A few days ago, I was out and about running errands and buying groceries. Because I was in the vicinity of Hancock Fabrics, I took the opportunity to duck in and try to find a backing for my owl quilt. I wasn't able to find anything that suited me, but I did find the absolute perfect fabric to back my next project, the Lori Holt sampler. It's the doggie fabric in the photo above. Since the fabrics I have picked out for the blocks have lots of blues, reds, and whites, the colors in this sweet fabric will fit right in. And everyone knows I like little dogs (or big dogs, for that matter) and Mary Engelbreit. (In case you hadn't guessed, this is a Mary Engelbreit design by VIP for Cranston Fabrics.)
I have almost managed to get my living room and dining room straightened back up from the mess I had made earlier in the week making room for Christmas decoration. As it turned out, I really haven't put out that many decorations. I have a spot for my tree, but haven't put it up yet. I'm going to use my three-feet-tall one. I'm just not up for everything involved in putting up a big tree.
My kitchen is still a little disheveled. I'm rearranging a few things in order to make room for a little dinette set that I ordered from Wayfair. The one I had was actually too big for my kitchen; my niece needed a set for her new townhouse; so I gave her mine. The dinette and a new sofa are my Christmas gifts to me this year. I purchased a sofa right after Vann died, but it has not held up well. It has faded in spots, the back has got out of shape, plus it's the most uncomfortable sofa I've ever known, I think. Good thing I didn't pay a lot for it.
Today I'm doing laundry. Although I've managed to keep Jesse in clean clothes, I have let my own pile up. Jesse told me yesterday that I was going to have to let him start doing his own laundry so he would have experience if such a time came that I could no longer do it. (Is he implying that old age is creeping up on me?) I think I'll take him up on that, and let him do mine as well.
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On 12/11/2015, Joanne said ...
Good deal with Jesse and the washing machine--teach him how to use ALL of those household appliances, and how to make beds and scrub floors, etc. Love the doggie print.
On 12/11/2015, Debbie Price said ...
I love the fabric!! You cannot go wrong with Henry the doggie. He is adorable :) I have a Mary Englebreit book of crochet and Henry is in it as a magnet and also a stuffed toy. I could look at Mary Englebreit things all day long!
We have a small tree up this year also. Laura told me we were to do it simple this year and we did. Just enough to know it's the season of happiness :)
I don't know if I said or not, but I really liked the owl quilt. Is it a wall hanging one or is it for a bed? I have also been meaning to ask if you have read the books in the A Someday's Quilt Mystery Series. They are by Clare O'Donohue. While they are mysteries, they are mostly about quilts and are a nice read.
Hope you are have a nice weekend.
On 12/12/2015, Barbara Anne said ...
What a perfect fabric you found for backing on your next project and I recognized the designs as being by ME! Love her cards, calendars, delightful colors, upbeat attitude and everything else.
I'm hemming and hawing about what size Christmas tree to put up. The short version is just the top three sections of our taller tree and it goes on a table, but it's just too high to please me. It's not easy to swap tables, either.
Excellent lessons for Jesse to learn and practice should also include cooking. He may need to start with a cookbook about cooking for two - you two, himself plus a leftover, or him and a sweetie someday.
Our weather is spring-like, flowers are in bloom (hawthorn, violets, roses), and it feels so odd.
My Christmas sewing is finished!!!! Now to the joy (?) of straightening up the house, vacuuming, dusting, and then decorating. Wish I could wiggle my nose and it be done.
Hugs!
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