Merry Christmas! I decided to participate with Giveaway Day on Sew Mama Sew this year, and have a fun prize for you to win just for visiting and commenting, and a link for more giveaways today. Last summer, I did an event on my blog called Christmas In July where I made a tutorial for …
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Quick Red Squares Quilt
While working on all those red fabrics for the Scrap Dance Waltz quilt along, there were some that just didn't fit. The color of red was a bit off from the true reds of the ones I wanted to use. These appeared to be a bit to the orange side of red. So, I cut …
The Last Bit of Autumn on the Mountain
Autumn is breathing it's last now, the leaves are almost gone. The smoke was thick on Thanksgiving morning, and the pictures were just so interesting, I had to find a time to share them with you. Usually the only time I can get a good picture of all the layers is when there is fog, …
Dealing With Those Pumpkins, and a bit of Mountain Living
Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is done and we are well into Christmas decorating, the orange pumpkins need to go. Baking the little pie pumpkin is easy, and will provide wonderful fresh pumpkin for use in recipes. All you need to do is cut the pumpkin into halves and scoop out the seeds. Place cut …
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Catching up to Christmas
I am working on several new projects for this holiday season, but nothing is ready to show yet. I will be working on our quilt-along this afternoon, the next step is tomorrow. My weekend sale online orders from all my favorite retailers are coming in for new projects for the blog, thread and fabric should …
Late November Garden
Cold outside means the garden moves inside. After leaving my violets out on the veranda all summer, they finally decided to bloom again! I had forgotten the color of the lovely purple and white variegated blooms. I am thrilled, finally I think I have figured out what they really need to bloom. The other one …
One Monthly Goal – November
My One Monthly Goal for November was only to get the red fabrics ready for cutting, and cut the pieces needed to begin. At the time I made that goal, I had a red mess after washing the fabrics. The color ran like crazy, and after I did the goal, I decided to wash them …
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing everyone a joyful holiday weekend! I wanted to share again my Thanksgiving post from two years ago about the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, as the great majority of readers haven't seen it. It really feels like the holidays are beginning when this day comes each year, my favorite holiday. I always wake up with much …
Busy Busy
Today is going to be a day of fun. It is prep day for Thanksgiving, and I plan to get in a bit of sewing too. I know not everyone has the day off to do some advance cooking, but those of us that do can get a head start. Usually I would only have …
Thanksgiving Tablescape
Thanksgiving is upon us, and I like to set the table ahead of time. It lets me know if I need to do any chores, like polish the silverware. Usually I do need to do that. This is the time to get out all the good stuff, the china you don't use much, the special …
