Sweet Shoppe Quilt Along............

Christmas Candies + Fabric = Quilt Along!

The inspiration for this year's quilt-along is Christmas candy—candy canes, peppermints, anything sugary and sweet, as long as it's red, green and white.

Cutting instructions came out December 1--sorry, I wasn't on top of this

sooner!  But, I love the fabric choices of red and green.

I have NO red and green quilts--can you believe?!!

That's a good excuse to begin this treat.........

Jen Daly Quilts website has step one

and Monday will be sewing instructions.

Happy fun!

Preparing for Advent............

As I prepare for the Advent season, I knit at least one of the advent patterns

that are published on Ravelry.  This will be the sixth year I've participated--

each day during the 24 days of December, you receive a section of the pattern.

Come join me--knit each day as you prepare yourself for the season.

an Advent calendar shawl  designed by Unikatissima  is symmetrically patterned in length and shows different lace diamonds, harmoniously distributed over the whole shawl.

The stockinette parts make as well the pattern as the knitting experience calm and relaxed - just the right thing in this busy time :)
The pattern has a repeat of 14 stitches which allows you to decide on the width of your shawl to your liking.
The pattern of day 12 can be repeated as often as you like to make the shawl as long as you wish.

Thanks for Day 30....................

I am Thankful that Thanksgiving has come and gone--our hearts

are happy with the fellowship we shared with family and friends.

Now, we turn our thoughts to the Advent season 

Advent begins December 3--Advent is a season observed in many Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The term is a version of the Latin word meaning "coming". The term "Advent" is also used in Eastern Orthodoxy for the 40-day Nativity Fast, which has practices different from those in the west

Day 29 of Thanks.....................

Sorry Folks!  This is the way I feel today--

all tied up!

Everything going ever which way--

tomorrow will be better

that's for sure!

Day 28 of Thanks.......................

Here comes the best Thanks of all..........................
MY FAMILY!!


Husband, daughters, son, brothers, sisters, cousins, mother---all included in gratifulness! 

family

[fam-uh-lee, fam-lee] 

 

• Examples
• Word Origin

See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com

noun, plural families.

1.

1. a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children,considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not:
   the traditional family.
2. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with thechildren they care for:
   a single-parent family.

2.

the children of one person or one couple collectively:

We want a large family.

3.

the spouse and children of one person:

We're taking the family on vacation next week.

4. any group of persons closely related by blood, as parents, children,uncles, 

    aunts, cousins

to marry into a socially prominent family.

5.

all those persons considered as descendants of a common progenitor.

6.

Chiefly British. approved lineage, especially noble, titled, famous, orwealthy ancestry:

young men of family.

7.

a group of persons who form a household under one head, including parents, children, 

Day 27 of Thanks......................

I am thankful for all my friends--near and far.

We are one happy family!

These are wonderful lovable friends made by

Dottie!  They are heavenly to hold and more

fun to enjoy on her bed of red!

Thanks Dottie for sharing!

Day 26 of Thanks.........................

I'm so thankful for those folks who

share their talents through exercises such as

THIS

Aren't these great?  I love putting together a

Christmas tree quilt or table runner.