~A Simple Thread~

and here are the final two: On the eleventh Baa! of Christmas, the shepherd gave to me:  11 Pretty Presents. On the twelfth Baa! of Ch...

I brought these out again this year.  They do make me smile! On the first Baa! of Christmas the shepherd brought to me: One tal...

Let's start with the swans.  I have been working on Curtis Boehringer's 12 Days of Christmas designs, off and on, for a while.  I de...

                                Wishing everyone joy and peace for this Christmas season.:))

'gnome!'  Ha! Ha!  Here's a picture of a small Christmas mouse gnome design I drew.  Backstitched and colored with crayons.. ...

Well, for the past several years, it seems as though my Christmas spirit had gone AWOL.  And yes, I know...a little bit early, since Thanksg...

Only 3 1/2" tall, but too, too cute!  My little Annabelle Angel Christmas ornament.   I'm pretty pleased with how she turned out.

Here it is!  The last block for Shabby Fabrics Country Cottage BOM!  I have started the assembly of the entire quilt, with only the outer ...

Here it is...the very last block for Annabelle's quilt.  I have called it Santa's Helper because little Annabelle is wearing an el...

Originally, I had called this block, "The List."  However, my friend, Anne Marieke referred to it as "Dear Santa" after ...

Halloween and Christmas!  Well, at least as far as stitching and quilting are concerned, they are. :) I forgot to post a picture of my Liz...

Maybe it's the hint of spring in the air; it has certainly perked me up a bit.  I worked on quite a few things the last couple of days. ...

Here is another one of my little 'doodles' come to life.  I have to say I am pretty fond of this funny little guy....he does have a ...

A little bit of the top row of my Christmas quilt..... A candy cane...a lollipop...some Chrismas lights. More lights....a peppermint ...

The Christmas tree is always the very center of everything in our house.  With that thought, I have made my popcorn-garland, patchwork tree ...

Remember the funky Partridge in a Pear Tree?  Well, that little bird has three companions...three singing angels...wearing high heels!  Too ...

I have added my little Christmas angel's basket of peppermint sticks.  I have also made a change to the fabric on her wings.   She will ...

A sneak peak at my next block for my Christmas quilt....still needs a lot of embellishment..... I was able to purchase more of the swirly b...

There will be a couple more  little mice coming for my Christmas quilt.  So, keep checking! Yesterday, I worked on the block that actually...

I know, I know....I cannot help myself....yet another new project.  This one is a little special...it's my own design, once again.  A s...