The Elves Came!

Look! The tree is UP...and I didn't have to do it myself :c) Do you think my family has been reading my blog? *LOL*

Oh, and before I go any further....Sharleen sent me this FUNNY VIDEO you HAVE to see. It's entitled "BEWARE OF THE DOGHOUSE" I died laughing...please take a side trip to see it!


This is just one of those things where many hands make light work. Okay....Four hands is better than Two? Jeff was at work, so he missed out on the festivities.

There are a lot of things I'm not putting out this year....like garland down the banisters. I'm not decorating the front porch either because the porch railing is completely hidden by bushes. But I did get the candle lights in the windows. I love those.

I swapped the every day dishes for the Christmas dishes....

The only thing left to do is to hang the stockings. This mantle needs some cup hooks :c)

Here is a pic of the little "Streak of Sunshine" I pieced at Charity Bee on Thursday. It's not much of anything, but it is nice to have a top to donate to a good cause at the end of the meeting. Somehow, these kinds of quilts are the ones that fill my heart more than any other, no matter how humble they may be.

Mad City Mama is now QUILTED! Yeah! And I've got the binding ready to stitch down. I'm glad I was convinced not to bother with borders, the black stripe print I used for the binding really is going to finish things off nicely!

So now....that's two bindings and two sleeves to finish. I think I'll be placing my butt in the recliner and watching some movies to do handwork by today.

*SINGING* "Baby, It's Cold Outside!", and I'm staying IN!

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2 offers...TAKEN!!

LISA, Please email me from your regular email address, I can't reply to you in blogger. I need your snail mail to put on this form for AP & Q!~

KATIE R...I will sign you up for the BH & G...but I can't reply to you in blogger either, so please contact me with your snail mail address.

If I don't hear from either of you in 24 hours, I'll open it up again.

Bonnie


I received a notice to renew my American Patchwork and Quilting subscription.

It also says that if I renew "now", I can give someone else a free 1 yr subscription. This is going to the first commenter who wants it. It's a $29.95 value :c)

Please, check the comments section to see if someone else before you has claimed it. I will also post HERE when it is TAKEN.

I also bought a couple rugs for my hallway, and with them comes a free subscription to Better Homes & Gardens magazine. I bought two rugs...so one subscription for me, and one for...YOU? Whoever you are?

Please, if you are after the American Patchwork & Quilting subscription, leave the Better Homes & Gardens to someone else, okay?

Ready? Set? Let me know!

PS.....The CHRISTMAS TREE is UP!!!!! I'll get pics tomorrow ;c)

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Quilting with Rosie Archives

I just checked and my radio show with Rosie is up in the Archives!

After clicking, you will find the recent shows listed on the column on the right side of the page. You can choose from Windows Audio or MP3 to listen. I couldn't find a way to save it....just listen.

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Hang Those Lights!!

Bonnie M from TX sent me this pic with the following caption:

My wife has been on my case to get the Christmas lights up for a couple of weeks.

They are up now and for some reason she will not talk to me.

Thanks for the laugh, Bonnie!! I also mailed her back to tell her how funny it is that we, two Bonnies, are both married to guys named David. Twilight Zone music needs to play, I tell ya!

I've been out to pick up a few goodies this morning, I've also been to the bank...and joined the Mall Walkers for about 45 minutes of hard fast power walking. Nice to be able to walk in climate controlled spaces! :cD

I've started the binding on "Crabapples", a leader ender top that I finished a couple years ago. Yes, it finally got quilted! So binding is commencing on that.

I've put together a turquoise backing for the Mad City Mama quilt..not sure when that will get on the machine, I've got some other things in the work for today.

And tonight I have an honest-to-goodness Christmas party to go to! Will that bring on more Christmas Spirit around here? I hope so.

Did you get your 15 minutes of something Quilty yesterday? I Hope SO!

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