Tag: the pattern basket

Progress on Winter Village

My Christmas shopping is just about complete, so I found time to get up to the sewing room to work on the Winter Village project. It would be nice to finish all the blocks before the holidays. The layout is pretty simple, so, with any luck (and no procrastination), I could even get the whole […]

Winter Village Now Has a Housing Development

Winter village first houses

Winter Village now has a housing development! I managed to put my books down and get up into the sewing room and make the first five houses for my quilt top. They were so easy to do, I am ashamed that I can’t seem to spend more time sewing lately. I have been so busy […]

Winter Village Trees All Made

I managed to finish the trees for the Winter Village quilt. They were easy and really didn’t take long at all. The frosty, silvery look of the grey ones is going to look great in the quilt top. I am now ready to start in on the houses, and there are quite a lot of […]

The Forest is Growing

winter village by the pattern basket

The forest of trees is growing! I have finished the green trees now, and this will make Barbara happy, who said she couldn’t wrap her head around red trees! The grey ones are up next and then I will be finished with trees for a while. After the trees I need to start making various […]

Back Home and Ready to Sew

archie with dagger

Archie may not be quite ready to forgive us for not taking him to Lake Tahoe with us. He had a great time with our house/pet sitter, but from the look of him with his dagger, he may be harboring some hard feelings about being left behind. Our sitter reported that he was a good […]

Christmas Projects-How to Choose?

Christmas at Grannies blocks

Honestly, I really have been working on finishing up my Halloween projects. I have sewn the Pumpkin Gatherings top together and nearly have finished the Spooks and Spells top. I just got really distracted yesterday pulling out Christmas projects that I have been wanting to do. I promise to show you my finished Halloween projects […]

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