SITP Update

I've been busy, just not sure where all the time went.  I have worked on my Shakespeare in the Park quilt.  I have all the 12" blocks completed and am working on the 6" star blocks.  I have 10 of the 40 needed sewn.  My goal is to get the top pieces before putting it away.  I just do not like putting projects away with a lot of piecing left needing done.  Here's what is looks like so far:

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Type-u-later,
Tea in MO
http://www.teaquilts.com

Retreat at a Quilt Shop

Saturday me and three friends stayed the night in a quilt shop.  The quilt shop is a 3 floor home with a basement.  The first floor is the quilt shop and the basement holds some fabrics, kitchen and classroom.  We sewed in the classroom and we each had a table to ourselves.  The second floor had 3 bedrooms with two twin beds in each and a full bath.  The 3rd floor is her storage area but she also had a bed up there to have bed turnings.  She took us up there and showed us at least 30 quilts.  This is our second year during this.  The best part is that we get to shop in the middle of the night and you don't have to worry about missing items you left at home.

I worked on my Shakespeare in the Park quilt which is designed by Judy Martin in The Creative Pattern Book.  Here is my photo.  I made 16 rising star blocks and 4 snail's trail blocks.  I am assembling line piecing the other 21 snail's trail blocks and have them half done.  It was a successful weekend.  Now I have to put all the stuff away.

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Type-u-later,
Tea in MO
http://www.teaquilts.com

The Abbey Bag

I've been very busy, just haven't had time to post.  Let's see, I've added to my Works in Progress by adding a number of quilts:  Treasure Hunt (twin size made for quilt show vendor shop hop), Treasure Hunt (crib size from leftovers after deciding to make previous quilt smaller), Trip Around the Scrap Basket (crib size to teach at quilt retreat February 2010), Trip Around the Scrap Basket (twin size after deciding the previous one was too small :o), Shakespeare in the Park, Log Cabin Variation (quilt show Friday night security project), and miniature for guild challenge due in January (don't have a name yet). 

So, because of all the started WIPs and having nothing completed for a few weeks, I decided to make this pincushion last night.  The pattern is "The Abbey Bag" but right now I can't tell you what company made it.  It went together very well and it's pretty.  I like that it has a pocket inside so that I can put my seam ripper in it at quilt-a-ways.

Oh, I did enter two quilts into the Quintessential Quilt show hosted by Circle in the Square guild.  Both of my entries were accepted into the juried show and I won honorable mention (3rd place) on Round Robin in the traditional bed quilt category.

That's it for me, what about you?

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Type-u-later,
Tea in MO
http://www.teaquilts.com