A Quilty Christmas

Twas the day after Christmas and all through the house.... everyone was pooped and a bit befuddled....(where's my coffee...)











Did a Facetime with the nephew and his family last night and everyone was happy and impressed with all the hard work put into their Christmas quilts. (If you've been following this blog... you've read about these quilts 'ad nauseam.'  Just look back a few posts.)

It warmed the cockles of my heart.  The year I spent making these quilts...and praying for the recipients... it made me so happy that they liked them.  And, really, isn't that why we do this?  Because the receivers of our labors of love, while they don't REALLY know the time, energy and money that went into the quilt, they DO recognize that it was a labor of love.

I so Love you guys.....

My Auntie....the one who got me hooked on quilting, has been struggling this year with health issues...  but, she also got into the "quilt-giving" game....she made this quilt for my daughter, Ana.

Isn't it pretty?!  Ana cried when she opened it.

Auntie, thank you for teaching me the art of quilting and the art of giving our most precious gift, our love, to those we cherish.  You'll never know what you did for me when you taught me to quilt.

Now to start planning the quilts for Christmas 2016.... I have a really big family.... who will it be???
Ya'll better start being nicer to me.... ha ha!

Christmas Quilts FINISHED!!!

This was the last one...it went out in today's mail.

As I've mentioned, I have a nephew name Wilbur.  He likes pigs.  This lap quilt is for him...

I've been collecting piggy fabric for a while...some from eBay, some from Etsy.  I had no idea what to actually do with it...

I started with an Atkinson Design pattern
"All About Me."

The nice people at Piecemakers Country Store helped me pick out the coordinating fabrics.
























I got a bit creative with the back.  It's "pigs in a blanket" by Timeless Treasures.






















 It actually turned out better then I expected.

Merry Christmas, nephew.

Quilter's Littler Helpers

The "pig" quilt is off the design floor and I am in the process of tying it.
It needs to be finished and in the mail by tomorrow.

Someone posted this in Facebook this morning:

I hope they come to my house next!

What's on Your Design Wall?

We are in the Club House Turn!
How many of us are frantically sewing up a storm, finishing up Christmas gifts?

Me, for one...with my travel schedule, it was a very ambitious undertaking, but I do have two of the four Christmas quilts all finished and even boxed and ready to ship.

Here is what is in the boxes.

A dragon quilt of my own design for the number one son of my nephew.

Missouri Star's skateboard quilt for the younger brother of the above-mentioned grand nephew.


I have one quilt at the quilter's  and one on my "design floor."
My goal is to get them both in the mail and delivered by Christmas Day.

Harry Potter's Bookshelf is at the quilter's.
It is called the "Project of Doom"

If you like paper piecing, do a Facebook search...for "Project of Doom."  It was challenging, but so fun.

Wish I could be at my sister's house on Christmas morning to see his face when he opens it. (My sister will have all her kids home for Christmas this year.)

This one is for another nephew (the brother of the above-mentioned nephew.)  My nephew's name is "Wilbur."  Get it?  And, even though he is a grown man, he likes pigs. (He is also one of my favorite people.)

Not as ambitious, but I think he will like it...

IF I get it finished... it is still on my "design floor."

So, keep at it.  We still have some time to make Christmas Morning magical!