Merry Christmas to all...

Wishing all of you the best Holiday ever! Be safe and have the best day and cherish every moment with your family... we are off to Abilene after church this evening. 3 hour drive. We will get in after JohnJohn is in bed so when he wakes up in the morning, we’ll all be there! Surprise!!

Kelly got me a painting class for Christmas. We went to dinner and then painting..

She did ‘most wonderful time..’


Turned out pretty cute for our first time!

Head Over Heels...

Finished another... Head Over Heels by Thimbleblossom. 79x84 roughly. AND, with scalloped borders! I used the ruler from Quilt in a Day and it was pretty simple. In the book, they list a lot of measurements to make it simple, and of course mine wasn’t listed so I had to do math.

This was taken in the evening and looks black instead of blue. 


This kinda shows the color better. It’s beautiful.  I am kinda disappointed with the fabric with flowers on it. I used it on the back also and is soooo thin. I bought it online so I didn’t get to touch it before I bought it. It’s not like Moda to produce such see through fabric. I paid a lot, fabric store prices and it’s almost sheer.

Ok... elf on the shelf update..

Here’s Kelly...

And here’s MaryAnn and Brenda...

They both ended up in roof at front of the schools! The kids are loving it... the hunt is on as soon as they get to school. Such fun!

Christmas Party...

The CLIFTEX is the only remaining of three theatres that were founded by D.C. Caraway in the early 1900s. It has been in business since 1916. The original name was "The QUEEN Theatre" which was later changed to "CLIFTEX Talkies." in order to keep up with the ever changing film industry.

I was kinda wishing they would do a showing of Mary Poppins returns though like the sign says.

Very tiny. It burned down in the 1920’s, was rebuilt and there are still a few remaining items left in there. Neat little theatre.

Today is the 1st of 5 days of Elf on Shelf. Kelly started it a couple years ago. I talked My school into doing it and here they are...

Man, I miss those guys!

Gonna finish this up today with a scalloped border. 

Wish me luck! First time doing this!

2 more done!

The Wonky Christmas Tree..

And the Patchwork Barn Quilt..

Kind of a crazy picture... wind wouldn’t stop blowing for 2 seconds.

I think the quilting pile has only 2 or 3 left in it... gonna start another from my long list of what to do next quilts...

I did it!

With only losing an inch! 1 inch at the bottom. I stared at this for a couple days thinking of how the heck I was going to do this...

I sewed on and added a leader and a ender to the backing...

I only lost an inch that I had to cut off. PHEW!

She was very excited. She thought she was going to lose 3” all around... she was a happy camper!

Finishes....

2 charity quilts quilted up for the local quilt guild. Next door cat, Eggnog, decided he wanted in on the fun.


Front and back on both of them.



Here is a panel of a red truck that my sister sent to me.

Absolutely in love with it!



Then a client asked if I could do a Harry Potter baby quilt with minky backing.

Hope she likes it, if not, it’s going on Etsy tomorrow. That’s about it. I have another clients quilt getting ready for quilting this week. It’s gonna be a tough one. Backing is not big enough and she knew it, said she was just gonna CUT the quilt down. What she doesn’t realize is I need that extra backing to put it on the frame.... wish me luck!

Part 2...

More catching up... I sewed up a FREE sew a long from Carina Gardner. She had posted it on her Instagram account for 1 week. I call it the Wonky Christmas Tree pattern.

The 2 trees out front turned to Fall overnight it seemed like.

I finished quilting this one up..

Then I had the Grandson here for a week and I found these awesome cookies that he could paint and still be edible. He had a blast. 





We went to Christmas on 5th Street at Baylor and they had a TON of things to do for everyone.. hit for John John was Polar Express exhibit. 


It was just like a huge playground for kids of all ages. Even adults. We took him home this past weekend and Mark built a Murphy Bed for them for Christmas.  I don’t have a picture. 

Then we ended the weekend with Church and a got a picture of their family with Santa. Think that’s it. I sewed and quilted more things but need to take pictures.

So far behind...

Looking back at my pictures... I am so far behind. So I’ll do them a couple at a time. Went to the Silos to visit Santa...

Just beautiful....

Ran into Jimmy Don... he told us that Chip and Joanna have bought buildings (BLOCKS )around the Silo’s. So it should be a shoppers paradise coming in near future!

Went to Abilene last weekend and took a walk with John John and Kelly... cotton farms have replaced all the corn fields... really pretty.

Aren’t these just the cutest!

Can’t wait for January to come!

That should do it for tonight... I’ll try again tomorrow for more.. have the boy here so it will be challenging to get my iPad away from him.

Busy weekend...

At the last minute, I decided to go to Houston. Wasn’t sure if it would work. If I brought Mark with me, who would watch our dog. If I was in a pinch Kelly could but not my first option. If I brought Kelly, then who would watch her dogs? Hmmm.. Mark is not really their favorite person. So I have a neighbor friend that does rag quilts and was up for a field trip. 

We left Friday morning, got there about 11:30 thanks to wonderful Houston traffic and road construction. 

This picture is just 1/4 of the vendors... there was a whole other half of the building of just quilts. Over 1500 quilts on display and I believe they said the same for vendors. 

Had an awesome time. 

There is no way I could post all the quilts i like, but here are a few.

After 7 hours of walking we needed drinks and food! Almost 6 miles were walked! Bought lots of items, rulers, quilt kits, fabric, thread... a whole bunch of stuff! Phew!

My neighbor is already talking of plans for next year and staying more than 1 day! She loved it and was overwhelmed ..We had a blast!!

Finished a couple quilts this week...

This was Head over Heels. Instead of trying to be all organized I just decided to chain stitch EVERYTHING and sort it after. Worked perfect! Finished in a day. 

Then the Quilt Show quilt a long, with Ricky Tim’s... is an Edyta Sitar quilt..we are on month 11 and they gave directions on putting it together so I don’t know what month 12 has in store. I couldn’t take a picture because of the rain and wet grass but this is what it looks like off the website. 

Mine looks just the same. I machine appliquéd the designs on.  Looks fabulous. So that’s 2 more quilts added to the long arm pile. 

Timeless Traditions had a giveaway on her blog and I won this. She described the quilt and said the first person to email her would be the winner. I am almost positive it’s the quilt pattern. No way would someone give away such a gorgeous quilt. A girl can wish though. I better get my red fabric out!

Then, Joanna from Fig Tree Quilts posted a picture of a darling pumpkin sitting on top of her quilts... I loved it so much, I made my own. My new friend here in Texas has a cricuit and I asked her if she could make the decals. (Actually her husband made them)Whoala!! I love it! Plastic pumpkin came from Joann’s.  70% off. 

Tomorrow am I am off to Houston Quilt Festival. I’ll be back Sat afternoon.  I’m super excited.