Today I finished  one of the quilts I started at our retreat, turned out pretty good.  it's a 9 patch made with 5 inch blocks, multil colors in 8 of them randamly picked and the red one in the middle of everyone.  After making the 9 patch you cut it into 4's and re-arrange them.  I added some treasure hunted counted cross stitch for a bit of interest.  I find these counted cross stitch at garage sales, thrift stores and antique sales.  they are so beautiful, someone spent hours making them and they are tossed away to a garage sale so I rescue them into my quilts.  My labels are made from antique hankys, or linens. see my pictures on facebook -----Doug Pat Brewer--- Gota love quilting --pb

The Free Motion Quilting Project: Videocast #2 - T-Shirt Quilts on Flickr

The Free Motion Quilting Project: Videocast #2 - T-Shirt Quilts on Flickr

Quilt Retreat

Wow! what a fun time we had at Ginny's Nortwoods Quilt Camp, I got 1 whole top completed and 2/3 of another, it was great seeing some of our quilt camp friends.  Good food, good accomodations and lots of time to sew.  I am busy quilting one of the tops right now and will post a picture as soon as I am done. 

This is the year of the scrappy quilts as I am determined to reduce my stash--there will be many quilts this year and all will be scrappy.  Have a wonderful day everyone.  pb

Quilt Camp

I'm off to spend 3 1/2 days of quilting at a quilt camp in northern Wisconsin---www.northwoodsquiltcamps.com  what a fun time we will have.  I have 3 quilt tops to make this weekend, the plan is sew-eat then eat and sew--how much better can it get.  pb

The sun is shining, snow is melting--spring is on the way none the less I will continue to quilt until all the snow is all gone.  Daffy's and tulips are welcome at any time now.  I'd like to hear from scrappy quilters as that is my quilting passion right now.  pb

Today I've been very busy with getting ready to go on a 4 day retreat, this year I am concentrating on scrappy quilts.  I have plans to work on 3 or 4 quilt tops.  Every Day is a great day if one can QUILT! pb

Great quilt day

Bought some new fabric today---that always makes a girl feel good, 3 projects in the works and a quilt retreat next week---life couldn't get better.  pb