deck, Elsie & Cookie, Cinnamon Star Bread

Other than SKYPE-ing with Janice on Friday morning (5/5)…no it didn’t work, so we talked on the phone for an hour instead….I spent the rest of the morning getting my blog out  :~).  That took a solid 2 hours....it always takes a long time when I have that many pictures...and haven't really written anything in advance.  The good news about the retreat?  I got FOUR patriotic quilt tops completed!!!  The bad news about the retreat?  I got FOUR patriotic quilt tops completed!!!  They will join the other 8 tops on my personal pile of to-be-quilted  :~(.  In addition, I have 2 quilts on the to-be-bound pile…I need to get cracking!  My own quilts always get set aside when I get customer quilts to do.  My honey returned some golf shoes in the morning (they sent the wrong size) and hit the grocery store and was home just as I finished up my computer stuff.  I headed upstairs to take pictures of the deck…they painted while I was gone and also uncovered our floor:  

After that it was back to the studio.  I thought about getting back to Joanne’s quilt, but I knew I couldn’t complete it before the end of the evening….and it’s very hard to get back to where you left off on a quilt with that many rows (27)….so I decided to wait until early Saturday  morning, and instead looked through my stash for some baby fabric.  I spent the afternoon pulling out a bunch and watching a YOUTUBE video again for the pattern I am hoping to do.  I got all of my fabric together 

and even got some strips cut before Michael and Susan (across the street neighbor) left at 3:45 to work at the Fort Mill Strawberry Festival.  They volunteered, and their “pay” is sent directly to the Fort Mill Playhouse…making it a great fund raiser for the playhouse.  I knew they would be tired and cold when they got home at 9, so I hustled up to the kitchen and here’s what was going on the living room:  

Anyway, I put together Cinnamon Star Bread for their return.  

Michael said it was yummy and we watched a bit of TV while we ate it before heading to bed.

Remember the pillow shams that Andi did at retreat?  Here's a picture of them on the bed, along with the quilt she completed last year:

I think they look beautiful!