Christmas Day

 Just grabbed a couple of the pics of the kids with their pillows.  They both really liked them.  My daughter was very impressed that I had done hand stitching on hers.  She knows me very well and so knows I do not do hand work often- almost never!

It has been a truly lovely 2 days with friends and family!  Hope everyone had such a nice holiday as I!

Love pillow completed

Ok, Mom, Do Not let Lillian peek at this post!
This is the pillow for my daughter (using a pattern from elefantz.com)

I added the "flower power"  by drawing them freehand.  I like their funkiness.
My daughter loves the Beatles-and all other music really.

Here is the back.  

I am really happy with it-hope she will love it too!
Only one more Christmas project to work on (since Lizzie's part hasn't arrived yet) so I might actually get done by Christmas!

I've been working hard this week...

First, I want to give you a glimpse of what is on the quilt machine.  Another 2 hours or less and I would be done but I am pooped.
This is a pantograph pattern from www.patternman.com (I think that is it, it might be thepatternman.com)

Can you see the cowboy hat?

How about the sheriff's star in the next picture?

I love that star!!!

Cowboy boot...

and the gun.  I know- it is really hard to see here.  It is also really slow going so I have actually been alternating between some free motion "rope" and this pattern.  I still have about 1/3 of the quilt to go which should really be only 3 or 4 more passes.

And this is a project I am working on for my daughter who loves the Beatles-shh- its a secret- hope to get it made into a pillow by Christmas.  This pattern is from Elefantz Home Magazine-by Jenny at www.elefantz.com  She does lovely embroidery and quilt projects.
I am still planning on adding some "flower power" before I quilt it and make it into a pillow cover which I will then make a pillow form for.

Don't know what sort of pillow to make for my boy but I usually try to basically balance out their gifts-giving similar or equal type items- so I may have to think of something. 

I wanted to get my daughter's oriental quilt quilted and bound for Christmas but don't think I am going to get to that.

I have other projects I am working on too.  Really dying to show them all to you-soon.