taking stock ~

An idea from the blog of Pip Lincolne of Meet Me at Mike's blog and author.
 She is a clever girl

a fun list to think and ponder about ~

Making : 2 quilt tops from one set of fat quarters.  just love that
Cooking : for 3 instead of 5 or 8
Drinking : Snapple half & half
Reading: A Moveable Feast
Wanting: winter
Looking: at my walls, in need of some color
Playing: chess, recorder and Quelf
Wasting: time worrying
Sewing: Barns
Wishing: the kids never grew up. Did I say that?
Enjoying: quiet
Waiting: for Thanksgiving
Liking: both traditional and modern quilting
Wondering: what will they be when they grow up
Loving: my family both near and far
Hoping: the very best
Marvelling: at how they all grew up so fast
Needing: to make bread
Smelling: coffee
Wearing: dress
Following: the dog is following me, sad puppy without his girls!
Noticing: age
Knowing: everything is going to work out just right
Thinking: over thinking what the girls need
Feeling: a sense of relief
Bookmarking: pinning art and animals
Opening: my mind to new possibilities
Giggling: alien on ceiling


How would you fill your list? It might surprise you.

X, Y, Z ~

X,

Kisses for the New Year



Y,

Yum

gingerbread muffins

Z~
time for some rest

U, V, W, ~

With all my best intentions I wanted to keep up each day with posting A-Z and the holiday elving got the best of me. Little and big 'squirrel' projects came up, cookies, sewing and errands all had to be done.

U
upset or sad that all my grown children were not here this Christmas. But I made them promise that we would be together, here next yuletide.

V~
Vermilion



our liquid amber tree just got the memo to change color and drop his leaves

W~
Whew~
Christmas is over, the wrappings are in the trash.
One of the last minute sewing projects included making a quilt top in a day and a half, whew! Now to decide on a backing and finish the embellishments. It was one of those things where my husband came into the fabric store with me saw the quilt, oohed and awed, and the sweet ladies help me gather all the fabrics. I cut that night and sewed the next day all in time to wrap it for Christmas.

wool & needle flannels by Primitive Gatherings

bits of wool

Darling daughter #4 Christmas present

And the little darling daughter is stitching up the leftover squares of fabric for the back. She is a pro.

Sorry for the late post. One more to go....

R, S & T ~

R is for ~

Reflection

 of the past year


and of our Christmas Tree lights upon the ceiling

S is for ~

Sugar wonderland

and T is for

Trees all decked in holiday cheer

pinecones in the fire
 looks like trees

Q ~

Q is for a quiet day

or Quick...better get the everything done quickly

Hope you find some quiet today

P ~

P is for

pillowcases

and puppy paws

he always crosses his paws when he rests on his side

O ~

O is for all things circular
for lack of a better idea

sugar cookies from Milk and Cookies

baked

santa riding around the globe

circular containers

N ~

Naughty or nice?

M ~

M is for ~


mittens
and miscellany

Seattle Children's Museum

on our street after a storm

On the beach in Coronado
Merry Christmas

Happy rainy day!

L ~

L is for ~

lights

and lights on a tree
A treasure from my childhood

I know I forgot 'K' oops!

J ~

J is for...

Joy, jolly and jar

joy ~

jolly elf ~ from my childhood

bell jar ornament

Happy Monday

H ~

H is for



Ho, Ho, Ho!

and ~

Houses


Have a happy weekend!

G ~

G is for ~



Gingerbread cookies

Cooks Illustrated recipe

girls creativity 

  

Gifts ~
to my swap partner

mug rugs inspired by Material Obsession
zipper pouch tutorial found on A Spoon Full of Sugar
picture taken by SDMQG member

and gifts from my swap partner
A table runner

love the grey, pinks and pattern
picture taken by SDMQG member

Happy Friday

F ~

F is for ~

fabric

The members of the San Diego Modern Quilt Guild had a very nice Christmas party which included the scrap swap and food. What I didn't know is that one kind individual goes through their stash and makes enough raffle prizes for everyone in the group. I randomly chose a bag and inside were scraps of fabric and all my favorite color. 

Whatever your passion I would encourage you to seek out a group of like minded persons to hang out with and share ideas.

'F' is for friends!

Have a lovely day

E ~

E is for ~

teenagers...weird !

Evergreen

We picked out our tree weeks earlier than usual. Smells wonderful. Tomorrow we will string the lights and place the baubles and bangles.

It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas...

D ~

D is for ~

decorated

A window display at the Del.

The vintage looking t.v.'s were automated village scenes. Very nostalgic!

Now for 'E'....what could it be?

C ~

C is for ~

castle

candy

cookie cutters

The sand castle picture was taken last night on a beach in Coronado. We spent some time walking around Hotel Del Coronado looking at the 'decorations', hint hint. The sun had set and I had no flash but took these pictures in the hopes that they would turn out. I am pleased. It was so nice spending time with my darlings surrounded with all the holiday splendor. I am officially in the holiday spirit.