We are heading towards middle of November, and before we know it's Christmas and New Year - again! YIKES!
I haven't done as much quilting as I intended lately. More about that below.
What has kept me busy?
I've been working on Christmas gifts (can't be shown), and some hours quilting too.
Seven out of twelve blocks are quilted on A Quilting Life's BOM 2025 (RSC) My goal is to finish this UFO by end of this month.
Treasure package (for a quilter!) got delivered!
What I did need, was WDW embroidery floss (2 skeins) + Wisper (for the Santa stitchery), but that had been too little for the expensive shipping limit, hence I did purchase a few other items too.
I'm a sucker for magazines and books! There's always something that catches my attention! The APQ magazine #202 has some cute Christmas pattern that can be made scrappy, and what I fell in love with are the Woodland Woollies; rabbit, fox and bear. I've never done wool applique, but it's never too late to learn, is it? Let's see next year, if I'm still tempted.
I usually don't buy cross-stitch magazines, but couldn't resist Just Cross Stitch The Holiday Issue 2026. I'd never heard of this magazine before. It has some small, cute stitcheries.
I did not buy the Halloween Memories book! It was FREE! We all love free stuff, don't we? The book contains quilt patterns and cross stitch patterns. Aurifloss are used for cross stitching. It's new to me, has any of you tried it?
Oh, and I purchased fabric too! Dainty Daisy Gray on Cloud. It was on sale! Approximately $9/yard. I don't have yardage of neutrals / background fabric. I think this one is needed for future projects.
Well, this post has been in draft mode for some days.
More online shopping!! Another package delivered!
I've never been into Halloween, but after seeing so many fun designs, I think I'm somehow addicted! LOL
As some of you already know, I stitched Melisa's 'Witch Hazel', which I really enjoyed.
When I first saw 'Boo to You' mystery quilt along (FQS), I didn't bother that much. I had a look at it several times before I ended up purchasing the kit! Fun prints!
Aren't those cats cute?
I've had in mind to make a Christmas table runner for a large buffet inherited from my DH's uncle & aunt. Absolutely nothing special about it. We got it about 20 years ago. It was black, a depressing color! I painted it in a dark cream-ish color. It's in my sewing room and stores most of my fabric stash. It has four rooms and drawers. I love it because of the storage capacity.
'Christmas Ready'!
When I saw 'Christmas Ready' (Sandy Gervais) table runner pattern, I knew I had to get it for the buffet. The TR measures 21"x65". The buffet measures approximately 21"x95". It should fit nicely. I thought I had a photo of the buffet, but can't find it. Next time...
I didn't buy any fabrics for it. I'm sure I have enough in my stash I can use. I hope to get it done in time for Christmas, but first..... I have speed up gift making to be shipped abroad!!
I've been running errands and finished up painting the stairwell. We have a small storage shed attached to the lower ground floor where we store stuff not in use. It had become a total mess, almost impossible to get in! My DH took action; sorted out things and made more place - for other items! lol Things not used had been stored below the staircase and I really wanted it moved to the storage shed. I looks much better now. We have to purchase a few plastic storage boxes for tools etc. I was going to do that last Friday, but it was raining and blowing sideways. Finally, we got some needed rain!
The Hindu festival Diwali was celebrated October 8. Lots of people on the streets shopping! I compare Diwali to Christmas; new clothes, gifts, tons of sticky sweets (distributed to families, friends and neighbors), clean house, houses decorated with lights etc. We are not really into it, but we won't say no thank you to a few sweets! lol
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