Missouri Star Girls Trip 2 - Day 1 and 2

 The whirlwind is continuing!!!  We left retreat yesterday and are on our way to another one this morning.  Can you believe it?  We are off to Missouri Star for a Doan Girls Retreat and all the fun that comes with that as well as our journey there and back.  Jen is driving again this year and the three of us are super excited to see what the week will bring.  The packing is done, the car is ready and it's time to hit the road.  Come along with us on our journey and see all the wonders we see, BUT know that some things just don't make it to the blog.  We gotta have some secrets, ya know?

Blue Top Quilt Shop Spotlight - Lamar, MO

 Our second shop stop for today is at Blue Top Quilt Shop.  THIS one has had huge billboards all along the highway leading us here.  That meant we needed to stop, right?  Add in the fact that it is open on Monday and we're game for some treasure hunting.  

I like this sign better, but there was a gentleman sitting in a car out front and I did stop to ask him if his wife had, indeed, screamed.  He just smiled and said no before going back to his phone.

Quilter's Corner Station Spotlight - Carthage, MO

 On a Quilt Sisters trip there are always quilt shop stops.  This is our  first one for this years trip to Missouri and I thought you might like to peek in with us.  We are in Carthage, MO and the shop is Quilter's Corner Station.  It is a cute little building along the road and has some surprises inside.  One of the first surprises is that when I enter and look left, I spot a beauty salon.  Yep, this place does dual duty - how fun to shop while waiting on a hair appointment.  

However, this is not the main shop - just some extra fun with panels, patterns, kits, and making one pretty stuff.  Into the main shop - there's quite a bit in this small space.

Bluff Dwellers Cave - Quilt Sisters Exploring

Girls Tip to Missouri #2 is underway and our first fun stop was OKARMO Corner, which is the three corners where Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri come together.  As we were leaving there and continuing onto Joplin, MO, Lori spotted a sign for Bluff Dwellers Cave.  Let's go!

Under the Big Top Retreat

 It's full steam ahead here in Rainbow, TX.  The second weekend of our summer back-to-back retreats is underway and the first order of business is LUNCH.  Babe's, of course.  So, so good.  Janet and Korin went into Burleson for some shopping and we all sent her on a mission while up there.  Hobby Lobby had these "wonder boxes" on clearance.  Yep, yep, yep - we need them.  Thank you, Janet, for being our sherpa.  We have found that these totes can handle soooo many small items in a nice and organized way.  It helps out for the "I forgots" that always seem to take place at retreat and helps the room provide.

July 2023 Tweeners

 We are in Tweener mode and that means: quiet and not much going on.  Normally, that is true but today has been a bit different.  Several of us took a road trip after the first group left and managed to have some great conversations leading to many decision-making moments.  Then, since I was gone on our road trip or teaching purse-making (yes, that went on today too) most of the day, I enlisted help with my Loyal Union blocks and believe it or not --- some refused.  However, I did get quite a bit of help and am soooooo thankful.  Time to feed the natives and for tonight, it's Mexican.  We didn't manage to get pictures, but Frieda and I have proof we were there.

Welcome to the Carnival Retreat

 Life on the road continues.  I'm off in the wee hours towards retreat.  I have back to back retreats with an additional back of a roadtrip ahead.  Time to rock and roll.