Pillows

Made a few pillows and have gotten several more cut out.  I have an embroidery machine, so I purchased some designs from Urban Thread and I love these worked up.  I put them on a few pillows and need to finish up the set.  I have a few more that are Christmas designs and one more

Right now it is a balmy 18 degrees and by noon it will be a scorching 25.  Guess I will have to get out in the weather and get groceries sometime today as the next week will be colder.  But this morning brings quilting a quilt for Vicki, my sister in law.  She has hinted

Our Christmas was wonderful.  Now we are looking forward to 2018.  The weather outside is cold so I am staying in.  Today I worked on a quilt top and have another quilt sandwiched and ready to quilt it.  This is for my sister in law.  Hopefully I will have it completed by Monday and ready

“Necessity is the Mother of Invention”

I don’t know who first said this, but this is what I felt today while doing prep work for Christmas Dinner tomorrow night with the whole family.  I had made a cranberry jello salad and put foil on it to be able to slide in the refrig.  Foil would not stay on and I was

One more day closer to Christmas

Well here I am 1 day closer to Christmas and getting the baking going good and…………..the stove dies….Yep, Friday night at 6 pm we go out and after 2 hours of looking we found one at Nebraska Furniture and they delivered it Saturday afternoon.  Baked some Molasses cookies and now today I will finish the

LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW

Meet the Snow Family.  Just a little something to hang on the wall throughout the winter months.  This way I can carry on with some festiveness (is that a word?) for a while longer.  I had help from my Granddaughter Cecilia (Cc) with some of the applique.  I can’t wait till she sees it hanging

Wonderful Wonderland

Now I live in Missouri, but grew up in Texas, and then we didn’t know what snow was.  This is what the people woke up to.  This is from Corpus Christi up thru most of the state.  Just Thanksgiving we were walking the beach there and looking for sea glass.  I hope the kids are able

Better focused in 2018

2017 has brought many ups and downs and my sewing and blogging have had to take a back seat to things.  I am determined to handle life’s little roller coaster better.  Why start in January?  I need to get a jump start on it.  So it starts this week, today.   I am trying to make

Sewing a little

I am planning on getting things finished this month and then for 2018 I will be starting fresh.  A new year a new list of projects.  I find that if I have very many unfinished projects I never get anything accomplished.  I am however having fun. House is ready for Santa to visit and our