What a great retreat! Lots of laughs thats for sure!!!

Our Fall retreat (house photo) is done!
We had an awesome time and there is much to show.
I will go through ALL my photos tomorrow....
But I shall show you a few things... 8-)

First up is the Sports Sudoku Quilt.
(last time you see this quilt... honest!)
Done (last week), donated on Friday, and out of our group's hands!

Then there is my first finishes of the weekend. I had made 2 fund-raising bags last week or so, but managed 3 more bags by lunch time Saturday... Yaaaaaaaay.... DONE! 8-)I then worked on a UFO that has been around for a while.
Pg's order for all at the weekend was, "Get'er done!!!"
We were all very productive! 8-)

I joined all my pieces in rows. (Made from 3 charm packs.) Got this part done just before getting ready to head on home today... Feels good! 8-)

Anyway, I have 3 boarders to add and the quilt-top will be done...
(I could not find the fabric line of the charm packs for my borders, but found these fabrics with help, not the floral, at Faye's Henhouse Quilt Shop south of the border...)
Hoping to have that done for this week's quilt gatherings...
"Hoping...." 8-)

I hope you all had a good, safe, and healthy weekend!

Happy stitchings!

Myra

Upside down, but quilt top done!

It is a tight squeeze on the display wall, and upside down, but it be done! 8-)
On to the backing tomorrow, and then I pass it on to Dp for her to quilt it...

Back to the Hollyhocks project after that! 8-)

Sudoku Sashings...

I got all the sashing pieces all prepared, and am now in the process of putting the blocks together... Busy fabrics hey!?! It is what the majority from the group decided on, so I must go along with that...

I am hoping to get the outer boarder prepared today yet too, and perhaps attached if I am lucky enough... Hoping I have enough of everyone's stash fabrics! 8-)

On the display wall...

Our Crescent group's "Sports Sudoku" blocks...
We had started the project about a year or more ago, but had been missing a block, so we could not complete the project. No one knows who took that package to put the block together...?
Tis a mystery...
The quilt needs to get done, so we've come up with the center block for the one that is missing, and the "sudoku" all works out... from what we can tell. There is only one directional patch that needs to be turned around... The dark fabric in the center block will also be used for the outer boarders...
So, that is what I am up to in the sewing room... 8-)

It has been a quiet weekend for me again. DH is gone to a fishing derby with DD2 and Mr.Rose about 3 hours north of here... 8-)

Fur-girls, Kennels, and Raffle Quilt...

Last night when bedding my fir-girls down for the night, I thought "I should share this" with you gals... Cause I know some are dog lovers... 8-)

Since getting Ruby (left), it took a while for her to cooperate to go into her kennel for the night without catching her and pushing her in...
Eventually she caught on, but it took a wee bit of verbal coaxing. Not much though, but I would have to wait 15-20 seconds till she was ready... and in she went.
It was good! I was happy with that! 8-)Now Dora on the other hand, is very good at going into her kennel when told, for bed and for when we go out for a while...

About 2 weeks ago Dora started getting Ruby into her kennel when I said "into your beds". Well, the last 2 nights I didn't say anything. After they did their evening business, they would go to the kennel area in our hall (routine right?), cause they know it is time. Then I open the kennels, Ruby would wander off a bit, and Dora would round her up and into the kennels they would both go! I think its great! 8-)

Dora used to be the messenger to our other pug, Kasza, that we had before Ruby. She was blind in one eye, and fully deaf (since we got her at 3 months). We got Dora 2 years later, and she soon learned that Kasza was "special". Dora would notify Kasza about everything that was going on. If the doorbell rang, if the kids walked in from school, if one of my parents came down from their level, etc.
Kasza's hearing/eye dog, was Dora... 8-)

OK! That is enough about the Fur-Girls!


A few of our Country Rose gals went to the school (where we gather monthly) by request of the Parent Committee that was running the raffle of the quilt that we donated to the school. Tonight was the draw night, and they wanted us to make the draw, which we were most happy to do... 8-)

Some of you have seen this quilt already, but a lot of you haven't, thus I post the photos again... 8-)
This pattern is called Path Through the Pines, from the book Plentiful Possibilities, by Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith.
We each wanted to win it of course... 8-)They raise just about $2,200 in raffle money, to go towards new play structures for the children at the school... 8-)

Now, back to packing and getting ready to leave by noon tomorrow as I have some steam-a-seam and stabilizer to buy before heading out of town for the retreat!

I have some pre-scheduled posts that will pop up throughout the weekend...
You won't want to miss one for sure! 8-)

Take care all! 8-)