More Snowman

Where did January go?

Here are 2 more snowman that where Christmas gifts.

 This next one I finished Xmas eve.

Nothing like a deadline to get things done.

It's the Season

Lots of Christmas activities going on here. A couple of weeks ago my guild exchange our 12 day of Christmas gift. My secret Santa seems to know that I like purple.  I was good and didn't open my first gift till yesterday and it purple too. Will take a photo of all the present once they are open.

On Monday we had our guild Christmas party and it was a night full of laughter. We also do a Chinese present exchange, but we do the stealing while the presents are still wrapped. This has led to some very creative wrapping over the years. I got a book and some fabric that matches a charm pack that I already have.  These are fun exchanges, and we have to be creative as we keep the $ value low.

I put up my Christmas decoration. DH doesn't pay them much notice but  this year I found on he loves, he is a big Dr Who fan.

Here is a new one that my mum sent me, I think I'm going to have to try to work out how to make these.

Snowmen

These snowman went in the post today, hopefully they will make it in time for Christmas.

Two more to go, but I have till Christmas day to get those done, but hopefully I get to them before that.

My first Christmas party of the year this morning (kids party), followed by helping to decorate the church. I think I'll have to decorate at home tomorrow.

Still Here

Well my recovery was slow, but that is normal for me. I have been back at work for a couple of weeks, the first week was so hard.  Then Monday this week I finally felt better. Only to start fighting a cold on Tuesday. Arrg!

I only did a little sewing while I was off work, I had planned on doing lots more.  I made a little something for my secret Santa so will have to wait to share that with you. I also made these coater for a couple of my friends who helped out while I was out of it.  I still want to add a couple more items to these gifts. I just need the time and the energy to make them.

Health update

I also wanted to share a health update. You may have noticed that my blog updates are a bit sporadic. When I'm feeling good than come more often, when I'm not they can be weeks between. I am having surgery later this month (still a weeks away) and hopefully after the recovery I will feel better all the time. This surgery was planned a few moth ago but I wasn't sure I really needed it, but since then the number of bad days has increased so now I'm almost counting the days. Its nothing too major and I should be back at it in after only a couple of weeks.

Hopefully I manage to take a couple of photos of what I have been working on to share soon.

Floss

Going Backwards

Sometime you have to go backward to move forwards.  up to a couple of days ago these blocks where joined together as the top half of a "Hot Chocolate" BOM quilt. It had been in the same state for about 5 years.  About 2 years ago I realized that I was never going to finish this.  So it sat, unloved, there nothing wrong with it and if it was finished I'm sure someone would love it. A few weeks ago I gave myself permission not to finish it as a quilt and decided that I would take the 5 finished blocks and make them into wall hanging. I may even do the same with the 3 partially finished ones. Any one want to guess what the girls in my family are getting for Christmas.

I finished a couple more blocks for my herb pillow, I think this pattern has too many french notes, they really slow me down. LOL

My in-laws have been for a visit so last Friday my MIL asked to go to Sugar pine for a day trip, I was happy to drive her, but wasn't going to get anything, but this is my favorite purple and it has polka dots how could I resist and I looked at this cute little wall hanging many times. 

I really must get to doing more sewing if I'm going to keep shopping.

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Herb Pillow

I wish after so many weeks of missing WIP Wednesday I had more to share, but over the summer I have not had much quilting time.  I have started stitching block for a herb pillow.  These are quite small, I think these will be cut to 3 1/2 inch blocks. There will be 9 herd blocks plus more stitching in the boarder.

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