Christmas is almost here, and the first of the gifts have been delivered. I have almost finished wrapping the rest.  I suppose it would all be done by now if I didn't do a personal shop hop this week. Seven shoppes since Monday. Did I find all I was looking for?
 Almost! 
I now have all twenty quarter yard cuts of pink for my quilt! I am only the border shy on the dinosaur quilt. The pinks need to age a bit before I start on them, but the dinosaur quilt will be up after I finish the pink and brown stack sitting next to the machine! 
So here was the trip: Monday, Quilters Junction and the last yard+ of dinosaur fabric. On Tuesday a friend and I went down to the Quilt Nest in Castlerock, I really thought they would have the Northcott that I am using on the upcoming dinosaur quilt. Bummer, they didn't. KH was looking for forest baby fabric, for her soon grand daughter. We both made purchases, but I told her, I knew Ruby St in Tumwater had some Forest Baby stuff. So up to Ruby St. we went.  She found some wonderful baby fabric, now if mommy-to-be approved, she is in great shape. While we were chatting she told me she had never been to Bayside, WHAT? Well we did remedy that.
 Christmas fabric was on sale, so she purchased some for her Crabapple Hill Fluries. I found this piece of Batik, that for the life of me I don't know what I am going to do with it, but it is wonderful and now I have some! Once I delivered KH to her hubby, who was hungry for dinner, I went home to drool over my new pettable fabrics.
 DS called to see if I had dinner, well, we met for pizza and decided that Gee-Gees in Yelm would be the place to go for what she was looking for. So Wednesday we had our field trip, she found lots of yummy stuff and I found the perfect dinosaur skeleton fabric! Wasn't even from the same line or even a Northcott, you just never know.  I had one more chance to find dinosaur fabric knowing we were going to Port Hadlock on Saturday I figured I would look in the Port Townsend shoppe. Looked it all up to make sure it was a possibility and guess what, shoppe is less than three miles from son's house. OK!! 

Saturday morning came and I was a bit slow, so we left just a little later than planned, DH decided he was hungry so we would stop in Shelton at Jack in the Box. Did you know Annie's Quilt shoppe is just a tiny bit down the road from the Jack in the Box, now I know!  Made a short stop there to let DH eat his breakfast, wasn't that nice of me? Nice shoppe, did find a great pink. Up the road we went to see son. We had decided to have an early dinner, so drive home would not be to late, so a stop at Creative Union Fabrics and the whole family came in to check out the shoppe. Grand Daughter even got to pick out a fat quarter for visiting, how sweet was that. Wonderful little shoppe, definitely visit again. Now to get projects done!

Aren't those pinks just gorgeous?
So the last block of my Christmas quilt!

The ornament,
Five colors,
 Ornament Top- one, 4 1/2 by 1 1/2
                          one, 2 1/2 by 1 1/2
 Ornament- two, 3 1/2 by 10 1/2
 Stripes- two, 2 by 10 1/2
Center stripe- one 1 1/2 by 10 1/2
Background- four, 3 1/2 inch squares
                      two, 1 1/2 inch squares
                      two ,2 1/2 by 4 1/2
                      two, 1 1/2 by 10 1/2
Starting with center stripe ,add a 2 by 10 1/2 accent piece on each side. Top and bottom of ornament use the 3 1/2 inch squares doing the sew and flip method on each end of 3 1/2 by 10 1/2 inch ornament piece. Sew these three sections together to form ball and add 1 1/2 by 10 1/2 of background to each side of these sewn sections. For top- To the 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 sew a 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 square to each end. This is the very top under this sew the 1 1/2 by 4 1/2 piece. To each end of this section ,sew a 2 1/2 by 4 1/2. Stitch this section to rest of ornament. Most of all have fun creating your own. Everyone has different ornaments unique to them. This is what my top looks like. Hope to have all ready to hang for next Christmas.

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Wonder-filled New Year!
Rita

The Christmas tree is up and decorated, presents are all bought and one batch of peanut butter fudge has been made. It seems whenever I get all my home made candies made to early I gain a few pounds. This year I will be strong and resist temptation, well maybe, I will just delay it for awhile.  I am not making pink divinity until Valentines Day.
 So back to our tree, I have made three trees, one undecorated, next with the appearance of lights and last with cupcakes.
Again use of three colors, tree, trunk and background,
Cut,
Trunk- one 2 1/2 by 3 1/2
Tree- one 6 1/2 by 3 1/2
          one 8 1/2 by 3 1/2
          one 10 1/2 by 3 1/2
Background- eight 3 1/2 squares, mark six of these with a diagonal line from corner to corner
                     two 3 1/2 by 2 1/2
                     two 3 1/2 by 1 1/2
                     two 3 1/2 by 5 1/2
 Let's start at the bottom,sew one 5 1/2 by 3 1/2 piece of background on each side of trunk piece. Next row up or the bottom of the tree,you will use the 10 1/2 inch piece of tree, on each side use a 3 1/2 inch square that has been marked with diagonal line laying it right sides together on each end. Double check  the diagonal line by folding back excess before seaming. Perform your sew and flip. To each end of this piece, attach a 3 1/2 by 1 1/2 inch piece. Middle of the tree is done the same way with the sew and flip, using the 8 1/2 by 3 1/2 piece with marked 3 1/2 inch squares and adding 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 to each end. OK, ready for the top row, using the 6 1/2 by 3 1/2 tree piece attach the diagonally marked pieces to each end performing a sew and flip and then add your last two 3 1/2 inch squares to each end. Lay out your four rows so your tree is growing upwards and stitch together. Hopefully you now have a finished tree.
 I hope you enjoy this little tree.
 One more block to share with you very soon.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Rita 

Gift Shopping and more

Accomplished a few small stockings for the grandchildren!

Snowman is a pillow, in time for Christmas!!

Civil War top has now been quilted and cuddled!

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