{"id":34207,"date":"2016-10-06T05:44:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T12:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=34207"},"modified":"2016-10-03T14:08:49","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T21:08:49","slug":"bam-retreat-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/bam-retreat-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"BAM Retreat Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As discussed a couple of days ago, I went on the BAM Retreat. I didn&#8217;t just have boatloads of fun and eat until I was sick, I also made some valuable progress.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-34207 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-1475453304088-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wp-1475453304088-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-1475451973708-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wp-1475451973708-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tablerunner\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34162\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34162'>\n\t\t\t\tTablerunner\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/september-2016-to-do-list\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thanksgiving tablerunners have been hanging over my head<\/a>. Thanksgiving is now 1.5 months away and the hanging became more like the Sword of Damocles than an item on my to do list. I am pleased to say that the two remaining have been quilted. I still need to make and apply the binding, but the quilting part is done. I didn&#8217;t get to the tablemat, but I am pleased with my progress.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I did on the pumpkin tablerunner was use Aurifloss (12 wt thread). I used it in the machine with 50 wt Aurifil in the bobbin. There was more breakage than I normally experience with Aurifil. I really like the effect and was pleased that the 50 wt did not show through to the top. I didn&#8217;t have to adjust the tension.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-34207 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-1475452244748-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wp-1475452244748-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"City Sampler \/ Tale of Two Cities Blocks\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-34166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wp-1475452244748-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wp-1475452244748-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wp-1475452244748-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wp-1475452244748-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wp-1475452244748-1200x1200.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-34166'>\n\t\t\t\tCity Sampler \/ Tale of Two Cities Blocks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-1475453258000-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wp-1475453258000-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"City Sampler \/ Tale of Two Cities Blocks\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-34179\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-34179'>\n\t\t\t\tCity Sampler \/ Tale of Two Cities Blocks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-1475452291453-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wp-1475452291453-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"City Sampler \/ Tale of Two Cities Blocks\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-34167\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-34167'>\n\t\t\t\tCity Sampler \/ Tale of Two Cities Blocks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I also made a few blocks for the Tula Pink City Sampler\/ Tale of Two Cities project. The blocks were a good break from quilting, which I needed after I completed the quilting on the first tablerunner. Julie joined the #100blocks100days challenge on Instagram and, while I have not joined, it is inspiring me to work on them. Also, she is now ahead of me on making blocks! I need to get myself in gear. Michelle S was a good support for this project at the retreat.<\/p>\n<p>I also <em>FINALLY<\/em> started the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitchinpost.com\/valori-wells-fabric-design\/sewing-card-pattern.html\" target=\"_blank\">Valori Wells Little Cell Phone Wallet pattern<\/a>. I really, REALLY need something to carry my phone and hotel key when I am wearing dresses with no pockets. REALLY. Since the project was small, it seemed like a good time to work on it. I had some trouble with the directions, which should be no surprise. I did get a good working sample by the time I left the retreat. It isn&#8217;t one that I will use for various reasons. I&#8217;ll write more about this pattern in another post.<\/p>\n<p>While my descriptions might not seem like a lot, I was busy and working hard the whole time. I am pleased with my progress and will be really pleased when I can finish these various projects and cross them off my list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As discussed a couple of days ago, I went on the BAM Retreat. I didn&#8217;t just have boatloads of fun and eat until I was sick, I also made some valuable progress. The Thanksgiving tablerunners have been hanging over my head. Thanksgiving is now 1.5 months away and the hanging became more like the Sword &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/bam-retreat-projects\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BAM Retreat Projects&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[374],"tags":[365,137,160,409,322,127],"class_list":["post-34207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-374","tag-accessories","tag-bamqg","tag-guilds","tag-home-decor","tag-machine-quilting","tag-retreat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34207\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}