Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas To All!!

I think my holiday ducks are all finally in a row at this point!  Whew!!  :-)

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Gifts are wrapped and ready.

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Fridge is full with the makings for our Christmas meals.

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My husband is Italian, so our traditional meal for Christmas is meatballs and stuffed shells.

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We’ve got waaay too many sweet breads and desserts sitting around… sigh…

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Yogi has been groomed!!  YAY!

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We will attend 8:00pm Mass tonight so we can sleep in tomorrow morning!!

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I never showed you some of the things I made last month and this month.  This was a gift to my parents. 

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I thought the apple print could be used for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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This table runner was for one of my dear sisters!

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It was a bargello kit from Connecting Threads.

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Here is the new tree skirt I made…

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from some cute modern fabrics!

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I also made a new table runner from the same cute fabrics!! 

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I love the addition of light and bright pink and lime green!! 

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I especially love the bright pink fabric with the white reindeer, don’t you??  The pattern is the disappearing nine patch!!

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And this is the new wall quilt I made for over the mantle.

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I strip pieced the trees from my scrap drawer.  I named the quilt- “The Tree Lot”!!

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Now, I’m already thinking about what to make to put up there…

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when I put all the Christmas decor away next week… 

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some winter scene…

any ideas????

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I pray you and yours will have a most wonderful Christmas…

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full of squeezin’ hugs and warm kisses and a ton of special surprises!!1signature

17 comments:

  1. Your house is absolutely beautiful! You've made some lovely gifts, I love the trees, and the Santa table runner. DO you remember where the pattern came from? Merry Christmas!

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  2. Your home looks so festive - very beautiful. I especially like that bargello runner. Merry Christmas!

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  3. I love your home! It looks very festive! Have a Merry Christmas Polly!

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  4. Merry Christmas Polly. Your home and all your projects look absolutely beautiful. I'm so happy you are settled in to your new home and able to enjoy the holiday.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  5. Beautiful decorations and lovely table runners! Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year and a hug and a pat for Yogi!

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  6. Merry Christmas your home and projects are beautiful.

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  7. Have a wonderful Christmas and thank you for showing us your beautiful decorated home. Lovely table runners for you Mum and sister...
    Love the wee elf...

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  8. Happy Christmas to you and your family. Harry Creek the Cat and Poppy the JRT say happy Christmas to Yogi. May 2014 be filled with love, health and happiness and lots of lovely stitching.

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  9. The house looks beautiful! How about snowflakes! That says winter without screaming holiday! Oh it could be sew pretty!

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  10. Your house is so festive!!! Happy holidays!
    Esther
    esthersipatchandquilt at yahoo com
    ipatchandquilt dot wordpress dot com

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  11. Your home looks so lovely and all dressed up for the holidays! Have a blessed Christmas!

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  12. I love all of your decorations and Yogi is so cute!
    Merry Christmas!!!

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  13. Polly, the bargello runner is my favorite...so striking with all the beautiful fabrics. I am so happy you have settled in and made your new house a home. You should be very proud of the job you've done, for it is beautiful.

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.

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  14. Your home is really lovely! Merry Christmas!

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  15. Wow - you did an awesome job decorating - and I love everything you made ... meatballs for dinner - I think I must have been Italian in another life because I love Italian food ... have a great Xmas and all the best for a happy 2014!

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Thank you sooooooo very much for taking the time to leave a comment! I am always happy to know that someone is reading my ramblings!! Polly :-)