Christmas WIPs Be Gone

Quilted:

Bound: 

My second Christmas WIP is ready for the season.

This Bonnie Hunter mystery, Carolina Christmas, is from 2009.  I've had the top done since 2010.  One more UFO done from my combined list for Judy's UFO challenge and the 17 UFOs in 2017 challenge.  It has so many pieces I decided to do wavy stitch in the ditch.  Both the back and front are so busy, one can hardly see the quilting.

I hope you get to quilt today.  In celebration of another finish, I'm giving away 105 one inch hexagons to a lucky commentator or linker or both (2 chances).  Link button below. Ends Thursday, midnight.

Good luck!

BOM and DWM

BOM today means Bag of the Month.  I try to make a bag for community service every month.  The Guild makes Happy Bags for the children cancer patients and a carryall for the Rape Crisis Center to give to victims.  This month I'm making a carryall.

I've only got the lining to cut and then I'll be ready to sew it together.  It's a quick sew - less than an hour.  You can get the pattern here.

And now it's done:

Besides the bag, nothing on my design wall right now.  I"m working on those two quilts I sandwiched.

Out in the garden, the amaryllis are still blooming!

I'm amazed with how many flowers they've produced this year.  Blessings!

Some of This; Some of That

In the destashing stakes:  Had to add a larger strip on that back - another 0.16 yard.  Put borders around those orphan blocks - 0.10 yard.  A backing for an old WIP - 1 yard.  So YTD out is now 59.53 yds. 

Here are the two WIP sandwiches:

And the orphan block centers:

Not sure I like them - will add another round and rethink.  Thoughts?

My hexie round is growing. I plan to prep some today for tonight's slow stitching while TV watching.

Hope you get to quilt today. I'm off to buy a new ironing board cover.  Yes, I could make one, but it's my excuse to do a little shopping today.

Blessings,