The Central Virginia Modern Quilt Guild is hosting its first sewing retreat: The Pink Flamingo Retreat, August 3-6, 2017, at the DoubleTree at Hilton, 1021 Koger Blvd., Richmond, VA 23235.
For all the details, click here.
The deadline to register is June 15, 2017.
I hope you’ll join me and all my modern quilting buddies for several days of sewing, games and fun!
—Wanda
For almost two years, I’ve been making blocks for do.good.stitches group. Ours is the Emerge group. This month’s block is called “Magic Eight Ball”. The tutorial is from Blossom Hearts Quilts. Amanda Todd is this month’s leader and she chose this block for us to make.
The block has multiple 45-degree pieces. To align the straight blocks with the “eight ball” block, you need to mark first. That means marking 1/4 inch from the edge of the “eight ball” and 1/4 inch from the white/teal block.
After marking, place a pin where the mark meets the seam. Then, pin across where you’re going to stitch.
Make sure you stitch over the line you just made.
I think this is going to be a cool quilt. Amanda will turn our blocks into a quilt for Youth Emergency Services organization.
Keep doing good,
Wanda
The 100-Day Project is an Instagram series. I’m participating this year. It’s a creative exercise. Many folks post sketches or paintings. I’ve seen quilt designers posting quilt designs.
I thought it was a good idea, but I was anxious about committing to creativity every day for three months. Instead I committed to working on my works in progress.
I’m going to hand quilt my Collection quilt and finish a baby quilt.
My name on Instagram is @wandaslifesampler. My hashtag for the project is #100DaysofCreativeProcrastinating.
See you on Instagram,
Wanda
Wanda's Life Sampler 