test pattern class....

I have never done a class before. Our local quilt shop, 

The Quilted Forest, hosted a test class with  Terry Atkinson. We are given the raw form of the pattern and told to follow the directions and sew. Are things worded right? Do we understand what it says? Find mistakes. 

And Terry is there to answer questions.

One was for a quilt pattern called Wanderlust. It calls for 1/2 yard cuts. Last week I called the quilt shop and ordered some solids. Shelly (the owner) sent me a picture. Yep, they look good and I bought them over the phone. She brought them to the class. That was pretty slick.

The first pattern was for little bags. It has 6 different sizes. 

My friend, Karen was there too. OMG, how cute when we finally finished. Karen's is the top one and the perfect size to hold the Clover Wonder Clips she had bought. These clips were pretty handy and I think I will buy some too.

The afternoon was the quilt pattern.

Karen went with text prints and dark arrows. Mine will be solids with white arrows.

We were in two classrooms. Late in the afternoon Shelly started hanging finished blocks (or near finished) along the front of the classroom. 

Here is the other classroom's collection. I'm not sure why they had less.

Shelly and Terry

They were busy getting there own pictures and taking selfies. This was a really fun experience. It was only one day, not too expensive and not too far to travel! There were about 30 of us all together. I listened to others talk about quilt retreats. I am still not sold on the idea of going somewhere for several days. I must not be a social sewer. I would rather do it at home.

 I would do another day class like this one again!

We also stopped in the quilt shop before we went home. `

Terry did the classic pattern for Yellow Brick Road. I have all those grays to use...and they could end up in that. 

Maybe.

The patterns will be coming out in May.

there must be something to blog about.....

I went through pictures on my phone to figure out what I have been doing and working on...

Yesterday was pi day, 3-14-15. If you found a puzzle cache, you would get a fun souvenir badge for your geocaching profile. So while out about yesterday, we found a few. My favorite one had you shine a flashlight into a hole in the box. Numbers appeared on a mirror and these were used to open a lock so you could sign the logbook. 

I also found a dead raccoon. Ick. No logbook to sign with that.

March BLOCK LOTTO blocks! 

I have figured out what I am going to do with the sunrise blocks I won last summer!

I want to make a large sun for the center. Using what Sophie said and did [HERE]

I started making a pattern...and that is as far as I got.

At least I know what I will be doing, It will be fun when I actually do it!

I tried machine quilting. I just eyeballed it, so my curves aren't uniform. My question is....what is the best way to mark the lines for nice uniform stitching?