This weekend I went on a quilting retreat with my mother-in-law and it was very fun!!! I learned so stinkin' much from these ladies. It was at this really big house in the country. They cooked and served us three meals a day (Each one with a dessert which was my favorite part) and all we did was sew. One word- Wonderful. I learned some very cool things this weekend that I'm excited to start on. I did finish month 3 of our block of the month. It's the block of tree's below. There were 3 blocks this month. I'm excited to see how they end up. I started my rag quilt. :) SO excited about this one. It's very southern- love it. How the rag quilt started is the second picture. The third is the first block of the quilt. :)
At this retreat there was a family - a mom and two sisters. These sisters were in their 70's and their Mom was 96.... and let me tell you, she made me feel silly. This 96 year old woman would quilt from 8:30 in the morning till midnight. WOW. Anyway, these ladies were making quilts for soldiers who are discharged to use on the plane ride home. They said it is usually really cold and that most of them don't get much 'comfort' like a blanket. In 4 days, they made 25 quilts to send to them. What a beautiful act of kindness... plus they were making them while drinking a Shinner and I told them the soldiers would probably appreciate that. The picture below with all the fabric on the floor- the sisters and Mom are the first 3 ladies in the picture. :)
Feeling blessed. I have a wonderful husband, a job that I love, a great family, and soon- a puppy. Have a good week everyone.
