Christmas Tree Skirt~Done!

So glad this little puppy is done! Actually, it was really fun to construct. Jacquie's instructions were so great! Thanks Jacquie! (she is such a great blogging friend!)

Too bad the tree isn't still up! oh we had a pretty tree this year~Mr. Anonymous and the Brettster donned the snowshoes, cut the beauty and surprised me with it all set up when I returned from Arizona!

I was pleasantly surprised with the Maverick Stars, enjoyed them and they worked out!

The 2 inch painters tape for marking the quilting was a boon.

The back~ pieced from Christmas stash. yeah!
Quilt group is at my house this month, I can show this fun tree skirt.

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Chocolate In A Mug

I saw these on Terry Atkinson's blog.

Found a cute mug at Coldwater Creek...marked down!

This is a simple gift for a nice man that teaches at the Brettmeister's high school.

I LOVE that moose!

The lining: Figgy Pudding ~ mmmm

The beginning: ~ Figgy Pudding Trees

Molten Chocolate Cake Mugs Try It! it's a great tutorial! Oh and yea, the cake is delish, bake it in the mug, eat, enjoy, etc. etc. (Three of us split one, it was perfect.)

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Quick! Quilt Me!!!

Two projects waiting for that next BIG step...hmmm, how to quilt it, HOW, to quilt it and howtogetitquilted???! Pink and Orange Baby: fun circles, found the tutorial over at LizzyHouse. The circles are a little "involved", but really, the top came together quick. Lizzy's (that's not her real name) quilt "Marble Champ" is produced from her own fabrics. I just made mine a lot smaller.

The Christmas Tree skirt is from Jacquie of tallgrassprairiestudio. The tutorial is at Sew Mama Sew. Actually, I plan to quilt it "just like Jacquie"! I even went out to the paint store and purchased the 2 inch blue painters tape. It doesn't look like a Christmas Tree Skirt yet, but hopefully it will real soon! tallgrass Jacquie is a great quilting/blogging friend. Thanks so much, Jacquie.

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No More Guilt

hopefully, because that's what I felt for posting 'sub par' pictures of the apron on my blog. Let's hope these are better. Guilty also, of not blogging. I love to read them, but not 'do' them... selfish. Guilty and selfish, not feelin' so good...

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Amber's Apron

Engineer daughter wanted an apron! yeah!, maybe that means she'll be engineering in the kitchen soon! We found the perfect apron in Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter. (We were able to get the book through the library system.) Amber picked the fabrics, designed and hand stitched the embroidery motif, and cut out the apron pieces. I sewed it up. It's reversible. (It appears gray, BUT really it is a very pretty Amy Butler green solid.) This apron has a bit of a mod look to it and a very pleasing fit. Hooray, it's done!

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I Made A Little Pouch

Here's the front view (had to pull out my trusty little snap fastening tool).

This is a 'kindle case', at least that's what "The Sometimes Crafter" calls hers. She was kind enough to do an easy to follow tutorial. I don't have a kindle, but I have some other uses for this little pouch. Let's see now, where is that 50 thousand in cash?...I just had it...hmmm, when I find it, this pouch will be bulging with green stuff.

Here's the inside view (lots of Denyse Schmidt goodness).


Here is the back view, can you see, it is already full... ?

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These

OK here they are. I won't lie, I really don't care for the big gerber daisy sitting on the cute baby's forehead, with that tight band going around the wee little head. But these little ditty's are smaller and daintier, for your sweet little baby girl. I've heard they are simple to make. Trim off the band and toe of the sock, crochet up some cute little flowers, add beads if you'd like, stitch it all together and you have a great little baby accessory. Have fun! (see previous post...)

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