Sewing Obsessed!

What is it that you would love to do and keep doing?  For me it is sewing and quilting, but I think you may have already guessed that.  Right now I'm working on altering 3 dresses for a wedding later this month and realized that I really enjoyed making clothing... no really I do!  I remember when I would make my own dress for weddings I was attending or functions we were going to and be putting the final stitch into the dress just hours before having to put it on!!  Friends would ask "and exactly when did you finish what you are wearing, yesterday??"   They knew me too well LOL.   Over the past few years I have become very particular as to what projects I will take on.  Working with chiffon is one I will not do anymore.  I know when my frustration will hit it's limit on certain projects, so I don't take on that kind anymore, even if I can do them and will do them well. It is not worth throwing my blood pressure outta wack!! LOL You see...

I heard tell that what you do New Year's day is what you will be doing for the new year!  Well guess what I was doing?   Yes, I was sewing and totally enjoying every minute of.  The tunes where cranked up and I was just having a great time in the "Down-under Sweat Shop".  I do hope that the saying is true about the new year as I do have a lot of sewing to do, but I'm going to have fun doing it!  Three of the grands were here visiting too, with Mommy, so that makes me happy knowing that more of that of the new year is in store too! I cannot show you what I worked on New Year's day, as it is a quilting mystery I am designing for my Quilt Guild to start this month.  It will run 4 maybe 5 months - I'm still not sure yet.  Everything worked out well with the cutting of 2 of these pieces (oh oh....do you see something happening here??) and the testing of them went well too.  I have to get background fabric for one of them this coming week in or...

I don't know about you, but I sure would love to know where the last 365 days went?  I mean really, I remember LAST Christmas so well, and here it is another Christmas gone?  Oh to be a kid again! To have the time we thought we then and use it now...wouldn't that be a treat? As promised, here are few pictures of the gifts and good deeds given out and mostly done in November & December this year! Bag I delivered Gifts in Bag for a very dear friend Inside the bag For grandson For another good friend   My good deed for 2010 another good deed For my sister Made bags to bust my Christmas stash! For my niece UFO for a good Friend Gift bags for quilting friends gifts PJ's for Cohan Bags for quilting friends Landon's sleep pants For my other two sisters Snowflakes for family & friends.  Did stars too! Socks for nieces & nephews.  Total of 7 pair knit in Dec. For Brooke's Babi...

Well.... it's here!  Christmas Eve and all it's wonderous glory.  I'm sitting here waiting for Santa to arrive, but then I realize I must go to sleep or he will not visit our home... so on that note -  I wish that the reason for the season, warms your heart and gives you all great peace. From our home to yours ... MERRY CHRISTMAS

Yes, you can hear that on a regular basis now.  And for me this year it sounds like music to my ears!   I am almost done making all the gifts, so of course it would be music to my ears.  If all goes according to schedule (remember IF !) I will be sitting down and enjoying the last week (or earlier) of Christmas watching the Christmas specials and maybe even getting some visiting in!  That is providing the ones I plan to visit are actually in the same boat as me and are home! LOL    Presents are almost all wrapped; tree is up; house is almost all decorated (just a few things to put out yet)  knitting is almost all done (probably early next week) and the sewing is coming to a close too!   One 2 more gifts to turn out and both are pretty easy so maybe one full day sewing at the most and I'm all done.   Never have I been so ready for Christmas and the feeling is just so da...

Goodness gracious the time is going to really fly now!  There are only 29 days to Christmas...are you pulling your hair out yet?   I am happy to say that my shopping is done !  Well all except the big "kids" stocking stuffers, but give me an hour and I will have them done!  Woo Hooo!  Although I am now busy knitting up 4 - 5 items and have 3 left to sew up. Two are ready to sew up and won't take but a couple of hours. The third?  Well, that one is still in the thinking stage, but it is almost all "thought" out.  One evening to sew it up and voila! and  Hello, Santa ! Just have to double check my list! I made up seven gifts this week, and sorry I cannot show you what they are until after Christmas.  Some are small, but made with tonnes of love and one was a biggie! Baking you say? Well I don't do much of that anymore as the kids are not around as much with all the visiting they end up having to do with their extended families and ...

Hah! By the title of this post you might think that I was heading off to somewhere far, far away and warmer!   NOT!   It is more about the reason for the season that is coming upon us! By the time you read this, there will be LESS THAN 40 days to Christmas,  my most favorite time of the year, other than my birthday! J   It is the time of the year that I (me - Santa!) give presents (small as some of them may be) to those who are in my family, those who are like family to me and to my closest of friends.  It is the time of the year where I feel I don't "need" to give a gift to someone, but rather because I really want to. Just because I give a gift doesn't mean I want a gift in return or that the recipient feels they "have" to return the gesture - I have to remind those in my family of that each year, don't I? J   My saying is "It is the time of the year that I give freely and with out complaint, so just say thank you!" The s...