Snowmen A to Zzzz.... Letters J

The letter J is for Jungle Bells.  This is the second last block of the Snowmen A to Zzzz... quilt that my daughter is working on.  Another gorgeous block.

As for me...I got the handwork portion of a commissioned quilt done in the last couple of days.  Now I need to quilt the last perimeter hexagons, and the six large florets.  I am getting there.

I haven't been consistent with my posts lately, and to those who read them regularly, I apologize.  Since May I have been assisting my mother with packing up a home that she lived in for forty years, putting it up on the market and we are all still trying to finish the renos in the new home to get her settled.  Until that is done, I get very little time to myself, to quilt, so thereby not having much to post about.

Thanks to my daughter I have been able to post something, from time to time.  I look forward to getting back to my routines.  Our schedule leans toward finishing the majority of the renos by end of next week, when we will all take a break.  The smaller stuff can be done over time, without hindering my mom from living in her new home.  Until that time, I ask for patience.

At this point in time, I'd like nothing better, than to have hours to sit to sew and than post about it.  I am really missing that part in my life.

Thank you.

Snowmen A to Zzzz.... Letters G

The letter G is for gifts.  I love gifts.  All kinds of gifts and they don't need to be material gifts.  Most of the ones that are most treasured, are the ones that come from the heart.  Like when my daughter knows I am so busy that she takes the time to "gift" me with a fully prepared dinner that she made.  Another, is when the children take care of Maddie, even when it is my time, "gifting" me the luxury of time to do my own thing.  Gifts are everywhere, it's all in your perception of what a gift is.  Look for them, they are litteraly everywhere!

My daughter did a lovely job of this block.  They are all pretty.

As for me, I've had little time to do much these days, but I did put in some stitches into finishing the diamond hexagon quilt and I am working on finishing the edges to the blue grandmother's garden hexagon quilt.  During my breaks at work, I also work on a label for another quilt.

**Progress on my top 12 list (which turned out to be 18 instead)**

Work in progress:  

4. Quilting - Navy blue & cream quilt (my own)

7. Main work - Spools quilt (my own)..........first row done, on hold to work on quilting

8. Main work - Mel's romance & roses quilt (family)
9. Leader/Ender - 16-patch pinwheel quilt (my own)..........on hold to work on quilting
10. Handwork - Reconstructed Dresden plate quilt (my own)...........9 full blocks left to do

11. Quilting - Lise's Dresden plate quilt (family)..........top is done, waiting to be quilted

12. Handwork - Machine wall hanging (my own)

13. Paper piece - Pineapple quilt (my own)..........these are put on hold again for a bit

Total number of quilts completed - 10
Total number of quilts left to be completed - 8

Completed quilts:
1. Quilted Flo's hexagon quilt (commissioned)

14. Sabryna's 16-patch pinwheel quilt (family)

16. Reversable crazy quilt & matching doll quilt (charity)

15. Log cabin quilt (my own)
18. Small wonders quilt (charity)
17. Scrappy stripes quilt (charity)

2. Michelle's midnight flight quilt (family)

6. Jean material quilt (charity)

5. Midnight flight runway quilt (charity)
3. Quilting - Lise's hexagon quilt (family)