January 4, 2024
A couple of years ago I made small blocks that fit under Kathryn’s glass cutting board – one for each month. I thought perhaps she was ready for a new one so her card is a bit larger than most.
The pink fabric came from Diane and I quilted it with my standard stars in the squares. It wasn’t until I was showing it off that I realized on two of the squares I had missed the final points. Fortunately it was an easy fix.
Saturday, December 30, 2023
By now all the grandchildren pretty much know they will be getting a gift card for Christmas. But to make it a bit more exciting I added a little something to each of their bags.
I had to wait for the gift cards to arrive so I started making bags and tags. As it turned out the cards arrived before I was finished but they were an easy project so it didn’t delay getting them into the mail.
Thursday, December 28, 2023
I made at least one of these last year and repeated the pattern several times this year.
I knew I wanted to make a few mug rugs this year but I had to look hard to find a pattern that would work with Christmas fabric and that had a pocket to tuck something into. I tried fitting chocolate into the pocket but the bars were too long and thick to fit nicely so I ended up with a tea bag and one of Pat’s download cards.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
I made a variety of Christmas cards this year so over the next couple of days I’ll post photos of them.
The November Guild demo was an evening of hand stitching one of these delightful trees. I loved the process and the pattern was immediately added to my card list. They were simple to do and I had improved my Blanket stitch by the time I was finished.
I’ve made this card a few times over the past years, but never for Christmas. I used Christmas fabric for the circles and I’m really pleased with how they turned out.