Art Class & Christmas Tree s

 I had my watercolor class this morning,my brain still trys to go into acrylic mode with the brush 😄 with watercolor you glide the brush in long strikes,I still catch myself making short strokes & so does the teacher😄 I made a mess of my lemon then on to sabotage the bananas ,I think my trees look more like icecream cones🤣 I have actually learned a lot,just gotta get those techniques down

 

Just before dark Grace 🐕 & me took a ride in the truck down town to Tinsel Trail, a festival of decorated trees from local businesses 

Sewing,Baking & Frogs 🤣

 From what I can figure if I make the red & white patch quilt around 73 x 84 I'll need 380 blocks, cutting the fabric in strips of  4 1/2" WOF will yield 9-10 4 & ,1/2" blocks ,all red & white strips are cut & handing with the quilt tops,this will be a Jan. project as Im tied for for quilts for Christmas 

I made a new recipe today, creamy cheesey spinach pasta,butter,garlic, heavy cream & fresh grated parmesan makes for a delicious homemade Alfredo like sauce

then I made a home chocolate cake from scratch

worked on my watercolor homework

then there's the frog🤣 I was driving & noticed he was sitting on the dash board, ,he jumped on the window so I tried to let it down  only to get him stuck😄 he wiggled out & jumped again,at this point I didn't know if he went in my purse in the door,when I got  to where I could stop I finally caught him ,he jumped out of my hand & into the paking lot ,I was like 👀you cant be in the parking lot,so I'm chasing him & finally catch him & put him in a tree 🤣

All this fun called for a  needed cake & coffee break 🤣

Catching Up on Quilt Projects

 Here we are at the beginning of a fresh new month,last month I spent the majority fighting off an ear infection & only got 2 simple pincushions made

Today so far I've gotten a good start on my niece's & nephew's quilt ,the dinisoure print will showcase the whole strips 8 1/2 x WOF (8 1/2 x 40 1/2) & the solids will be cut into 4 1/2  x 4 1/2, the pattern calls for 2 WOF but Im using 3 colors I have go a different route for a checkerboard strip

All of these strips will be cut into 10 1/2 " blocks, my little niece wanted  one made from my bird fabric, I'm glad I could find some yummy colors to make them look more girly 

A brand new month awaits us & I am looking to have a much better productive time in the sewing room!😄

Sunday Inspiration

 

Stitch The Season 2025 ( part 1)

 Do little projects draw you in when you're working on other projects? having something quick & a little simple to work on in between big projects especially when we have to have those walk away moments justifies them ,right?🤣 This is the sweetest little stitching journal,the 1st prompt is vertical 

I came across this in the middle so there's some catching up to do, its still early in the day ,not even 11:00 yet so I'll get this page stitched down & get back to the quilts

we had a freezing 27 degrees yesterday morning,everything outside was iced over but it slowly warmed up to the 50's by 2:00 so I made a run for it to the park with Grace & Sadie

We weren't there near as long as we wanted for as quickly as it warmed up the temps started dropping again

Happy Thanksgiving

 Wishing all a beautiful & blessed Thanksgiving 

Long gone are the days everyone gathers here, I spend the day with all my nieces & nephews,greats & grands ,I just show up🤣 but not without fried orka with green tomatoes,prep station is ready & the famous New Yorks Traditional Macy's Thanksgiving parade is going on the TV

If all goes well I'll get a good picture of Grace & Sadie for their 2025 Thanksgiving picture before I head out to my nieces

Christmas Reads

 Do you like to read Christmas stories? Do you have a favorit? A favorit Author? Thomas KinKade, Jan Karon, Debbie Macomber, Janette Oke are among many favorite Authors on the bookshelves along with classics like A Christmas Carol