Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 Hello Friends

Hope you are all ready for the holidays!  I am waiting on a few packages yet.  I want to make the puppies all tie blankets.  Need to get them cut out tonight.  They need to be finished by Friday.  We celebrate our Christmas on Christmas Eve.  I will be off from Friday until Tuesday.  It will be nice to have that time off.  I usually deep clean and put my decorations away.  Maybe I will start tackling the scrap piles.

Did you do any sewing for Christmas gifts?  I actually did!  I made a few zipper bags for some friends.  It felt good to sew again!

I took my time.  They were more work than I thought they would be but it was good work.  Felt so good to be back at the sewing machine.  I hope this is what I needed to jump start my motivation.  I have lots of fabric that needs to be cut into useable sizes.  That is my winter project.

And just for fun.  I had the girls a few weeks ago.  Here they are all cuddled together.  They really are the best of friends.

That is all I have for you this year.  I want to thank you all for reading my blog and commenting.  It really means a lot to me!  Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and whatever else you celebrate.  Hope you can enjoy the magic of the season.

Here's hoping for a safe and wonderful 2022!

Blessings!

Amy

Goals for 2022

 Hello Friends

Sorry it has been so long since I posted something.  I have been busy with other projects around the house and not sewing as much as I would like to.  Hopefully that will change after the holidays.

I did repaint the dining room.  It really feels more homey now.  Will hopefully put in wood laminate flooring this Spring.  Pushed it out a season so we could have carpeting one more year for Christmas.

Mika is doing well.  She has grown so fast and is over 56# already. She is so long!  Roxy and her are the best of friends.  The only makes I am doing for Christmas this year are blankets for the dogs.  I have made them all tie blankets in the past and it's time for new ones.  Mika has chewed hers already.  Thankfully she is out of the chewing stage.

My mom and sister and I get together to bake for the holidays every year.  This year we made a few things ahead of time so we weren't rushed with what was left to make.  Mom had spent a week in the hospital in early November.  She is fine, just a dialysis water retention issue.  She is still getting her strength back.  She made Santa face cookies and Snickerdoodles. I made Can't leave 'em alone bars, Kix cereal treats and Cornflake treats.

I also made vanilla flavored and almond flavored Spritz cookies.  I love to make Spritz.  I have a battery operated press that takes no time at all.

Do you have any family traditions?  I would love to hear about them.

I did get my trees up and decorated.  Still cleaning that up but hope to fully finish this week.  The grand puppies are coming to stay over on Friday through the weekend so their parents can go to a concert.  I can't wait!

I am working on my word of the year for 2022.  No ideas yet but I am sure something will come.  I am also working on my goal list for next year.  Right now it looks like this:

1. Finish On Ringo Lake- needs backing and quilting
2. Finish Grassy Creek-needs more piecing
3. Finish Unity- needs to be taken apart and remeasured
4. Make 3 scrappy quilts for gift closet
5. Make the Scandinavian flags quilts-there are 5 just need to decide on size
6. Finish all little projects that were started or need fixing-there a quite a few

I think those are some goals I can really do.  I hope!  Do you have any goals?  Sewing or other?  I have a list of house update goals also:

1. Flooring in dining room and living room
2. Paint the kitchen
3. Paint the kitchen cupboards
4. Asphalt the driveway

These are manageable for me and just my income.  There are other things I would like to do but they may have to wait.  These 4 are top priority right now.

That is all I have for you today.  I may check in towards the end of the year if time allows.  If not, I hope you enjoy your holidays. Thank you for reading!

Blessings

Amy