Forest Quilting Index

December 2011
To each of you I wish peace, happiness and health in 2012.
Merry Christmas!
-Pat

Mittens Making Addiction

I had one wool-blend sweater that I wanted to make into mittens. That was about twenty-four pairs of mittens ago. I found great sweaters at Goodwill and fleece (on sale) at Hancock Fabrics. I bought awesome beads in Stillwater and found vintage (cheap) buttons in an antique shop in Anoka. I even gave mitten making lessons to a small class of talented 'grasshoppers'.

I gave all the mittens I made away for Christmas. Next project ...make my mittens.

Here are some pictures. And I am sharing the pattern I designed.

Full instructions included!
Make adjustments to the pattern as needed.
Have fun!!

Quilting Retreats

October 2009 I spent four incrediable days sewing, quilting and meeting new people at an awesome quilting retreat in northern Minnesota. I have since returned and attended the 2010 and 2011 fall quilting retreats held at Maplelag Resort, which is located in the beautiful northern Minnesota wooded lake country. These quilting retreats are hosted by the Back Porch Quilts Shop in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

This year, 2011, I was at the retreat for the full five days of the retreat. It was wonderful to see the quilters from previous retreats and meet the new participants.

This year Marilyn Thelen and the Back Porch Quilts Shop staff hosted a fabulous retreat.

Maplelag Quilting Retreat October 2011