Category Archives: Modern quilts

January Retreat #2

Posted on January 31, 2013 by quiltdabbler

Yes, it’s true! I’m at my 2nd retreat this month! I’m at the Bits ‘n’ Pieces retreat at the moment and have been sewing furiously. I had these St. Louis themed sampler blocks all hand pieced over the last few … Continue reading →

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PMQ Retreat January 2013

Posted on January 16, 2013 by quiltdabbler

It’s now day 3 of the annual January retreat of the Piece Mill Quilters. We have 15 women designing, creating, talking, sharing, eating and have a grand time. As usual, I brought many more projects than I could possibly get … Continue reading →

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Time to Sew

Posted on November 11, 2012 by quiltdabbler

  I carved out a little time to sew this week.  I started a new Stupendous Stitching piece and had fun with my decorative stitches and yarn collection. I also quilted the bat quilt that I made at retreat. This … Continue reading →

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Working Through the UFO’s

Posted on June 30, 2012 by quiltdabbler

It’s been a busy couple of weeks since the Bits n Pieces quilt retreat. I’ve been trying to catch up on the quilting projects. I quilted the zig zag quilt that I pieced at retreat. This was done with all … Continue reading →

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Bits N Pieces June Retreat

Posted on June 11, 2012 by quiltdabbler

Last week I spent a delightful four days at the June Bits ‘n’ Pieces quilt guild retreat. It was a productive time! I finished the zigzag quilt top above. Most of the gray and citron prints are from Michael Miller. … Continue reading →

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Pops of Red and Turquoise

Posted on May 23, 2012 by quiltdabbler

After admiring lots of quilting fabric in gorgeous shades of red and turquoise, I finally just had to make a quilt using them. I finished this festive baby quilt shortly before The Quilted Fox retreat. The best news is that … Continue reading →

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Quilted Fox Retreat Part 2

Posted on May 20, 2012 by quiltdabbler

On the second day of retreat, I tackled the Piece Mill Quilter’s challenge quilt. I received a fat quarter of a cute flower fabric. My challenge was to incorporate it in a child’s quilt no larger than 45 x 60. … Continue reading →

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The Quilted Fox Retreat

Posted on May 19, 2012 by quiltdabbler

This is my second day at The Quilted Fox retreat. I’ve finished a paper-pieced Christmas tree block for my block exchange group. Then I tackled my Terrain by Kate Spain layer cake. I used the Sassy Frass pattern by Sweet … Continue reading →

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Habitat challenge for St. Louis Modern Quilt Guild

Posted on October 4, 2011 by quiltdabbler

It’s not finished! I was making this small quilt for the St. Louis Modern Quilt Guild Habitat challenge. It’s due this coming Saturday. I’m teaching on Saturday so I knew I couldn’t attend the meeting but I planned to send … Continue reading →

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Back to sewing

Posted on September 20, 2011 by quiltdabbler

Finally, I’ve done a bit of sewing. I quilted the quilt above for the Bits ‘n’ Pieces Cover our Kids project. It will go to a child in need of a comforting quilt. The quilt top was made by someone … Continue reading →

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