Christmas breakfast is a time for hearty but easy. Something that can practically make itself while coffee and presents get the first attention of the day. The baked egg casserole fits this bill nicely, you know the one that you make the night before and put into the oven cold. I add some Cranberry Scones …
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Christmas Dinner Tablescape
We are having our Christmas dinner with family and friends a little early this year, while my Mother in Law is visiting. My Christmas Tablescape last year was a bit more casual with my quilted table cover, but this year I wanted things to be a bit more elegant. We are planning to have a …
Holiday Pine Cone Hanger
Don't you love pine cones? I am lucky to have a lot of pine trees on our property, but the best ones come from my friend who gets the big ones from her sister's place. She recently brought a whole bag of them, with a catch. I could have them if I made her a …
Another Quick Christmas Project
Christmas fabrics are taking over my sewing room, and I wanted to use a new technique to use some up. I eventually want to do a Trip Around the World quilt, just because I haven't ever done one. The construction uses a cylinder technique, where you sew all your strips together into a tube, then …
Quickie Christmas Projects
Holiday decorating is so much fun! I needed some extra pieces to add to the Quilt Along runner. I wanted to do another runner for the little bookcase table in the kitchen, along with something for the kitchen counter. I have this adorable kitchen inspired print in Christmas colors, and I wanted to use more …
Christmas Quilt Along Finishes
Are you quilting along with us for a quick Christmas project? I finished my Christmas Quilt Along table runner this past weekend. Here it is displayed on my kitchen pie safe with a cute ceramic reindeer. I change out the books on top to all Christmas cookbooks. Lynn used really fun fabrics, look at those …
Holiday Crafting – Christmas Sleigh
I have had this little sleigh for about two years now, given to me by a friend cleaning out her crafty stuff. I have just let it sit, as I always have projects going. This year I wanted to get it done to use this season. It is just plain, so what to do with …
Christmas Table Topper Step 4
Happy Thanksgiving, hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and has some fun sewing time planned for this weekend. Are you ready to sew? I realized that last week I really didn't show you my progress, so I went back and edited that post to show you more. If you are still in element assembly, click …
Thanksgiving Tablescapes 2015
Sitting down to a lovely table enhances the enjoyment of a meal with friends, and I do enjoy making a table pretty. The challenge is to make it different each year, using the same elements. I have a fair amount of storage space, but even I cannot store several sets of things for each holiday. …
Christmas Table Topper Step 3
Here we go! Since we decided to do the project as a Quilt Along, I am going to go a bit faster give you both units today. We'll assemble the blocks next week, so you will have the long weekend to quilt it and bind it, ready to go for December season decorating. First unit …