My Retreat Projects

It's Friday evening already, where did the week go?  I have been a
little under the weather this week with a sore throat and cold.  Yuck..

I had the best time ever at retreat last weekend and actually worked
on several projects.  There are 32 attendees every year from all over
the US and Canada and we have a great time.

I can finally share the hostess gifts I made a few weeks ago in the
Sew Happy fabric for our 8 fabulous hostesses.
I had a fair amount of practice sewing in zippers and I should be
a zipper pro by now.

I think they were a big hit among the hostesses.
When we went on our shop hop, I noticed some similar bags made
up in the same fabric in the Quilts and More magazine.
Didn't they know it was my idea first.  LOL

I added the three borders to my Rouinneries quilt and I'm
excited to have another quilt top finished.

I think I even have some wide backing fabric in a plain
taupe color to finish it.  Finished size measures 68" X 82".

I also made a little progress on my Hand Made sewing bag
that I started a few years ago.  The top and bottom are hand
quilted and I added the beads for some pizzaz.  This bag is all
hand stitched with the exception of the three fabrics on the body
of the bag and the decorative stitches around the center.

Yes, I even stitched the zippers in by hand.

I added some fun scrap fabrics the turtles and frogs to the inside 

of the bag.  I still have a little work to do on this project.    

I finished 13 more pinwheel blocks I cut out. 

Sorry, I forgot to take another photo of them on the design wall.  

I also stitched up some Hex or GFG blocks for my forever project.

I didn't get a photo of my hex quilt, but I will take another
photo and share it with you later.

I have more show & tell photo's to reveal so I hope you'll stop in
again.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!