stopped and found it very close to hand.

What a super space

And yes I did buy something, beautiful artisan basics and neutral thread,

Child's Quilt

 To give myself a break I decided to use as a piece a half yard of fabric from my cupboard and make a row quilt for a child, probably for Linus. I have yet to quilt it.

The inspiration fabric.

Pluckley Quilt Show

This was in the foyer. What an interesting design.

 I went with friends to the Pluckley Quilt Show for the first time. It was a delightful way to spend a Saturday morning with various interesting and impressive quilts, useful traders and of course delicious homemade cake.

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Yvonne Rowland: Lorna Doone
Beautiful use of Kaffe fabrics
Pattern from KF's "Quilts by the Sea"

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Yvonne Rowlands: Boxed In
An interesting design

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A complex quilt by Inger Milburn using the 52 piece Hill and Crag block.
I benefitted greatly from Inger's classes.

Quilt made by the late Margaret Harrison and for sale, I believe.

More from Phoenix

 More impressive quilts from this group:

A family heirloom made by Christie Leonard Bower while
reuperating from a wound during WW1 now owned by his
great great grandaughter.

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Christie Bower

Liz Hicks: Millefiori Quilt

Jacqueline O'Gorman: Quilt of the Crosses

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Bronwen Kember: Jewel Boxes

Lesley Phillips: Star of Hope

Phoenix Quilt Show Deal Kent

 My husband is always up for a trip to Deal so off we went, a walk around for him and a trip to the quilt show for me.

Bronwen Kember: Scrappy Strip Quilt
Entirely hand pieced and quilted.

Lesley Phillips: Folk Dance
Thread House Project

Lesley Phillips: Beyond Boundaries
National Quilt Museum Paducah BOM
One of ten accepted for exhibition there.
Brilliant fabric choices.

Sandra Hall: Inner City
What a feat!

Celia Spicer: Maypole
Interesting design

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Bronwen Kember: Diamonds
An EPP project completed over many years and
including old dresses.

These caught my eye among many

Georgia McKie: Kitsune Quilt

Pippa Moss KahiliO Elna
pattern by Poakalani of Honolulu

Julie Barnes: My Yokohama
a Yoko saito design

Jeannette Barber: Floating

Jeanette Barber: Rothko on my mind
My visitor's choice.

Julia McLeod: Sharp Dressed Man
Wonderful shirt and silk tie quilt

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Sara Norquay: Daily Concerns
My choice for category winner

Inspirational quilt

Hilde Hoogwaerts-Cayman: El Fandango
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Valerie Prideaux: Get your stripes on

Anne Kelly: Canadian Collars quilt

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