well here we are at november 31st.....i mean DECEMBER 1st...and christmas decorating and planning is on the front burner. enjoyed a quiet thanksgiving with dear daughter and some yummy leftovers...where has this year gone??? seemed to fly by even with all the craziness going on...plenty of sewing still happening....
something's missing from the design wall.....
remember these? i had an idea for a bed size quilt using these (and lots more) little blocks...but after a glance at the big quilts waiting to be quilted, decided to go small instead. pulled out a perfect paisley to pair them with and it's a flimsy! the binding was also prepped and the remainder of this half yard went into the scrap basket. it's a 2021 UFO but it'll be a quick hand-quilted finish. *** also in the works is to finish the scrappy trees flimsy--trees done, just need to become rows, and a top for the guild. the nordic mini is ready to baste and finish.....did end up taking out one of the tiny seams and made it a tad more mini so the top row would fit better....and glad of it...
today is decorating day, tho....moved furniture around yesterday to make room for holiday stuff. started off with a maine-inspired breakfast, delish blueberry muffins!
Whitney Wreath - Maine Balsam Wreaths
beautiful christmas decorations from the crown of maine...let the aroma of christmas fill your home!
don't let the craziness of this ultra-crazy year rob your christmas joy!
Yes indeed we need to appreciate the special gifts of the holiday season! I worked on the conveyor belt at Wyman's in Union when I was in high school. Our job was to pick out the slugs and debris. I was the only one who would touch the slugs. What a great memory! Have fun with your holiday decorating!
ReplyDeleteI remember staying with my Aunt and Uncle in New Hampshire when I was a little girl and my Aunt baked a blueberry pie for dessert. When my Uncle came home from work that day he had a few things to say about that pie because my Aunt had made it with cultivated blueberries and he preferred the wild ones! ;) There really is a difference, but when I was a kid I had no idea. Funny how things stick with you for the rest of your life. Enjoy the process of decorating. You did, indeed, find the perfect paisley-- so pretty!
ReplyDeleteOh, Grace, I am thrilled with your design wall escapee! It is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThe Nordic mini is very sweet, as I am sure, are the muffins. Love a good blueberry muffin! I have ancestry from Maine, but the name Wyman doesn't ring a bell, so I doubt we are connected. I think my ancestors were from Vinalhaven in the Fox Islands.
LOL -- Stevens' calendar (he gets one each year from the UCC) had November 31, 2020! Turn the page to December and the month starts today. (And in his new calendar -- 7/20 to 12/21 they caught the error.)........I recognize those triangle blocks! I heard that this year's wild blueberry harvest was below average. Whether that was because of fewer pickers or the crop I don't remember. Enjoy every berry!
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