More Victorian Boot Stockings

I was able to finish off both of the other Victorian Boot Stockings tonite so had to show them off too :)

First is the second of the stockings for the swap.

This one is one in whites and silver.

This is the one that will be a gift for my sister, shhhh....

The Black velvet used in these two stockings are from leftover fabric that made 

my sister's cape for her recent wedding.  In this stocking

is the blue lining used to line her cape.

After a trip to our local "danger zone" (aka fabric store) the colour schemes 

for the other 2 stocking came out. 

 Mostly due to the buttons :)

1st Victorian Boot Stocking

I have just completed my first Victorian Boot Stocking and I'm so thrilled with it I simply had to share! 

I have two more I just need to put together so I'll be finishing them off next! :)

Crazy Patch Quilt Blocks

I have begun to make crazy patch blocks to be made into quilts!  These are the first 5 of 16 blue ones I made... Somehow I forgot to take pics of the rest of them

These plus a scrap pieced long enough for the binding have been taken over by my mother who has the table space to put them all together and pin them for the quilting.

We will be selling these at a couple of local Pow Wow's for really a fraction of  what they are worth but if we can recoup some funds we're happy.

Those that don't sell I will use my original plans of donating them to shelters and for its for the needy at Christmas Time.

These are the 16 blocks I've done up for the next Crazy Patch block quilt.  I will leave it up to my mother as to what blocks goes where, etc. These ones I added a few center patches that have fairies on them as they were already cut from a project I was going to use them on and didn't.

 

 These quilt blocks are all being made out of the drawers for scrap pieces of fabric that I have sorted into colours.  The next one will be in pinks!

CQing Christmas packages/crackers

I had such a wonderful time opening all my CQing packages on Christmas Eve.

Pictures truly on worth a thousand words... so here's a FEWpics :O)

SS PACKAGE

My SS packages came all the way from Portugal!

All this came in those packages.

I really love the varigated Christmas thread. and the strawberry that hides a shopping bag.

Thank you Maria!

 CRACKER #1

This cracker is from Meg

this is the block that wrapped the cracker

here's what was inside :O)

better pic of the motif

Thank you Meg!

CRACKER #2

This cracker came from Kerry

Such wonderful rich looking fabrics and embellishments!

close up of the beads and buttons

A beaded butterfly motif!!! WOW

Thank you Kerry!

CRACKER #3

This cracker came from Ingrid.
The one that came with the extra large baggie of goodies to that wouldn't fit in the cracker and no wonder!

these were on the ends of the cracker and I plan to reuse them on  a cracker I make for next year.

The pins in the pincushion came in this cracker and they went immediately to my new pincushion.

Several gorgeous christmas print fabrics

Aren't these just the cutest!

This was made especially for me... I love it!

There was just soo much in the cracker!

 And can you believe with all this that Ingrid actually apologized for not making a CQed block for the outside of the cracker!

Ingrid I love it all and you've spoiled me absolutely rotten how could anyone be sorry there wasn't a CQed block covering all these goodies!

THANK YOU INGRID!

Mom's Memorial Panel Completed!

I did it!

I finally finished the last panel that I will be able to finish before Christmas.

My Mom's!

Mom's Memorial Panel

Day 11 & 12

All of these 12 Days of Christmas gifts have me spoiled rotten!

But I have to admit that the last two I've enjoyed the most.

Day 11

... eleven bits so charming.

How charming is that?!?1  as you can see sticking out the top I wasted no time in putting my new Ort Bag to use.   I just LOVE it!

Perfect complimentary colours to my living area as well... it's as much decoration as it is useful!

Day 12 

... ONE BIGGGGG SURPRISE!

And a big surprise is was indeed... and GORGEOUS!  

I have loved these fancy pincushions from a far for some time and now I have one of my very own.

and now I can share and know for sure that my Special CQ friend is as my second thought was.... Leslie!

Thank You Thank You Thank You... You have made this the best Christmas ever for me. :O)

Day 10

Such fun!... and makes for a wonderful morning each and every day... can 

we do this year round?.. LOL

Day 10

... ten fibers fancy.

Day 9

What a wonderful morning I had opening today gift.

Day 9

... nine neato trims.

Now there is much more then nine trims and I'm not sure how it all fit in that box now 

but what I time I had going thru them all... 

memorial panel

Quick post to show off the one panel I missed posted as it wasn't on it's hanger til the last moment... I should have added the pic with the one for my Aunt as it was done then.

Now for the mad dash to get my mother's done before Sunday....:o)

12 Days of Christmas!!!

I'm here wrapping up gifts while my kid sleeps and I get this knock on my

door... now I'm not one to be up in the AM and everyone knows that. So to

have a knock on my door this early in the day was strange to say the least.

But stranger still was to see my parcel delivery lady standing there with a

parcel.. on a SUNDAY!!! Wow...

Anyway..  so as you may have

guessed... it's in... the package I have been waiting for to join the rest of the group opening a gift on each of the 12 Days of Christmas. I got to sit here and enjoy opening 6 packages to

catch up to all the others.

Here are the gifts thus far...

Day One

... a snuggly, warm, cozy pair tree.

Day Two

... two silken treasures.

Day Three

... three flitting fans.

Day Four

... four blooming offings.

Day Five

... five hearts delightful.

Day Six

... six herbal treats.

(Which I promptly enjoyed one!)

After that I snuggled the rest of the packages under my little tree which one last nite was decorated and set up on the top of the desk in the TV room where I do all my stitching and will be enjoying the opening of these gifts each day.

I've also placed my Christmas Crackers  under that tree too... and I thought I'd already been spoiled... now all those feelings of being left out are good and I feel doubly blessed.

As a true recycler I am saving the tags from my 12 Days packages to reuse next year.  I will keep them close to remind me so that I'll have all yea long to collect items for all the Christmas Swaps and Exchange I so love to do. :O)

Come back tomorrow when I get to show off Day Seven!

Merry Christmas!!!