I bought this stand from Connecting Threads and am happy to get this block made for it.

Another Christmas gift.

 

This is for my granddaughter Sara for Christmas. She is our little fiddle player. She is quite amazing for only six years old. Her mother just made a music room for her and her brother James who started guitar this year. It should go nicely in their room. I will have to do one for him next year.

 

It will be an interesting week. I have to make three angel costumes and one mouse costume this week for the Sunday school concert. My friend Connie and I are signed up for a free motion quilting class Tuesday. I hope there is more hours in this week than there was in  last week.

I finished a couple more cross stitch pictures today. I had my grandson Owen today.  But I did manage to get these done.

 

Two more Christmas presents. I must get wrapping to see if everyone is getting a gift or if I have to do more shopping.

 

 

A little piece of my Holiday Lane blog hop. It is coming around the corner. I was very happy with this pillow.

 

A very Productive day.

A very productive day. Last winter I cross stitched a few cross stitch pictures for Christmas  gifts. I got three framed today.

 

Not sure who will get this cute little one yet. It is called Be Merry.

 

 

I cross stitched three of these last winter. One for my granddaughter Lauren and one for her music teacher. She is learning the piano. She does a lovely job. Not sure what I will do with the third one yet. Here it is framed. It turned out really nice. 

 

 

I also finished my pillow for the Holiday Lane  Pillow blog hop.

 

 

I will be showing my pillow on November 27. Stayed tuned for all the beautiful pillows and I am sure there will be some give aways also.

 

 

 

Secret Pocket Pillow

I spent the afternoon in the sewing room with my granddaughter Sara. I found these books on Connecting Threads that has great projects for kids." I can Sew" and "I can Quilt"   by Lynn Weglarz. They are great if you are trying to find some projects for young girls in the sewing room. Sara enjoyed spending last night browseing through the books trying to decide what she would like to make.  She is six. She decided on a couple of  small purses and a Secret Pocket Pillow. They were easy to make and she had fun.

 

She was pretty proud of it when her mother picked her up. So if you are looking for some books with projects for little girls between six and twelve these are the books to get. They didn't cost very much either.

Simple Patchwork Christmas Stocking

Well I had a trying day trying to book my flight to San Juan for after Christmas. Still working on it and hope to have it accomplished when my husband gets home.
Between being on the phone I did get something accomplished in the sewing room. A while back there was a tutorial on making a Christmas sock. I thought it was so pretty that I saved it. I want to make four to match my tree skirt that I still haven't finish yet. I got one done this afternoon. It turned out well and was so easy to make.

 

The pattern is called Simple Patchwork Christmas Stocking designed by Amy Friend. I am not sure who had the tutorial but thanks. I enjoyed making it.

 

I also have been working on my new quilt top. I really liked how the boarder turned out.

 

 

 

 

And here is my view that I sit and glaze at when I need a break, usually because my neck is stiff. I hope to have this one out by the first of December and that will be it until after Christmas.

 

 

There is no sun today so it looks alittle dark. This river is always changing depending on the tides. It flows by the Hopewell Cape Rocks. This is why I will live here forever. I hope.