I've been working on these!

And these!

I've also read some good books!  Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb, Hunger Games by Stephanie Collins (couldn't put this one down), Lucky Stiff  by Deborah Coonts (almost as good as Janet Evanovich),  The Christopher Pepper Chronicles:  The Silver Soda by Chad Campbell, and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (very different!). 
I also listened to some good books.  I Am Half Sick of Shadows by Allen Bradley (love this series!!!  This is one you just have to listen to!), Storm Prey by John Sandford and Night Monster by James Swain (very good!)
Right this very minute I'm listening to The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Spencer Quinn.  It's hilarious hearing the "dog's" side of the story.
I've become a great fan of Pinterest and I love listening to Slacker!

I've been reading a lot lately and we went to see One For the Money and The Woman in Black.  Enjoyed both of them.  I hope they make more of Janet Evanovich's books into movies!

I really enjoyed reading The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen.  Can't wait for the next Rizzoli and Isles book!  I'm listening to Map of Bones by James Rollins.  It's pretty exciting!  I also enjoyed Damaged by Alex Kava and Somebody Tell Aunt Tille She's Dead by Christiana Miller.

Speaking of books!  A friend showed me one I want to add to my collection.  Floral Stitches by Judity Montano. 

I have been stumbling on StumbleUpon.  What an awesome site but very addictive!  So is Pinterest!  I found this and just had to have it for my owl collection!!!

These are the owls that started my collection many years ago!

I've also been quilting.  I finished 3 more Quilted Diamonds blocks.

I'm also working on a butterfly wall hanging and I've got half of the next green paper-pieced block done.   Now!  Back to work!!!

Our Christmas was busy, fun, and crazy as usual!  Lots of family and food.  We added a new decoration outside.  Electric Sex from A Christmas Story!!!

I finished another green paper-pieced block today!

Now to go work on a hand-pieced block!!!

I've had a productive weekend.  In addition to housework and laundry and getting the decorations up outside, I got some quilting done!

I got the last two napkins done for my Christmas set and I got another one made to send to my aunt as an example.

I made some mini trees as decorations to give to my quilting friends.

I got the next Green Paper-Pieced block done!

And I got two more of the hand pieced Quilted Diamonds blocks done.  They're so easy and fun!



I dug out the Christmas Tree Skirt I started a few years ago and got it finished. 

I also made another Quilted Diamonds Block.  #3 was a challenge, somehow I got some of the pieces cut backwards and had to re-cut them.  The little blackbirds in the center look like eyes!

I've started the next block in the Green Paper-pieced quilt, but I need to get the Christmas Tree up first.

Got two more blocks done and a few more cut and ready to sew.  First the paper-pieced block.  It's really different and the picture doesn't do it justice!

Now the hand pieced diamond.  The smallest pieces are

 3/4" x 5/16" finished.  The diamond is 4" x 7 3/4" finished.  I thought it would be hard but it's not. 

So much fun!!!

Unfortunately the holidays will interfer with my sewing but not too much.  I have a lot of greens but I can already see I need a lot more!  Now I have to clean and  get ready for Thanksgiving!



I've been busy since my last post!  I finished my paper pieced owl wall hanging.

I created this snowman table runner/wall hanging for the quilt retreat and made a quilt top at the retreat! 

I also learned how to make these napkins at the retreat so now I have new ones for Christmas.  I just need one more color for another set so that I'll have 12.

Now I've started a paper pieced quilt in greens for my daughter.

These are the first two blocks.

And I've also started a hand pieced Quilted Diamonds quilt.  This is the first block.  Both quilts are really fun!

I've also read several books.  I listened to Another Man's Moccasins and The Kitchen House and I just finished Nora Robert's New York to Dallas.  I'm now reading Laura Child's Skeleton Letters.

Now I'm off to do my weekly shopping so I can get back to quilting!