Another Quilt Retreat!
Yes, yes, and yes ! This past Thursday afternoon through Sunday was the Renegades annual autumn retreat in Lancaster County. We're a small group, usually four or five, and we have an excellent time together. I took my Bernina and two Projects In Progress. First up was Merricks, of course. I needed the huge cutting table to trim that center medallion to the designated size. And then to apply the borders that the pattern called for. Yup, we're getting there! The next steps involved (1) applique of four hexagon flowers (already made), one in each corner; (2) applique of narrow strips of various fabrics, about an inch outside of the leaves; (3) applique of eight small circles, all the same, flanking the hexagon flowers. I began with the hexagon flowers and almost immediately decided that those small circles would add nothing, really, to the final design, and didn't move further on that feature. The narrow strips were something else entirely. I'd had fun picking the ...
