Missing Snow Family

Some of you know about my missing Snow Family.  For the rest of you, here is the story.  About 2 years ago Judy Heyword  came to our town and taught a class on her pattern, Snow Family.  It was a one day class, so we did not finish in class.  I worked on it for several months.  The top was finished in time for QSC quilt retreat last year (2010), so I took it to show Judy.  I put in back in my stuff at retreat and lost it.  Got home and could not find it any where.  I put out a lost and found ad in the QSC news letter.  E-mailed everyone in my class.  No where, no one had seen it.  About 10 months later I found it in a Barns and Nobles bag ( probably put there to keep clean) on my desk, under some other stuff.  Yes, I needed to straighten up, a lot.  Wednesday, I have finished quilting and sewed tiny buttons on for the eyes and mouth.  It is hanging in the living room for Christmas.  It really looks great and I am very happy with my Snow Family.  Click on Judy's name to go to her website for this pattern and much more.

Merry Christmas and Happy Quilting,
Vicki

Tree

The tree is up and the stockings are hung. Yeah!!! Here is a close up of some of my decorations. The knitted bells were made by my mother, years ago. I rescued these when she passed away. The balls are Styrofoam covered with strips of fabric. My son and I made these about 7 years ago. It was fun to do together. The Tree is a little fuzzy, sorry, I cant keep my hands steady. Never have been able to. The tree skirt is a giant Dahlia from Marty Mitchell's pattern.

Vicki

Christmas

Christmas is almost here. No, I am not ready. LOL DS put the tree the day after Thanksgiving. This is always his job. He kicks me out of the living room and goes to work. I used to get scared when he was much younger. About the mess he would make. But now at 20, I wonder what I will do when he leaves home. Will he come back to put up my tree????

The red bells were knitted by my mother. There are a few white ones she did. I found the pattern, but havent made any to add. The balls are Styrofoam balls that DS and I covered with 1/2 inch wide Christmas fabrics about 8 years ago.

We had a good time making these. All of his teachers got one that year.

This last picture is of Patch, the wonder dog. He is wondering what I am doing and when he will get a treat. LOL Patch is a Yorkie, a big Yorkie. He is 14 pounds of love and excitement. If he had been a tiny one he would have been smushed in this house.

Well, this is all for now. I think I have caught up for a while anyway.

Have a Very Merry Christmas.

Vicki