Karen, your "small" sewing is so nice - what a handsome and cute pair you get ot holiday with!
Luann wrote:
>>What format is your digitized image in? That may not be the correct description, but it's those extra letters beyond the (dot). Like .jpg <<
I draw in Inkscape and save in .svg and then export to .png because neither my Bernina nor Embird Studio will open .svg (Studio can but you have to have Font Engine plug-in which I don't); 6D will open .svg files
Lotti - what a great bunch you get to hang out with - I want sunshine like yours and then I'll go and imitate Granny bear
Wendy - lovely colours and you must have had fun because you're off to a great start. Your "minus-the-dog" piece is fantastic - please don't over-do it. Just because the teacher did something you don't have to. To me it is a very day-dreaming piece - like it very much
Marilyn - sorry to hear about your DH. Must be very frustrating for him and consequently for you too. Sending you lots of M&Ms for you to share with him
Oh Rosemary! That's the problem with big shows - very disheartening for amateurs when "big names" enters. But like Lois says, don't give up hope and at the end of the day it's the taking part that counts and lots of people will have great joy from seeing your piece.
I've finished my quil-ket! How nice it is to finish the month with a finish





Tomorrow is a new month and a new Topic. Thanks to Luann for being up and ready to go despite her so-called clutter. Hope you end the month with a tidy room, Luann. Will it help if there's chocolate at the end of the tidying?
Have a great week-end
Marianne

I am relieved to hear you are still kicking. Sounds like there are a few husbands around who would benefit from having a bit of gentle kicking aimed at you know what! I am sure it's a challenge. Here's hoping you come up with some creative ways to meet the challenge and find some peaceful time to yourselves.

Rosemary, I still have faith in you! Don't give up hope!

Well that is me stuffed for any prizes at FoQ. I just got the competition catalogue and Phillipa Naylor has also put one into the Miniatures section and she always wins on entry

Oh Marilyn tell me about it. I'm glad he's doing well after the heart attack but you need time for yourself to enjoy life as well, don't let him use his illness to keep you from a life.
My OH hasn't got over this stage yet. Retirement not illness. At the moment I have a bucket at the toilet, no doors on most of the rooms in the house, a bath in the conservatory and I have to fight through my sewing room to find my machine. The living room ceiling is next on the list but I'm going to a quilt show next Saturday when that's being done They'll run out of house and find their own interests soon

Have some more chocolate

Well, Lois...I've been lurkin' around out here, following all the adventures. I'm not getting a heck of a lot done
sewing...a little hand work and such. Adapting to DH's retirement has/is a struggle. He is doing well after
the heart attack but sure can keep me hoppin' with chores and meals and garden and so on. Likes me to
be close at hand....as it were.... Some remodeling projects, painting , new flooring and windows...
carpet later. All the moving and clearing out and putting back sucks the fun out of the days ! But...
this too, shall pass! And now , it's hot again ! Now where'd I put those M&Ms ??

Been wondering where you've been, Marilyn. Good to see you here! Hope you are well!

Thanks ! Dorothy.....beautiful country there !

Hey retreat peeps,,,
It's time for a new thread and this time I titled it so we can continue until the end of 2015 with it. i think that dividing it up by half a year, or quarters if this gets too long, will be ok. If not, we can always change things up.
So the new title is. Virtual retreat Aug thru Dec 2015.

Hope this finds all of you and your remainder of 2015 is filled with interesting events

Luann

I am from Montana, and we were camping at Crystal park...not too far from Dillon

It's embarrassing!!
I just looked at my post of what my intentions for July were. I haven't done anything more on any of the THREE things I listed. I only listed three because I figured that way I'd get a little something done on at least one area! Well, perhaps I can count not eating as much chocolate as before,,, but I'm still addicted to sugars!
And here's what my sewing room still looks like.



But my longarm is in position and I am learning how to work with it. So, even though the plans I intended to do didn't happen, something else did. Ain't that the way life goes?! I'm currently overwhelmed with 'where' to put the "stuff" that will stay in my sewing room and how to arrange the extra necessities for the longarm room. Sometimes a lot of space is harder to deal with than one would imagine. I'm probably going to use some boxes and just put stuff out of sight, label the boxes, and work with what I NEED until I figure out what can be disposed of. Sighing heavily,,,, LOL
Well, off to the call of the clutter,,,
May God bless every one of you with a day of 'easy sorting' of your stuff,
Luann

Loving both your projects, Wendy. Instead of the dog, I would suggest a lizard, maybe one of Rosemary's fabulous beaded lizzards ... Certainly BLING!
Congratulations Geneva, and enjoy the wedding.

I'd love to join you on that camping trip... Sleeping bag is still here and ready, tomorrow night I hopefully receive the new lens for my camera... I'm now officially broke - no more shopping for me... (But oh so happy)

Awesome Wendy - love the pond!!!!
Barb

Dorothy....where are you camping ? And I can't seem to find your profile...where are you from? Inquiring minds want to know.

Thanks it looks so different to when I posted the pic a couple of days ago - page 27

Rosemary you can make a dog for me to put in. Thanks xx

Right who's coming camping with Dorothy to that lovely place