Those Mesa Ladies/ October

 Yesterday was that favorite day of the month

where I had the opportunity to spend the day with

those wonderful Mesa Ladies

We quilt together at the church, visit,

eat wonderful food, and have the best time.

Janet is getting ready for Halloween

with a work in progress

fusible applique

Bench Pillow

 I believe the pattern is by KimberBell

 Lori found this baby quilt 

 she had started 8 years ago 

for her grand daughter :)

Time to finish now!

 Only the binding needs to be done.

 And a new baptism quilt for the same grand daughter

CTR= Choose The Right

 For Show and Tell

Peg brought her 

Getting Around To It

that she designed

 Raw edge circles

 Soft Minkee back

Look at the wonderful quilting!

 Julie was working on a pink Chevron quilt for a grand daughter

 Each month two of the ladies in the group 

serve as hosts

This month Julie and Christine provided the most fun Halloween themed day.

As we walked in, one of the tables was decorated with snacks

and door prizes

 How cute is this?

Julie decorated her trifle bowl 

Inside was a snack of roasted peanuts and candy corn.

When eaten together, they taste a lot like a Payday candy bar.

 And for lunch Julie and Christine treated us to

the most delicious 

Halloween Bag Lunches

 Quilty labels

Chicken Salad Croissants

Veggies and Dip

Fruit Cups

Chips

Homemade cookies

and of course

eyeballs and spider rings

Can you see why I feel so spoiled?

Thank you ladies  !!!

Candy Corn Snack Mix

 Tomorrow is a big day for us :)

Our oldest daughter is to be married !!

We have many family members and friends

 pouring in from Out of State for the happy event.

My happy happy 

is that all 5 of my children will be together.

And of course, I am most happy for 

Aubrey and Kevin

who are a perfect match.

I have plenty of food on hand to feed the crowds,

and made this Halloween Snack Mix

that can just sit out in the kitchen for whoever wants a little treat.

I've even left a spoon in the bowl

to make it easier to grab a bite or two.

 Kind of addictive

Candy corn, cereal, and nuts all mixed together with a sweet coating.

 The original recipe called for coconut

but I opted to omit because I have family members who are allergic.

Instead I threw in a few cups of Cheerios

and it turned out fine.

 As you can see 

half the bowl is gone already.

I think we have a new Halloween favorite.

From start to finish, it took less than a 1/2 hour to assemble.

The original recipe is from

Yummy Healthy Easy

and can be found 

HERE

Have A Sweet 4th of July!

                                  4th Of July Cookies Somewhat Simple 4th July Lyrics

Those Mesa Ladies Summer Sewing Safari

 Yesterday was my favorite day of the month

with 

Those Wonderful Mesa Ladies

 Peg was in charge of hosting for June

and she always makes everything so fun!

She e-mailed us in advance and said the day

would have the theme of

Summer Sewing Safari

The invitation said:

Dress in your animal print attire - if you want to...

Gonna Go Wild, quilting.

Door Prizes: Like, every half hour, just saying.

Lunch: Don't mess with me, I've got this, ladies!

Show and tell: This a favorite part. Bring your fun stuff to show.

Duh: We'll be sewing/quilting/cutting, whatever you wish

 So I dressed up in my best leopard shirt...

 grabbed my zebra scissors 

and

Cheetah glasses

along with my sewing machine and quilting supplies

 and headed to the church.

 Peg and Candice had the room

ready for our arrival

with Safari treats and door prizes.

Music from The Lion King's

Hakuna Matata

would erupt through out the room

about every 20 minutes

and a door prize would be given.

 All were jungle themed

Peg really was creative in her selections!

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!

Who would not love a tiger or zebra car?

I personally received some very cool

Jaguar cupcake liners

and a zebra night mask.

Renee went home with animal print flip flops.

 Peg even made 

wrist pin cushions for each one of us!

 I now have my very own Cheetah wrist pin cushion.

Are you jealous?

 Have I mentioned before that Peg has an extensive background in catering?

She and Candice provided the most delicious boxed lunches.

Chicken salad on croissants

fruit cups

veggies and veggie dip

and dessert

Wild, Crazy, Exotic!

I loved every minute of our day!

Thank you Peg and Candice for a truly Wild Time  !!

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tomorrow I will share with you our

Show and Tell from the group.

Those Mesa Ladies/ May

 As you probably know

one of my most favorite days of the month

is when I have a chance to get together with

Those wonderful Mesa Ladies

That is not their official name, 

just a title I have dubbed
because most have lived by each other
 in the same neighborhood in Mesa
for years and years.
We meet at their church
to work on quilt projects
and share yummy food. 
Such nice ladies!

This month most of us brought 

Works In Progress

Janet found a spot out in the hallway

to lay out her blocks for this bright happy Chevron quilt.

Cute fabrics!

Peg had 

left over

red white and blue

4th of July blocks

and was putting together a small throw.

Steph has a new little grand daughter

and was starting a beautiful

blessing dress 

Her fabric choice is a delicate white sheer

embroidered with polka dots.

Gorgeous!

Renee always makes the most interesting backs for her quilts.

Little bits of left over scraps 

that make the backs of her quilts

as fun as the fronts.

Gina was sewing simple squares together 

with a lovely Japanese cotton/ linen blend

fabric line:

Echino

Steph, Gina and I teamed up together 

to provide the lunch this month.

We asked Steph to bring one of her amazing salads

because she really is the best in this category

Her Pesto Pasta Salad 

is to die for.

Recipe can be found on Steph's blog
 HERE

Gina brought fresh Strawberry pie

And as part of my contribution

I provided 

Inner Peas

because I wanted all the ladies to be able to leave

with a little *Inner Peas inside them.

(*from Trader Joes: crunchy, salty like a potato chip)

Aaaauuuummmm....

Those Mesa Ladies/ April

 Once a month I meet with

Those Mesa Ladies

at their church building.

Most in the group are neighbors

and I'm privileged enough to join along.

We bring our machines and spend the day

sewing and visiting.

 Everyone works like busy little bees 

and I always learn something new.

When I walked in, Holly was ironing blocks

at this low level.

She says she keeps her ironing board at home 

at the same height, so it's easy to reach while she is at her machine.

 Gina was working on

Scrappy Trips Around the World

made with bright, happy Kaffe fabrics.

 Steph is making a large pinwheel quilt

for a grandson's birthday.

"Tate Is Eight"

Steph's companion fabrics

 Amanda had stacks of 

Vintage Happy 

charm squares 

by my friend Lori Holt (Bee In My Bonnet)

 I love Lori's latest fabric line!

The ladies in this group are big Lori Holt Fans :)

 Vicki was also working away on

a Lori Holt creation.

Row Along

from the book

Quilty Fun

And as always we were treated to the most 

fabulous lunch.

Karen's made a salad with

marinated grilled chicken with blackberries

from the Our Best Bites cookbook

accompanied by a

Berry Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

*recipe found 

HERE
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tomorrow I will show you Peg's

impressive

Show and Tell