This week I’m on the road to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains for Camelia’s 2018 Fall Quilting Retreat hosted at Spirit Wind Ministries Retreat Center in Floyd, VA. The attendees this past April had so much fun they begged Camelia to have a Fall Retreat. We all checked our calendars and picked the first week in November.
I was surprised at how much sewing I got done in October (in addition to my Knee PT). As usual, some of my time was spent cleaning and just looking for fabric.
Finishes:
** I made some Luggage Tags to be used as Name Tags at our Fall Retreat.
2018-10-31 Name Tags/Luggage Tags for Quilt Retreat
Linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal November Linkup. Follow the link to see what others will be working in this month.
I’m still in PT, but now have to drive to it several times a week, so will be still keeping my One Monthly Goal simple this month.
2018-August Blogger Bundle Prize
Here’s to getting a little bit of time stitching this month!
Quilt Mouse
Linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal October Finish Linkup. Follow the link to see what others completed this month.
I kept my One Monthly Goal simple again this month.
And I DID IT! I usually machine stitch the binding on most of my quilts, but this one needed hand stitching. It is 80″ x 88″ so that is 336 inches of hand stitching. I worked on it on Thursdays at my Hand Stitching Group, and finished it at home watching TV.
2018-10-31-Raffle Quilt for Survivor’s Retreat at Spirit Wind Ministries
My eyes are getting older, and I need lots of light, especially stitching on dark blue fabric with dark gray thread. My DH came up with a solution. He let me borrows his LED clip on light. He clipped it to the back cushion of my recliner and pointed the light right where I needed it over my left shoulder. I will be finishing stitching on the label tonight.
2018-10-31 Adding the label to the Raffle Quilt
I will share more later, but this quilt will be Raffled in support of Spirit Wind Ministries in Floyd, VA. One of their events is a Christmas “Survivor Retreat,” a special retreat for families who have suffered the loss of a military member. This is a three-day retreat in December with no cost to the Widows & Children of Fallen members of the military. All donations are Tax Deductible. If you want to help support this ministry, make checks out to Spirit Wind Survivor Retreat & mail to Rev. Jim & Paula McClure, 1074 Beaver Creek Rd, Floyd, VA, 24091.
Need to take pictures of other projects I completed or worked on during October. Hope you got some stitching done!
Quilt Mouse
Can you believe it, I actually got some small projects completed in September. Nothing major, but happy to have had some sewing time. Some of my time was spent cleaning and just looking for fabric.
** I want to make some Luggage Tags, so I experimented with two patterns I found on the Internet. The first one wasn’t bad, and features a hidden pocket for your id and included a buttonhole. You can get the free pattern on Ms Elaineous Teaches Sewing Blog.
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