Merry Christmas to all! We’re awaiting the arrival of our daughters and their families so we can have our traditional Christmas breakfast together and open gifts — though Santa has, of course, already visited their homes. 😉 Wishing you all a very happy holiday season. 🙂
Yearly Archives: 2011
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I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was in a pin cushion exchange with a group of French quilters, and my new pin cushion arrived yesterday afternoon! It’s really nice — all handmade, with a dimensional flower on one side and a six-pointed star on the other. Have […]
Some time ago, I heard that there were skins available — even custom ones — for certain models of Bernina sewing machines. Unfortunately my Bernina 630 wasn’t on the list. 🙁 However, I then learned that the reason was that removing the skin might damage the faceplate, and that replacing […]
Last year, I posted photos of a portion of our Christmas tree and of our santons. I’ve just been finishing up the seasonal decorations, so I thought I’d show you a couple of other things we use. This first photo shows two special little bears. The one on the right […]
I’m a member of a French-speaking online quilting group, and the list mom suggested a little swap of pin cushions as a holiday activity. This is the little Santa (Père Noël) pin cushion that I made and which is now on his way to a new home. 🙂 He’s made […]
Blocked and drying! I mentioned previously that I was taking up knitting again after many years. My first efforts yielded a gift to be given at Christmas, but my next project didn’t go as well. Hmmm. Unknitting, anyone? However, during my trip to the Houston Quilt Festival, I ran across […]