3 YEAR (plus) Mini Marathon--Quiltville Fun!

 Back in 2011 Bonnie let us know that she had three mini quilts available through Patchwork Posse.   So of course I needed them--more info from Bonnie here though I am not sure that these patterns are available anymore.  (Picture above borrowed from Quiltville.com).  She called it a three month mini marathon, it has taken me more like three years to get all three of these babies done! Too funny since they are minis! I think part of why it took me so long was I decided to use leftover parts to make it easier, but somehow then they never got in the actual que to get done! 

 The first one I made was Auntie's Anvil in July 2012.  Blogged about that here.  And I finally got around to making the second one at camp this year--October 2014.  This is Nines Surrounded.  Where does the time go!  This one isn't even quilted yet.

I started Piney Flats at camp too. It has a ways to go yet, but I think I can finish it before Grand Illusion starts!

Have any of you made any of these?  My friend Becky has made the first two, and I saw one Auntie's Anvil in Tuscon, but other than that have not seen too many of these Bonnie minis!
Thanks to Jo and Kelli for the extra kick in the pants to get some partially done Bonnie projects out of the way before Grand Illusion starts!  Linking up to them here!

Fall Quilt Camp 2014

 I had a GREAT time at Quilt Camp this year!  I haven't gone since 2010 and it was so nice to see some of the ladies and meet some new ones.  My first finish was Bonnie Hunter's Mini--Nines Surrounded.  I used leftover nine patches from Carolina Crossroads and from the Puddle Jump Mystery.  I came up one short so I made a nine patch at camp, finished up the flimsy and then promptly found the missing block!  It never fails.  My new friend Terri helped me decide on the border and she made the right choice!  I love it!

 I also made a few Arizona flags by paper piecing.  I have had these for two years and finally got around to sewing them, what fun!

 I also made my Wild and Goosey block so I could check in on Quiltville's Open Studio and keep up my one (or more) block per week.

 And the quilt that took me almost of two whole days to sew together is my Lozenges Leaders and Enders quilt!  We won't talk about the challenges I had with the way I pinned my lozenges as I took them off the wall each month (future self--pin by blacks and whites so you can stack them up and sew randomly instead of sewing two whites together, etc.  I managed to unsew a few times).  Here is is hanging out for our show and tell.  This is my absolute favorite part of camp.  We have a bell that we ring when we finish something so everyone can see each finish, but if you are in the bathroom or out for a hike, etc. you miss finishes!

Becky and Bev were both working on their Celtic Solstice tops but since they are still in the step phase they didn't hang them out. Here are Bev's first blocks.  This quilt is always a stunner.  Becky is doing hers in civil war prints and I cannot wait to see it come together!

We got to pick out name tags and Terri and both liked the same one but eventually I settled on this one, and she got "princess."  There was a "tom cat" there I really wanted to snag for Kathy too!

 I also was able to eat right and stay on plan for the weekend (I turned down spaghetti, Texas sheet cake, orange cake, cookies, cornbread, etc.)  The food I did eat was great and I even went hiking several times.  This is me, Becky and Kathy on Friday.  They wore me out!  I was really happy to come home and do the elliptical and bike which I SO much easier on my knees!

More to come on Quilt Camp later, I am going to sleep like the dead tonight, camp is not super conducive to good sleep and since I stayed up til almost four AM and was up at eight AM today, I need to go to bed early!