It's Official

So I'm not sure when Christmas is "Officially" over. Is it when the tree comes down? If yes, that would be the end of January for me.... I like to keep the lighted tree up to help me get through the gray long days of January.

Or is Christmas officially over when you use up the last of the Christmas napkins? If yes, I'm almost to the end of those napkins I thought were so darling and just had to buy last December.

Maybe Christmas is never "officially over" - it stays in my heart year 'round!

Quilt Retreat

Being inside during cold Minnesota winters isn't all bad. Last Friday I went with some girlfriends and we sewed all day at Millie P's quilt shop in Anoka. They brought our lunch to us, so we didn't have to go outside for that. The next day we went to Princeton for an even longer day of quilting - 8am to 10pm... yes, a long day, but very productive. Here again they brought food to us so we didn't have to go outside again. We each brought a snack to share, so the food was never ending. Lots of chocolate for creativity. It was great fun to sew, eat, visit, eat, sew... you get the idea! Here is my friend Barb showing her many squares sewn together. My sister-in-law Lynn is standing behind her (just to the right) visiting with other quilters.

I was very pleased with what I was able to accomplish on my projects during these two days of non-stop sewing.

This quilt top of Christmas trees and squares was all put together - just needed to add the final white border (which has been done). I love this pattern because the trees are actually dimensional and not sewn down all the way around. After it's quilted, I will add buttons for ornaments to the trees.   

The blocks for the border of this cute baby quilt was my next project. Isn't it sweet? Some baby will really sleep well wrapped up in this!

I'm well on my way to reaching my goal of finishing 3 projects each month this year. Stay tuned!

New Tool

Today was an exciting day... Max (from the cooperative) came and installed my new desktop computer. It runs like a charm - no more waiting 15 minutes to boot up. And it's so fast! I have to get a seatbelt on my office chair to keep from falling off while surfing the internet. I love the wide screen, and the power switch is on the top of the tower instead of down by the floor. No more bending over to turn it on and clunking my head on the desk!

When the monitor goes into sleep mode it has multi-colored bubbles floating across the screen.

Life is good!