Springhouse Retreat Day Two

Late—I'm going to be late this morning. No, not because I was sleeping. Oh no—chatting! I accomplished stuff yesterday and actually accomplished what I planned. However, I did my fair share of chatting, and well, isn't that what a quilt retreat is all about? So I'm good with that!!!

I am still thrilled with what I'm accomplishing, and that's all that counts. So what did I get done? Have a look. 

I got all the flannel I brought sewn into squares. There are 107 squares measuring 6 1/2", so that's a nice-sized quilt top. And there are plenty more flannel scraps in that laundry basket!!!

My flannel squares from scraps

Then I pulled out a quilt top that was part of that donation from a few months ago. Guess what the project was? A FLANNEL quilt that was partially together. 

I decided to make the top larger by one row and one column. There were enough pieced blocks and fabric in the bag. This person was very organized; she had just run out of steam on some projects. 

Then, I added two borders, which took hours to complete. Not because there were any problems—I just was very easily distracted. But at last, it was done!!!

The flannel quilt top

It was a kit from The Hobby Horse many years ago. It was easy to finish, and the binding fabric was in the bag. The binding and the top are now done. 

A quilt top for community projects

When I'm home, I'll put it in the community project pile for 2025 - it's FLANNEL!!! And then I'll add the scraps to the laundry basket!!! 

But wait—there's more!!! I should hope so! I had a bag of half-square triangles that needed to be pressed and then trimmed, so I got all of them pressed!!!

Half-square triangles to trim

Most of them are trimmed, and that makes me very happy!!!

Trimming the HSTs

Speaking of flannel, here are my Christmas flannel sheets. They are so cozy!!!

Flannel sheets

And here's a clapper! I've never found a need for a clapper, but some people swear by them. 

A clapper

The ladies made pizza for dinner last night, which was pretty amazing!!! And we each got a small gift: a Christmas-themed mug rug! Thanks, Ronda! 

Christmas-themed mug rug

So, the other thing I finished or went as far as I could with what I brought was my LegitKits project. I snapped this picture this morning as I was working alone and had no distractions! 

Piecing the Legit kits

Here is the top right corner of the piece. I have three more sections of the same size to complete, but I have to do the paper piecing first. 

1/4 of the project

And here's the picture with my section, 

Looking good

I'm pretty pleased with my fabric choices, which saved me a lot of money from buying the expensive fabric kit. Besides, I think the patterned fabric adds some texture!! The bits all came from my scrap boxes.

Now, I've pulled out a new project for today. Let's see how far I can get with it!

I went for a walk yesterday, and while the road was fine, the driveway to get to the road was slippery, and yes - I fell. It wasn't a good fall, but I'm OK. Nothing broke, and no concussion from smacking the back of my head on the side of the road. I'm not sure I'll go for a walk today, which would be out of character. If I do, I might drive to the end of the driveway and walk on the road. I'll see how the day goes. I would like to get out for the fresh air. 

Anyway, that's it for today. I must get to the sewing machine, as I have 18 FIDDLY blocks awaiting me. 

Oops -- I forgot to mention the online shopping expedition that the machine embroidered amongst us went on. But I won't go there!! Today -- it's all about WORK!!

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!!