More on the retreat.

Remember this? I was making a snack mat/mug rug for the retreat and that's all I could show of the crumb block.  It turned into: a hexie rose with leaves.  Tassie won it when we played the left, right game (or was it the dice game?).  I got a cute pumpkin mug rug from Yvonne.
 
There were a lot of other cute creations. I just forgot to take photos of them.

I also worked on a Sweet Land of Liberty block. It needed some embroidered words.  Got that done the first day there - albeit, slowly as we were all chatting away more than we were sewing.   When one can't bring a machine - hand work is just the thing.  I'll remember that for the next retreat.
Here's my block and pumpkin.

 Go over to Lee Anna's
 I Like Thursdays 
 to see more likes for the week. And don't miss Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching next Sunday.

Great Time had by all

Back from retreat in Independence, Missouri.  What a great time that was!  Here's some photos I took:
The Retreatants:

Katie

Me (not good at selfies)

Yvonne

Suzy

Jan

Judy (Peyten's Great-Grandmother)

Tassie - Peyten's Grandmother

the cutest 3 year-old (going on 20), Peyten. 

and

Torrie, Peyten's mom.

Peyten was such a sweetie and the most well behaved little girl I've ever been on a field trip with.  She was curious about everything, shopped like a pro and as enthusiastic as any quilter at Hamilton, MO, home of Missouri Star Quilt Company -

More later.

Some of This; Some of That

Destashing - 2 yds for an envelope quilt,  1 yd for a backing, .25 yd for a crumb block and its backing (I can't show yet as it's part of a swap), 2.33 yds of flannel for a rag quilt, 3 yds for fat quarter games, .06 yd for my twinkle star block, .12 yd for some book marks, and 1 yd for the St. Anne's quilt top for a 9.76 yds used:

This was another scrap bag quilts - all scraps except border. That's a floral I was given years ago, and it seemed just right to me to use as a border. Measures 36" square. I used the last of a cute cat print I got long time ago. Here's a close up:

My new YTD total is  56.27 yds destashed out of the 68 yards I need at this time to meet my year-end goal. I'm packing for my trip to Missouri.  What does a quilter put into one suitcase to work on for three days at a retreat?  I'm use to taking everything but the kitchen sink when I go to local ones - lol. 

I"m linking to Finish it Up Friday, Sunday Stash, Let's Make Baby Quilts, and Oh Scrap!
I'll try to figure out how to post via my cellphone.  Have a great week.