Its been quite around here

This week, I have been home with the animals and the rest of the family has been vacationing here:

They are all in Florida visiting Tony. It is the first time he has had company since moving there to go to school. By the way he has received the top student award for his group for 2 sessions of the 6 he has finished. Not bad for a kid who has always had difficulty reading. His sister has been on the Dean’s List for 5 years getting degrees in Chemistry and Education. I am sooooo very proud of both of them!

They have visited Tony’s apartment, but they have been staying at the resort and enjoying Hilton amenities.

I’m ready for them to be home, its just too quite here.  Did I really say that!!!!

A sewing retreat in North Carolina

It was a good time, but I’m pooped!

When we walked in 3 walls of the room were lined with round robin quilts – and they were BEAUTIFUL!!!

Then there was the sew and tell. Wow!!!

More from the retreat

Every minute of the day seemed to be full with many activities. We had shopping trips…

To Mary Jo’s – (my wallet was considerable lighter after this stop.)

And Long Creek Mills, my thread stash has been started.

And new friends to meet Our Bingo caller was GREAT – Bless her Heart.

A Retreat to Remember

There was classes, trunk shows and I met my next toy.

Even the drive home was beautiful. There is no place that can compare with the views in TN.

and I’m outa here….

Well for a long weekend at least. Jean is on her way done from WI and I am going to pack the truck, the BIG truck. We have 30 quilt that need to get there too. MaryAnn, we will be there this afternoon, then Charlotte here we COME. A Quilting retreat with 80+ people that I don’t know.

The roads are wet from here to there, and I am a little worried about what the property in MO looks like lately, there are reports of flooding in MO again. But one thing at at time – to NC for some friendship, shopping, sewing and maybe even a little relaxation.

Here is what the property looked like last year this time.
Soooooo much better than the snow from the last post a few weeks ago.

Is it the end of April yet?

I am getting ready for a retreat I will be going on. Ok, its over a month away, but these ladies like there games, so I need to get fat quarters and strips ready to go.

This prep work does make a mess of the cutting table.

Here are my FQs for the Neapolitan game. I also have the neutrals, and dots/dashs sorted. I did find 2 Black/White prints, but I will need to find one more. There are other categories, but I’m not sure if I’m going to play all the games. We will have to see how much time I have to gather up fabric.

But there are 2 games of Strip Poker – NO not clothes, 2.5 inch strip!!!. I can get into this! Its off to find more material. ……