Thoughtful Sunday

"You won't be thinking of Christmaswhen spring finally rolls aroundand the sap rises in the trees,but the syrup you'll haveon your Christmas breakfastmust be made now.The potatoes and corn for your Christmas feastmust be weeded all summer,and the apples for your Christmas piesmust be picked in the fall.You see, to have a Christmas like Helen's,you'll need to work that landall year long,and know that hill farm in all its seasons."A Christmas Like Helen's, Natalie Kinsey-Warnock  2004.

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Narrow hand appliquéd bias strips. 1/16” quilting lines not going over the appliqué. I’m about a month in on the quilting and ALMOST finished. Whoop! Quilted with Invisalign on top and Decobob in the bobbin. Threads by @wo
This summer we watched my two oldest grand kids one day a week. Towards the end of the summer they started making projects on their own in the sewing room. They made lots of little projects from my scrap basket including pillow cases and tiny quilts
Here’s the layout with all but one block done. I’ll finish that last block when I get more of the baby poop green/mustard fabric. I put out the call and the internet provided! This top will be finished soon! This is a remake of an 1870s
I’m finally getting around to putting these stars together. I made the stars a few years ago and have been on the hunt for the perfect setting fabrics. These @carolynfriedlander prints are the perfect match for the 1800s reproduction prints in