So far, so good . . . . .

Jennie just left and we are taking another breakfast casserole break.  Thought I would post a few pictures.

The Wild One working on some new cross-stitched Christmas gifts.

Jennie is smocking the yokes for her granddaughters' Christmas dresses.

The Married One is outlining a snowflake pattern that she will be appliqueing onto cable knit wool pillows.

Me? I've been fussing over them mostly and making sure they have everything they need.  I have sewn the binding on the tote that I showed the other day.  I have a few more words stitched on my "Let it Snow" quilt.

We've watched 2 movies so far.

Picking movie number 3 next!

Blessings, Cathi

Just waiting . . . . .

I have the breakfast casserole in the oven, the fruit has been cut, the coffee is made.  I'm just waiting for my guests to arrive.

I even got a little decorating in .....

I was going to put out the Christmas coffee mugs but it was just too dang hot in the attic to go get them.  I'll add in the Christmas notebook to get the mugs down next year on any cool day we have ..... even if it's a month early.  Better yet, keep them downstairs all year long!

Blessings, Cathi

Almost ready ! . . . . .

My two daughters and a friend of mine are coming to the house on Thursday to have our annual Christmas in July crafting party.  

Two years ago, DD#1 (the Married One) started her own Christmas notebook.  The scrapbook paper she chose for it looks a lot like the fabric I chose to make a tote bag for her.

She can use the tote to carry her notebook and whatever else she needs for her Christmas crafts.  

I hope this will be a surprise for her.  She never reads my Christmas blog unless I tell her to specifically.

Hope to post more on Thursday!  We'll be eating our Christmas breakfast casserole, some fresh fruit and coffee.  And of course, watching Christmas movies all day.

Come back and visit then!

Blessings, Cathi

Didn't get to finish much Rudy stuff yesterday.  If this is the only blog of mine you read, you may not know that I have lost my job do to the wonderful economy 18 months ago.  It's getting better.....yeah, right.

Anyway, since I am over 50 and my field is all but dead (land development), I have decided to go in another direction and make my own career hand-dying wools for use in quilt appliques and rug-hooking.  

With all that said, I spent a good bit of the day working on samples for my vendor booth.  One of them that I finished this past week that is Christmas-related (after all, this is a Christmas blog and I need to show something Christmas-y!) was this Holly Wreath Penny Mat made with my hand-dyed wools.

Hope you had a good Rudy Day.  Next month, my two daughters and I will be having our annual Rudy Day of crafting together!  Can't wait!!

Blessings, Cathi

Well, I sure dropped the ball last month with Rudy Day.  I was probably working on my business since I had a show the next week.

Today, Dear Hubby and TurfBoy (son #1)  are playing golf.  I think I will take advantage of the quiet and do some Rudy Day.

I started this quilt last Saturday . . . . . 

I borrowed this picture from the Farmhouse Threads website, the designer of the pattern.  Below is what I have finished so far. . . . .

I want to get the machine sewing finished so when I go out of town again, I just have handwork to do.

I think I will also work on my Christmas notebook today.  I haven't kept it up very much over the past year and a half due to life hiccups.  We didn't send out Christmas cards last year.  This year we need to do that and that may be a good thing to work on today.

I'll be back later today so check back by!

Blessings, Cathi

I think I did pretty well today.  I stayed off the computer as much as possible, finished all 11 blocks and started putting rows together. 

I watched all of "White Christmas" and most of  "Christmas Vacation". I had to stop at the part where Uncle Lewis set the Christmas tree on fire with his "stogie".  Love that movie!  Anyway, I should be able to finish the movie up in a few minutes and maybe another row or two.  Had to take a dinner break!

Hope you all had a productive Rudy Day, too!

Blessings, Cathi

I changed my mind about what to do today.  I've decided I NEED to finish a project without starting another one.  I am determined to get this top finished today.

It's been hanging around much too long.  As of this morning, I had 11 blocks left to make.  I have finished 4 already.  I decided that I would set the timer in 45 minute/30 minute intervals.  45 minutes to sew and 30 minutes to do other chores including blogging.  So with 20 minutes left until I can go back in the sewing room, I better get the floor swept and some cleaning done.

I hope you will find something Christmasy to do today.  Will post more later!


Blessings, Cathi