It's time for I Like Thursday. I've been out and about this morning and am finally getting to my blog. I finally started quilting the ghost blocks in the border of Alaska. So far, so good! I'm so used to outlining all the seams so that's a little different for me. My markings are working out well. I hope it continues to be this way. We'll see! Here's a picture of my immediate family at my son's wedding. I'm still going through the photographer's website. There are too many nice pictures to choose! We started putting up a few Christmas decorations. The cats were happy to see the C ..read more

 I can't believe it's already December! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We had great food and even greater company! I'm finally getting back to my quilting. Alaska has to be quilted and I've been doing all sorts of searches to see how other people quilted theirs. I'm taking ideas from a few different quilts I saw. I was going to quilt feathers in the border but I liked the idea of these ghost blocks. It's nice to finish the pieced blocks into the border. I marked every line and point just to make it easier for me to quilt. I have some ideas as to what to do in the space left i ..read more

 I'm so glad to be back to my blog. We had our family room carpeted yesterday. I cannot explain the hours it took to get that room ready. We have a bookcase in that room that took forever to pack up. I didn't realize we had that many books! Anyways, the carpeting is done and the room looks great. My poor mom felt bad for me so she came over this morning and helped me put everything back in order. It's so nice to have that all done. Let's hope we don't need any other room carpeted for awhile. I don't think I'd be able to get through it again. I did manage to finish this ornament. I have ..read more

 I'm feeling better so I'm back to I Like Thursday! Please visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color to link up with more bloggers who post positive content every Thursday. Before all the Christmas madness begins, I thought I'd share a picture of Apple Cider Sangria. I ordered this drink a few weeks ago when we went out to eat. There was cinnamon sugar along the rim. So tasty!! I read this book recently. I think I read it years ago but I had forgotten the story. It was also a mini-series back in the late 70's. It's a story about a family who leaves New York City for a safer and ca ..read more

 I've been sick for the last couple of days. I had a low grade temperature as well as some chest congestion but I never really got a cold. I also got sciatica so I wasn't in the best of shape. However, my fever seems to be gone and my sciatica seems to be improving. Ugh! I hate being sick. I mostly stayed home and stitched what I could from the couch. I finished this Halloween cross stitch. I've already stitched this once before. I used this to make a little quilted wall hanging for my daughter-in-law. I liked it so much that I made one for me! The background is actually a pale blue but ..read more

The Christmas table runners have their binding! I started sewing the binding on the runner on the left. They're not very large so it's going fast! I should be done by the end of the week. I really love how they came out. It's so nice that I started early and they'll be finished well before the Christmas holiday.   I finished the cross stitch ornament last week. I changed up the colors but left the snowflakes white. I like how it came out! It's so windy out right now. I brought both cats to the vet and almost fell! The window was whipping around the cat carriers and I almost went down ..read more

 I can't believe it's already Thursday! I got both my Covid and Flu vaccines a few days ago. I had a fever and just felt awful for a few days. I'm finally feeling better. I did manage to get a little shopping done. I saw this calendar and thought it would be a great addition to my sewing room. Each month has a quilt project and the directions are included! Not bad for $7.99!! My daughter-in-law loves Halloween fabrics. When I saw these fat quarters, I just couldn't resist! I think these are fun and so unique. They're from Rifle Paper Co. I bought myself this very fun fat quarter bundl ..read more

 I forgot to mention I voted this past Thursday. I'm glad I got it done and don't have to worry about lines. I'll be watching the returns later today. I'm trying not to get too nervous but it's definitely too close for me! The blocks meet in the runner and create a different shape. I decided to quilt those areas a little differently. I tried to use wishbone with arcs and straight lines. Those purple spots are already gone. I use a purple marker to mark my lines. I'm just about half done quilting these table runners. It's so nice to work on quick projects! I'm also trying to enjoy ..read more

I have one backing but wanted to quilt 2 table runners at the same time. It took a few attempts to get everything set up properly. I left 4 inches in the middle between the runners. There's plenty of space on the backing on the outer sides of the runners. I loaded the same as I would any quilt. I pinned the bottom edge to the leaders but each table runner was pinned as a separate quilt. I'm quilting each runner exactly the same. I thought ribbon candy would look good in the borders. Each of the triangles has arcs quilted on each side. The flying geese has 3 echoed arcs per short side. Th ..read more

 My son got married this past weekend in Keene, NH at Stonewall Farm. I haven't received many pictures yet but I did steal this picture off of Instagram. They had some professional photos taken with the quilt I made them for their wedding. It was a beautiful area although a bit cold for an outdoor ceremony. The ceremony didn't take too long and we all went inside and warmed up. I can't believe he's married and I now have a daughter-in-law! I'm so glad he's happy. Here's a picture of me and one of my close friends. She's my son's godmother. We met in 7th grade and remained friends over ..read more