Quilt Retreat Day 1

Quilt retreats are not available in Israel as they are in other parts of the world.  So Sara came up with the idea of making our own.  We met in my apartment, the Quilting Corner, and started early in the morning.  Not everyone was available to stay all day so some ladies came and went throughout the day.  What fun we had and we actually did lots of work and learned some new things.

Susan guided Rina on machine quilting.

 

Avilgail cut fabrics for a new pillow.

Shoshana L learned how to complete her binding with a hand stitch on her latest String quilt.

Susan also did some hand quilting in between helping others.

Renee worked on her baby quilt.  I didn't get a picture.

I worked on my hubby's quilt.

Sara is paper piecing a wall hanging.  It's a Rose that is repeated four times and it will be lovely.

 Shifra is also working on a paper piece quilt for her hubby.  This is really lots of work but quilters don't give up.

 

We also love to eat so we stopped for a wonderful Pot Luck lunch and went to Jerusalem for a fantastic dairy dinner.  I'm looking forward to Day 2.

Great Shopping Day

Today was the opening day for this year's Israeli Quilters Association conference in Jerusalem.  We took advantage of the opportunity to do some shopping while several of our favorite vendors were there.  Yes, I did come home with some goodies.

Some of the vendors in attendance were:

Pissott

Budrutz

Sew Adorable Fabrics

Designers

The Quilting Center

A Special Pinchusion

I just love it!

Busy Ladies

Susan has completed the quilting for Sara.  Here is a close up of her work.

 

Now Sara has her latest quilt sandwiched and ready for Susan to quilt.  It's hard to keep up with these two talented ladies.

 

 

I like the border Sara used on this latest Yellow Brick Road pattern.

Rina's Tablecloth

Rina has started a tablecloth for her dining room and it's going to be fantastic.  The colors go well with her living room and dining room combination.  She showed us the fabric that she is using, some of the strips that she has made and Rina did some of the cutting while she was with us.

Progress Report

We should never be too sure of oneself.  After doing 2/3's of this quilt I see a mistake.  One the top left hand corner there is a four patch turned the wrong way.  Can you see it?  Whoops!  I'll have to fix that.

`Quilt For My Hubby

This project has been on hold for a long time now.  My hubby picked out fabric from my stash that I really wasn't happy with.  It turned out that I also didn't have enough to complete the quilt.  So, I bought new fabric and have started again.  Here is a little of what I have accomplished so far.  My hubby does like it too.

I am using white, medium blue and a darker blue with white inside.

Renee's Baby Quilts

Renee has so many baby quilts to make.  She has been using some of the most darling panels.  Here she is quilting one during our shiur (Bible Study).

And here is a new panel that she just received.  I think she will work on this one next.

Bracha made this square using a new method seen on a video.  It starts by making strips and sewing the strips into a tube, then cutting them.  What a great idea.  Bracha was the first to try it out and I hope to use this method also.  Quilters have such great ideas.

UFO's

I have UFO's like everyone else.  So, this week I started to put on another row to this star quilt.  It's almost half-way there; it is a shame to let it sit.  It has been calling to me for more attention.  There is always so much to do and so little time.

Rina's New Backing

Rina has finished the backing for her latest pink quilt.  It's all pinned and ready for quilting.  She came up with an unusual design and it's really neat.  It shows lots of imagination.  Great work Rina.

 

Comfort Quilt

I'm happy to say the Comfort quilt I recently showed you is finished.  It's ready to be delivered to a sweet little girl.  I hope she will enjoy it and have a complete recovery. 

 This is the back of the quilt.

Shopping With My Granddaughter.

I've been blessed with many grandchildren.  Each age is remarkable to me.  Now my oldest granddaughter will be 14years old next month.  So like all teenagers, she likes to go shopping.  Last week we took the bus,

 

 then the light rail train to the center of Jerusalem.

 

Along the way we stopped to see two jugglers entertaining the shoppers in the area.

 

 

 

It was a successful trip.  We bought what we came for-shoes!!!  One can't have enough shoes.  We went home when our feet started to hurt.  It was a fun visit to Jerusalem for the both of us.