Santa is getting ready

Wade Hamilton has tried on his Santa suit getting ready for the big day...................

A Finish at LAST

At long last I am able to get into the studio and finish something...............  When I first started this dress I had problems with my pleater and that rather put me off the project...........

Last week my dear sister called to say that she was a proud grandmother of a darling girl.......... This dress is a six months so I wanted to get it done and in the mail.  The last two girls I planned to send it to have outgrown it already......

Now to make a couple more in a larger size for them.

On The Needles Friday

 Some progress has been made on one sock........  Maybe I can finish it this weekend... Then on to sock two.

I did take a break and make a couple of pairs of preemie socks.........

I would have more made but inattention caused a problem.........  On this sock I decided to turn the heel twice.............

While I was making socks Rebekah made preemie hats...............  She is staying with us for awhile...  It is good to have her here..............

Check with Judy Laquidara HERE for other things happening in the knitting world.

Catching Up

This year I got behind while getting ready for the holidays.........  So what else is new........

In anticipation of being able to blog frequently again I am posting a few things that happened before Thanksgiving...........

These Prayer Shawls were made by my friend Marilyn.............  Several of us starting meeting each week at her home and knitting or whatever caught our fancy.............

For one of those occasions I made a Pumpkin Cake.............  Not having a full size bundt pan I used a small one so I ended up with a little pumpkin...........

Also during that time a dear friend came by with a gift..............  Isn't it lovely?

And look at that glorious bloom............I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends..........

Tomorrow is On The Needles Friday and I will even have something for that occasion.

On the Needles Friday

Judy at Patchwork Times hosts "On the Needles Friday" This is what is on and has recently come off the needles at this house..... Go HERE to see what others have done.

One pair for Rebekah.........

One pair for Joyce..............

And one pair begun for a friend........

Design Wall Monday

At long last I got a chance to sew a stitch or two and have finally finished the two quilts I needed to have done for the Guild Christmas party................

Things have been hectic here and I am still unpacking even though we moved a year ago..............

Thanks to Judy at Patchwork Times for hosting Design Wall Monday......  Go HERE to see what others are doing......

The Pantry

I am so blessed to have a pantry..........  But sometimes it becomes a place to put things just to get them off the kitchen counter..........

It had finally reached the point where I could find nothing in the pantry at all.............

Yesterday was the day I finally started to make order from the chaos..........

Here is the before...............

And this is the after..............  Such a relief to have that done........

I still have two more trouble spots in the house.......  A hall closet and the master bedroom closet......  I would like to think that next week they can be put in order.

On the Needles Friday

I finally made into the studio this week........... No sewing done just putting things away........  I have however been knitting a bit at night..........

I managed to finish 30 dishcloths to give to friends.........  Some of them have to be mailed.....  I wonder just how long it will take me to get them to the post office.

The pattern is as follows...........

Cast on 39 stitches........
Knit four rows.
K 1, YO, K 2tog to end.
Repeat till there are 11 rows of YO's..........  Knit four rows. Bind off........

You can get 2 dishcloths from one skein of super size Sugar and Cream.........

I finished a pair of socks for a friend that also have to be mailed..........

I began a sweater for myself and now realize that I will not have enough yarn........  Hope I can get more.

I also finished Kim's sweater.................

Now to get it blocked, sewn together and the collar and front bands done..........

Lots of other knitting has been going on...........  Check out Judy at Patchwork Times (HERE) to see what else is on needles around the world.

On the Needles Friday

One sock done and the second sock begun..............This is the easy pattern that is kept in my sock sack for working on while we have guest.............

The third Skype Sock is done...........  This pair will be for Kim...........

Hat number three is complete and Hat four is on the needles.........  This pattern uses all sizes of yarn and is easy to knit.........  A great way to use up odd bits of yarn........

I also got one of the purses from last week lined and ready to use........  I hope to finish the second one today........

Check out Judy at Patchwork Times (HERE) to see what else is on the needles...........

Design Wall Monday

Two tops completed this week...........

The first was my Quilt Challenge Quilt for the Guild......

The second is my Quilt for an hour quilt..........  Judy does design the loveliest quilts..............

To see what else is happening go HERE to Patchwork Times............

On the Needles Friday

You might remember these bags from several months ago..........  I finally got the I-Cord sewn on and took them to Marilyn's to wash..........  Her machine has an agitator and mine does not............

This is what they look like now...............  I still need to line them and add a button to the front.......  We are  all (Tuesday Sewing Society) planning to make one in January............  

This is what is on the needle today.........  I finished the solid blue for Bill, and the blue glimmer for Jean.......  Now I am working on the purple glimmer for Kim...... One sock down and two to go........  I am trying to use up the yarn I have on hand.....  When this last sock is finished I will have three pairs done.......  Of course in the last two weeks I did pick up more yarn for three more pairs......  It must be an obsession.......

Head on over to Patchwork Times HERE to see what else is on a needle..............

Design Wall Monday

Judy at Patchwork Times hosts Design Wall Monday....... You can go HERE to see what is going on in other places...........

This was supposed to be my post for last week but my computer was out of commission so I am behind on many things........

I am finally getting the quitl together.....  I am thinking of putting Prairie Points on this one.......  We shall see....

Missing Weeks...........

Life has been busy these days...............

Friends have come by to sit on the porch and enjoy talking.............

Marilyn hosted a Sit and Stitch............

While we were there she let me use her washer to felt my knitted purses.........  Now they need to be lined.....

She served a delicious lunch and even fixed a plate for me to take home to Lem.....

Marilyn and Georgina

Fleming.............

Faye...........

We also went to Danville,Virginia to see my siblings..................(Left to right... Kathy, my brother James, my sister Jean and her husband Bill......

My brother announced that he and Kathy will get married in December.........  We are so delighted.....

Getting Together......

We decided to start getting together once a week to knit or quilt or whatever.......  More or less just to get together and talk...........

This past Wednesday a few of us met at Georgina's...........

She if course put out a real spread of treats to keep us going while we played.........

Even put out china cups.......

And all kinds of good for you food..........

We played for three hours and had a grand time..........  Next week will be at Marilyn's.............