Twins! and a few other things

Our twin grandbabies were born in the wee hours of November 16th!  They arrived a little early, but do not have any complications and got to come home two days later.  Finn Bradley was 5 lbs. 9 oz. and Remy Elizabeth was 5 lbs. 5 oz.  They are doing very well and we were thrilled to get to see them at Thanksgiving.  I had 10 pound babies so these were so tiny in comparison!  It's too bad they live six hours away!  My other two grandchildren live in that same area too, so at least they are all close together!

I finished the Labyrinth Walk quilt for my nephew.  I sewed binding in the car on the way to Boise.  I stayed warm at least as my husband likes the car cooler than I do.  Unfortunately I didn't take any quilting closeups, this photo was at my sister's house.

 I joined a swap on Instagram for a Christmas pillow.  My secret person loves the tree in pickup theme so this is what I made her.  I mailed it yesterday.  It is on a 12 X 16 pillow form.

 I made this wallhanging last year for a Crayon Challenge with my small group.  I realized the photo is upside down and not cropped but oh well.  I have made three of these wallhangings now, I think they are so fun!  I have a friend who is having open heart bypass surgery this coming week so I took it to her yesterday.  When I initially showed it to my group she loved it and thought it was such a happy little quilt.  She was so thrilled to get it yesterday.  I thought she would enjoy looking at it while recovering from surgery.  She has a lot of allergies so flowers are not an option for her.

 I usually decorate for Christmas right after Thanksgiving.  We got home last weekend and I had to make a dash to town for shopping and picking up my Christmas cards.  It's an all day excursion!  I finally got out all my Christmas decorations.  These do not include my tree or a pile of stuff on the dining table.  This is my weekend project!

Retreat Time!

This past weekend I went to a quilt retreat at Palouse Divide Lodge, one of my favorite spots for retreating.  The views out of the lodge are fabulous.  This photo is midday with the larch trees changing color.

I worked on three quilt tops.  This one will be a gift for a person who likes earth tones and curvy things.  It is from the book Color Shuffle by Karla Alexander.  I have wanted to make a quilt from this book for a long time.  I need to even up the edges and add a border of some type.

 This is one of the blocks.  They are set on point.  This was very fun to sew!

This is a quilt for nephew my sister has commissioned me to make.  The pattern is Labyrinth Walk.  I need to add borders to make it queen size so that will take a bit of figuring, not something I do at retreat.

I mentioned I worked on three quilt tops.  Well.... I was sewing the final rows together on the third one when I became ill Saturday night.  Several of the quilters had arrived Monday and I didn't arrive until Thursday evening.  Throughout the week over half of us were sick.  The group that left Sunday had norovirus we found out later.  It's not confirmed our group contracted it, but it is very contagious.  Thankfully my friends were able to pack up my stuff and load my car and tried to figure out how to get me home Sunday.  I said I could drive, it was only an hour and 15 minutes.  I made it, but it was rough!  I took today off work and feel much better.  I finally managed to unload my car and my husband won't let me in the kitchen.  That makes me feel so sad!  😉😏

Linking up with Design Wall Monday and Monday Making.