vintage is just too cute! And I'm watching I Love Lucy. How perfect is that? Find my Pinterest boards here and have a wonderful, happy Christmas!
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Pin It Weekly #133
What have you been pinning lately? I've hanging on to Christmas, especially vintage Christmas. I know, I know, it's only a day away. Still...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
One Quilt, Two Quilt, Three?
Remember the rhyme, "One potato, two potato, three potato, four"? I'm starting to count quilts that way. I've never had a quilt ready for the long-arm so close on the heels of the one before it. But then, I've never worked on two quilts simultaneously either.
And I did! That worked out quite nicely since I have two granddaughters sharing a room in Rayne who happen to now be in single beds. I've made a quilt for every grand upon getting his/her single bed. Sleeping all alone can be a little difficult. Grandmay's quilts seem to be a good solution for sleeping difficulties.
These two grands share a room, so I wanted to make coordinating quilts. Well, when you have too much of something and split the busyness, you just end up with two somethings. So now we have two quilts composed of the same idea, fabrics, colors, and so on.
And now one is quilted and has made room for the second. I made a backing for the second one today and loaded everything on the long-arm before we went to dinner with some of the other grands. So tomorrow I'll begin the quilting and maybe the quilts will be finished and on their respective beds before I go back to school in January.
There's a third grand who will move into her own single bed right after Christmas, and the plan is that everyone will get her quilt at the same time so there are no hurt feelings. Quilt #3 will be different from these two but there's a bit of the solids left and they may find their way into the third quilt...we'll see.
The plan is not to give the quilts on Christmas Day. That's cutting it too close, and they are not Christmas gifts. They are meant to be big girl bed quilts.
Here's hoping you're all ready for the holidays. Our family will be gathering several times over the next few days--one advantage of living relatively closely to each other. It means that I'll be cooking and cleaning, but I love when the house is filled with stories and laughter and wonderful cooking, so it's a small price to pay to build memories with the grandchildren and have more stories and love to share.
Wishing you and yours a beautiful, Merry Christmas
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| The two quilts side by side |
Remember the problem of having too much going on in a quilt at one time? The quilt got too busy and boggled and, well, it just wasn't working. Then it occurred to me that I might have two quilts.
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| The backing of quilt #1 |
These two grands share a room, so I wanted to make coordinating quilts. Well, when you have too much of something and split the busyness, you just end up with two somethings. So now we have two quilts composed of the same idea, fabrics, colors, and so on.
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| Another view of the two quilts |
There's a third grand who will move into her own single bed right after Christmas, and the plan is that everyone will get her quilt at the same time so there are no hurt feelings. Quilt #3 will be different from these two but there's a bit of the solids left and they may find their way into the third quilt...we'll see.
The plan is not to give the quilts on Christmas Day. That's cutting it too close, and they are not Christmas gifts. They are meant to be big girl bed quilts.
Here's hoping you're all ready for the holidays. Our family will be gathering several times over the next few days--one advantage of living relatively closely to each other. It means that I'll be cooking and cleaning, but I love when the house is filled with stories and laughter and wonderful cooking, so it's a small price to pay to build memories with the grandchildren and have more stories and love to share.
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
The closest we ever get to a white Christmas in Louisiana...
is gray.
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas!
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Sunday Quilt Inspiration: MEMORIES
Family, new baby, graduation, wedding, birthdays. There are so many memories that occur in a lifetime that it can seem overwhelming to manage all the tangible things that come with them. Baby's christening gown, graduation gown, wedding dresses, and so many other things that clutter our lives. Pinterest is full of ways to organize the things. Most of these things are organized by child in file boxes. 
Love it all! Except my problem is that some of the things are not paper. Or flat. Or easily put into a small box. I'm talking clothing, trophies, football gear, and those things that take lots of space.So far I haven't found a fix for those things. I have found a couple of ideas for some of the smaller things and the paper. I thought I'd share some of those ideas with you and maybe inspire you to use a few.
newborn items
photos
beach vacation items
more photo ideas
recipe and photo ornament
graduation tassel
wedding party
Many of these pins can be found on my "Merry, Christmas" board, but you'd be better to search nativity quilts or Santa quilts if you're looking for a particular one since I've very selective in posting to that board. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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