I worked so hard today cleaning and tidying for the holiday, even though it will be very reduced, with only immediate family on Christmas Day. Having my house all spick and span makes me happy, omigosh those ceiling fans were---I have no words, you do not want to know. Tomorrow--grocery shop/ meet friends; Tuesday --bake; Wednesday: dust/ prep food/ relax/ Thursday, all done!
On FB a woman was proudly showing off all her Christmas quilts. And yes they were so sweet. I don't really own any large Christmas quilts, just my antique red and white quilts---
and a few green and red.
I have not yet finished Shirley's Christmas Quilt. I got myself Season 1 of the BBC Vera detective series; I plan to sew Shirley's binding as I watch it.
And so, for December. instead of my usual choices---it was so cold, even snowy---I decided to use the Pokeberry quilt instead of my usual picks. It is flannel and velvet with wool and cotton applique, quite suitable for winter.
And it's a calendar quilt of sorts, starting with a snowy cottage, spanning the year with Valentine's day, spring birds, summer roses.
And ends with early autumn's black-eyed susans and blue chicory.
Many of the motifs are so similar to my Pennsylvania tin primitive cooky cutters:
The little girl---
the birds--
and this copper modern Heart in Hand cutter.
I love this scissors cooky cutter. I think I may add a wool scissors applique to PB, for winter again.
Add flannels sheets and Oh so cozy!
Yesterday I switched out, though, just for this holiday week:
A vintage [early 1900s] red and white quilt, and La Grande Sajou [by me] with its warm European colors and charm used as a topper.
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As you know, we had snow. It then froze into glaciers that I think could last to spring.
Mo was very happy that his "ugly" Christmas sweater still fits nicely. I think it's very cute, but then I made my kids wear Christmas sweaters too when they were very little. And they weren't at all as amenable as Baby Mo.
Best wishes to you all! I expect to be back with an All Around the House post on Wednesday, unless the incredibly opaque, incomprehensible photo systems in this new computer defeat me.
As for the holiday--white Christmas? We'll see.
love
lizzy
gone to the beach......
At the height of the blizzard on???[I've lost track], almost dark, at sunset--I looked out and saw a guy toting his surfboard down to the beach! All in black winter wetsuit, very ninja style, It was so cold! 50 mph winds. I can't show you the private FB page but looks like the surfers had an awesome day. Night?
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