November Schnibble Done!!

I finished making the November Schnibble “Morning Joe” top over a week ago.

But I couldn’t find a backing for it from my stash that I really liked with it!

But I finally found a soft grey tone on tone flannel that really looked just right!

So, I quilted it Tuesday afternoon and finished binding it that night!

I really love this simple design!!  I used Moda’s In From the Cold collection by Kate Spain!!

So, at least one new Christmas quilt just for us this year!!  YAY!!

Soooooooo?   Did you have a wonderfully delicious Thanksgiving?  Are you exhausted by all the shopping, preparing, cooking, eating and cleaning up you did yesterday???

Yogi is much better already!

Are you sewing today or shopping?

Or decorating the house like me?

Happy, Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thanks so much for all the Yogi love!

He saw the vet this afternoon, and has an intestinal infection, so is on a special chicken and rice diet, and antibiotics!  Hoping he gets back to normal really soon!

I took some pix of my November decorating in the new house today. 

As I will start decorating for Christmas on Black Friday, I thought I should show you before it’s packed away for another year!!

I continue to thin out my decor for each holiday.

I’m trying to simplify and declutter here!!

There are a few pieces that hold such sentimental value that I will never let go!!

Do you feel the same about some things you decorate with?

Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving piece?

This is mine!!  I bought it at a local craft fair long ago.  I had a booth at the craft fair and my Mother and two of my sisters came to help me out…

two of us bought one each!!  It has lyrics from such a favorite Thanksgiving song from childhood!!

It will be so nice to sleep in tomorrow!

And then the cooking begins… :-)

I wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving Day full of delicious food, sweet talk and special times!!

Are You the Big Winner??

Thank you to all of you who left me such great comments and shared your favorite Thanksgiving or holiday food!!        (Google image)

It’s time to announce the lucky winner of the two Moda charm packs and the fun Schnibbles pattern!!

Congratulations go out to Becky who wrote-

Please send me an email with your snail mail address so I can send you out the prize!!

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What are you all up to this holiday week?  I finally found a flannel fabric for the backing on my November Schnibbles quilt. 

I quilted it this afternoon and will hand sew the binding down tonight while watching TV!!  I’ll post it tomorrow!!

Yogi is a tad ill… has an uneasy tummy, so I’ll be taking him to the vet tomorrow…sigh…

Blog Hop Party and Givaway!!

Michele Foster from the Quilting Gallery, has organized a Giving Thanks- Quilters Blog Hop Party!

You’re invited to help us celebrate Thanksgiving and most of all to have some FUN!

The Giving Thanks- Quilters Blog Hop Party lasts from Thursday, November 21st through Tuesday, November 26th!  So, what am I giving away?

I’m giving away 2 Moda charm packs of their “Peace on Earth” collection by 3 Sisters, and a Schnibble pattern called “Imagine”, of which the quilt on the front of the pattern is actually made from this collection!!  Oh, I will ship internationally, too!  The more the merrier!

This givaway is ONLY for followers of my blog, so please FOLLOW my blog and leave me a comment verifying that you ARE a follower,
 
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then leave a comment telling me about your favorite food or recipe at Thanksgiving!

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Make sure you click HERE to visit the other blogs offering wonderful givaways during the Hop!!

Oh, and Yogi says to remember to check back here the night of November 26th after 9:00pm to see if you are the lucky winner!

Fun Weekend Sewing

I did finish my Morning Joe Schnibble top, but am looking for a backing to use for it!

And as I used a layer cake cut into four charm packs, to make the Schnibble,

I had two charm packs left to make other things!!

The collection is Moda’s “In From the Cold” by Kate Spain. 

I love the soft colors and her use of soft gray and aqua with the traditional Christmas colors!!

I made 6 placemats from the leftover charm squares and a bit of yardage!

I also had 2 candy bar mini-charm packs from Kate Spain’s “Joy” collection… which coordinate well with the previous fabrics.

So I just sewed them together and grid quilted it to make a mall table topper! 

It will be perfect on the old sewing machine treadle table in the morning room!!


Sooo?  What did you do this weekend? We tried out the fire  pit on the patio!

Make or work on anything fun???