Fifteen past Four

Thought that would be a fun little title.  Wow my blogging this month has been really on the slow side.  My last post was 4 days into the month and then nothing for another 15 days so It's now 15 past the 4 days.   Ya I humored myself.  Uh hmm  I'll stop now.  I'm not sure why I haven't been posting much - I have been busy as I always am or maybe because I really don't feel like I have been finishing much.  However I need to catch up a little if for no other reason than to see where I'm at so I can re-focus.    When I left off I was going to make some bunny bags for my great nieces and they came out really cute.  

Then we went to see my Sister and Brother-in-law on the 7th and 8th, before they return to Oregon and to celebrate my Sister's and Hubby's birthday's. I of course took 101 photo's while my honey was driving.  But here are a couple from their park.  

This next one is a close up of a cactus that my brother in law planted in a pot.  The bloom is orange, and then has a bunch of pink buds that almost look like raspberries.  

I then spent the rest of that week 9th -11th getting together and spending sewing time with some of my quilting friends before one of them went back to Oregon.  She is the mother of one of my childhood best friends and reconnected with her when we moved here to AZ.  We had a lot of fun.  

Our friend Aggie is the one in the white sweatshirt. 

 I mostly worked on my Bag lady. Anyway we had fun sewing and visiting we did that both Friday and Saturday.   

Oh - and did I mention that on both Friday and Saturday after sewing at the Cottage with my friends - hubby and I went to a rodeo both nights.  Saturday was exclusively Bull riding. Lots of fun and lots of pictures. I won't bore you with all the wrangler pictures - ha ha - but here is one of the bulls.  We were in the front row for this one so was real nice. 

Then the next week 12th - 18th - on Tuesday was one of the guild meetings and I had paperwork to get ready for the workshop project for that guild.  On Thursday I had the other guild meeting and I needed to get my workshop block done for display for a class I'm teaching on April 27th.  Here is my block. 

Then the rest of anytime  I had left this last week was spent cutting and prepping for the retreat.  As always I changed my mind several times on what I was going to take but here is what I ended up with.  
I cut each block out for this kit that I've had for many years and wanted to do.  
Frog Works - 

Unfortunately it took me way too long on this next one to get to the above one.  
I cut and brought this Dresden Quilt that I got from "Quilt Doodle Doodles"  I am not doing in the 30's fabric however my friend loves 30's so she is going to do now too.  

I had to do them different than the pattern stated.  After 5 attempts of doing it the way the pattern said, and ripping it out, I decided to adjust and do it however I could make it work.  I got all of the plates done, and 4 of the appliques fused.  I'll show them after I top stitch.
That was all I got done at the retreat - but I did notice I was more social this time and hey isn't that what getting together with your quilting friends is about too.  We had dinner with our husbands on Friday night and on Saturday we had a white elephant gift exchange.  With all the stealing of presents going back and forth it was a lot of fun.  I got a mini jelly roll.  Here are a bunch of my friends as I look to my right.  

The pool view was on my left, and my room was in the background.

Here is the view from my room looking down on the sewing room.  The window in the center top of picture.  The left side of that window is where I was sitting.  

 

So today the morning after the retreat - I am catching up on all that has been tucked aside, regrouping and making new lists of what I need to get done this week. 

Have a blessed day!

Lynn