Tag: Christmas

Santa is Coming….or maybe not!!

I will start by saying that I don’t know who wrote this or first posted it online, but I think that it is hilarious…..

.….AND…..SO…..TRUE!!

Does Santa need to bring you anything???

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Christmas Ornament Quilt

I found this pattern that I took a photo of MANY years ago and thought that it might be a good inspiration for this Holiday Season.

In this case, as in many quilts, the pattern is simple but the fabric choices would MAKE it …..or break it!!

If you hurry, you might have time to whip one up before Christmas!!!

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Fun on Christmas Day….

How was your Christmas Day?

Because our kids come to celebrate on Christmas Eve….

….. it means that Christmas itself is a relaxing and fun day, culminating with Chinese food for dinner…..

After a slow and luxurious start, Michael headed for his man cave and I climbed the stairs to my studio!! The rest of the day was spent with this as my view…..

…..as I worked to finish the quilting on the “Crumbs for the Geese” quilt.

I spent a few minutes trying out my new cordless iron that Jenny (my daughter) gave to me…..

It gets really hot and will be a great asset to the studio. I just have to learn to put it into the holder rather than just standing it up on the ironing board.

One of the gifts that my Daughter-In-Law (Amber) gave to me was a coloring book that was hand drawn on watercolor paper. Since I have been planning to do some playing with watercolors, I decided that this was the place to start. It was fun to try out a new and different medium…..