Checkerberry is Quilted

 Hello Everyone,

Little Checkerberry finally has eyes and can see his new world......and he is quilted.  He just needs to be turned into a pillow.

 

His little tummy began as a 5" square.  Can you see what quilting components are in his tummy?  Look for 4 double flying geese, 4 regular flying geese, and 4 half-square triangles.  The flying geese and double flying geese measure 3/4" x 1-1/2".  Pretty tiny, but I make them 4 at a time and use a Bloc-Loc ruler for trimming.

 



 

Once I get the backing sewn on, Checkerberry will be part of my Christmas decorations for a few days before he goes to live at the shop.

 



Yesterday, I got all of my chores finished and called it a day around 3pm.  It was time to take Mazey to the dog park for her daily run and our daily walk.  We have a huge dog park here in town which is very popular.  If we walk around the inside of the park twice, we can log 1-1/2 miles.  Mazey loves it and we enjoy getting out in the fresh air as a family.

 

We arrived home about 4pm.  Dinner was in the oven and I decided to put my feet up, enjoy the Christmas tree, and read until the oven timer went off.  I turned the Christmas lights, on and only half of the tree was lit!  I traced all of the wires on the pre-lit tree, I jiggled, (the wires not me....wink), and still no luck.  I just now went downstairs to take a picture of the tree that wouldn't light......and it did!

 

 

So the moral of the story......when in doubt.....jiggle!  That reminds me of a blog I read a few years ago written by an older lady.  When her daughter-in-law asked what to bring for Christmas dinner, she said not to bring anything that jiggled more than she did.  If I said that to my DIL's or daughter, I'm afraid I'd be wearing whatever they brought.  Today I will choose my words wisely.

 

Soon,

Lynn



Hanging of the Quilts

Hello Everyone,

 

Just want to touch base with you today to show you some of the quilts that we hung down at In Between Stitches yesterday. 

 

Reminds me of a poem....

"The quilts were hung by the fabrics with care, in hopes that shoppers soon would be there."

 

(I swear I haven't been nipping at the Christmas Schnapps this early in the day!)

 



 

The panoramic feature on my phone is kinda fun.  From left to right Lil' Orphan Scrappy, Madrigal (made by Gail), Country Corners (made by Irene), Country Charmer, and Party in the Garden.

 



It's great to have friends and a sister who can quilt!

 

Those of you who live locally have to go down to the shop and look at the window display that Leslie created.  The word enchanting comes to mind.  I will try to get a good picture so everyone can see them. 

 

I'm off to go shopping.....my least favorite part of the Holidays.  When I get back, I'll be ready for some of the Christmas Schnapps for an attitude adjustment!  Maybe I should......no never mind.....no open containers in the car.

 

Soon,

Lynn

A Messy Christmas Tradition

Hello Everyone,

 

It's the same every year.  We have to drag EVERYTHING out of the closet under the stairs, unpack the boxes and start the 3-day decorating process.  Our downstairs is full of little trails.  Mazey loves it and thinks she has her own personal agility course.  Our daughter came over to drop Emily off, and she said it looked like Christmas threw up in our house!

 

 

Emily's favorite part of decorating is setting up the Christmas houses.  But before she could begin, she had to move my cookbook collection out of the pie safe from the kitchen to the spare room.  (I heard her muttering about Grammy's obsession with cookbooks.)  Mazey was a huge help in the entire process.....NOT!  



 

A couple of hours later, Emily is putting some of the finishing touches on the Christmas scene.

 

Flashback to 2009 when Emily was only 7.  She had to stand on a step ladder to decorate.  

In 2010, she still needed a ladder.

Emily's twin sister Kinsey decided to break tradition and go shopping with her Mom and friends this year.   The girls are growing up so fast and I know they are going to have other interests.  For now, I will treasure every precious moment I have with both of them.

Soon,
Lynn