Christmas Day and Linens...

Have I mentioned that I love linen?  Yes, I believe I have...here and here and here...and a few more places, but I don't want to bore you.  ~grin~ 

I gifted my friend, Kim, with a few linen items.  She's my guinea pig...trying things out for me to see how they work out.  For her, I made a washcloth and hand towel for the bathroom, two bread bags (one for normal bakery bread and the other for longer loaves such as baquettes or french bread) and I decided to give her the chocolate linen napkins I talked about in a previous post.

natural linen bread bag

transparent yellow linen washcloth and hand towel

loop on hand towel for hanging

chocolate linen napkins I decided to give to Kim and not keep for myself

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I had a wonderful Christmas Day with my boys and their families.

Matthew Glenn

Matthew's fiance, Tiffany, and her daughter, Sam

Grandson Conlan

Paul Gary and wife, Rachel

Devin was sick and Kaylynn was unable to be there...otherwise, it was a perfect day.

Tag opens his own gifts, you know.  Here is a small part of his video...

I need to take a few days to clean up my mess and get organized in my sewing area.  Not looking forward to it, but a clean workspace is good.

Have a great weekend!



"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

Baby Zigs...

These are the cutest!

Don't you think?

Baby zigzags...

each block measuring 4 inches.

This is the center part of a baby quilt.

 No half-square triangle zigzags for me.

 I followed this tutorial,

as I did once before.

  See that zigzag quilt here.

Story still forthcoming.

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Meant to post this photo

on my last post.

Cuz I wrote about him.

It's Conlan.

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Tomorrow is Monday.

Only thing good about that

is that I have Tuesday off.

Annual physical.

LOVE my doctor!

Have a wonderful week!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

Marching On...

I am so happy that March is finally here.  I am tired of winter.  Spring (well, the official day of, anyway) is in less than 3 weeks.  woohoo!  Warmer weather has got to be coming our way soon! 

I haven't done any sewing at all this past week.  I finally got the itch to do something, so cut some fabric tonight.  I have another baby quilt to make...

Those are all green prints...and much prettier in person.  There's a story here that I'll share when the quilt is completed.

I stopped in at my lqs this morning.  Grabbed one of these...

There may be a story involving these fabrics and my lqs.  Time will tell.

Here's the brown boy...though his head is resting on his snowman, I am sure that he, too, is dreaming of spring!

Another upcoming project for me involves these fabrics.  I may be able to add 'designer extraordinaire' after my name if this turns out.  ~grin~

Of course, I do have more projects, but I think this is all my mind can handle for now.

I really must get some quilt tops put together with batting and backings and quilted!  I don't seem to have the energy for that right now.  They'll be there waiting when I am ready.  

Had a little chat with my grandson, Conlan, tonight.  He is 10 years old and we chat on the phone like two little old ladies...it is hilarious!  He was at home and I was here...we were both watching Hawaii 5-O and talking about the cast of characters.  His favorite is Steve McGarret (Alex O'Loughlin).  I told Conlan that he was my favorite, too...and that I thought he was terribly good-looking.  When I asked Conlan if he liked him for the same reason, he laughed and told me that he liked him cuz he was the 'only one on the show with abs'.  Cracked me up!  But, he's right.  Here he is...and wearing those eternal cargo pants.   ~sigh~

Something new...the other night, Kisa laid right behind Tag on the ottoman.  They are touching!  I was very surprised...this is a first.  I guess they do enjoy each other's company, after all!  Well, at least this time.  ~grin~

That's all I have to share with you tonight.  I plan to sew tomorrow, so you may want to check back and see what I accomplished!

In the meantime, have a great rest of the weekend!




"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

Merry Christmas

Well, here it is Christmas Day afternoon.

The festivities are over.

I went to son Matthew's this morning.

He made us a huge breakfast.

Conlan and Jasmine loved the tv/floor pillows.

I received a very nice framed photo of the kids

and a new mouse pad with a photo of the kids on it.

Love them!

Here's Conlan.

(aka up & coming rockstar)

In his suit, no less.

He asked for a suit for Christmas...

can you believe that?

An almost 8 year old?

Perhaps more Michael Buble than Jon Bon Jovi?

(Gotta tell ya, though...I've seen Jon in a tux...looks so good!)

Here's Matthew, hard at work.  Makin' bacon, methinks.  

And, here's Miss Jasmine, Miss Blue Hair (before her time...isn't it usually the old ladies that dye their hair blue?).

Unfortunately, those are about all the photos I took.

But, here are some of your favorite brown dog!

With a new...you guessed it...WART HOG!

From Santa (aka Aunt Julie)...

 

 

 He hasn't let it out of his sight.

It was a great day.

I need to finish up 3 gifts and get 2 packages shipped.

Then, I will officially be done with Christmas.

Right now, though?

I am going to sit and spend some quiet time reading.

In my jams.

Snuggled with Tag.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

Pillows for Two...

I whipped up 2 of the 4 pillow covers I need to make for the grandkids.  These are for Jasmine & Conlan...I will see them tomorrow morning.  I found some great home decor fabric on sale...YAY!  I made these pillows for the grandkids to use on the floor while watching tv or while reading propped up in bed...or whatever.  They're 24 inches square. 

Jasmine's fave color this year is lime green...

 (I think the pillow is upside down)

I put zippers in them so that they'll be easier to wash.

 

Conlan is Tag's boy.  Seriously.  Tag thinks that Conlan was put here for him.  And, Conlan does love the brown boy.  I figured brown dots would be ideal for him.

I washed the fabric before putting these together.  This piece shrunk enough so that the width wasn't quite as much as I needed.  But, it had nice wide selvages.  So, I used them!  My flash whited this out, but the zipper is actually halfway between the two white edges.  I think it's pretty cool, but am sure that Conlan will not be as impressed.  {grin}

Hope your Christmas is Merry!

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

Catching Up...

I've a few photos to show you. 

This is the blanket I made for Manley (sister Julie's Golden)...measures about 28 x 40...same on both sides.

 See what I did on his blanket?  I free-motion wrote his name.   Can you see it?

Here's the blanket for Kisa (sister Julie's cat)

I don't think I ever posted a photo of this quilt...maybe just a sneak peek before?  Well, here it is...pretty in pink.  For Joyce to give her granddaughter, Alyssa.

Finished this one, too.   Fabric is Coco Express by Jo Morton. 

I received these photos this weekend...

Conlan - Mr. All Around Flag Football player.

 

 Jasmine & Conlan.

Conlan - I love black & white photos!

Jasmine - stunning.

I feel much better after doing nothing all day.  I am now ready to take on the work week.  (well, sort of)

I hope you all have a great week!

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

Our Thanksgiving Celebration

What a day.

My sister from Colorado, Julie, was there...
a surprise for our Mom.

A lot of people in a small space.
But, we all had a great time. 

The 4 J's together...telling stories
on and about each other. 
All of us laughed so hard.

Here are some photos of our day...

Table 1.

l-r...Michelle, Joyce, Jill, Tim, Julie, Ray, Mum.

Table 2.

l-r...Conlan, Matthew, Jasmine.
(not pictured: Jenni & Trent)

 

Conlan, Jasmine & Trent.

Son Matthew helping his Gram with her mp3 player.

Granddaughter Jasmine.

 Oldest sister Joyce.

Me Mum and grandkids Michelle, Matthew & Jenni.

Trent with his mom (she's my niece...he loves the quilt).

Trent & Conlan.

Sister Julie & blankets for
Manley & Kisa (made by me).

What fun we had.

I was sorry that Paul & his family
were unable to make it.

I was sorry to see the day come to an end.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

I LOVE My Grandkids...

That should go without saying, I know.

I don't see them often,

so every single time I do see them,

I am reminded of how precious they are to me.

Here are some photos from today.

My son, Paul, with his daughter, Kaylynn.

(I love this photo!)

Devin with the neighbor's cat, Nugget.

He (the cat) used to live here and 

walks over every time I have company.

Jasmine was very impressed with this very tall dandelion.

By the way...Kaylynn adores her cousin, Jasmine.
She imitates her every move...

it is so dang cute to watch.
Fortunately, Jasmine loves being adored.  
{grin}

 Conlan.

 

Tag is ecstatic that his kids are here...

he's very tired tonight, though.