We are fully in the holiday spirit around here. Our tree is trimmed… All the presents are wrapped The gingerbread house has been skillfully iced and stuck with candies We are drinking plenty of cocoa for these 70-degree Texas winter days This year’s Christmas quilt is nearly complete (you know, the one I started last […]
I’m taking part in Fat Quarter Shop’s Little Joys Quilt Along! It features Elea Lutz’s brand-new Christmas line, Little Joys. She designed the fantastically pretty Flower Milk Sugar and this Christmas line is beyond cute, too. We are making a Christmas mini quilt – When this fabric came in the mail, my 3-year-old son was […]
This one wasn’t ready in time to actually enjoy on Christmas but I have a major head start for Christmas 2014. Right? I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to the holidays so red and white was an easy choice for a Christmas quilt. The little pops of green for the sashing squares […]
Are you still wrapping presents?! Don’t feel bad. I usually am, too, but this year I seem to be ahead of the game. Gift wrapping is honestly not one of my favorite things to do but it really does look so pretty when you take the time to do a nice job. This year I […]
And he’s going to be here very soon. It seems like Thanksgiving stole a little bit of Christmas thunder waiting until three days before December to make an appearance. I still have pumpkins on my front porch (but there’s a wreath on the door!) I’m actually hoping the squirrels will polish off the pumpkins as […]
It’s almost that time of year! I’m getting a much earlier start than usual because I needed a few holiday props for family photos last weekend. I made a chalkboard sign… And started an advent calender (that I still have to finish)… I also started a quilt using lots of red from my stash and […]