another cross off

from the end of the year list!  the scrappy trees top is done....titled "in a quarantine forest" where things are not as they appear....just right don't you think?

not the best photo....it's pretty good size being about 65 wide and about 85 long, bigger than a lot of the things i make.  but it'll hang over the end of the bed nicely.  should be ready for next christmas i'm guessing....

not too christmas-y weather here--40s daytime hovering around 30s at night.  my new england family is getting a nor'easter with snow but that's expected in december.  my tree is up and covered with pretty lights, ornaments on today.  i've some gifts to wrap and mail so that's on for the weekend...

hope your holiday festivities are in full swing!

another crazy week

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!

made with tiny and sweet maine blueberries....

somewhere in my whitney genealogy a wyman married a whitney so you could say it's sort of a family business...but they really are the best!  and can't finish without promoting another maine family business...

 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!