How wonderful is Christmas? I love this time of the year. It's hot, sometimes unbearably so, and the days are long. I love going out to see the Christmas lights at night. I love wrapping the presents (not so much the shopping for them). Christmas in Australia is different to Europe and North America. It is good swimming weather. We like nothing more than grazing all day and swimming and watching a Christmas movie or three, in the cool of the air-conditioning of course. I did open the Christmas fabric box and made a few bits and pieces. I made another Christmas tree (from 52 tags) and turned it in to a Christmas decoration. I will make a couple more of these, maybe using the bunting design.
I also made a couple of paper pieced ugly sweater coasters, so much work and such little pieces but I'm happy with them.
With the joy of Christmas, there will be no blog next week, and I will start the New Year with a blog and new sewing projects the week after. This past week I have finished clue 3 of Bonnie Hunter's Rhododendron Trail Mystery
Adding wings to the half square triangles made in clue 1. Every year I run out of neutrals when doing Bonnie's mystery and this year will be no different.November's focus cutting EPP theme was fabric. Each week had a theme 44 - just because. This fabric started life as a pyjama top. My SIL found it for me when I was searching for animal fabric for the then fussy cutting sewalong, a few years ago.
45 was earliest project fabric and honestly who can remember that far back. I chose a butterfly fabric that I have had for a while.
46 was recent fabric. I haven't been to many fabric shops this year, many were closed while we travelled, and to be honest I didn't go unless I really needed something. This fabric I got about 5 months ago.
47 - proudest fabric. What is proudest fabric? I have projects that I'm proud of and they are made of many fabrics. I do like Tula Pink fabric but I've run out of that and this fabric sort of reminds of Tula's fabric, it is not. I do like the pattern it has made, and will make one or two variations to complete the quilt.
48 is freestyle and will be one of those variations mentioned above. 49 - 52 will be Christmas and will be 🤞on the next post.
The next two weeks I'll be completing mystery quilt clue 4; quilting a top (maybe 2), sewing a few small Christmas projects, hand sewing and even some Christmas cooking!! N.B. I don't like to cook ... but it is Christmas.
Merry Christmas Link Up Parties:
Wednesday-Wait-Loss
Off
the Wall Friday
Finished
(or Not) Friday
A
Pageant of Finishes
Peacock
Party
Put Your Foot Down
Small Quilts and Dolls
