Christmas Eve

True to form, I finished this gift for our Christmas host late Christmas eve.

You may recognize it as a free pattern from a couple of years ago. At the time I had started to make two, but was having issue with one so put it aside and finished the other (was a gift for my mother in-law). The second one was going to be for me, but it had sat for a long time. When a week before Christmas I decided that I wanted to make a home-made gift for our host it seemed like the perfect guilt to finish. I have to admit that in my head it was a lot more done than it turned out to be in reality. The triangles were cut, and the green border strips were done. The triangles were a bit on the skimpy side, so I had to be creative with my seem allowance and quilting. I found time to sew late at night (who needs sleep anyway) and was able to finish this Christmas eve. Out host was so please to receive this, and that always makes this quilter happy.

I will have more Christmas presents and swap gifts to share soon, I just need to get a bit more organized and take a couple of photos.

Floss

Ornaments

It has been a while since I shared anything that I had finished but now that Sue of Charlotte's Cottage has open the ornaments for SSCS I can share. Here are the ornaments I sent her.

I was very happy with how these turned out and have started making one for myself. I still have a gift that I hoping to have done by Christmas so not sure when my ornament will get done, it may have to wait until next year before it can go on the tree.

1st day of Christmas

LM birthday was Saturday and it was a fun day. I have learnt that if you want someone to open all their gifts not to let them open the doll stroller first. It was her favorite gift and had to come with us when we went out in the afternoon.

Now that is done I am much more in the mood for Christmas. Had carols night at church this evening and my guilds Christmas party tomorrow night. I am really looking forward to Christmas this year.

I open my first day of Xmas gift and so far I am very happy with my Santa. Up till now I had left the present in the big bag, but now they are loss under the tree. All the brown present are from the 12 day swap and the other present you can see are from SSCS, and DH always wonder why there are more present under the tree form me than him. The two ornaments were loss in the bag, and the first gift contained the baker and fat quarter. I think I may have to put more in my 12 day gifts next year.

Floss

Bag & SSCS ornament.

It seems like forever since I have been in my sewing room, unless you count using it for gift wrapping. Would love to get some sewing in, I am sure that my machine feels very neglected.

But I do have a couple of quilting things I can share. Last week was my birthday and my mum made me this beautiful bag. Some of the lace is not showing up very well in the photos. I love it, both side have work on them and are very similar. I feel very spoiled.

I think Fritz is trying to catch the spider lol.

I have also received my SSCS parcel today, and open the ornament. I think this is so cute and have been trying to work out how to make it. The main gifts are safe under the tree waiting for Christmas.

These were sent to my by Shari of Mumsyblossom, she even included a gift for Little Miss, which I think is so sweet. Her gift is under the tree too.

Floss

Ixtapa

I wanted to share a couple of photo from our recent trip to Ixtapa, Mexico. The first is the main building at the resort (club med) This is where we had most of our meals. This resort has large grounds with low building we took a boat out to the island and this really is the only building we could see of this resort. Here is one many of our sun set photos, the boat in the picture was flying a Canadian flag. And here is Little Miss running on the beach. She a bit of a water baby.

The only issue I had was that we should have stayed longer. It was a great, relaxing family holiday.

Floss

The start of the season.

Well its that time of year, where there is more to do that you have time to do it. Our first Christmas party tomorrow, we are taking LM to my works Children's Christmas party. Hopefully it will be a good afternoon. Got my SSCS parcel in the mail earlier this week and am trying to get my family's gifts off today.

My guild does a 12 days of Christmas swap, where we buy / make 12 little gift to the person who's named you have pulled. The $ cost is meant to be low, with the last gift giving away who the giver is. Can wait to start opening mine. We all use the same bag to make it harder to tell who your secret Santa is.

I will have to share a picture off all my little presents once I start opening them. When we open them is up to us, some do on ever second day starting on the 1st of Dec, other one every day starting on the 13th( think this is what I will do), and some save them all for Xmas day.

Amongst getting Christmas stuff ready I finished this split 9 patch wall hanging. It is mad from a charm pack. It had been sitting waiting for binding as I had in m head that it should be green, but couldn't find the right one. Going to retreat I decided just to grab something that would work from my stash, just to get it done. I think this purple binding works well. It can be funny how we get ideas like that in our heads.

I am very pleased with how this turned out.

Floss

Still here

Just letting you know that I'm still here. Got busy, then have been on vacation for a week. I was great to get away. Not so much fun coming home to all this snow. Will have to go check if I have to dig the car out later.

I did get my Christmas swap present finished before leaving, just need to get them wrapped and then the will be on there way.

Will share more soon
Floss