A 5 month Sabbatical

I started to work part time without stopping my very full retired life and it finally just got to be too much. So, I finished my duties as programs chair for Friendship Quilters and didn't take on any new ones.  Our wonderful local quilt shop, The Crazy 9 Patch closed a couple of months ago so my tenure as a quilting teacher ended naturally at that venue.  I am teaching my last class which ends in January at Poway Sewing and that will free up a little more time.  I have a break from subbing until January 1 when I will work 2 to 3 days a week until school ends in June.  Because of all the busyness, I stopped blogging for awhile. I didn't have much to show anyway as I hadn't been quilting all that much.

I do want to share "Falling Leaves"  which is Bonnie Hunter's Celtic Solstice Mystery Quilt from 2 years ago.  Just got it back from the binder's and I love it!

This quilt will grace the guest room bed during the fall.  Since the quilt shop closed a few sit and sews have cropped up and I am happily quilting with the girls again.  Life is good!

HSTeria Friday

I got the Prairie Basket Tiny Treasure pieced yesterday-just need to add that last border.  This makes 4 Tiny Treasures that need to be quilted when done so I know what handwork I am taking to the Sierras on vacation in July.  I am going to hand quilt a couple of them.  I like that the addition of the batik and flange of stonewashed brought the 70's gray print into the 21st century:)  I will bind and quilt it with the turquoise. The middle is just laying on the print-the borders will not be that big.

There are wonderful examples of HST quilts if you click on the button in my sidebar.

Falling Leaves whack and stack-I don't remember the actual name as I gave the book away after doing this runner

I don't have a fall runner-so, this will do nicely:)

I am going to Paradise Sewing in Poway today for the Friday Sit and Sew and I am GOING to FINISH Harley Cow.  It is so close I am even going to take the backing, batting and pins in hopes of sandwiching it to quilt next week. YAY!