{"id":2459,"date":"2020-02-10T19:48:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T03:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2020-08-17T20:40:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T03:40:12","slug":"retreat-february-7-to-10-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/retreat-february-7-to-10-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Retreat – February 7 to 10, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I started working on these star blocks during the last retreat (in October 2019). I finally finished the blocks and got them all arranged onto the design wall on the first day of retreat and then on the second day of retreat I managed to get everything sewn together into a finished flimsy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must admit, I was a bit frustrated coming into the room on Saturday morning after I spent time Friday arranging the blocks, only to find that my design wall had come loose from the wall and everything was in a heap on the floor. I had to start all over with the layout on Saturday morning. It was a good thing I wasn’t married to that layout. I put the design wall back up on the wall and started arranging blocks again. My layout isn’t planned; but rather my typical random placement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a large lap – approximately 66″ x 76″.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fabrics used were from two fat quarter stacks of Jinny Beyer fabrics – 50 fabrics in total. Each star is made from a different fabric. I only needed 46 different fabrics to execute my plan which left me with 4 star blocks leftover that I will make into either a pillow or a table runner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The pattern is from Atkinson Designs and is called Stash Stars<\/a>. The blocks are very cleverly pieced with no danger of ever cutting off a point as the points float and do not go out to the edge of the block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was the second project that I worked on during retreat. This is my Snowflake quilt. This is the quilt that I was making for our guild’s Winter Challenge. I was very ambitious to think I would finish it at retreat and have it ready for the February guild meeting. This one might have to wait until the next retreat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tried to piece the blues randomly but you can see where I have too many dark blocks together. The fabrics are different but from a distance they read too similar in value. I will have to do some frogging and replacing with different blue squares to fix that look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The quilt pattern is called Snowflake<\/a> and is by Nicole Daksiewicz of Modern Handcraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Winter Challenge “rules” were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winter Challenge<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are making a quilt creation for yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requirements…..not rules….<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Make a winter improv\/modern quilt (your choice of inspiration)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Minimum size 16″ by 16″<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maximum size – No limit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Make it in your 5%, something you would love to receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Finnish and show by the Feb 13 guild meeting. If you are not available for the Feb meeting posting on the Facebook page is good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Participation is encouraged as your creation will tie into our next swap plans for the spring, to be announced at the Feb meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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