A few November finishes...

I had some tea toweling by the yard and 

thought it was time to cut them into tea towel lengths, 

hem them and 

add some embroidery and crochet edgings...

The snowmen a Bird Brain Designs Pattern #699

Snowmen by the Dozen.

I'm not sure where I got the kitten design...

I've had it for years.

and another one...

This Snowgal is 1 of 2 Bird Brain Designs found in the

Winter issue of Quilts and More magazine.

I used an Aunt Martha tea towel.

Wish I could find my magazine...I was hoping to stitch a few more.

I have been searching my house for 3 days...

I don't know where else to look.  

I'll keep looking for another few days...

if I can't find it I'll have to buy another copy.

Some of the toweling didn't have plain areas to add embroidery,

but they do have a crochet edging.

I completed my ALYOF November goal...

The ZEN pattern was in the February 2009 issue of 

American Patchwork and Quilting magazine.  

 It is a quick and easy quilt to make.

ZEN #2

ZEN #1

I'm linking to

November finishing parties hosted by Shanna and Melissa 

and to Super Mom-No Cape


Happy Stitching

My November goal for ALYoF

I am making a second Zen quilt...I've made progress this month,

from this...

to this.  

 It has been a WIP for awhile.

I finished the first Zen quilt in May 2015.  

The pattern is from the February 2009
American Patchwork & Quilting magazine.  

My November goal is to have it quilted and bound for the

ALYoF Finishing Party.

I'm linking to

November goal setting party hosted by Shanna and Melissa 

and to

WIP Wednesday hosted by Lee at Freshly Pieced

Happy stitching!!

October finish for ALYoF

October has been a busy month...

we travelled to Canada twice to visit family...

took a mini five day vacation to Stanwood Michigan.

We stayed at the Inn at St. Ives...it was beautiful...clean and quiet.

We loved it and will go back again.

The weather was great, 

the trees were beautiful reds, oranges and yellows

This was the view from our living room window.

We went to Oxford Michigan

and watched our grandson play in a lacrosse tournament.

They were the champions for the U11 teams.

Next weekend the team travels to Philadelphia

playing their last tournament this year.

We will not be going to Philadelphia, but we are thinking of heading

to Canada to stay with the grandgirls.

Looking forward to going to a lot more dance competitions

and lacrosse games when we move back to Canada.

It is just not happening fast enough. 

On our way home from the tournament 

we visited a quilting friend who moved from Canton MI 

to Midland TX about 8 or 9 years ago, then to Little Rock AK and

now she has moved back to Michigan.  

It was so nice to see Sharie again...when she was in Canton

we did manage to get in a little of trouble at

the quilting shops.

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My October goal for ALYoF was to 

complete another Annie doll and

give hair to the other two bodies....yes...done with a day to spare.

I just noticed, the doll on the right 

has her arms pointing backwards....dang!!!

 I hope everyone had a great October.

I'm linking to

 October finishing party hosted by Shanna and Melissa

Happy stitching!!

A few finishes

In July, I started the embroidery for another Tammy bag.

I finally finished it this week along with a collapsible thread catcher.

The stitching is a Bird Brain Designs pattern.

It is a free pattern at Lecien.

I'm loving those dots...a needle keeper will complete this sewing kit.

The tea towel with the machine embroidered poinsettia
was given to me by a friend...I was cleaning out my linen closet and
thought it was the perfect towel for a little crocheted edging.
I love it!!

I'm linking to 
Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts
and to Stitchery Link Party # 26 at Super Mom - No Cape

Have a wonderful weekend!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends and family!!