May - Color Your World - Turquoise

Welcome to May and the beginning of the second third of the year.  Yep, we're already there and loving the change of seasons around us.  The Color Your World fun for this month is Turquoise and is the second and last time we will play outside the book.  We are going to have some fun with turquoise and I absolutely love it.  Further down the post is the monthly project AND your BINGO card for the month.  So, let's get started and - don't forget to grab that cuppa.

April 2022 Monthly Quilt Update

 

Our theme this year is just so fun.  If you didn't get a chance to check out the post explaining it all --- here is the LINK to the initial post and another April LINK  as well.  I'm super excited about where this will take me.  I know we all have colors that may not bring on the warm fuzzies, but this will be a chance to really challenge ourselves and we may find that our tastes can change.  

If you are new to the blog, you may be asking, "just what is a monthly update?"  I decided long ago that I just can't keep up with blogging daily.  I just can't.  Sooooo, what happens is I document a day in my life within one post and if something special happens, a separate post takes place.  See, you can stay caught up with a once a month check and then, if you're interested, see the other posts too.  It's a great system for me.

In years past, I have set goals for each month and I will continue to do that simply to keep myself on track.  UFO mode will continue around here with minimal purchases (hopefully), but also a few fun and new items will make an appearance now and then.  The "hopeful attempts" will change each month and will always show up at the bottom of the update if you read that far - and they are joined by links to the previous monthly updates for the year.

Now, grab a cuppa and sit back for a fun read and perhaps a new idea or two.   (P.S. I format on a computer, so if you are reading on a phone, well sometimes the pictures will be before or after the story.  It is what it is.

Let's go April --- shower us with some Lavender.

April Color Your World - Lavender

It's April and I'm sure y'all have noticed how late this post is.  Procrastination happened and life sealed my fate.  Usually, I'm a great pressure player and can do magic before a deadline, but not this go round.  Family came first and it is what it is.  At any rate, our Color Your World fun for this month is Lavender.  The Secret Lives of Color book only has 10 categories and I wanted this to last the whole year so I've divided purple into two months.  This is our adventure with the gorgeous happiness that can be had with lavender.  I can almost smell the previous picture.  Can you?  Further down the post is the monthly project AND your BINGO card for the month.  So, let's get started and - don't forget to grab that cuppa.

Brazos House Retreat - Piecing (Peace-ing) It All Together

 April retreat is upon us and I'm excited to go.  I have all my ducks in a row and might even make some progress on projects.  Stop laughing, it could happen.

6th - Last month I made plans to go down a day early and my friend Gwen said she's come too and help get the place ready for fun.  I am ALWAYS eternally grateful for the help my amazing friends give to me.  We both arrive around 1:30 (there's a story there, but I'll keep it between us) and immediately get to work.  By the time dinner rolls around, we are ready to escape and find something yummy.  Although retreat groups have gone to Los Primos many times, apparently Gwen has not been among us.  Seems like a good fit tonight.  We have good food, great conversation, and lots of laughs.  All in all --- a wonderful day together and ---- the best part is, we are set up and ready for tomorrow.  Woot woot.  (The seat back covers are from November 2018 Night at the Movies retreat -- all who attended have one.)