Deco Garden: the latest blocks

Bonus Block 44 - red rose (although I chose coral): 

Every year, my (extended) family takes a tent camping vacation at Calaveras Big Trees State Park in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.   Calaveras is smack-dab in the middle of the Gold Rush country but the main attraction for us is that there are (literally) mountain sides chock full of trees.  BIG trees.  And with all the activities to do and places to go with kids, it's simply a wonderful place to camp.   We've been going there for over 40 years ... that's how much we love it.

We are "unplugged" when we go camping.  There is absolutely no internet access in the campsites. It used to be that we would need to go to the nearest town (about 10 miles) for just Wifi ... and further down the mountain to get actual non-Wifi access.

Bonus Block 52 - May Flag Iris

This has its advantages ... when I am in camping, I don't feel any urge to be on my cellphone, checking on all the frivolous things I do.  Instead, I work on hand needlework projects that I had previously "kitted up" at home before we left.

This year, I brought along 4 prepped Deco Garden blocks and about a bazillion prepped border blocks.  With all the comings and goings .. and books on my Kindle that I wanted to read ... I didn't get as much appliqued as I anticipated.

BUT .. I did finish two more 12" Deco Garden blocks and started a third (which I am continuing to work on).

Upon my return home, I took some time to tally how many and which blocks I had finished so that I could know how much further the end of the tunnel was.  I was gratified to see that I have only FIVE more Deco Garden blocks to finish!    WOOO HOOO!!. 

Oh yeah, and all those border blocks.  Fortunately, those guys are much smaller.  Unfortunately, I need to make a gazillion little circles for those blocks, which is tedious.  They make the block look very festive, though, so I won't be leaving them off.