We try and get as many Yoder’s together as we can once a month at mom’s place.    Last Sunday Mary Ann invited us to meet at their home.    Mark’s brother Nelson and Rose were down from Pa.

Mom surrounded by a sweet bunch of her grandaughters and grandson’s wives.  Mom thank you for the Godly heritage you have passed on to this bunch of gals.  They are blessed.

The evening was filled with games and laughter.
Here’s a rousing game of Dutch Blitz.

Sorry about the quality of these pictures.  I didn’t have my camera so I took them with my phone.

Mary Ann and Sarah Jane dishing out some of the goodies.   I love those red pickled eggs, and Rose’s dill pickles are “the best ever!”.

Everyone brings different dishes in.   Whatever you have on hand.  We usually have a pretty good spread of food.

Maybe all this good food did something strange to us tho!!!

I’m sorta glad the picture turned out rather fuzzy!
Hey I love these gals.  They’re some of my favorite people!

Before we left I asked Deborah if I could see the quilt she made out of her daddy’s hat collection.

He wanted it extra long for when he’s on his lazyboy. 
Deborah you did an amazing job.  I love it.  It was fun seeing all the different hats and places they represented!
Little Charis was right pleased to say the least.
I love the way Daniel and Deborah are both looking at her.

In my last post I mentioned Mark being on a trip around the world.  I usually don’t like to mention that he is gone until he gets back.
He spent two weeks across the ocean.  One week in India and one week in Napal.  I was so glad that our brother-in-law Terry was able to make the trip with him.
I’m saving up my trip time to go spend a week or two with Queena, Ethan, Dorie and James this winter. 

My “Scrappy Trip Around the World” is coming along.  I have about six more blocks to make and then I can start joining them.  This picture is a little off in color.

I have a big week ahead of me.   The last couple days I’ve had a throbbing tooth ache so a trip to the dentist is in store.     Overnight company towards the end of the week which means some major cleaning around here.   I know I’ll still find time to sew tho!
Blessings to you all.

My two mother’s enjoying conversation.

Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of this quilt pattern floating around on the web.   I give credit to Bonnie Hunter who posted the pattern.  If you google Bonnie Hunter Scrappy trip around the world and click on images you will see lots and lots of versions.

It’s really a fun pattern.    I first cut lots of 2 inch strips from a color pallet of another quilt that I liked.
It’s not matchy, matchy but I’m just experimenting and trying to step out of the box.
(trying to be brave here)

One thing that helps is to have some good friends to sew with.   Queena, Wava and Delores came and joined me for the day.

Poor Wava was given instructions from her man that she first needed to patch a pair of jeans before she could start on her sewing project.

We decided to eat our salad lunch out on the porch but about froze.

We came inside before we were done.
Great day sewing with you girls.  Thanks.

After sewing 8 strips together you cut the strada in 8 2inch pieces and join them in a block.

  Last evening I needed to cut more strips so I put “Duck Dynasty” on while cutting and sewing into the night.

I like whats happening with this “Scrappy Trip Around the World”
 

While Mark is literally on a trip around the world how fitting that I should be making a quilt called  “Trip Around the World”
He’ll soon be home and I hope to fill you in on some more details.

I was happy to see a very large group of Amish  also working there for the day.   I tried to act like an undercover photographer and snapped a few pictures with my phone.
 

  

I believe this group was from northern PA close to Williamsport.

I’m always impressed at the relief and humanitarian aid that MCC provides for all around the globe.

Most of our group worked in the quilt room but we did have two fellows in our group, Stuart and Floyd who worked in the back helping pack relief boxes.

Loved seeing the quilts hanging around the rooms.

Connie heads up the quilt rooms and has a major job keeping three and four quilts in frames at all times.  She also does an amazing amount of piecing tops.    Here Connie is showing a youthful one she just finished.

After lunch I noticed she was busy putting a beautiful tumbling block quilt in a spot where earlier a group of the Amish were finishing up one.

~Four of my dear friends~

Muriel was given the job of sewing on price tags on some old quilt blocks that were donated.

Queena and her mother-in-law adding their beautiful stitches.

Darlene, Lois and Delores.

Partway through the morning an announcement was made over the intercom that a container was filled and ready to be shipped.   Before containers leave the property they gather those working in the building to share in a prayer for the shipping of the stuff as well as the people who will be blessed by receiving it.

There were lots and lots of people gathered but since most were the Amish I chose not to include them in the picture.    After pulling away from the building the container is sealed and away it goes.    We were told this shipment will go to Syria.   It is heading to the Baltimore Port and in a week or so will arrive to its destination.

Here are a few informative boards that were around the lunch room.

The few comforters that we make at our Greenwood Sewing Circle are a part of this amazing number of 59,558 that were sent last year.

I love being a part of this work of PEACE.
The quilts that are done at the resource center are sold at the different MCC Relief Auctions and the money is used for shipping the many many containers that go overseas.

Children are the future Sewing Circle and we do welcome them.
Grandma Delores showing Laci the finer points of her machine.

Sorry this picture is out of focus but I thought it was so sweet seeing Jessica just a quilting away with her little one on her lap.

Delores often had a child or two watching what she was doing.  Future seamstresses!