A Very Happy Christmas, Indeed!

Merry Happy Christmas, from my family to yours!

Jeff arrived last night carrying armloads of boxes that had arrived via Amazon and wherever else presents come from.

He brought the Christmas cards and other mail.  We stacked them in the corner near our little Charlie Brown tree and declared it a “brown box” Christmas after realizing that there was no wrapping paper up on the mountain. 

But as we all know, the best gifts don’t come wrapped in pretty paper or tied up with festive ribbons and bows, the best gifts come from the heart.

And spending time together is the very best of all!

And yes, that includes father-son time in a cut-throat round of Super Mario.  Thanks for the earworm guys!

And yes, we woke up to a White Christmas!

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My favorite gift this year!

In the winter, when the sun comes over that ridge, it shines right into the dining area of the cabin where I usually sit with my laptop.  And though I love the sun and sunrises, they send me to other corners to try to get my computer work done.  The outdoor blind is transparent enough that I cam see through it so I don’t feel so closed off as I would if we put in vertical blinds over the sliding door inside.  But it filters out that bright light so I can get my work done.  And it rolls up and down easily.  It was a thoughtful gift!

There has been time for stitching!

The pattern for the Dakota Farmer blocks are found in a 2013 Addicted to Scraps column with Quiltmaker Magazine.  It’s about time these became a quilt!

I had enough to do 29 stars, using up the baggie of 348 bonus triangles.  Even better than that, I found the source!

Jamie’s Carolina Christmas quilt!

She writes:

Hi Bonnie
While running thru your Facebook Posts, I came across the purple/black dot HSTs. What a Hoot! Those pieces came from my Carolina Christmas. 

I took a class with you in Baton Rouge (Gulf States Quilting Association) back in 2010 and gifted the pieces then. I’ve been hooked on “all things Bonnie” for years, especially all your mysteries. 

Sorry I don’t have any more of the black dots, I used up every little sliver in several projects over the years.

So happy to see photos of the source!

But even more mind boggling is the fact that she gifted the bonus triangles to me in 2010??!?  WHAT!?  Oh goodness, the years sure speed up, don’t they?  So happy to be actually working with these.

And grateful to a couple of quilters who have found the matching black in their stashes and I have pieces and parts on the way to keep going.  It takes a village!

There has been cookie baking!

These are our favorites – the soft ginger cookies that Jeff loves the best.  Recipe from the recipes tab at the top of the blog.  So simple, so good, and they stay soft.

There is loads of hand quilting time!

We started in on a Back to the Future Marathon last night after having exhausted our Christmas movie favorites.  With temps in the 20’s I foresee a lot more stitching and watching time in my future.

Dinner will be a quiet affair with just the 3 of us.  Christmas ham, baked sweet potatoes, salad and a few other fixings is going to be plenty for just the 3 of us.

Quiltville Quote of the Day!

Photo sent in by Kevin H

And I’ve got all of the little bit more right here in front of me.

From my house to yours - Merry Christmas, everyone!