Blue Spruce & Pine Tree Point!

"I'll have a Blue Christmas without you...." sang Elvis!

I'll have a glad Blue Christmas - where blue is not bad or sad at all!

Talk about a fast and fun project, guaranteed to bring some early holiday cheer - even if it IS still officially before Thanksgiving, where early Christmas cheer is somewhat taboo and frowned upon here in the USA.

AND IT MAKES NO SENSE!  Besides the fact that it is 2020 after all.

Saturday -while Mona quilted up a storm at the long arm, I pieced my way through the making of my very blue version of Pine Tree Point at the sewing machine.

Mona's Appalachian Autumn under the needle!

Trimmed and ready for binding!  Great job, my friend!

While all of this was going on we were discussing how upset people get if Christmas celebrations start "too early" or "before Thanksgiving" here in the states.

The fact of the matter is - you can blame it on Thanksgiving dates.  If we had chosen to celebrate Thanksgiving in OCTOBER like Canadians do, there would be no such thing as "too early!" to get in the Christmas spirit right now.

It's not Christmas's fault.  So just give in and enjoy it!  And if the two holidays meld together - is that truly a bad thing?

The one thing I am loving about this year is being "socially distant" from all of the commercialism of both Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Christmas.

This year SIMPLICITY is something to rejoice over as we celebrate at home with our children staying away and staying safe within the bubbles of their own abodes.

One thing is for certain - this is a holiday season we will often remember and talk about.

On my side of the QPO while Mona quilted -

Miles and miles of string border!

Until finally - the last side is going on!

And it didn't stop there -

As Mona was making her way home, about an hour's drive south of me, I was pulling a backing, and finding a batting scrap big enough - taking over control of the long arm!

Simple quilting is all that this needs!

Something resembling a clam shell fan.  Can't remember the name.

(Will check later today)

Perfect binding from the stash - 

And a couple of binding evenings ahead!

(I should finish tonight!)

You’ll find the PDF pattern for Pine Tree Point, including both the lap size and the runner in the Digital Patterns section of the Quiltville Store.

My #mediafreesunday was everything I hoped it would be.  I didn't spend the entire day sewing - in fact, there was laundry running, and some kitchen cleaning including a scrub down of the gas kitchen stove burner grates - not to mention giving the microwave a good going over -

But it was a wonderful day to step away from it all and just NEST in my own space, not worrying about work for just ONE DAY.

I did get to some late afternoon piecing, and feet up with binding finished off the day along with the snuggles of these two:

I firmly believe that #mediafreesunday is the best gift one can give to themselves.  The world will still be here on Monday.

And since it is Monday - We've got a November Quilty Box to give away!

In search of entry 2424 of 5984!

Rhonda Cavin!  This is your box!

Rhonda, please reply to the email I sent to the address you provided with your entry and I'll have the folks at Quilty Box get your prize right out to you.  This was a fabulous box, and I know you are going to love those beautiful fabrics!

Be watching for another Quilty Box opportunity in the near future!

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

There is something VERY GOOD coming right around the corner!

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Our Grassy Creek mystery, part 1 goes live this FRIDAY! (Oh my gosh, my heart is in my stomach I am so excited!)

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Are you joining in? There is still time! You will find the introductory post with background info, colors and yardage along with helpful tools under the Grassy Creek Mystery tab at the top of the blog.

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Background quilt: Hunter's String Star is found in the digital pattern section of the Quiltville Store and also comes as a free bonus pattern with purchase of my String Frenzy  book!⁣