Work, Then Play...

Family Time At A Milwaukee Brewers Game

This is actually how our day ended yesterday...with a trip to Milwaukee with our elder son and his family. We went to the beautiful stadium that is home to the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, and boy, did we have great seats!

You'll notice our little photobomber behind Handsome. We had a group of nurses from the local VA hospital sitting in the row in front of us. We actually earned this because we'd done the same to their pictures earlier in the game. They hooted when they saw their pictures with Handsome and the "boys" in it, so turnabout was fair play. We weren't the only ones either. We saw many others taking pictures only to have someone behind them pop into the frame at the last minute...all in good, clean fun.

The Brewers were playing the Cleveland Indians, and our team prevailed 3-1. It was a great game with some really incredible plays. I'm sure we'll do it again over the course of the summer.

Pincushions For A Client

 

I had an order waiting to be fulfilled, as I was busy with the quilt show last weekend. I sat down on Monday to make one pincushion, and then did the other yesterday. They're now on their way to a new home, so I could really have fun at the game without worrying about an obligation at home.

 

"Work before play", and that's just how the day went.

I got this job accomplished inside, and Handsome and Andy worked together outside.

(Thank you for all your help, Andy. There are things we really couldn't do without you!)

Look What I Made...

I'm homeward bound around noon today, and I'd say it's been a great success.

In addition to all the fun I had with friends, old and new, I finished two

projects and got mostly finished on a third. I'm so happy with my trip results.

I showed you my first finished project on Monday, and these are the other two.

My Autumn Acorn Pincushion was a quick and simple project. If you'd like

to make your own, the kit is available HERE. It comes with all the supplies, 

and a set of five special stick pins. I only stuck two in my acorn, but you can see 

all five of them in the kit photograph on their website. I know I'll make more.

I already showed you these jelly roll fabrics I chose to use in our group project.

I'll show you photos of some of the other quilt tops created by the ladies I spent

the last few days with in tomorrow's post. Today, I'll just show you mine so far.

I like the size of this, but I want to make it just a bit bigger. I've decided that

I'm going to add a thin red border all the way around, and then make a

piano key border with more of the ivory and tan fabrics to finish up the top.

Tomorrow I'll share my final thoughts from the retreat, along with more photos.

Today, I'll be back with Handsome and The Corgi. Retreats are great fun,

but it's always great to get home again. Time to pack up and head south.

See you again tomorrow, my friends!