Last Days @ Retreat, Sports and Sorority celebration

 Our last couple of days we worked hard on getting projects completed or closer to completion. Several of us ran to Meme's and All Around the Block Quilt shop for supplies. Like Rulers, Thread or of course Fabric. I needed fabric for a couple of tops I finished but still needed backing fabric

A couple of the quilt tops finished I won't share them until I decide where they'll be homed.  This top I'm keeping.  One day when I was in Sew Vac City  in College Station as I was about to walk out the door when I hear Carol, one of the sales gals saying it's an easy quick quilt. Really? Basically all you need is a striped fabric of different widths and it makes this cute quilt. After seeing how it works I look at striped fabric in a totally different way.  This fabric was in my stash so I used before cutting new fabric.  Of which might have already bought.  One fabric makes 2 different blocks. It's all about how you cut the fabric.

Got a quick selfie with Jane, Pat and Ellen. The cool blue, green and black quilt top is one Ellen completed while at retreat. I like the pattern.

 Debra took on a quilt pattern that I'm not sure I would have taken on. And she's questioning her decision.  Actually the pattern might not be the problem but the book it's in is.  The directions are a tad unclear but she's doing a great job and she's learning to adjust.  It's going to look great when she's done. Love the colors.

 Walked around and snapped a couple pictures of the girls sewing and more finishes. Denise worked a couple different tops and somehow I have no pictures of either. How did that happen?  Mmmm  And this is Ellen while she was working on the binding on one of the quilts in my previous post.

Jane completed her quilt top and was working on the backing.

And here's Pat with a few tops she finished off.  

Donna Marie is lucky she gets anything done because I'm always asking for her opinion and help. I worked with her at CyFair ISD.  

 Diana finished two tops. She had to make a couple of corrections using Jack the ripper (seam ripper). The error wasn't hers but she couldn't ignore it.  Long story.

It was a great retreat and very productive. Hidden Treasures is an awesome venue. It's spacious and the lighting is great. The owner Christi is a wonder to work with. Her husband and daughter came by each afternoon to pick up after our meals and chatted with us and her brother in law did all the cooking this time.  He's a pretty good cook! We didn't starve and enjoyed every bite.

While I was at retreat David was home digging trenches. He was trying to dig faster than the moles who kept coming behind him and filling in the trench. He won and got the water line in. He's gonna have running water in the little red shed eventually. Next he's got to get the sink he wants in.

The day I got home from retreat we went to Bryan for the boys T-ball game. This year outs count and the score the runs. Hard concept for some. The boys team is called the Hammerheads.  It's fun to see the progress from last season. Braxton is getting the hang of it and Killian is our lefty.

They play all positions right now. Eventually they'll learn which is their favorite and where the coach thinks they're best suited.  Killian does a pretty good 1st base and Braxton hustles when he's playing the pitcher so who knows. I believe the boys won. Both teams have some pretty good hitters and catchers for such a a young age.

Okay I know this is random but on my way home from exercise I saw this bull. He looks so handsome.  LOL. If I could have pulled up next to him he would have been as big as my Highlander or bigger actually. Yep like I said random. It's a country thing. LOL

So it was rodeo time at the Rock'n K again.  Our young neighbor Garrett and his friend Dillion came down to cut the tips of the horns off so maybe Jerry won't get hurt so bad if he antagonizes the cows again. And Little Butch was getting steered. It helps him to grow bigger and eventually he'll go to freezer camp only he wasn't having it. I missed catching the picture when Butch went through the barbed wire to get away from the boys and then when they released him he shot off and went through the barbed wire to the north pasture.  You can click Here and Here to see the videos.

  

Farm life can be a little rough at times. I should have taken a video of Jerry. He got so excited when he saw the horses. When they were in the trailer Jerry came up to the fence and smiled real big and bayed at them. It was funny. Jerry was in love with Garrett's horse. I don't think she was so enamored.  LOL

Time flies when we're having fun they say. Saturday 3/28 was my Sororities Founders Day Luncheon where they will celebrate 6 of us who have been a Phi Mu for 50 years. Wow. Someone made yummy cookies. Our lunch included a salad, Steak and/or chicken, garlic mashed and a veggie and dessert besides the cookies.

I didn't even think about how long I'd know some of my sorority sisters. Dang.

Raffle tickets were sold to raide for money for The Children's Miracle Network our philanthropy. There was some nice raffle ticket items on the table to choose from.

There was a nice turn out of ladies. 

While I've been running around David was working in the raised flower bed or AKA the bunny garden.

He was pulling up the weeds when this pile started moving. He jumped back thinking or crap it's a snake but instead it was cute little baby bunnies. There was 5-7 of them all huddled up together.
It's time to stop so I can go do another load of laundry and sew up another quilt.

Until next Blog.. Play nice with others except at fabric sales

A Quick Birthday Celebration and It's Quilt Retreat Time

 After our wine pick up on 3/15 I slipped in a birthday celebration with the book club and I had 6 days to pack up projects, supplies and clothes for my quilt retreat coming up the following Sunday. I have lots of projects to complete and hand off to my quilter as soon as possible after completion.

Friday 3/20 the book club (G3) celebrated all the birthdays in Jan - Mar at The Cameron Beer Market in Cameron. Of course any time with these ladies means fun time. There were five birthday girls but only 4 of us made it out that night. We were missing Jamie.  Good Food, Good Friends and lots of laughter is always on the menu.

Sunday (3/22) it was time to head out to Giddings for our Spring Quilt Retreat. I started packing the car and Bruno decided he needed to go too. He at first was trying to figure where he was supposed to sit with all the stuff in the back but decide to make himself comfy in passenger seat. Poor baby was disappointed when I made him get out. 

I had hoped to get to retreat a few minutes before everyone but that didn't happen.  Three or four of us all got there within minutes of each other. 

The fun was about to begin but first the hard part... unloading all the debris we thought we'd need for the next 4 nights. 

This is our home away from Home when pretty things and memories are made. And Lots of laughter.

After we unload, set up our table, sew a bit and start catching up, our first agenda is to get a group picture before heading out for an early dinner and then come back and sew away.

Ellen got several tops back from Donna Lynn that she quilted and brought by the retreat. Ellen spent a couple days sewing the binding on the quilts so she could give them all bound back to her grand kids. Loved all the quilts and colors.

I think Pat was my over achiever this time. She finished off several projects this retreat. They were in various stages but she finished them at this retreat.

Someone made a comment that made her turn red and then she got the giggles.

This froggy quilt was what Ellen was working on for the last full day of retreat. It's really cute.

Connie got the binding on this one and finish her popsicle quick top. It's at the quilter's now.

Donna Marie was making two of these adorable dress quilts. I have the pattern but haven't made one yet and I think it's adorable.

Usually Sandy B. is my over achiever but I think Pat had her beat but then Sandy worked on some smaller projects that I might not have gotten a picture of.

Sheryl and Robin are my two non-quilters but they are into making cards. And wow! The cards they make are really pretty and lots of work. And it takes lots of tools.

We finally got around to playing our game of Left Right Center. We all have great expectations of winning. LOL

All except Diana. She's the in the below picture on the left. So far she has not won when we played with fat quarters or now with $1 bills. Never.  One day she better win. She's rebelled a few times and begrudgingly came to play. This night she came to play with a beautiful smile. 

Connie kept Vicki on her toes. Or should I say we made sure Connie didn't cheat by rolling more dice than she had dollar bills.

   

You never know who the winner will be until the very end. Sheryl was the big winner tonight.  Robin said she'd help Sheryl spend it.

Well I'll stop now before you I put you into photo overload. It's so hard to decide what to share so I end up sharing a lot of pictures.  More to come.

Until next blog....Anytime is stitchin’ time