How is everyone's holiday prep going?
Gifts all wrapped and under the tree?
Yeah, me neither--still waiting on a few
Yeah, me neither--still waiting on a few
things to show up in the mail.
Checking in on last week's goals:
1) Finish quilting September Glow
(maybe bind?)
Done
The quilting is done but it still needs binding.
I'm waiting till it's complete for pics, especially of
that dense quilting but here's the design:
2) Load up red/white/silver tree quilt
Done
Just need to choose a pantograph.
Of my Christmas/winter themes, I narrowed it
down to these. I keep trying to get those mittens
onto a quilt but I don't think this is the one for them.
The waves would work well, looking like the wind
swirling around as it does on the above trees.
That one quilts up quickly which is a nice bonus.
I love these snowflakes--firstly because I love all things
snowflakes and second, because they just quilt up so
beautifully! Now, they take a little extra time and that
could be an issue working with the hubs' schedule but
certainly his meetings will slow down a little over the
next couple weeks?
My first go at the snowflakes was on my hearts quilt.
As intricate as they are, I remember assuming they
would be difficult...surprisingly, they weren't too bad.
The flakes weren't always perfect but the overall
effect still looked great. I'm leaning toward these.
3) Finish main portion of Peppermint Pines quilt top
Done!
I even got two of the borders on; just one to go!
I was a little worried about the scrappy, traditional
fabrics I had but putting the solid ivory in the
background kept a little bit of a modern feel to it.
To me, it's a perfect mix and I am loving it.
4) Bind ombre
Not done
I keep putting this one off. I have a goal to finish
up all open projects before Christmas so I'll keep
working on it. I might still squeeze in that snowflake
quilt before the end of the year but I'm not starting
anything new till after Christmas at the earliest.
5) More holiday house cleaning, maybe more baking
Done
The house is sparkling and the oven has been going!
I've been baking up breads and cooking up
soups left and right. Cold weather does that.
6) Watch Christmas movies
Done
The week ahead:
1) Bind Ombre
2) Bind Glow
3) Start quilting Triangle Trees
4) Make backing for pumpkin quilt
5) Make one more stocking (for granddaughter)
We've run out of room on our fireplace mantle so
now they hang on the stairs. When I made them
I was sure to get extra fabric and trim for future family
members. Now what I really should do is get ahead of
the game here and make as many as I have supplies
for...but we'll see what I have time to do.
This should be an easy list to complete but
I am concerned about doing all of that binding.
Some shoulder pain that began 1 1/2 years ago
(swimming laps) has gotten so bad that I'm finally
looking into it more seriously. Initial x-ray shows
arthritis but I have a sonogram scheduled to look
at other things. Binding large quilts really does
a number on it so I am careful to carry the
process out over two days.
Happy holiday quilting!
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