WW, D3

It’s Winter Wonderland, Day 3…. kinda.

Teena and I decided we weren’t interested in today’s official block, so we went rogue and found one we liked better - Christmas Kitty by Center Street Quilts*. And either we’re getting faster or this block was easier - it’s the first one we’ve managed to finish in one session. Whooo!

My kitty is more interested in batting around my treasured snow globes (check out beach bum Santa!) than in the wrapped presents. 

Teena’s little guy has much better manners - or maybe there’s just no temptation within reach? 😜 Three blocks done, six to go. Wonder what’s on the agenda for tomorrow….

* I’ve made several of Kristina’s patterns, including several versions of my favorite, the Hemingway Pouch.

Winter Wonderland, Day 2

Day 2’s block turned out to be a warm cup of hot chocolate.

Another cute one - love that straw! - and much easier than yesterday’s snow globe. 

 Teena’s partial block

Teena thought the tree seams looked wonky due to the order the designer had us sew them, so we changed them up. Much better! 

 FaceTiming in CA and OR

I think she has a pretty good grasp of the technique - she’s only been FPP-ing for 2 days - since she immediately figured that out. (Note to Karen - we did the center section of each tree first (the green in my block), then added the cup piece (the red in mine) on either side.)

 I like seeing the back of people’s projects…so I figure others do too?

In other news, hubby brought down all (most??) of our Christmas decorations so we can start decorating tomorrow. This is my favorite holiday and we tend to go all out on the red and green, with lots and lots of twinkle lights.

He also put together my new bungee cord chair (it shouldn’t be, but it is sooo comfortable!) 

Donovan took it for a test spin and promptly crashed it into the Christmas tree. The undecorated tree, fortunately. Neither child nor tree were damaged. This time 🙄

Winter Wonderland, Day 1

Teena and I (and my friend Karen) signed up for an FPP-along (foundation paper piecing) - 9 days, 9 designers, 9 different quilt blocks - and it’s all free! Teena has never FPP’d before so we had a practice session before Thanksgiving (here). Good thing we did - today’s first block would probably be rated ‘advanced beginner’. 

But it’s so cute! Teena and I FaceTimed while we sewed, getting about halfway done before time ran out (aka it was dinner time and the boys were hungry).

Fussy cutting success! It’s tricky with FPP.

I went back to finish, and was ready to sew the final seam when I noticed ⬇️. Polygons do not make cute snow globes.

That’s better.

Each day’s project is a surprise - 

 Using my hoarded, treasured Downtown Abbey fabric for inside the snow globe

we know which blocks we’ll be making but not what order they’ll be in. 

 The not-so-neat back

Looking forward to tomorrow!