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Christmas Cheer!

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I haven't had time to do much sewing recently, but it's been well worth it!  My husband has been home for over a week, and we've had family in and out over the entire Christmas holiday.  I took a full week off from work, and it's been just blissful to relax and "hang out" with the kids.  Sadly, it's come to an end, but I appreciated it while it lasted! My parents and all their grandkids - we had a wonderful and blessed Christmas, and I hope you did, too!

Withdrawl pains

With Christmas, Thanksgiving, Marc's impending arrival and everything else, I feel like it's been a month since I've worked on a quilt.  I have tried to get some clothing sewing done in there, so I've been in my craft room a bit, but my productivity has plummeted.  Gunner was having major sleeping issues, and Isadora doing her usual refusal to go to bed, and I wasn't getting them settled until well past nine, so by the time I finished up the usual daily routine stuff, there was no time left to get to my sewing room.  I have a baby quilt that I wanted to get finished, but I've barely started and said baby arrived three weeks early!  So I'm way, way behind on that, and I have about four clothing pieces cut out and ready to sew.  I need to get a separate WIP list for clothing, because I'm constantly confused about what I have in progress and what I'm using various fabric pieces for.  I need half a day just to clean, purge and organize the sewing room, s

Cookie Day!

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No sewing this weekend, but it was a busy one! Much activity throughout the entire day! My beautiful girl My sweet boy The cooks and (most of) the final product Concentration!  My sister and I with baby Elise, the last of the grandbabies! 

WIP Wednesday

Recent Completions!! Lucky Pezzy WIPs: Farmer's Wife (LONG term project! - 20 blocks completed) Stardust  Scrappy Chevrons (leader and ender setup) Needs Binding Batik project At the quilter: Vintage Modern BOM Christmas Impromtu ROYGBIV trip around the world Top Completed, waiting for quilting: Swoon Mosaic Avalon BOM 1 Planning: Secret Garden (layer cake quilt) Madonna and Child Park Bench BOM Snowbird BOM Elementary UFO's: Craftsy QAYG quilt (three of twelve completed) Vintage Modern Scrappy Fabulous Flowers - stalled until I figure out how to fix it...