The Wind Through the Trees...

It was unanimous (myself included).

The simplest quilting pattern won out.

Doesn't it look just perfect on these trees?

Almost giddy about that.

(Hope you can see it well enough)

I'm taking my time with this.  The pattern is simple

but it's actually fairly "deep"

(standing perpendicular to it as one quilts)

which means I'm having to do some slight leaning.

And slight leaning is about the worst thing for my back.
Worse than leaning way over.

But anyway, it's nice to not have any deadline

except for being excited to get it on our bed.

How's everyone's Christmas shopping going?

I have quite a bit done but haven't wrapped

a thing.  In fact, I've barely decorated a thing.

Pretty unusual for me but I'm having tree issues.

After TWO NEW trees were defective

(yes, two separate trips to the store)

I was so frustrated I thought I'd pull out last year's

half-dead tree back out and just work harder at it

seeing if I could--I don't know--will it back to life?

The glorious Christmas glow I was after refused to appear.

Back to plan A.  The one where I get a new flocked

tree and throw this one away.

Flocked trees make a mess--one that's totally worth it

if you ask me because of my snow-love and all.

However, making this mess THREE times and still

coming up empty isn't my idea of holiday fun

so I just stopped.  Can you blame me?

I'd love a real tree every year but I've had enough of spending

hours wrapping lights so that's not happening.

Maybe some day I'll change my mind but that's where it is now.

HONESTLY!!

Why can't they make a darned tree that works, and lasts??

(I seem to recall posting something about this last year

when the above tree had just 3--*just* three??--strands out.)

Yes, I realize I'm sounding like a bit of a Bah-Humbug.

I'll work on that.

We have had some good laughs over all of this.

A new tree arrives today.  Crossing fingers.

Quilting blowing wind over snowy trees should

cheer anyone up, right?
At least these trees will last!
Oops.  Said I was going to work on that. ;o)

Above shows where I'm at currently.

At 91x109, it's a pretty large quilt but I think

I'm nearing the home stretch.

Happy quilting!