Friday, December 23, 2011

Final TUSAL post of 2011



  ♥ ♥ Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year ♥ ♥

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As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Advent Calendar Finish


I have finished the Advent Calendar - sadly it's too late for this Christmas but there's always next year. I stitched little ornaments for it but they turned out to be too large. I decided to sew clear plastic vinyl (hence the glare in the picture) over the days of the month to form pockets. Inside each pocket is a word for the day so the granddaughters can expand their vocabulary. The pockets are really too small to hold any sort of wrapped candies so I put a pocket at the bottom to hold some candies which may soften the harshness of vocabulary lessons during Christmas break. The words in the pockets are:

Brave, Careful, Caring, Fair, Forgiving, Gentle, Good, Grateful, Helpful, Honest, Joyful, Kind, Loving, Obedient, Patient, Polite, Positive, Prayerful, Respectful, Sharing, Smart, Strong, Thankful, Warm, Wise

Here is a link to my wip that shows the days stitched in green thread inside the pockets (covered up by the words on slips of paper that I have inserted in the pockets for the picture here).

I may have to stitch this calendar again and next time follow the directions and stitch it on 14 count so the ornaments I have stitched can be put to use (the finish here is stitched on 18 count).


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Testing my new Walking Foot



Abbie in Iowa from the 123 Stitch message board had a walking foot that we thought might work on my Singer 403a sewing machine. Let me tell you if you have never seen or used one of these contraptions attachments on a sewing machine you are in for a treat.
It took a couple of days (of much fumbling, breaking of needles and fear that I would break the poor thing before I figured out how to properly install it) before I was finally comfortable sewing merrily away with it.
This little beauty is a cheater panel that shows my progress at becoming more familiar with a walking foot.  Happiness reigns supreme in my little sewing world.


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Friday, December 16, 2011

Judy Laquidara's Lotion Recipe

 
I mixed up a batch today and here are some very handy gifts to hand out this Christmas.  I must think of some pretty labels for the containers now.


 
I saw a post on Judy's blog sharing a recipe she uses for making her own lotion.  Be sure to click the link to visit Judy's blog because she is a delightful quilter, cook and blog writer. I knew I had to try it so we bought the ingredients this morning.






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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Val Laird's Prize Arrived!

Here is a picture of the wonderful prize package I received from Val Laird yesterday. I tried to fan out the fabric strips so you could how pretty they are. You will have to trust me that they feel as good as they look.  I have been admiring her stitching on the key chain, cupcake, purse and wall hanging and it is such an inspiration - makes me want to try some of these projects.  I entered a drawing on Val's blog in November and I have been stalking our mailperson  with great anticipation ever since I found out that I won a prize package.   CLICK HERE to visit Val's blog and see more of her lovely creations.
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

drawing

Click on the picture to go Barbara's blog and find out how to enter her drawing for the lovely prize pictured.  I thought I had already posted about this but I see I only put a link in my side bar.  You only have a little time because she is going to pick a winner tomorrow (12/9).
I have edited this post to try a photo test.  Barbara's drawing has ended.
Money Mountain
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Cucki Christmas Giveaway

Click on the picture to go to the Cucki Stitching Cove blog and find out how to enter her giveaway for this great Stoney Creek leaflet. 
She will announce the winner on december 19th.

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Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe giveaway

Click on the picture to go to the Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe giveaway post - you could win some of her lovely hand dyed floss. Look around while you are there and check out her beautiful blog full of inspiration.  Drawing to be on December 17th.

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas

We received our second snow storm of the year over night so DH took a picture of our neighbors' houses across the street this morning. It's much easier to enjoy winter when you don't have to go out and do something in spite of the weather. I am looking forward to a cozy day inside with just one trip out to the mailbox to post something before noon.
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