right on time!

 even tho santa couldn't fill my stocking this year, no problem next year!

i've long admired vintage samplers and always had the desire to make one....until i found this pattern!  so very long ago i cannot even recall where or by who.....i started it but quilting inched it off my "to do" list....dear daughter stepped in and got it done.  now to finish and hang up, all year long as it is soo beautiful and not specifically holiday-ish....she is a superb cross stitcher and always has interesting projects in the works....

christmas nearly over for another year....some very nice gifts and precious time with my daughter and son-in-law, who got his covid vaccine shot just this week....so very grateful to God for all His blessings, the safety He has provided thus far for all my family....wind up week ahead!

just one thing (or two)....

to say.....

no matter how you celebrate this year....despite the pandemic...with or without snow....on zoom or in person....it is a Blessed Christmas, for the true meaning is never overshadowed by anything else...joy is found in every day....God bless us everyone!

weekend wrap-up

busy sewing weekend....finally got the scrappy plaid triangles to the flimsy stage....this was on my goal list.....

it seemed to take forever, probably as it was paper pieced...you know, print papers, sew on papers, rip out papers....then pulled out another UFO with speedier piecing technique...

from this book....filled with glossy, bright color photos....every quilt is done in batik fabrics....sensation describes it perfectly!  author is katherine guerrier....

and a surprise visit from one of santa's elves....that would be amazon....LOL

gosh i do miss "prairie home companion" on saturday nights....

short week this will be....quick bathroom tidy, some laundry and gift wrapping, plus groceries and a lab appointment and the always needed gym visits... how did the holidays get here so darn fast???  it's been a crazy, challenging and blessed year!