It’s a Clubhouse Wrap…and I’m not talking sandwich…!

Yesterday was my last Clubhouse Day…:o(((  So ends my three month Quilting Retreat!  I know…all good things must come to an end…but it really does feel like we just got here!  On the other hand, I AM missing home…and our wonderful Spring weather and of course my friends and family at home!  So it IS TIME!  We leave tomorrow!

Here’s a glimpse of our Clubhouse Adventurers yesterday…yes, our hive continues to buzz with about half the bees! 

First off…this lovely baby quilt…soft as baby’s powder!

Isn’t it pretty!

The Placemats continue to be cranked out…Someone’s dinner table is going to look mighty fine!

Pauline’s zigzag quilt is taking shape and it is magnificent and huge!

Sandra finished her table topper and just in the nick of time as she left for home on Tuesday!  Safe travels, Sandra!

More gorgeous table mats getting their binding stitched down by Doris!  SEW pretty!

Yes, the girls are on a roll…Jan’s version of the same mats!  Loved them all!

And Diana’s version….Beautiful!

Diana, who is new to quilting, is practicing her skills on these mats…They are ever nicer in ‘real life’ and they are the  perfect project for binding practice!  Nothing like leftovers…YUM!

And a Fall version of the same mat~

Deb is on the home stretch…she has finished her quilting and is now putting on the binding!   Yeah, Deb…she is looking magnificent!

Kim has prepped her Laundry Basket quilt and is machine appliqueing the motif.  I can’t wait to see this one finished…maybe next year in our Clubhouse Quilt Show!  It is going to be stunning!

Karen was working on her newest project…in the most unusual and beautiful fabrics…

This is the pattern…

She has finished the blocks and is ready to sew it together…but that will have to wait for HOME because that’s what she is doing…heading home!  Safe travels, Karen!

Here is Sandy’s FIRST casserole carrier!  She did such a great job, that she is now working on Casserole Carrier number TWO!  Can you guess what everyone is getting for Christmas this year?  She is making them in the cutest kitchen-y prints!

Be prepared to SWOON because that is what JoAnne is going to make us do!  She is building the ‘Swoon’ blocks by Thimble Blossom!~

And let me tell you, each block is massive!  They really showcase her Kansas Trouble fabrics…swoon!  Told you!

This shows just how big each block is!

Kim finished off her sweet baby quilt…a gift to her son’s friend!

Lovely loop-ti-loop quilting!

Chris is working on her “Come On To My House” quilt and let me tell you, this quilt is going to be S.T.U.N.N.I.N.G!!  Love it!  Sew worth the time and effort that Chris is taking to make this quilt!

She now has a stack of trees to go with the stars!  Just wonderful!~

Kim’s newest creation made from Primitive Gatherings newest fabric called ‘Lakeside Gatherings’!  Another big and fast project!

Kim bought this book…and she is going BIG!  This looks like a great book!

And YES, I was busy…this is after I picked up the big stuff!  I sew like Eleanor Burns…cut and over the shoulder!  YIKES!!

I forgot to take pictures of our Pot Luck Luncheon!  Man, these ladies know how to cook up a mean casserole…salad, dessert…and of course…QUILT!  Safe travels, ladies…it was a SLICE!  See you all next year!

Have a thrilling Thursday and Happy Stitching!~P

Yucca or Bust…

Yesterday eight of the Clubhouse Quilters headed for the hills…the Yucca Hills!  And man, it was sweet!  It was a good 10 degrees cooler…perfect for shopping!  The Palm Springs area has been in a heat wave…well into the 90’s-oven weather!

First stop was Joshua Trees Bible Mission Thrift Shop where most of us found some form of treasure…then off to Fabric Outlet and finally Mimi’s Quilt Shop!  I forgot to take pictures of the first two shops…I guess I was too busy looking! 

Here are the lovely ladies in this year’s Yucca Road Trip!

We took the wee shop by storm…

This is their classroom/long arm business…

Several of the ladies bought the kit to make these lovely placemats and they asked me to put it on the blog!  This way the picture will be at their fingertips!  I’m not the only one to go back and retrieve a picture or a memory!  Got to love blogging!

We had lunch at the Sizzler Restaurant in Yucca…oh man, their Salad Bar was wonderful…(notice the title of this post…Yucca or BUST…which is what we felt like upon leaving the Sizzler!)  The best part… the AC was on full tilt!  We could have stayed there all afternoon…if only we had brought our hand work!! haha  Can’t you visualize THAT one?

Have a wonderfully wicked Wednesday and Happy Stitching!~P

Top O’ The Mornin’ to Ya!

Happy St. Paddy’s Day! 

Well I have been forced to pick a new WINNER in the ‘Country Girl Modern Blog Hop’ as the winner did not get back to me and I have no way of contacting her :o((…Soooo… I went with the early bird…the first person to arrive at my hop…and that was… Marjorie’s Busy Corner!  See, the Early Bird really does get the worm!  (This should be a valuable lesson for everyone who enters a give away…if you don’t have an automatic link-back to your email address or to your blog, then YOU must leave your email address at the time that you leave the comment!  I have also learned a lesson …to check this BEFORE I announce the winner in my next Give Away!  No address, no win!)  So congratulations, Marjorie! 

Now, for the rest you, who would LOVE to own Jo and Kelli’s new book, just go over to Jo’s Country Junction and order a copy!  You know you want to…you are going to love it!  (see Jo’s Shop Link at the top of her page, under her Header Picture!)

Last Wednesday during Clubhouse Quilting, we had a visit from a quilter who was passing through…she had heard about The Sand’s Clubhouse Quilters and thought she would drop by and see what we were up to!  We love it when a quilter drops by for the day and brings her stitching!

When Mia brought out her bag of wee hexies, I almost fell off my chair!  Look at how pretty…

And look at how small…they must be 3/4” or smaller! 

I threw down Mia’s thimble so that you could appreciate how small!!

This is the template that Mia uses to cut out her wee hexies!  With hexies this small you would never throw away any of your fabric because you could use the smallest of pieces!

Mia was also working on this quilt…a patriotic quilt!

Yes, we sure like it when quilters come a-knocking!  Thanks for sharing, Mia!

Have a terrific Tuesday and Happy Stitching!~P