Will Work for Fabric

not exactly an Oprah Aahh moment

now that the Christmas haze has started to lift and the mess is cleaned up and we are looking forward to the new year, I sat down to put pen paper to list the projects that need to get done or have forward progress in the next 3 months.

It was not an Oprah Aahh moment, it was more of an Oh Crap Moment.  Did you ever have one of those? How is it that I am starting the year behind already?

Speaking of behind.....I took sometime this week and prepped my November and December Pennies from Heaven BOM blocks.

And before I could get these appliqued and embroidered, I got a text from Sister Mary Vera telling me that she received her January block already.  I guess the ladies at Kindred Quilts are starting the year much more organized than me!  

Maybe some of these self-imposed deadline have to go and only the real ones like baby showers, wedding showers, brithday presents, etc. stay on the list....

Maybe I need to spend less time cooking and cleaning, what do you think?

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

Wishing you...

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

Peace

There's been so much talk about presents, what are you getting, did I get something for everyone, will they like what I got them?

But I got was getting in the car yesterday and a little tiny thing happened to remind that the very best presents aren't wrapped at all.

Now, I have two high spirited boys each with a well defined sense of what's theirs.  So we are going out the car to get the the dentist and I hear the same conversation I have heard hundreds of times

Twin 1: Day?

Twin 2: Twenty-one

and Twin 1 gets in the front seat of the car.

That's it, that's the whole conversation.

So what, right?

Well here's the thing.  when they first got to the age that they could finally ride in the front (which of course happened on the exact same day), they would fight about who got to ride in the front.  So their father (I know, it should have been me) came up with a plan.  Odd days, Twin 1 sits in the front, Even, Twin 2 sits in front.  Now I don't normally say this about DH but, GENIUS!  And what a gift.

Every day since, he has given me peace for these few minutes, every time we get in the car.

And isn't peace the best gift ever?

And I'm thinking about friends who are having a hard time and neighbors still suffering from the impact of the flood in August and any of you carrying heaviness in your heart.  And I'm wishing you peace.

Peace in the next few days,

Peace in the next year

Peace in your hearts and in your homes. 

 

And if you are lucky like me, you'll have peace in the car too!

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

Christmas Goodies

the Christmas projects are done, yahoo!!

the pillowcase project completed and is on the guest bed.  I will definitely be looking to make more Christmas pillowcases for next year so everyone get some.

 

and new stockings are done (names are embroidered but blurred in the photos)

Now I can turn my attention to other projects, like wrapping, cleaning, etc.  

I hope I got everything for everyone.  I always like to have a I  little something extra, a just in case present....

nothing says Happy Holidays like a chocolate fish, right?

mmm, think I need more than one of these?

Hugs and Stitches and Holidays Wishes!

Megan

 

swap o magic

oh don't you just love swaps?  I do!  except for the having to keep a secret part!

This week, was a swap-tastic week, two in one week!

First, a package came from Mary, a small quilt swap we did:

I just love these colors and the applique on this little quilt!  Thanks Mary!!!!!

And Sunday morning breakfast (at the crack of dawn) was the Sisters of Disorderly Conduct Pincushion Swap.

Here's the one I made for Sister Mary Awful 

 and here's the one the  Sister B made for me

can you tell we all had the Sue Spargo class this year??

The rest of the Christmas projects are nearing completion so Yipee, I won't be up all night on Christmas Eve!!  Now I just have to resist the temptation to make "just one more thing".

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

let the giving begin

the first of the holiday packages is winging it's way...

I signed up of a little quilt swap a while back and since it should have arrived by now, I can show you....

I couldn't help myself, I made another of the little tiny twists, these are the 1-3/4" blocks

I love these little projects to do some hand quilting.  Sure I could finish the machine quilting in nothing flat but it just seems more personal to hand quilt it, so I like to take the time for swaps.....but that's just me (nuts).

Now back to santa's workshop!

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

p.s. doesn't it give you a boost when you spell check and the window pops up saying there are no misspelled words?