2011

It's New Years Eve and like many I'm reflecting on this year and pondering what the new year will bring.

My apartment is almost all ready for the new year and I'm writing out my goals for my home, my life,my health and my blog.

I'm trying not to be to far reaching with my goals for the new year. That's my downfall almost every year.

2010 has been a roller-coaster but going into the new year we're in a very different place then we were going into this year.

One of my biggest goals is to spend less time on the computer and more time sewing. I want to get focused on what it is I want to do with this

blog and not let fear stand in the way of moving forward with some dreams I've had for quite some time.

So Blog world,Happy New Year. I hope 2011 brings good things for everyone

Christmas Goodies

Here are some quilting related Christmas presents my family gave me

a charm pack from Bunnyhill designs

a new rotary blade, I can never have too many of these

a great new dry iron. Great for pressing, appliqué,pattern transfers and other such stuff as it has no holes to get in the way.

Some awesome pillows my

sister-in-law made me. Love the floor pillow for extra seating!

Did anyone else get anything quilting/crafting

related for Christmas?

productivity

Christmas was excellent.

I didn't finish my moms quilt, she still loves me and I'm hoping to work on it this week.

I'm off work this week, I was all geared up to clean the disaster of an apartment I left when we went out of town.

that didn't happen. My husband declared it a lazy day and that it was, it was quite enjoyable.

Maybe today?

I must be at least a little productive this week, the stuff I want to work on is fun stuff.

Panicking a little

so Christmas is a week away, we're leaving in 6 days. Do I have any Christmas presents ready?

No.

well unless you count the one store bought present I have.

Hopefully I get the Christmas cards done to

day and a good amount of work done on my moms quilt. I really need to figure out how I'm doing the back. (yes, I don't even have the back completed, thats how much I have to do)

lalalala. Happy Holidays!

isn't my angel pretty? my DH got it for me for our first Christmas we were married

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Thanks for Random.org I have a winner!

because technology hates me I can't show my random.org generator, but it's number 10! Deb

Deb says "....My favorite part of Christmas is family being together, and I absolutely love it when it snows on Christmas Day and we're inside by the fire playing a new game we just opened. :)

Her favorite color is also purple :-) I love being by a fire on Christmas morning as well and I also almost always get a white Christmas, fog that is. Being in California I've never had a snowy Christmas but its always cozy.

So Deb check your email, I'll need your snail mail info so I can get these in the mail asap so you'll get to use them in time for Christmas.

Thanks everyone for participating, I know I had fun and now I'm that much more in the mood for Christmas. Even if almost none of my gifts are finished...

an anniversary and a giveaway

My Blog is a year old as of the 4th of this month. I blogged on that day and didn't even notice

So Hooray for actually sticking with this for a year!

Like I said I was getting brave and starting my Etsy sellers account. My reality is I just don't have the time right now. Not that I'm chickening out, it will just be my project for the new year.

So instead I will be doing my first giveaway.

The giveaway is for this set of 5 Christmas cards.

To enter leave me a comment, lets say you tell me your favorite thing about Christmas or your best Christmas memory.

This will be open until Tuesday December 14th because I like even numbers and I will pick the winner sometime that day.

Saturday Morning Coffee

I miss blogging on a quasi regular basis, I really do.

Between my new job, and the start of the holiday's I just have zero time.

I am taking pictures though of all my Christmas presents I'm working on so eventually they'll be turned into blogs. It's probably better that I don't post any pictures till after as quite a few recipients of the presents read my blog.My goal is a mostly homemade Christmas. I think I will accomplish this goal.

Today I get my tree and get to co-teach a quilting class. I'm a little nervous, the actual teacher has family in town and wont be there and asked me and a friend if we would take over for today. it's a beginning quilting class and they're doing a 9 patch so I know I can do it, as always I'm letting fear get the better of me.

Ok now off to eat yummy pancakes and eggs my hubby cooked for me

Wish List Wednesday (wish fulfilled edition)

My birthday is in Decemeber. However, ever since I started hosting Thanksgiving my in-laws give me my birthday present early when they come.

This year wasn't any different. Looky Looky what I got!

Kitchenaid 7 cup food processor!

I'm so excited, I can't wait to make pesto and hummus and this super yummy butternut squash ravioli recipe I've been drooling over. ah the possibilities are nearly endless

and a super thanks to my SIL Jmnstars for tipping off my father-in-law about Wish List Wednesday,she rocks!