Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Christmas

What a fun month it's been! December started out with the 25th Anniversary Celebration for our Pastor and his wife Carol.  We collected signatures from friends, family, missionaries and pastors for a quilt.  We told Pastor and Carol we were having a party but left out the details.  I  intercepted the order of service and replaced it with a special one - lots of special songs and a couple special guests.  After the service gifts were given and the quilt (which still needs quilted and bound)  was hanging on the wall in the gym.  It was fun to celebrate these two - they deserve so much more!
Then of course Christmas season is under way - because I was working on the quilt, I put off the making of presents... So I decided to paint my bathroom....( Hmm? That's logical right!?) I also managed to put up 12 Christmas trees this year!
Friday night my kidlets and I caroled (and it even snowed)  afterward was the church Christmas party. Saturday, I had a tea party.  Sunday afternoon my mom and Fredly came over for lunch, Sunday evening I had a revolving party-my house is very little ; so I had the kids come over in shifts. We had cookies, hot chocolate,  looked at Christmas trees and played a game.  One of the little guys asked where the rest of my house was.  :) 
Monday was Christmas at my sister's house.  Today I must sew - gifts for my church family - I'm making pretend tea bags and felt envelopes for the girls... and the boys... Well I don't know what I'm making the boys... They might get something from my store-bought stash.  I also need to finish a baby quilt and the gifts for the rest of the family! 
I've realized that I work better when doing 14 projects at a time! 
Hope this finds you having a Merry Christmas - I will endeavor to post project pictures soon!

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Christmas in my Heart


I love Christmas! To think that the Creator of the universe would send His Son, would stoop to become a helpless baby, because He loved me and you and He would rather die than live without us - that's something to celebrate!  Emmanuel - God with us!
Spoiler alert: if my family is reading this - no peeking!
This year is our first year without Granny.  I have her button tins and am making special ornaments for all the grandkids and great grand kids. I made these ones up in less than 1/2 hour,  and didn't even make a dent in the button pile.  I still need to add a poem to the back of each ornament (but it's only half written) and add a hanger. 
I have a whole lot of sewing plans for Christmas but haven't started those yet.  I do have my kitchen decorating almost finished - I started early because I have a couple tea parties planned and have the time n now. Thanksgiving decor is up in the living room. 
Hope you enjoy my pictures!  Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Thanksgiving! 7am special update - I didn't realize it but November 16th is officially  Button Day-rather fitting  for my project! 

I'm posting from my phone so can not put up the raffle copter thingy but if you stop over at our wonderful head elf Marian's blog, www.seamstobesew.com   you can enter to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop! There's a prize everyday and Marian has  a free pattern for you too! For even more entries visit the other elves: 

Okay my blogger app is not cooperating  :( and won't let me add the links - please stop at Marian's to visit the others www.seamstobesew.com 

  Monday, November 16

A Stitch In Time

Apple Avenue Quilts

From This To That

Just Let Me Quilt

Quilting Affection Blog

Kwilt Krazy


Tuesday, November 17

Just Because Quilts

Words & Stitches

Feather Your Nest

Patchwork Breeze

Quilt In Piece


Wednesday, November 18

Pink Doxies

Schoolhouse Quilts

Morning Glory

In Stitches and Seams

Moose Stash Quilting


Thursday, November 19

Meadowbrook

Tea Time Creations

Selina Quilts

Living My Dream

Seams To Be Sew