I have been working diligently to finish up gifts and quilts and shopping. I really need to get to the post office today, but first I need to gather all the things and pack them up. I did make a list, so thats a start. I have been getting the last Christmas themed quilt together, it was a kit from Backside Fabrics. I really like the fabric line, Holly Jolly from QT fabrics. Vintage looking Santas and ephemera of the 50’s and 60’s. Cozy and soft, I briefly entertained making another quilt from the scraps, I would have to buy more yardage though. Maybe after the holiday, during a sale or something. I just remembered that I was going to make the evergreen quilt with the layer cakes I bought back in November. The best laid plans for quilters and…

I did buy more fabric this week, for the Winter Visit QAL I joined. It is a Krista Moser quilt, I think I wrote about it a few months ago when it started. I went through all the Cherrywood scraps I have and there is only about 1 ½ yards of the creamy yellow background. I need three for this quilt. I may use the yellow for the accent triangles in the background.

In a flurry of activity, I finished off the bowl cozies, and the tissue box covers. I was not really happy with the embroidery on these. The tension is off, and the bobbin thread was coming through to the top. I scrapped two, and tried using more stabilizer and matching the bobbin color. It looks better, but just okay. I also put the binding on the placemats, runner and throw I made using the Art Haus fabric line. The runner is pictured under the tissue box.

I did finish the quilting on the Country trees quilt. I haven’t taken it off the frame yet, because there is enough backing fabric left to do a table runner. I just need to find something suitable for the front, I carefully put the scraps from the Country trees quilt away, so I wouldn’t loose them. Now I can’t remember where the bag is.

Be Kind.