{"id":584,"date":"2014-09-16T22:48:15","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T05:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mkreative.org\/babe\/?p=584"},"modified":"2014-12-08T11:59:02","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T18:59:02","slug":"creative-autumn-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mkreative.org\/babe\/creative-autumn-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Autumn Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time to recharge with my creative colleagues for a Quilty Retreat!<\/p>\n

Even thought I had plenty of projects with me, my friend E, was making these French seamed pillowcases<\/a> and I couldn\u2019t resist making my own set out of this yummy Michele Hill fabric I found last month. Her designs keep \u2018the genius of William Morris<\/a>\u2019<\/a> alive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"2014craftycases\"<\/a>These were supposed to be the same, however I was 2\u201d shy to do both bands in one color, so I found a fun tutorial<\/a> and added Prairie Points to the band. Now they are just adorable!<\/p>\n

Still not motivated to work on \u2018Orchid Wheels or Blocks or Chickens,\u2019 I happened to hear from N, that the upcoming BAMQG challenge was to create something using a \u2018what was I thinking\u2019\/ugly fabric. Hmm… looking in my new box of hand-me-down re-stash fabric, I found an Alexander Henry fabric called \u2018fossil fish\u2019 that seemed to fit the bill. Sorry, I cut it up before photos, but here is another colorway for reference:\"2014AHLittleOceanaFF\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hmm… what to do? When in doubt, go with what you know: magic 8 HST<\/a>! The consensus is that most of the fish looked strangely puffy, sleep-deprived or beat up, however the \u2018bashful angelfish\u2019 seemed salvageable. First, I dug out my ‘center focus’ measurements from previous Carpenter Wheels and cut him out for the center block. Then I chose a nice pink batik and sew together some easy triangles. Here’s my first layout:\"2014FossilFishyVersionA\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s all right, but the purple border is too dark and I decide to just make a Wheel after all. Unfortunately, I only have a few strips of that fishy fabric left. What other fabric can I find in my scrap box? Hmm. Adding the hot pink squares and the gradated blue for the corners seemed to work well. However, the typical star center didn\u2019t, so I turned those 8 squares around to come up with a little viewing porthole inside my Wheel instead. My Fishy is kinda sweet!<\/p>\n

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