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all the things . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

What a great weekend! Thursday evening kicked it off (I am so grateful that our office is closed on Fridays) with our monthly guild meeting. We had a good turnout.

Our program featured our Comfy Quilts Committee, along with one of the services that receives our quilts. There was also a nicely stocked free to a good home table. I dropped off a stack of magazines and grabbed some pretty fabrics that caught my eye!

Speaking of fabric, Diann of Little Penguin Quilts had shared a cute stitchery she was working on, and it was framed with the cutest pumpkin ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 1 month ago. under camp , camp macoba , fabric , football , grandson , guild , photos , pumpkins , stitchery , wool

fun days . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Not a lot going on in the Nook these past two weeks. We've got Campers on Mission in the camp for their annual work. This year they've been working on a new bathhouse for the camp. It's so exciting watching it come together . . .

Isn't that great?! They've worked so hard for these last two weeks. I am so excited for the benefit this adds to the camp! ♥ Speaking of the camp, one of the COM wives knew I sewed/quilted, and look what she made me:

Awesome, right? That was so kind of her to ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 7 months ago. under camp macoba , campers on mission , embroidery , family , gifts , grandchildren , mother's day , patterns , photos , winner , wool

bits and pieces . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Right off the bat, let me put your minds to rest . . .

This got finished, so this could happen . . .

Whew! All is right with the (her) world again!

It's been a busy week, at work and home. For the last eight years, we've gone to see The Nutcracker ballet every Christmas season. This year they didn't do the ballet (go figure). So instead, I've been putting together something fun to take its place . . .

We'll have a full-blown tea party with all the trimmings, and then watch the ballet on DVD!! (I've got several versions, of ...

added by Denise :) 4 years ago. under baking , camp , camp macoba , christmas , christmas ornaments , gifts , grandgirls , hand-quilt , photos , scarf , wool

ticking away . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Time, that is. It's just been so busy!

Last Thursday I headed to Nashville (or thereabouts) for a two-day women's leadership forum.

It was terrific, but they'd condensed it from a three-day event, without cutting anything. So it was two 12-hour days of conference in 36 hours ... and bookended by a 2.5 hour drive! I think I'm finally able to actually *think* about some of the things I heard.

Also, I came home to a finish . . .

Our screened porch! Todd even got the carpet laid. I'm so thrilled! They really did a great job ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 1 month ago. under camp macoba , grandchildren , photos , quilt , veteran's day , women's ministry

quilts, kids, and critters . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Still slogging away in the new un-normal. I don't know about anyone else, but it all still feels so surreal. Work is normal (hours), so there's that, but nothing else feels the same. Strange.

I've been working off and on in the Nook. Our stitcher's group collaborated on a quilt for one of our ladies who's been diagnosed with breast cancer. Everyone contributed blocks (á la Lori Holt), one of our very talented ladies (and one of my affirmation group besties -- Sarah) did the layout and made it into a marvelous flimsy, and another of ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 5 months ago. under binding , camp , camp macoba , eq , grandchildren , hearts , petit fours , photos , quilt , sassy , sheep , stitcher's group , wildlife

interesting times . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Has anyone else struggled with what day it is?! LOL! I stayed home sick on Tuesday and the boss shut us down for the remainder of the week, so I worked from home. The days start to run together after a while!

It's been a busy and fairly productive week, though. I have enjoyed some super domestic time ... I made bread and have done a lot of cooking (which I don't typically do during the week). One of our favorite meals ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 9 months ago. under baking , blackwork , camp macoba , national quilting day , nature , neesey's nook , photo , quilting , slow stitching , turtles

girls, girls, girls . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

This was another of those weeks in which I had something after work every night. Ten hour work days with an activity after work makes for LONG days! But that's okay. My reward came Friday in the form of a visit from these cuties . . .

Yesterday was their mama's birthday, and I kept the through the day Friday and overnight. While these visits are generally about movies and popcorn, Friday was a lovely, sunny day and we did go exploring! Everyone found a different daffodil to sniff . . .

We took time to smell whatever this was that was flowering . . .

And ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 9 months ago. under binding , camp , camp macoba , dst , fabric , granddaughters , photos , repair , slow stitching , utility sewing

a little remiss . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

What can I say that I've not said before?! Life is BUSY! But that's okay; I'm in the here and now!

This past weekend I hosted (?!?!?) the first ever Camp MACOBA Stitcher's Retreat! It was such a cozy, fun weekend! I hashtagged it #rustricretreat. There's a reason! LOL!

We made use of both bunkhouses. We slept in the one . . .

(Can you tell it was a quilter's retreat?!)

And we stitched in the other . . .

(And we trekked to the 'outhouse'. Really it's not that primitive -- it was a bathhouse. But still it was a ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 9 months ago. under camp , camp macoba , embroidery , handwork , photos , quilt , retreat , slow stitching , wool

eclectic collection . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

It's been a busy week, which means I wasn't able to get in as much stitching as I would have liked, but I got some in nevertheless. I did make some progress on my heart:

But put it down to work on the Peppermint Purple SAL.

Week 8 was made available on Wednesday, and I had it finished on Thursday, along with a good majority of the box outlines for the entire stitchery!

It's easy, soothing stitching and I'm enjoying it very much.

Thursday was guild, and I struggled to go, because by the end of ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 10 months ago. under blackwork , camp macoba , embroidery , grandmother's choice , guild , handwork , heart , photos , pumpkins , sal , slow stitching , utility sewing

this, that, and everything in between . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Looking back, it's been a fairly busy week/weekend! It started snowing Tuesday afternoon, and continued well into the evening, giving us a full inch of pretty ground covering . . .

Coming into the camp. It took me ninety minutes to get home from work on Tuesday evening!

It was still pretty the next morning, too!

Wednesday I finished up the binding on the last of the Christmas quilts . . .

Three little lap quilts, all with their binding neatly stitched up! Ijust need to pop labels on them.

Thursday we had our annual Christmas Open House at work. I enjoy getting things ...

added by Denise :) 5 years ago. under binding , camp macoba , deer , embroidery , giftaway , granddaughters , hexagon , origami , ornament , photo , quilt , slow stitching , snow , snowflake , stitchery , tea party , work

the blahs . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Todd and I both kicked off Thanksgiving week with the crud. He went to the doc on Monday; I went on Wednesday. Luckily we had delayed our Thanksgiving celebration until Friday (to be able to celebrate with Joc and her family), but both of us left the doctor's office with antibiotics (among other meds), which meant by the time we celebrated, we both felt better, but still not great. It is what it is. The two of us spent Thursday quietly. We watched my one of my favorite Christmas movies . . .

The Homecoming. It was the pilot for The Walton ...

added by Denise :) 5 years ago. under autumn , border , camp macoba , christmas , embroidery , granddaughters , guild , handwork , hexie , photo , pumpkin , slow stitching , wool

acorn tutorial time . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

These little fellows were just so much fun to make ... and to me they were especially endearing, knowing that their little caps came from our own trees! They whip up really quickly and easily, so if my instructions are tough to follow, it's me, not them!

First, round up some caps! We have a number of different types of acorn-bearing oaks in the camp, so I was able to find some different looking styles and sizes!

We've been really wet over the past several weeks, so after I picked up all the caps I wanted, I put them ...

added by Denise :) 5 years, 1 month ago. under acorns , autumn , camp macoba , craft , diy , fall , oak tree , photos , tutorial , wool acorn

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