Does a Moose Moo?

Over the last couple of days I have quilted the moose that I started while I was in Williams.  

I echoed around him and meandered, then in the borders I did leaves. Now I just need to hand stitch the binding down and it will be done.  

Tomorrow I have a couple of errands to run and then I can go set up for this weekends retreat.  We can't stay and sew like some of the retreats but I'll be already to go come Friday morning.  :)

I have several projects that I am taking to work on - I don't want to run out.  

Here's what I have in my bag for this weekend. 

Four Patch Poesy - Add the sashing using this green.

Cathedral Pattern - Using this fabric. 

Scrappy 4 patch - Add the sashing

Charming Fractions

Pepper Cat that I took to Williams

I am also taking some dish towels that I have fused and just need to top stitch. 

And if I don't have enough with all this - ha ha ha I'm taking this Row by Row kit from last year.  I have the background done and most of the pieces fused just need to assemble.

Don't know what I'll work on first,  but as you can see I have lots of options. 

After this weekend I need to get back to some of my other projects like top stitching the bears - which I worked on today. This is just a small section. I have about 1/2 of one of the bears done.  

Next up will be to quilt the sheep quilt for Adrianna. 

I will be with a new group of ladies, some I will know and many I will not.  I am just a fill in for an opening they had and will not have my normal core of friends with me.  I'm excited for the possibilities. As always I will let you know how the retreat goes, and what all I accomplish.  

Blessings - Lynn 

Williams 2 - Bearizona

Day 2 of our Williams retreat was even better than the first. We said we were never leaving.  This day we not only get to sew, but we got to visit Bearizona. 

We took the bus so that we could get a little of the info on the animals as we went along.  I found out a few interesting facts I didn't know.  

As we were leaving to go there - we caught a glimpse of a deer next to her house.  Can you see it.

Now on to the bears

These were a couple of the junior bears - still very big to me.  They were the ones I could get the best picture of. Here are some of them sleeping.

This picture was cute the guide called out the bears name and he lifted his head. 

And here are some of the other animals I was able to get a decent picture of. 

Do you know why the have the hump on their back. It's an extra vertebrae and muscle to hold their heads up.  I could have swore that the guide said a full grown bison can have a head that weighs 400-600 pounds. But in trying to research that to verify I can not get an answer except that grown males can weight 2000#. The one and only reference I could find said 50-75#, big difference there. So I'll let you play with that and let me know if you find the answer. 

Now other than the bears which were plentiful and awesome -there was this Black Jaguar.  I learned a lot about it also. Did you know they have spots called Rosettes?  Look at this beauty. 

They said he was about 155 pounds.  

We had a nice lunch at the park before returning home to do more sewing.  

I finished my 4 Patch Poesy blocks and then started on my UFO Grandma's Attic.  

And yes I finished it.  Hard to get the colors right. 

We were full from lunch so waited a while for dinner, but when we did eat we had meatballs and Rotini with marinara. Have I told you we ate well.  :) I actually didn't finish the above until Thursday mid day.  We heading out in the morning to town.  We got to go to town 3 miles away in he "Mule". 

 We went to the hardware store, quilt store and a gift store, then picked up a couple groceries and came back home.  And yes we ate. We had some wonderful Chicken Salad in Lettuce boats. After I finished Grandma's Attic I started on this Moose Wall Hanging. 

My final project that I worked on was one of the Garden Patch Cats, called "Pod Cats".

Here is a peek at where I slept and a look down from my loft to where we were sewing.  Patty's machine is on far right Cheryl's is on the top of table and mine is at the bottom of picture.

Can you tell we totally took over her house. :)

Here are some pictures of the deer we could see from the dining room window. 

And one of the hummingbirds that came for a drink.

We had a wonderful time - and didn't want to leave. As we turned the corner onto the road away from our friends house - these two little ones were on the side of the road.  

Hope you all are having a nice day. 

Blessings - Lynn 

Williams Retreat Part 1

I'm not even sure where to start.  Excepti I need to say I had a wonderful time on my retreat.  It would have been really fun to get a picture with the three of us but my friends hate their picture being taken - so you'll just have to believe me when I say I wasn't alone.  :)  
I am going make this into a couple of posts, because there is just so much to tell about my 4 days in Williams. 

We sewed (a lot) talked (a lot) and ate, (a lot) but we also went sight seeing and went to a place called "Bearizona".    
So I think I'll just go in order and then hopefully I can capture it all.  
We got there on Tuesday mid morning. (9:15)
Here is the beautiful retreat home of our friend Patty.

When we first got there her husband and pets were still there, so we got to see these adorable little kittens.  "Basil and Paprika"

She also had two older Cats and a couple of dogs, but they all went home to their other home with her husband for the week.  
We visited for a bit then set up our machines. Cheryl and I had committed to making some pillow cases for victims of the Hurricane so we worked first on those. Cheryl made a dozen - I made 1/2 dozen.

After I got that done - I worked on my 4 patch posey using this fabric. 

Here are some of the blocks I was able to make with it. 

There 70 blocks and I will be putting sashing between them.  I think I am going to go with a green, but not sure. 

I wish I would have gotten a picture of all the lovely meals Patty made for us but I didn't.  On Tuesday for lunch she made us Grilled Chicken Salads and for dinner we had loaded baked potatoes.  Here is our table on the deck that we would eat at. 

See Patty leaning out of the picture.  :)

And here is a picture of the other deck.

It was a super wonderful day in a beautiful place, doing what we love to do. 
I'll share more soon.
Blessings,  Lynn