Merry Christmas!

May you have the gift of PEACE this Christmas day!

Wishing a blessed and Merry Christmas to all my blogger friends.

And wishing a Happy Birthday to Jesus.

Good Morning

Me + Coffee = Good Morning

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See the Bodum coffee press in picture? It makes the BEST cup of coffee! I didn't know what a coffee press was until I went to Sweden this year. I ordered a cup of coffee in a little shop and they handed me a press and a cup... and they had to tell me how to use it. Silly American.

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It is a delightfully dreary Saturday outside, gray and a little bit foggy.

Looks like a perfect day for sewing.

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Have a Happy Saturday!

[...and am I the only one living in the dark ages? Do you know what a coffee press is?]

Simplicity

Sometimes Simplicity is Super.

to Sit on a Stool and Sip your Slendid tea.

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My kid's and I used to try and make sentences of all or mostly words that start with one letter. Makes for a good travel game.

Or just a good get silly game.

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Back to Simplicity though.

Simple quilting on simple patchwork.

Just the size for a cup of tea

or two

and a teapot.

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Now on etsy.

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And yes, I Advertise A lot on my blog. Absolutly.

And check out this great giveaway at Our Happy Place.

For the Birds

Sing a song of JOY

For the Birds

quilted art bowls

both now on etsy.

2nd Healing Garden Quilt

Finished the 2nd Healing Garden Quilt and got it listed on etsy. I totally enjoyed doing the quilting on it, in fact I enjoyed everything about making the quilt.
The fabrics are from Kaffe Fassett's collection (except the back). The quilting is very close and dense - should make for a soft quilt after washing.
I've also made up a few table runners. Some inspired by Japanese zen gardens (sand raking) with rows and rows of stitches at about 1/4" apart.
And playing with shot cotton - woven beauties - to created this long runner.
I've been able to get a lot of sewing done over the past couple weeks, but am going to launch back into an overtime vigil tomorrow with my job, so will have to cut back on the quilting fun.

Happy weekend all!