Home from retreat

This is the lodge where I stayed in Lake Tahoe. I had so much fun. It was a do your own sewing thing type of retreat. I took three projects to work on. Two were blocks that were completed and needed to be made into quilt tops and another was a Christmas quilt top I almost finished. The single building is the one we sewed in. It was up the hill from the sleeping quarters. We also went to some local quilt shops. The hall was huge inside!

Retreat

Well I am off to retreat today to go sew up a storm. Remembered to pack my camera this time! so I will have some pics when I get back. Tahoe is a beautiful place. See ya when I get back!

It's Wed

Well I worked on my black and while challenge doll all day today. She is looking good. Still have to make my PJ's for retreat. I think I'd better do that tomorrow. Got to figure what to take to work on. I am thinking maybe my Christmas charm packs and the matching fabric and do something with them!

I thought you might like to see some of my doll collection. I collect all sorts of dolls, porcelain, vinyl, cloth or any thing really! LOL

Link to Tottie

I just read the adventures of Tottie Tomato a spool knitted doll with a tomato head made by Noreen Crone-Findlay. It is so cute! here is the link!
http://www.hankeringforyarn.com/the-chronicles-of-tottie-tomato

Animals

I babysat my friend's dog Shatzi again this weekend. She is such a cute dog and my granddaughter really likes her.

My cat Kato is about 7 years old and was a ferel kitten rescue. I got to bottle feed her. She can still be wild at times.

I also have a rooster and a hen.

You know the story.....Grandma, we don't have enough room at our house so could you keep the chickens at your house. Well I said yes. Guess they are my chickens now! That rooster is mean. He is always pecking at my foot. I have little black and blue spots all over it!

Grandkids Weekend!

The grandkids were here Sat and today. As usual they were a bundle of energy! Here is Kassy painting away at her pictures. She is so much like me..... very artistic. The other picture is of Calvin and my husband 'building' a house that Calvin designed! LOL They even had a faucet hooked up to the hose for running water! It was so complicated this time (Papa and Calvin always build together) that I don't think Steven will want to exert the effort to take it down and put all the bricks back down at the bottom of the hill!

Grandkids and things

Well, it is the weekend and Kassy and Calvin are coming to visit and stay the night Sat to Sun. Kassy is going to sew with me and Calvin is going to build with PaPa. Always fun to have them. It rained this evening really hard so I hope it isn't too wet to play outside tomorrow!

I am working on my black and white challenge doll. I have stuffed her and now have to put her together. No pics as it will be voted on and I am not sure if it is anonymous voting or not. I have a few ideas for the costume using all sorts of black and white fabrics. I think the hardest will be the face as we can only use neutrals and no color.

My quilt retreat starts a week from this Sun. Looking forward to it. Got the info pack in the mail today. I still have to make my PJ bottoms from the same fabric as the pillowcase. The pumpkin fabric that is fab! I did make my bingo card. It is made from 2 1/2" squares. We are going to take all the bingo cards made for retreat and make them into quilts for our charity quilt program.