Quilt retreat weekend was fun and productive. I quilted all but the top and bottom borders of the basket quilt. I decided to quilt bishop's fan in those area and my template was at home so I didn't quite finish. For me, the decisions are sometimes the hardest part of the quilting process so I was fine with waiting to finish after I had finalized the quilting plan. The daisy vines in the narrow strips make be very happy. I'll take some better pictures when I have a finished quilt.
I also started another quilt using my solid fabric stash and scraps. I currently plan to make this one big enough for my queen size bed. We'll see how long that lasts. I think I'll need about 400 of these blocks. I made 53 this weekend. But as M pointed out I make about 3 months worth of progress during a retreat weekend.
The sewing machine was having some tension troubles with the free motion quilting so I took it to the shop today to be cleaned and tuned. I sure hope they can get it cleaned and tightened up for good quilting. Today I cut some more solid fabric squares for the new quilt so I'll be ready to sew when the machine comes home.
