Finally Finished - Logan's Advent Calendar

I had been waiting patiently for this  Scandi advent (actually ordered two) panel to arrive.  Had to order it from an Etsy shop located in the UK.  I also ordered some coordinating fabric for the back from an online shop in the US and it took longer than the panels to arrive.  

Finally 

It had been so long since I have done any free motion quilting on the Bernina but I practiced a bit and all was going well that is until it wasn't.  

An odd clicking noise  - maybe a new needle will help. No a little different noise - maybe the bobbin area needs oil.  No.  Then I found it hard to turn up the needle and I didn't want to end up with it stuck down in my fabric so the next day this happened.

It's living in the dining room right now.  

Happy Christmas to me!

Actually it was rather serendipitous - I had just received a refund from a travel company for a cancelled cruise to Alaska last May - so no cruise = new machine!

So after getting used to it and learning a few of the basics I finished the Advent Calendar

I even remembered - from the sales guys instructions - how to make a little label across the bottom.

I found a website with some little Bible verses to put in the pockets for next year.

He's 3 months old on Tuesday.

Can't wait to see him again on Christmas day!

Not as much decorating as usual going on around here due to the little switch 

up in our usual Christmas Celebration Routine.  Having three smaller get togethers. 

However this $7 Poinsettia from the grocery store and the

 Red and White Amaryllis behind it have been a celebration in themselves.

 However you Celebrate - Merry Christmas!

 

Late Fall Sewing and Thanksgiving

The  door into my sewing room.

Behind the door to my sewing room.

A  friend, who had never been in my sewing room, was fascinated by all the stuff hanging there. 

And to be honest I was kind of embarrassed at the mess.  Anyway - later I looked through it and I found this.

One of the quilt tops  - hanging there!

I have absolutely no recollection of making it.

It is 81 x 90".  Maybe I thought I'd use it as a quilt back or something.

Anyway - we'll see.

Continuing on with my donation and comfort quilts.

This top is 60 by 72.

A very rainy day

lots of preparation

lots of cutters

Lots of mess to clean up!

Great way to spent a rainy way!

This is another small to that I finished.  I had made some of the blocks last year and sewed them together.

The blocks are seven inches and the top is 42 by 49"

 and ready to be quilted. 

                                                               My Thanksgiving Day Crew

It was a beautiful day and we ate out on the porch and the deck.

As we were taking pictures, my son in law, Vince, got a text from someone of pictures of their Thanksgiving celebration.  None of us recognized anyone in the pictures but we replied and sent our pictures.  We had a few laughs and they congratulated the couple holding the baby for being responsible and wearing masks. In the end - we told them we were looking forward to seeing their Christmas pictures.

Funny what a transposed number can lead to - it was fun.