Had the pleasure of going on two quilting retreats in January!  

Always fun to get away with my Quilty Friends!! 

This past year I’ve been working on my 2023 BOM from Sarah Fielke… “The Secret Garden”

All I have left to do is the large branch and a million and one leaves!!!

So a few days before the first retreat I spent time prepping the leaves using 

the freezer paper and starch method that has become my favorite! 

Once the leaves and flowers were prepared they were glued in place using Roxanne Glue.

This is my set up at the retreats! 

All of my Quilty utensils in my “A Place for Everything” 

Bag, my little Needle Book and the Lap App - which I’m trying very hard to use! 

It does make a difference in reducing the stress put onto my 

neck and shoulders after many hours of appliqué stitching.

Another project that is in the works - to quilt my sister’s Mariners Compass quilt.

She started this quilt way back in 2007! After deciding she will never finish the quilt

She has decided to just stop, remove the pinwheels and make it a wall hanging!

My job… is to quilt it!!!

Using my Boogie Board I’ve come up with a few quilting designs,

Now to transfer the designs onto the quilt and get it DONE!!

Spent some time playing with my watercolors this month!

I decided to join an online watercolor workshop with Alex Kincaid.

There is a monthly fee - but it is so worth it.

Alex’s weekly class and instructions are wonderful and I’m learning 

To become a better watercolorist with each class!

 

For Christmas I painted two pet portraits for two of my friends…

When they both cried I knew I captured their fur baby just right!!

                                              Brady                                                         Louie 

Till next time ….