As it turns out, being retired takes up a lot of time!!!!
The Divas went on a retreat at the end of Oct - back to Bloomin' Inn. Unfortunately, I didn't get many good pix - I realized when I got home that I had my camera on a wrong setting. And we've had at least a couple of Divas days. All Divas activities can be found here.
I've been very busy with customer quilts - found here.
I have been making my own quilts too - but they are beginning to pile up, waiting for their turn at Max. Max was tuned up the other day, so he's purring like a kitten again. Love that machine!
On Nov 22/14 my sister Chris, her hubby Karl and our friend Marlow joined forces with Joe and I and we went into a Christmas craft sale. We had a lot of fun, but I've decided that the effort is much greater than the return so I don't think I'll do another one. However, I did snap a few pix of our tables:
Chris does cakes and edible art. These plants look so real - but they are not real - she made them and they are edible, although you probably wouldn't actually want to eat them!
Karl spins pens and other small cylindrical items. He gave me a stitch ripper last year - he turned the handle part. It's the best one I have at the moment!
Here is one little quilt that I managed to get finished! It's from Freddy and Gwen Collaborate Again: Freewheeling Twists on Traditional Quilt Designs. I called it "Flower Power". Modeled by Carol and someone else....
One thing I'm going to take a shot at is submitting a quilt to the Canadian Quilters' Association show in Lethbridge. Submissions are due Feb 4 so I've been trying to get my quilt finished - finally got the binding on last night. Took pix today. Hope they are good enough for the submission! I'm just going to post a close up because I'm not sure if I should post a full on shot until after the show in June.
Finally - we have been going out for walks in the mornings near and far. Joe likes to bird watch and I just go to get out and walk around.
The Divas went on a retreat at the end of Oct - back to Bloomin' Inn. Unfortunately, I didn't get many good pix - I realized when I got home that I had my camera on a wrong setting. And we've had at least a couple of Divas days. All Divas activities can be found here.
I've been very busy with customer quilts - found here.
I have been making my own quilts too - but they are beginning to pile up, waiting for their turn at Max. Max was tuned up the other day, so he's purring like a kitten again. Love that machine!
On Nov 22/14 my sister Chris, her hubby Karl and our friend Marlow joined forces with Joe and I and we went into a Christmas craft sale. We had a lot of fun, but I've decided that the effort is much greater than the return so I don't think I'll do another one. However, I did snap a few pix of our tables:
Joe's wood work and my sewing.
Here is Joe (reluctantly) posing with his woodwork.
Chris does cakes and edible art. These plants look so real - but they are not real - she made them and they are edible, although you probably wouldn't actually want to eat them!
Chris was selling "cake pops" to eat and the blue/white is a dummy cake to demo her work.
Marlow also does woodwork, but different from what Joe does.
Here is one little quilt that I managed to get finished! It's from Freddy and Gwen Collaborate Again: Freewheeling Twists on Traditional Quilt Designs. I called it "Flower Power". Modeled by Carol and someone else....
I was finally able to catch up with Lisa to give her the quilt I made for her. So here she is modelling her quilt with help from her daughter, my daughter-in-law, Jessie.
One thing I'm going to take a shot at is submitting a quilt to the Canadian Quilters' Association show in Lethbridge. Submissions are due Feb 4 so I've been trying to get my quilt finished - finally got the binding on last night. Took pix today. Hope they are good enough for the submission! I'm just going to post a close up because I'm not sure if I should post a full on shot until after the show in June.
Finally - we have been going out for walks in the mornings near and far. Joe likes to bird watch and I just go to get out and walk around.
Black Capped Chickadee
Bald Eagle
Canada Geese
Nuthatch eating from my hand.
Happy New Year!
Since retiring we are so busy, we wonder how we ever found time to go to work! I love those bird pics, they bring back lovely memories of seeing those same birds in Canada.
ReplyDeleteI love your Freddy and Gwen quilt - it's great fun! - and the other pics of the craft show, but you are right about not getting the returns for the work you put in.