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Prairie Points! Thank you City/Sandie!

Chevron Placemats. Thank you WillQuiltForChocolate/Jill! I finished sewing/quilting-as-you-go. Still need to do the binding...one down...7 more to go!

Table Topper - Thank you CBQ! I finished sewing it together this evening. Will do the layering and sew the backing on tomorrow evening, I hope.

Bravo! You must have been a good student, or had a great teacher, or both. Great job there Stitches!

Very nice KYIS!

ivy

Oh, it looks like you picked some good classes. I like all the projects you did. I would have picked those classes if I had gone. I would also have picked Jayardi's FM quilting class.
TFS with us!

Looks great!

Awesome work!
Let's see more pics!

Sherry, I think you are being an overachiever by finishing your projects so fast!!! Or maybe I just picked the wrong classes. I did take Jayardi's free motion quilting and covered a fat qtr. with quilting, I got a start on learning to shuttle tat, and did part of a paper piecing project. The classes were fun, I wish I could have done more of them.

Great projects....Love the Table Topper...Friday Night Live PJ class hopefully

Great job, Sherry! You were a great student and it was great to be in class with you . I haven't sewn any on my placemat yet, but will get to it after finishing my STT Challenge project. Wish that I could have been in CBQ's class--that is AMAZING. Wish that I would have at least chatted with her about it! So many fun things to pack into the fixed amount of time.

Keep the pics coming!

The only project completed in class was the Prairie Points.

We were given very detailed instructions. Once the pieces were positioned and cut out, the sewing together went pretty fast but still ran out of class time. Positioning those templates on the fabric to get the "same" cut is not always easy! My red table topper fabric was not the exact same distance between the sections across the width of the fabric. So the 4 pieces I cut near the selvage were just a bit different from the 4 pieces cut higher up the repeat... Oh well...you know...it really doesn't show that much in the photo...so NEVER MIND!

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Wow, I happened to take the same three classes, with the posted pictures. They were great, but will be awhile til I get them completed. Nice that you have good examples to see. Hard to decide which classes to take as they all sounded good. Thanks to the teachers, with prep, examples etc.

Confession time...
See how the faux binding seems to flow from the red stripe that separates the points from the body of the table topper?

PURE ACCIDENT!

Here is the bookmark I made in WQFC class, what fun and many ideas come to mind for using this technique. I posted my Swedish Weaving placemat from ShaunaCQ on another discussion thread.

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THAT is PRETTY!

This was the problem. We picked our choices in order, of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. But we 5 or 6 classes going on at the same time so, unfortunately, missed some great classes. Shame we all don't have clones!!

I can't wait to finish my hand quilting block that Bluesnail was helping me with. I did do some more work on it, but I've got too much to do tonight to work on anything from retreat tonight. DH says he needs some laundry done. So I'm just waiting for the wash to finish then it goes in the dryer. I have to unpack my machine and think I'll be showing Sue how to make the book marks tomorrow, they were easy (directions were hard) the way WQ4C showed us. They look so complicated, but were easy to make. Just need to sew the sides and center down. Then I'll post a picture. I could show you my tumbling block hand pieced block, but now I can't find the camera. The retreat was simply great!!!

I also took Toryam's Mola class and have to think on my layers as to what I want to do next. It will take me a little while to figure out the rest. I will post pictures as soon as I do. Toryam posted these before, I think, I took pictures of her stuff during class. I hope to do half as good as she did.

WOW those pictures are big, this is one she found.

Here is one I bought at yard sale for .50 cent

Great pictures of y'all's projects from the classes. TFS

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Originally posted by TcMay:
Great projects....Love the Table Topper...Friday Night Live PJ class hopefully

Yippee! Now we can feel the fun from Branson too! Looks like there were many classes to pick from. Thanks for posting the pictures.

piney

I've managed to cut several more med and large table toppers.
Would like to find the template for all sizes.

Thanks so much to all the teachers for sharing their expertise.

Would the bookmarks be doable for Friday PJ party?

Here are bookmarks Sue and I made this afternoon. She thought we were going to make the tabletopper, but she left the templates at home to keep them safe. LOL
I think the bookmarks would make a great PJ party.
OOOps forgot to attach the photo, guess I'm still tired.

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.. it's really fun getting to see pictures. The last few years I have been sort of envious as the COF threads would fly around, seeing all the fun. As you can see, KYIS was an overacheiver pretty work you have there.
So glad i got to be there this time.
...Sure I wish I could post a picture of what i did .. but it would embarrass Jayardi to tears ... I was her #1 underacheiver in her shattle tutting class; perhaps if I could learn to say it - I could do it - naaah .. not a chance.. she was patient as a saint and still all I got was knots on the wrong thread. Sorry Jean ..but man did I see smiles when I handed over that quilt you did!

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Originally posted by Rainbow:
...walked around and got pics of the teachers teaching and every class seemed to be so well thought out. Way to good, teachers!!!

Are you sharing those photos?

Since I was not at the COF, I am loving this thread & getting to see pics of the great projects you all did in classes. Please continue to share...keep them coming.

Finished! I tried a closeup but the stitching does not show up. I did some fancy machine stitches in some of the stripes around...

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I think it is really pretty ..

Looks great, KYIS! Your fabric choice really works up nicely in this format.

SL2Q that is really pretty - and the design lends itself to so many ideas ... like Reds And Christmas!

City/Sandie, you know you weren't the only dunce in the class! I can't count how many times I apologized to Jayardi for not getting it, and I came to the conclusion that my fingers are too short and tuttle was too long to shat with! That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

• • • I knew there must have been a reason my ears have been ringing.

Let me show you what I did: The picture isn't doing the blue ones justice. It's a beautiful sparkly thread I got at the quilt show.

..... NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY I AM SO LONG-FACED ABOUT BEING AN UNDERACHEIVIER ... THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL .. thanks for sharing for everyone to see and enjoy. Including me

... well this isn't a project done at COF, but I did buy at at the Springfield Quilt show ... it's an embroidery done in a stitch I can't say - starts with a J i think ,,, anyway - it's sort of couching as you go I guess ... I have it ironed to a nice fab fusible and will start working on it with that pretty lighter blue thread ...
... after looking at this in the picture - I'm pretty sure I'm nuts .. but being at COF does that to you ..

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Table topper. 1 oops! got 2 diamonds out of the right order so I have a direct repeat. I also made striped napkins out the backing fabric.

Love the photo's ladies! Your table toppers look great!!

Sandie~ twilling? I got hooked too, but didn't buy the block.

Nice projects.

Not a project done in Branson, but I wanted to share a picture of the journal cover that I received in my tote bag. I couldn't have picked a better one for me! It was made by Bluesnail!

Forgive me if someone has shared a picture of this already, but each one of us received a personalized tote bag. I think Warm Buns made them.

I LOVE those bags! I'm carrying mne to work everyday

...Oh I know Angela ... I love mine too - had it all ready to carry to the craft and quilt show yesterday and walked out without it- had to carry a plastic THANK YOU ' bag all over waaa.. they are beautiful ...

I love the twilling. I didn't get any of it at the quilt show and wished I would have. Do any of you know what shop they came from? I'll be back in Branson for the New Year's Eve weekend and if the shop is near, maybe I can stop there.

I LOVE the way the lighthouses revolve around that one! I'm glad you posted this!

I'll have to take a pic of my journal cover...if I'm not mistaken it was made my nlk.

And yes, LOVE the tote!

The rest of the projects are fantabulous! Hope to see more.

Were all of the FQ Challenge photos posted anywhere so those of us who couldn't attend can see what you all created?