The Farm!

Aren't these just adorable?

This is Elizabeth Hartman's Farm Fab pattern and these animals are just fabulous!

I assembled the quilt top - still need to add borders - at a quilt retreat with 8 friends. I made the chicken ahead of time and the rest of the animals took me a day and a half. The ears gave me trouble on each animal simply because I was too busy enjoying fellow retreaters company and not paying attention to make the ears symmetrical!

There were giant design walls so the animals were posted as they were completed which made me smile.

The quilt is for a new baby due in July so I've got time to add the borders and maybe piece another chicken onto the backing!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Friend Retreat

I just returned from a long weekend quilt retreat. We were in this beautiful retreat center that had a nice sewing area with large design walls, a gourmet kitchen, and plenty of room for everyone! We ate great meals - these ladies can cook! I contributed a loaf of homemade bread and then lots of snacks.

Once that quilt top was assembled, it was time for a glass of wine and tackling little HST. Several of us started working on our guild QAL and it was fun to encourage each other along through the trimming of about 100 1.5" HSTs.

This was my third year of retreating with this group and we've already booked the retreat center for April 2027!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

The Chicken!

My nephew and his wife are having their second child in early summer so I've gotten started on a quilt. The pattern I'm using is Farm Fab by Elizabeth Hartman.

Isn't this chicken so cute?!!!

I'm off to a mini-retreat with friends and I've got all the other animals kitted up and ready to go. I can't wait to see this quilt come together.

I like this chicken so much that another may make an appearance on the quilt back.

Have a wonderful day! Patty