While I was catching up with my blogger friends today I noticed that I myself had not posted since Thanksgiving! I guess I've been really really busy!!
December started out with a bang! 4 outings in a row! WOW! The 1st party was with Casey's Quilters on Dec 5th - we had a sit and sew where everyone worked on their individual projects, an ornament swap. (I got Sherry's (pic #1) these cute logcabin ornaments - they measure 3"square!!), and a lovely meal. It was a wonderful day!! The next outing was at Koleen's on the 6th - a si
t and sew and a cookie swap! Too bad I didn't take a picture of all the cookies before I ate them! LOL Another great day. Then on Sunday, the 7th it was back to Koleens for Maine Machine Quilter's 1st Annual Christmas party - more food, more fun!! And to top it all off, The Backroad Quilter's Christmas party was Monday night, Dec 8th - more fun, more food and another ornament exchange - this time I took a picture of the ornament I made for the swap. (pic#2) I made this with my embroidery machine - it is called "Victorian Angel" tree topper and it is free standing lace - there are 5 sections to this project and each section takes nearly 2 hours to stitch out. Then it had to be assembled, starched and dried - it stands about 10 inches tall - Gloria Thompson took it home with her!!
t and sew and a cookie swap! Too bad I didn't take a picture of all the cookies before I ate them! LOL Another great day. Then on Sunday, the 7th it was back to Koleens for Maine Machine Quilter's 1st Annual Christmas party - more food, more fun!! And to top it all off, The Backroad Quilter's Christmas party was Monday night, Dec 8th - more fun, more food and another ornament exchange - this time I took a picture of the ornament I made for the swap. (pic#2) I made this with my embroidery machine - it is called "Victorian Angel" tree topper and it is free standing lace - there are 5 sections to this project and each section takes nearly 2 hours to stitch out. Then it had to be assembled, starched and dried - it stands about 10 inches tall - Gloria Thompson took it home with her!! I finished quilting the "Chocolate Covered Cherries" at Koleen's during the day on Monday BEFORE the Christmas Party!! Needless to say, I stayed home the next few days - THEN I came down with the crud!!! I have been really really sick this past week - I even had to cancel out of a planned breakfast with Beth this past Saturday - I was so disappointed!! But, I am on the mend. I have drugs and I've been staying in - I must say, I've been able to get a lot of my Christmas sewing done this week - no, I'm not too sick to sew!! Stay tuned........
