Maybe this a an omeno for a good quilty year!

Yesterday and today I have been able to apply myself, thanks to my darling husband and finally get this quilt finished that I started back May. The little girl that it is meant for is turning one in March and it was meant to be her birth present Oops :(

Know I just have to decide how to quilt it, I have three different ways in mind, the first an all over stiple which I would most likely get professional done, the second quilting all over on the angle following the lines of the quilt, like this

and the third quilting the small "birds" on a angle and echoing the large "birds" triangles

What do you think?

As far as new year resoluation or plans, I am still working though my list that I did back here, so I might copy this over to the right hand side. I will be back at a later date to do a 2009 wrap up and post a few pics of my final 2009 projects.

Advent Blog-along Day 24

So the journey is over for this year I managed 16 out of 24 posts which is a vast improvement from last years 6 posts.

Today I started a new christmas tradition of baking cookies for Santa which didn't turn out quite as planned due to the weather being so warm. I have got photos to add but will have to come back and add them at a later time.

Anyway Merry Christmas to all and a safe and Happy New Year

Advent Blog-along - Day 22

I am been a very very bad blogger, had a few personal things come up and I have not been feeling the best but all sorted now. I finally got time to upload the photos that I wanted to share with you all

This is the result from out christmas paper art session, and as you can see Bastian had a ball

and the finished paper in action, so to speak

I also managed to get to two handmade items finished in time for the christmas party on Sunday

 

 

I actually finished stuffing the dolphin at about  midnight Saturday night and sewed up the last seam 1 hr before we had to leave.

Advent Blog-along - Day 16

I have decided lists are a good thing, that being that I actually got most of the things of today's list done all bar starting writing in christmas cards and start wrapping presents. So both of those as well as some appointments scheduled for tomorrow are on my list for tomorrow.

I actually got some christmas sewing done today but it is late and time for bed was along time ago so I shall have to leave it there and promise a more exciting post with pictures for you all tomorrow. That is if there is anyone still out there, if I have not bored to peices :)

Advent Blog-along - Day 15

Today started out with lots of plans, of which none got done :(

But the good news is that tomorrow is a new day so here is my to-do list for tomorrow

Choose pictures for Christmas cards and print out - done
Start writing Christmas cards  done
Make Wrapping paper with DS done
Start at least on of the 2 presents needed for Sunday all done and gifted
Start wrapping presents done
Try to do at least 2 hrs work, done

Well tomorrow is going to be a hot one so I had better get this little black duck off to bed and make sure I get up nice and early to go through my list. Hopefully tomorrows post will have some progress pics of our efforts

Advent Blog-along - Day 14

A few people have joined in on this

so I figured I should as well, not sure if I made the cut off in time or if it even open to international players but it is a bit of fun.

My chosen words are

1. Advent
2. Angel
3. Candle
4. Carols
5. Chocolate
6. Christmas Eve
7. Figgy Pudding
8. Frosty the Snowman
9. Mistletoe
10. Ornaments
11. Plum Pudding
12. Presents
13. Quilts
14. Rudolph
15. Silver Bells
16. Sleigh Bells
17. Sparkle
18. Sugar Plums
19. Table Runners
20. Tinsel
21. Traditions
22. Tree
23. Turkey
24. White Christmas
25. Winter Wonderland

Thought I would post them here so I can come back and mark them off when they are drawn out. Wish me luck

Advent Blog-along - Day 13

Yes you did read correctly. I have missed Day 11 & 12, my excuse is pretty lame as well. Friday I was working all day as I hadn't done much earlier in the week due to Wiggles concert and Christmas tree decorating, I did have grand plans to make up for it yesterday but while I was making a fruit salad for dinner at friends place I had a mishap with a vegetable peeler that result in a fair amount of pain and blood so now I am having to type with limited fingers.

Tonight Andrew, Bastian and I went to our local Carols by Candlelight, we were lucky in that Bastian has a long long (4-5hrs) sleep during the day so he was in a fantastic mood even though he has just gone to bed now. Anyway being at the Carols got me thinking one of the reasons I love Christmas so much is it is a chance to remember years gone by and things you use to do as a child I can now do with my child, or even start new traditions. Also if it has been a crap year (eg as 2008 was for me) it is a celebration of the end of that year and a start of new one, in fact my father pointed out to me what I had written on my christmas card to them last year "Thank you for all your help and support this year and lets all hope for next year to be very uneventful"

I have to admit compared to 2008, 2009 has been a dream and very uneventful. 2010 will be a challenge but I believe in a good way.

So why do you love Christmas, assuming you do?