Merry Christmas - Gleðileg Jól

Merry Christmas, happy Yule everyone, everywhere.

Memory of MOM

In memory of my mom that passed this Sunday.

Anna Guðlaugsdóttir

22. December 1932 - 4. December 2011

 

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Mamma

Mamma thank you for who I am, thank you for all the things I'm not
Forgive me for the words unsaid for the times I forgot
Mamma remember all my life you showed me love, you sacrificed
Think of those young and early days how I've changed along the way

And I know you believed and I know you had dreams
And I'm sorry it took all this time to see
That I am where I am because of your truth
And I miss you, yeah I miss you

Mamma forgive the times you cried, forgive me for not making right
All of the storms I may have caused and I've been wrong dry your eyes
Cause I know you believed and I know you had dreams
And I'm sorry it took all this time to see
That I am where I am because of your truth

And I miss you, I miss you
Mamma I hope this makes you smile, I hope you're happy with my life
At peace with every choice I made how I've changed along the way
Cause I know you believed in all of my dreams
And I owe it all to you , mamma

by Andreas Romdhane

December is here

Well, well, well December is already here. It’s just a few days since it was February it seems. I can see I am running out of time to do all the the things I was going to do this year and haven’t finished. Well there is always next year.

The 3rd part of Orca Bay mystery is up so I can work on that in between everything else I need to finish. It’s simply not enough hours in the day.

Cat picture of the day:

Stringing along

Just finished my string blocks yestarday for the Orca Bay Mystery and they are so fun to make and cute. They are 3.5 inches. I used doodle paper from the dollar store to sew them on and it's so easy to take the paper of the back and they are perfect.

I finished sewing a couple of wine bags over the weekend, no pictures yet, going to give them away and cut out a extra special Christmas stockings for 3 cats and a dog. Ohh the things you do for your pets. Looking forward to sewing them when my back allows, sitting with a heat pad on it now and took some pain killers, hope that helps.

Sewing on

The first clue in the Orca Bay Mystery quilt came out the Friday before last and it was 224 hourglass units in 2.5 inches. That means cutting 4 x 224 triangles and sewing them together, oh my that is a lot of triangles. Well it wasn't so bad when I found out how to use the companion ruler and layer the fabric so it was easier to sew it afterwards. So all weekend and last week I sewed these little darlings and 2 Christmas stockings and 3 tea wallets. Yes I know I can't really just have one thing to sew at a time, can I.

Here they are so beautiful and finished

Still a mystery

I have finally decided on the fabric for my mystery quilt.

I will probably have to get more white but that´s ok, I love buying fabric who doesn´t. I signed up for 3 Christmas swaps and already sent 1 in Swap Bot and really looking forward to doing the other 2. They are the NYE in the  yahoo group Scratching Post and the Christmas Stocking swap. 
I went to the quilt show in Palm Beach last weeken and there where so many beautiful quilts there I finally got my mojo back. I was very frugal though and just bought a few things. 

Mystery Quilt

Ohhh the mystery is on. Bonnie at Quiltville has just posted the fabric suggestions. Who-ho can't wait to start sewing, but first to find the fabric.

Halloween

Ohh Happy Halloween. It's here already.