On the Needles Friday

Some progress is being made on Jean's sweater.........  By Monday I should have the right front done and will be ready to start on the sleeves.................

Judy at Patchwork times is hosting On the Needles Friday......  Go here for information on what others are doing..... A word of warning however....... You tend to see things you want to make for yourself and will add to your project list if you are not careful..........

Baby Its Cold Outside

But it is blooming like the tropics in my breakfast room.....................

I brought in the hibiscus that someone shared with me in November............  I am trying to keep it alive till the spring when I can put it in the yard again.................

Ane it Bloomed....................

Design Wall Monday

No, I still have not finished the quilt you saw last week...............  The path diverged in another direction and I got lost...........

This is from the latest Love of Quilting Magazine.......  It is online and liking it I printed a copy.....

I have selected my fabrics ...............

Now to find time to get this darling item finished....................

Check out Patchwork Times for more inspiration............HERE

What is on your Needles Friday

Scarves for Cassie...........  One left to knit and her scarves are all done.........  I told all my friends that if they bought the yarn I would knit the scarves...........  They have been keeping me supplied............And I have enjoyed myself at no cost to me.........  Sounds like a Win/Win to me..........

To see what else is going on in the world of Knitting check out Patchwork Times HERE.....

The New Studio and New Years Resolutions

Here is the new studio............  It gets more crowded each day.........  It will soon be time for a purge but this time I am going to try to get things completed instead of just taken upstairs only to be brought down again.

A cozy chair for relaxing with hand sewing.....

My new quilting table.........  Yes it is short..........  That is fine...........  I am short........

The Duchess in front of the windows to the lake......  I had to close the blinds to keep some sun out to take the pictures......

My beloved but strange bookcase with the tchotchkes ................

The design wall with the same quilt that I hope to get together this month.

And a big basket of yarn to be made into scarves.......

As to resolutions I have decided to make them one month at a time to see how it goes.....
I have the habit of rolling out of bed and heading to the studio to play for a bit..........  That means the bed is left unmade and so am I............  So for January my goal is to make the bed before I leave the bedroom each morning and to get dressed complete with make-up........We shall see.......

Happy New Year.................

Gift from one of my favorite shops.........They have the nicest BOM,s and I keep one going all the time.......  I don't really know why...........  I still have some from several years ago but if we ever get snowbound for a month or two I will have some needle work at hand,,,,,,,,,,

This is one of the applique blocks from a Lori Smith quilt that is to be framed.............

I have already gotten behind because I became so caught up in Christmas that I have not selected my fabric for Tell It To The Stars............... This project is hosted by Judy at Patchwork Times...... The button is on the top left of my page.........  Why not join in..................

Simply Amazing........

My bromeliad is blooming again.............

It has three blossoms..........ONE

TWO...........

THREE..............

And two buds...   ONE

TWO..............

I am still trying to remember the people on my blog roll...........  Sure do wish I had not pushed that button.....

Design Wall Monday

With the new table I am forced to rearrange the studio........... Things piled on top of things.....  All to be put away..............

Perhaps I can get all the dust bunnies out since the furniture is moving around.........

And here it is........My quilting desk...........  It is too low for most people but I am vertically challenged and it works for me......

I got the last stitches done on the nine fat quarter quilt........  All bound and ready for TJ and Daisy........  While trying to quilt this by machine I came up with the idea of the table........   Maybe I will learn to quilt on my machine after all........

Check out Patchwork Times HERE for more inspiration.

What four days since Christmas?       Finally the Christmas baking is done......(not delivered yet)

One cabinet is organizes........... This is a small cabinet in the hallway.....  I did not want a corner cabinet so I opened this one into the hall and I can store dishes and they are close to the dining room.

Jean and Bill sent us a breakfast maker...........  Rebekah got English muffins and we made breakfast.....  Then we made lunch...........

Then my frugal self used the circle to cut some bread and we used that........  I like the bread best.......  Makes great grilled cheese......... Today we are going to add a slice of tomato.......

I called Jason and asked him to pick up a sheet of plywood............  When he brought it I explained what he needed to do with it.......  He started Friday afternoon and then made a list of the rest of the materials he needed.............

I cut out a template for him and he put a shelf  in to hold the machine........

Ta Da..........  We put it in the studio last night.......  It will come out again in the spring to be painted but I couldn't wait to use it................

Got the family together for dinner last night........  Made a big mess in the kitchen.....It will today to get it right again.......It was worth the effort to have all of us together.

Even the little one.........  He was unhappy because he couldn't have ham and sweet potatoes with the rest of us........

We had a lovely meal......

And good fellowship.......  All was merry and bright..............

I like fine dining......  Perhaps we should do it more often...............

  I found two kits on sale that I have liked for some time........  Rebekah is going to stitch  them for me.........

Now off to do a bit of kitchen blessing..... Time for me to start running things around here such as the dishwasher, washing machine, and other appliances..........

Merry Christmas

Well, we made it this far..........  Yesterday was filled with people dropping in and UPS and the Mail Person bringing the last minute gifts that were ordered.......

For Lem this year I got an Air Desk...........  You can learn all about them HERE..............

I chose the tall one.......  You never know what will happen in the future and I wanted to cover all of my bases......I also got the one with three shelves............One for his coffee cup, one for the computer, and one for the tv remote.............Or anything else he places there..............

He says that he is getting used to it and so far enjoys using his Air Desk...........

I also managed to eliminate my blog list..........  Not sure how I did that and I am not too happy about it.....

I suppose I will spend the next year repopulating it.................

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD DAY.

Enjoying the day............

As the holiday approaches I am getting some things ready to sit and sew..........

I get a mini quilt from Temecula Quilt Company each month..........  I have been getting them for several years now..........  I have never made one...................

Thought it would be a good idea to start one now and try to do two each month.........  Hmmm..... That would give me 24 mini quilts by this time next year.............  We shall see.......

I am also in the middle of The Great Cookie Plan.............  All lined up on the counter and ready to mix......

(that was several days ago......  all but two batches have been baked and after they are done I hope to get the plates assembled to give to neighbors..........

This is the recipe I used for all but the lemon cookies......  I did red velvet cake mix with white chocolate,
white cake mix with green food coloring and mint flavoring, butter pecan cake mix with pecans and of course the chocolate cake mix with chocolate chips.........

Below it the recipe for the lemon cookies.............  Lem ate cookies the entire time I baked them........

Getting Ready

Yes, I know that Christmas is just a heartbeat away but I am still getting ready.........

Rebekah and I assembled these cups for friends and added a little bag of cookies like the ones on the table for the guild..........

A dear friend gave me a wee gift that I liked so much that I made some for friends..................

How good it is to have Rebekah here to help.........  She is getting stronger each day but is still in a lot of discomfort............

Just a bit of decorating.........

Last Wednesday the Guild was here for a pot luck luncheon..............I surely did enjoy having everyone.......

Mama's Creche on the table in the dining room..........

Three candles on the sewing table..............

A red ribbon on the sewing box........

Charlie Brown tree at the end of the hall...........

Snowman quilt from the last Fons and Porter Love of Quilting book..............

Dish of peppermints........

The antique desk decorated for the season............

The Quilt cabinet all decked out........ the green tree on the right of the middle shelf is from my dear sister and
white one of top is from Happy's.............

Coffee table to remind us of our reason for celebration.............

Little singing angels from Jean and Bill last year..........

And my wee tree...............

The stairway all decorated..........

Baking results from the day........  I did frost the cake later......

A bit of red in a collection of bottles.......

Small table in the hallway...............

No it is not done yet..........  I still have a few things to put up.....................