Countdown commences...

Okay, maybe this post is a little late.. but I have started the actual countdown to Christmas.... and finished the quilty bit.

I love it!!

It's nice to have a day off...

My day off... I made a wrap skirt using patchwork fabrics (yummy!) from the Make It Perfect pattern "versatile wrap".

It took less than hours, and that included drafting the pattern pieces onto the fabric and researching how my machine makes button-holes. LOL!! I am going to draw up the pattern onto lightweight sew-in vilene so I can pin it on next time. Yes, there will be a next time. I love this skirt!!

And... I appliqued Santa onto his background, although it is not yet a little quiltlet ready to hang. Still, there's always another day.

I am going to make more of these skirts. I will keep you posted.

Still counting...

I am still working on my Countdown To Christmas - I fused on the Santa block ready to applique.

I want to do the Santa applique by hand because it is much mroe detailed than the number blocks.

Ooh, I can't wait to finish it and show you the cute little stand!!

Counting down

I just love Christmas, and I am throwing up dust trying to finish as many new Christmas decos as I can before December starts!!

Obviously, this countdown to Christmas needs to be finished before the 1st of December, but THIS year I would like to be ready to enjoy all the delights of a decorated Christmas at the start of December.

I machine pieced all the "little quilt tops" for the numbers, and machine appliqued all the numbers on. I bagged out these four little number quilts, now I need to top-stitch around them and quilt around the numbers.

Then I need to make the little Santa block.

I also have another little Christmas piece I want to finish (and start) before December...

This morning a friend asked me how many projects I had on the go... I looked at my list down the side of the blog, and it said 40. She gasped. I shrugged. I finished 28 projects last year, and so far I have finished 16. I have 2 quilts to bind and they will be added to the finished list.

In the big scheme of things, 40 is not really a lot of projects.... of course, I didn't count my PIGS (Projects in Grocery Sacks) that aren't even started!! LOL!!

Do I make you feel better about your stash?

And another thing...

Here is another new thing I just started! LOL!! I want to make this countdown to Christmas from the Art To Heart book "12 Days Of Christmas".


These are the fabrics I chose. I have cut out the background for the numbers - ready to machine piece. The numbers are partially fused (The fusible web is traced and is on the back of the fabric. I still need to cut out the rest of the numbers).

I have been working on my Civil War Bride quilt... I will give you a glimpse tomorrow along with any new updates on my latest projects.