A Christmas Quilt

I have long wanted to have throw sized quilts for all the holidays to put over my couch. I thought I would make them myself, but I have no problem showing off the excellent skills of others. I bought this Christmas themed quilt today in Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

Our day also included a buggy ride through the country side and dinner at a smorgasbord restaurant. The ride and the food were both wonderful. It probably would have been better for me to have more ride and less food but that is okay. 

So, how was your day?

Back with more again soon. 

Take care and stay cozy! 

Getting Caught Up

After a week in Kansas I am back home. Being away breaks the routines that are part of daily life. Silly things like what am I needing in the way of groceries? What do I need to replace and what else did Jim use up while I was gone?

Part of catching up was doing some hemstitching for Strawberrylane who has a shop on Etsy.

So cute and so useful! Watch for these burp cloths in her shop once she gets the edges crocheted on them.

If you are a crocheter and especially like to do thread crochet you need to know about hemstitching. I have a machine that will put holes in fabric so that it can easily be crocheted. You can see an example of what the machine does in the picture below.


Hemstitching is not just for flannel or baby things. I have used the machine to hemstitch fleece, quilts, tablerunners, pillowcases and more. You can look at the pictues at the top of this blog and see headbands and bandanas that use hemstiched fabric and a crocheted edge. I think it is a charming way to finish the edges of things and could be very nice way to accent collars, sleeves and hems on skirts as well.

One other new thing here are family links on the left. My son has started a blog about his family that is expecting an addition in early October. The other new link is to my daughter's Avon shop. Selling is new to her and she is excited by it. She is spending time learning all about the products available so that she can be helpful and answer any questions you might have. As a proud mother, if you like Avon products, I ask you to please consider following the link and shopping with my daughter.

For today and the rest of the week be safe, be happy, be well and be cozy.

Thinking About Quilts

I went looking at quilts on Etsy this afternoon. I found a quilt maker that made me go "WOW". That is the reaction I want when deciding to feature a seller here on the blog. I like to include some of their writing as well usually from their profile on the site as I did here.

In her own words-
I'm an avid quilter and seamstress who finds great enjoyment in the creative process. Many of my works have won local awards, and I take pride in doing quality work. I am proud to announce that one of my quilts has just been accepted for a National Show - my original quilt "Memories of the Titanic" will be hung in the Denver National Quilt Festival show in May!

My workroom is full and in order to make room for more ideas and more material I need to sell some of my finished products. They are all top quality quilts and accessories handmade by me alone in my smoke free studio.

I also enjoy writing, check out my blog at: http://pamelaquilts.blogspot.com/




If you like what you see here in the pictures from her shop take some time to check out even more that she has available. Just click on the link below the pictures.