Weekend Family Camping & finished my bag!

Love the way my bag turned out!  There are four outside pockets including one on the front and back and sides.  

The Bay Mare in the photo is the one that lost her filly, still sad about that.

I tried to get Jasper, our baby, but Momma horses always try to block their little one out of view.  She is successful.

There are three inside pockets - one on each side with a vinyl one as well.

Two weekends ago our kids, their spouses, and our grands went camping.  Son and his wife were the only ones missing.  We were even joined by my brother's family and my husband's brother's family.

There was roping practice in the background.

There were motorcycle rides, camp fire talks, marshmallow roasting, playing in the dirt, hiking, visiting, doing puzzles, playing board games, and lots of eating.  We even watched church conference together either in our trailer or listened outside on large speakers.

This weekend we went to Moab and watched Enduro Motorcycle racing and also had dinner with our so and his wife.  It was a wonderful trip.  

Look at this truck we saw.  There are saddles on top.

Daughter sent me these photos of my grands feeding a calf.

Check out my other grands on youtube.  Their dad has a youtube channel building cars and such.  The videos are just a few seconds long.

ogMalfunctionJunction - taking lunch to Dad

ogMalfunctionJunction - kids growing up helping Dad

ogMalfunctionJunction - kids get their first motorcycle

To Do Tuesday

 Last week's goals:

1. ✔ Finish binding my bag

2. ✔ Do some Mystery quilt sewing

3. ✔Prep Fishy Business for applique'

I am liking the yellows this month for RSC.  

4. ✔$ BB Kaffe, Country Rose, and Jewel of the Caribbean. 

5. ✔ Paper Piece Vesta

6. ✔ More hand work on Let's Bake while playing in Moab

This week' goals:

1. Finish Vesta blocks

2.  Assemble Pineapple Quilt

3. Mystery units progress

4.  Cut Moda Love blocks

5. Sew Moda Love blocks

6.  Choose Baradine camper fabric

7. Exercise daily

My new bag holds this week's projects in easy to grab and sew pouches.

Me not at Scrub Stitchin' (boo hoo tears)

This is me, upper right,  NOT at Scrub Stitchin' but zooming with the bunch instead.  We started off early with Janice, the tour guide, Susan, and Lou.  

Chris joined us shortly after.  We also got to see snippets of the Scrub Stitchers in Baradine.  Hello Jenny, Sharmayne, and Lianne.  I need help with some of the other names.

Chooky shows up!

And then there were Janice, Karen, and Gail... 

We were all together last year except for Karen.

It truly felt like I was there.  When I first got on Janice was taking us around the room showing us what was on the walls, tables, and such.  Not too much later Chooky was with us and we were given a complete tour of everyone's projects.  Here are a few I was able to screenshot thanks to a tour by Sharmayne.

Annette was stitching.

The ladies are making braids this year.

Harriett

Hatched and Patched pattern for the Scrub Stitchers this year...

Janice and I made this mystery quilt together.  She has all her applique' done and was ready to hook it all together.  Mine is no that far.

Janice's quilt again.  I believe there enough of us that want to do one that we may start something together online.  It looks like a scrap buster to me.

Jules

Maureen - tiny stripped log cabin blocks

Sue's braid

Trish

Sue (up the road Sue)

Lee's project

Kristine

I recognize Jenny's bag from last year because I fell in love with her green scissor Tula Pink fabric.

Georgina

Diane

Love these ladies and the memories we made last year together in Australia!

Vesta has begun, Scrub Stitchin' Challenge mid-month check-in, and mystery progress

Vesta Row of the Month by Julia Wachs Designs.

Here is a mock up of what it could look like.

I am adding in a little more dark green, so it could go a little more this route.

These are the colors I had in my stash for the Vesta quilt. I actually only paid $4.50 a yard for them on sale at a retreat in Delta.  There is a beautiful border print that goes with them.

These are my five blocks almost done.  There is one more unit that needs to be added to the blocks to make them square, but this was a fun way to display them.

This is going to be a fun journey each month.  This month was paper piecing with a small bit of applique'.  The fabric pieces are kind of big, so it was no big deal.  I am loving it!

Scrub Stitchin' Challenge

April Mid-Month Check-in

I have not taken a chance to lay out my pineapple blocks for assembly yet.  Hopefully it will happen this week.

If you would like to show our progress, please link up below.

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Mystery Quilt progress = lots of flying geese units

Retreat is in a week and a half.  I am supposed to have the units done before I go.  I am sure I will make it.

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