Just thinking out loud...

I had a post all ready to post yesterday and just couldn't do it.  What I am doing in Ohio is so trivial compared to what families in Connecticut are dealing with.  It is going to take some time to process this.  (I have a grandchild in first grade and another in kindergarten.  My daughter is mental health care professional for children.)  It's so hard to think about what these Newtown families are feeling right now and what is ahead of them.

There hasn't been much sewing here this week.  I have been getting ready for my kids and grandkids to come next week.  There will be 14 in house for several days.  If I am not ready for them, who cares.  I just want them to all be here and hear their laughter and get their hugs.

When I do get a minute to sew, here's what I have been working on...

 

 

 

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My first tablerunner...

I am always inspired by my blog friends who make hostess gifts and little things for their friends.  I finally decided it was time to try a tablerunner as we were invited to an annual holiday open house that's always fun, and I wanted to show my appreciation.  (Never mind that I was sick the day of the party and my hubby went solo with my gift in tow.  I received a sweet thank you note from the hostess.)  I did discover that experience counts when it comes to tablerunners and I need some more experience! 

Here is a peek at the topside of the tablerunner.

And here is the backside which I happen to like the most.

I liked the back so much that I am making a runner for our table with both sides being just like the back of the gifted tablerunner!

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I'm back again...

Hi dear blogfriends!  As hard as I try, my blog posting is becoming a once a month thing.  My goal has always been twice a week.  I blog because it is fun, after all!  So maybe one of my New Year's resolutions will be...naw.  My goal will be blog posting for fun.  I do keep up with reading the blogs I subscribe to as much as possible.  There are so many great things going on out there in quilt blogland.

Just because I haven't been blogging, doesn't mean I haven't been sewing.  (A girl has to keep her sanity, doesn't she?  I am blessed with a little bit of peace each time I slip into my sewing room!) I will try to post more this month to prove that I have been playing at my machine and my fabric.

First I had a finish!  I finished my godson's new baby girl's quilt about two weeks after she was born.  It has been mailed and I do hope they like it.

I also included a little something for her big brother...a Thomas the Train book and matching pillowcase.  Hope that keeps him occupied for a couple of minutes anyway.

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