Quiet Mountain Weekend -

If you made it through Thanksgiving, and Black Friday - and you are still upright, it's a good day!

At least that is what I'm telling myself this morning!

I was even able to finish hand stitching down the binding on my Purple Jubilee last night -ready for a chilly photo-op this morning.  Yes, it required a heavy jacket as it's only 33, no matter what the sunshine says!

I LOVED putting this quilt together over the course of the past year.

It was the fact that I was working on this as new issues of Quiltmaker Came out with the next blocks - and that I kept my purple scraps close at hand for those next blocks - that had me deciding to throw purple into this year's Chilhowie mystery as well.

I've always liked purple - but I can honestly say I've never used up so much purple at one time.  LOL!

I love it!  So much going on -

Most of all, I think I loved finding ways during the big construction phase to go my own way, to dig deep into the recesses of my orphan blocks and string parts and put them to good use.

And thanks to a little side trip to Florida and with the help of my friend Terri, I was able to get this quilted, learn a bit about her Intelliquilter - and now wait for mine to be installed in January.

In typical Bonnie fashion - 8 yards GONE from the stash!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving visit with son Jeff & his sweetie Ashlyn.  And for whatever reason, Mabel could just not get enough of either of them.  

It was SO funny - even while watching "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" from 1987 with Steve Martin and John Candy (SO FUNNY!) and having both recliners completely reclined for comfort - Mabel still found her way to be snuggled between them.

She knows her favorite people! LOL!

Random photo of hubby spending Black Friday with his digger.

Of course, Black Friday kicked off Part One of  Chilhowie and I hung around my computer watching and waiting for messages saying I had gotten something wrong somewhere.

All systems seemed to be smooth sailing and once that was done it was off to the QPO to get the morning mail out and some of my own calm stitching time in.

This is the project that is still beckoning!

When I first drew it up I named it "New Star" because - yes, it makes a star, and it was new to me and I had no idea on what to name it.  It's kind of stuck.

And then I had the idea to call it "New River Star" because of the New River that flows nearby.  I think that has stuck too.

I only have a few ideas on setting so far, but it depends on how much I can get out of that chartreuse solid yardage.  I've only got 2 years - so plans may change.

And that's just how I like to work with things.  I go with it and let it change along the way until it finally settles in to what works best.  What feels right.

Meanwhile, Lola's gaze reveals her own thoughts on the subject.

Not always positive.  LOL!

This morning's sunrise.

I'm looking forward to a weekend of quiet. I don't have a need to be anywhere, to do anything.

It's officially a weekend OFF.

I hope you get some of this too - 

No deadlines will be focused on this weekend.  No computer work is going to consume me.

There will be movies and hand stitching, and some eating of leftovers.

There will be fabric pressing and cutting and unit building and block quarter constructing.

And loads of blessing counting.

Today is Small Business Saturday. Thank you for keeping us in mind while you cross items off of your gift list this season!

And because it's Small Business Saturday-

All Digital Patterns in the Quiltville Store and the Quiltville Etsy Pattern Shop are 30% off using coupon code Digital30 at purchase.

Code must be used at purchase, is not retroactive, and is good through Wednesday, 11/30/22.

Did you enter our Summit St Shop Box Gift-Away? 

Drawing happens Wednesday 11/30/22!

And then there is the SitMate (Formerly known as SewPad) Promo that starts TODAY and goes through 11/28/22 (Only while supplies last!) with Free Priority Shipping within the USA.  

To reach a wider audience rather than just sewing folks, SewPad has been renamed SitMate.

Once you’ve experienced the comfort of a SitMate, it’s hard to go back to sewing without one.

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SitMate™ was designed for quilters and crafters, but we think you’ll find other uses as well.

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Being comfortable is a wonderful thing!

And since we are talking about November sales and savings, here's something else you may be interested in.

ALL MONTH LONG!

25% off EVERYTHING at Electric Quilt!

YES!  That includes EQ 8 Software!

And it includes the Block Base+ Add On!

Click through my links to get there, and remember to use coupon code EVERYTHING to save your 25%.

If EQ8 and Block Base+ are not on your gift list - they should be!

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Give love and forget that you gave it, don't keep score!

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Happy weekend, everyone!