Receiving Blanket

 I made a quick this gift for a new momma.  I always enjoy making receiving blankets, because it's a good use of cute flannel, and it's also one of the few times I actually use an interesting stitch.  

I set the length of the stitch the longest it would go, because I was curious what it would look like.  I think I prefer a tighter wave, but the rolling waves are still lovely. 

Missing

 What is it about being an adult and not wanting our picture taken?  I don't ever remember caring as a child, but for some reason now I'd rather be behind the camera any day than be in the picture.  Are we looking for some elusive perfection before the picture is snapped?  It's funny, because when I go through pictures of family gatherings I always have a ton of pictures of the children.  The cousin pictures are voluminous, but I usually have very few of the adults.  It's a shame really, because one day the only thing my kiddos will have of the older generations will be memories and pictures.  I only have a few pictures with my grandparents, and I treasure them.  I'm positive they didn't want to take those pictures, but now they're priceless.  It really is silly that I'm opposed to pictures so much, because my kids don't care if I thought my hair looked bad that day.  They'll just see the person they love when they look at the picture.  I'm making it a goal that the next time we're with aunts and uncles and grandparents I'm going to do my best to make sure they're in the pictures.  I may even get in a picture or two myself.  Haha.  No one should be missing.  

These are just a couple of pictures doing normal things like studying scriptures and playing a game, but they're the kind of things the kids will want to remember when they're older.  

One Last Project

 Before we ring in the new year I wanted to get one last project under way.  I still had the blocks from September to piece together.  It was my month for Do.Good Stitches.  The blocks were still trickling in close to November, so I finally have all of them.  I like how it turned out.  

Finished and Sent Off

In the mix of the holidays I was also trying to get a quilt done.  I decided to pull out my walking foot for the quilting.  My only sadness is that some of the fabric got bunched on the back.  I thought I had pinned it well enough, but clearly I was mistaken.  I love the big block look though.  I may have to revisit this quilt pattern.

Flooring!

You know you're getting old when you get this excited about new flooring.  I'm so excited the backroom now has a floor!

The first picture is at about the half-way point in the project.

The project meant the kitties couldn't be down in the basement for about a week, and they took full advantage of ravaging the upstairs at night.  That is, when they're weren't cat napping.

It's so nice that they can sleep down there now.

That Pretty Much Sums it Up

 2020 represented in an ornament:

Big Blocks

 Erica Jackman has a series of large blocks that I really love.  They're fun to put together.  I needed a bigger baby quilt than usual, because the baby is already 6 months old.  These blocks are 24" each.

Finally Finishing Something

It's been almost 2 months since I completed the quilt top, but life has a way of being crazy and getting in the way.  Plus, Joel has been working from home a lot more because of Covid, and he uses my sewing table as his work office.  Since my friend is due this month I thought I'd better pull myself together and finish this quilt.  Nothing quite like a due date to force a finish.  It seems that's about the only way I get a quilt done these days.  

I bought this fabric originally for my nephew's baby quilt and this is now my fourth quilt using it.  Sadly, this is the last of the fabric except for a few scraps.  I was feeling almost a bit nostalgic about it.

I love the shadows from a late Fall afternoon.