It's A Top!

First christmas top finished,bow to see if I have enough yardage for a backing

Grace & Sadie wanted in on the photo shoot😄

As it is now it measures 58x67, big enough to snuggle with a bowl of popcorn & a good movie

The Beginnings Of A Christmas Quilt

 I've decided to add another row around the 16 patch quilt top & make blocks in-between projects ,meanwhile I pulled the Christmas fabrics back out & going with a strip style , the large dots & Christmas candy strips are the accent strips,just need to cut out 3 more

The candy strip will only be on top & bottom of the 4 strips in the middle

There are 5 main focus strips,4 waiting to be trimmed up & sewn to the accent strips 

At this point I'm not sure what I have for a backing but hopefully I  have something & can  get it ready to quilt by bedtime & I will still have to much of these fabrics🤣

Lets Make It Bigger"Or Not"

Having 2 orphan blocks from this quilt top make me have thoughts of making it bigger

The original plan for it was to be an oversize lap quilt,surely it wouldn't take to many to upgrade it to a full🤷 so I pulled out the scraps & started pressing & cutting

Mid way the light bulb went off 😄 each block is made up of (16) 5" squares ,8 rows across & 10 down will require cutting out  288 more 5" squares🤷 I think I had a moment when I shouldn't of been thinking🤣 so should I let well enough slone or carry on? maybe just add borders?🤷

Meanwhile Sadie says its fine the way it is & to wake her when its finished🤣

 I'm not sure if my great grand niece &  nephew's keeping me young or pushing me over the edge🤣 but I do know they are medicine for my soul ,long story short about christmas my husband & me jad always hosted what we called tour of lights for family & a few friends,with every room decked out plus outside we started in Oct ,these two sweeties told me this past Sunday they wanted to het started so we did lol,with all the breaks in between like swinging,brick forts,pizza picnics,cartoons, tree climbing ,making peanutbutter ballas etc.,we managed to get one tree done

speaking of getting things done, I've been wanting 

to cook on the grill what seems like forever & good fresh veggies,yesterday I picked up one if my nieces & off to the produce market we went,after I dropped her off & got back home I fired up the grill & got some veggies going on the stove,it was going on 5:00 before I got to sit down & enjoy the fruits of my labor but ohhh so worth it! grilled chop,green beans with new potatoes,yellow squash & onions,sliced tomatoes

It looks like a rainy day today but our weathers funny that way,you think its going to rain then its like never mind lets do 80 today😄 as far as I know I'm planning on today being a stay home day🤣 the plans are to cook up a few more veggies,Its been a while since I've cooked a variety of things to be able to make a good plate of yumminess for a few days, get the laundry done,& sewing,do I need to day that last one again?🤣

Grace doing a final inspection  on our first tree

Some Things Are Worth Saving

 The things that are worth saving to us may not mean anything to anybody but us,noone gets it, understands it & that's ok 😄 Why bother they say, toss it & move on they day😄 I am over half way finished repairing this old quilt that I have luved for over 30 years

There will come a day when it'll be beyond repair but not today , perhaps  I need to name it my Linus blankie🤣

Yesterday after church I met up with a few of my nieces & nephews for an outing at the pumpkin patch

These sweeties will be with me today ,my great grand niece & nephew,grandbabies to my niece, there's rumors of  🎄 so we shall see 😄

Sunday Inspiration

 

Are You Making Christmas Quilts Yet?

 Stepping into  hobby lobby  you'd think Christmas was here already ,even stores like Dollar  General is putting Christmas out but on a sewing note I've been going through fabrics that I've had forever & a day

I'm thinking of making a strip quilt inspired by Marys Quilts, making notes & coming up with a plan 

I'm planning to use a different print for each of the focus strips& this still wont put a dent in these fabrics,last year I made potholders,the year before that aprons,the year before that pillows 🙆it wont go away! 🤣

On a cooking note ,I rarely ever do fried foods but when I have a taste for them I try to keep it to just enough to satisfy the taste which makes it easy for the skillet to multitask orka & squash 😄

orka ,squash with ranch dressing ,buttered rice,sweet petite english peas chicken with honey mustard, I've got to buy another little grill & get back on track to healthier eating