My Christmas projects...
 

Not quilting but: my Mom hand embroideried this + 6 others. She is 89, in a nursing facility & likes to keep busy. She doesn't watch any tv but does Word Searches, reads a little + embroidery. I wanted myself, my 3 bros, my 2 kids & 2 nephews to have something that she did. She's also done other blocks that I want to put into each of my DGK graduation quilt (2 boys, 5 girls)(Oldest DGS in 2 yrs, very next yr his bro & oldest DGD, next yr her sis, then 3 DGD 2 yr apart. They are growing way tooooo fast. My 2 boys & 3 smaller girls are now living in China. Christmas just is not the same without little kids around.... But I manage, with God's help.... I pray that He will give me health & mind to complete these projects...

Just finished two large quilt tops. Now for the quilting and binding.

I've added some edgings to tea towels and made placemats for a good friend. That's it for now. My mom is working at hand quilting the double wedding ring quilt for my DS and his wife, but I don't think it will be done for Christmas. We may present it at Christmas (unfinished) anyway, as they will be here and Mom can see how much they like it. Then it will get finished and sent to them.

The saying goes,,,,, When you are a child Christmas seems to come every 5 years, when you are an adult Christmas seems to come 5 times a year!!

Am having major heart surgery next week, so hope to be able to finish a Nativity triptych for Christmas when I can manage a needle and "getRdone" by Christmas.

Here are prayers for a successful surgery and speedy recovery.

Oh dear, I'm feeling like a lazy-bones. I have thought about Christmas presents but then brushed those ideas aside. Plenty of time, its summer, but a 137 days!
Better log off and enter the sewing room and get the one on the frame finished (only just started), then the next top that needs quilting, and then maybe I'll be able to at least think about a Christmas present or two. Bye bye happy quilting!

I am working on a tumbler quilt with Christmas pattern. Christmas quilts are a favorite to make when it's hot and sticky, so cheerful. Mine has snowmen!

Christmas quilt for my son is being quilted, top under construction for my daughter-in-law!

Not yet, but my daughter just put in a request for a wedding quilt!

I'm working on Christmas quilts. I have a large family so will make as many as I can. So far I have two made and am finishing a top for a third today. Not everyone will get a quilt but I do the best I can. :thumbup:

What happened to Autumn, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Christmas-yikes

I've got 8 mini quilts for my grand daughter's dollbabies, as she calls them done and I am working on table runners, placemats and pot holders as well as oven mitts, yoga tote and pillows for a nephew's man cave. Whew now I'm tired!!! Been working on all this since April and slowly but surely getting it done!!

I spent this week pulling out patterns for gifts. Took delivery of tea towels from Missouri Quilt Co, they had a great sale and selection; plan to make many gifts out of them using different themes for different folks. Most ambitious is a sampler, 12 Days of Christmas from Quiltmaker. I'd really like that to hang in our home, but as in past years I always run out of time. So starting this early just might let me accomplish what I want to do.

I am. I have three tops completed & working on two others. Then I will have to quilt them all.

Not quilts, just runners and placemats.

I just bought a Kanvas Frost layer cake & some yardage. I am going to turn the quilt for our advanced quilting class into a white, silver & blue Christmas wall hanging. I'll have leftover to make a table runner & maybe a small tree skirt.

No, not this year. Family has all been taken care of and this year's quilts are 'just because'. Today I shared all my Christmas fabric with my mom for candle mats. I don't feel guilty like I thought I would but actually relieved. I am going to enjoy quilting this year without any rhyme or reason. 'Just because'.

Great idea for the reunion table runner. I have one next week. I was going to do a postage stamp quilt but only have 5 rows done. I think the table runner will be less stress. I don't make any quilts for Christmas anymore. I make and give them away all year long.

Making 5 rag quilts for my 5 grand kids. 2 done so far.

Yes! Bought fabric I had promised myself I would not buy on Thursday, went into shock about it Friday, had an all day sew day with my sewing club, 'N Stitches, for 25 kids ages 8 to 18 today (Saturday) but tomorrow afternoon, the rotary cutter comes out! froggyintexas

Of course, it comes with a story:
Last year my son ordered some workout thing, and it got delivered by a big truck. At the time, I had a paper pieced wreath on the front door, and the driver rang the front doorbell and asked if I'd make a couple more. I told him, not for this year, but if you want them for NEXT year, sure. Something in me made me tell him he could buy the one on the door if he wanted (I mean really, takes me a couple of hours at the most to make one) We got to talking a bit, and he left his name and email address for me to tell him when they were finished.
It's possible he doesn't want them anymore but they're on the top of the list of things to make.

I am making 9 Lap quilts ( 60 x 70 ) for my 4 Grandchildren , 3 Kids and 2 Daughter inlaws all different patterns using their favorite colors and I am happy to say I am on top number 9 which will be finished this week. 7 have already been sent of to the quilter. I have been quilting just under 3 years and just started them this spring so I have to say I am very proud of myself for accomplishing this.

I bought one of those long wedge-shaped rulers and am planning on making a tree skirt. If it turns out OK I might make a couple more for family. Last year I made over a dozen quilts for Christmas presents so I am NOT going to do that again this year!!

Yes, I have all my fabric out and ready to go. I looked at patterns for a few weeks and I know I want it scrappy to use up this fabric. Found several on Pinterest that I liked that are nice and simple. I figure a person only uses them for one month so I don't want to do elaborate quilts right now. I would like to make a Log Cabin one day.

You're way ahead of me...I'm thinking just thinking. I guess I better get moving

I have 3 wall hangings in various stages of completion. Somehow, Christmas In August just didn't seem right, so have put them away for awhile. Also, have a Christmas Tablecloth I would like to layer and tie for a Christmas Quilt if I can get "stirred into action."Mariah

I have 2 to make for great grandsons. neither are really started yet. Have done some embroidery on the fabric of one, trucks tractors and different boy stuff.

I started xmas lap quilts, than stopped because I got side tracked . I than started a quilt for my bedroom which I only need to do binding. But than I got side tracked again and started a wall hanging xmas tree. Which I screwed up terribly ,so it's on the flannel looking down at me. So I will now go back to the two lap quilts I started for xmas gifts.

I have been making dish towels and pot/table mats 2 of each for 6 gifts plus a small candy bag for each. So I am started.
Jothesewer

I've got a couple table toppers in mind, but I, too, can't get in the Christmas mood yet.....another month and I may be able to do them. Won't take me long once I get started.....

Well, one of DD's tops are done so it'll go on the pile waiting for backing & batting. I now need to come up with an idea for other DD. I thought I had hers planned out pretty well, but she mentioned to me the other day that she is redecorating her bedroom in a nautical theme; so back to the drawing board for me, or perhaps just the fabric shop. I also have plans to make 6 quillows (one for my youngest GD, one for my niece's baby, and the rest for friends children) but they go together pretty fast.

Making 8 rag quilts. Have 2 done and started on #3.

I love hearing what everyone is either working on, or ideas for Christmas.

I have three lapquilts done except for bury the threads! I have three more planned, not sure it will happen though. I havent done much at all this summer. Need to get back to it, thanks for the reminder. I do plan to make some more hanging towels. I had 8 made for Christmas gifts but they got gobbled up by friends. So I am not telling anyone what I am working on here. I also made some kitchen knit dish cloths, and kitchen scrubbies and put away. About half of them left. Now I am in to machine embrodiery and so I see embrodiery towels for christmas gifts too. We dont do much these days for the holiday, yet nice to have some things on hand too.

Hehe!! That's so true!!!!

My niece sells Origami Owl jewelry so I was going to make her owl potholders since she always hosts Christmas. Then I found an owl wall hanging that I liked better. Now I'm thinking of using the owl potholder pattern and making a snap bag for her to carry little things in when she does her home parties. I made potholders for everyone in my family last year. My husband's family doesn't cook.

I'm ready to quilt a baby quilt (due Oct. 8) and then start on a throw for my MIL. My FIL died March, 2011. I asked her what she was going to do with his shirts and she said she'd probably give them to Goodwill. I asked if I could have them so she gave them to me. I knew I wanted to make her a throw out of them.
I found a pattern called "Swing Your Partner" in Bonnie K. Hunter's Scraps & Shirttails. They were avid square dancers for many, many years so it will be perfect!
Don't know what else I'll do. DS just moved into a new house, but probably won't have time to make him a California king-sized quilt before this Christmas. May make some bags for friends. Meanwhile, I have a lot of yard work to get done!

I am making 3 "Flip Flop" quilts from Fons & Porter for 3 teens and want to start some table runners. I also want to make a lap quilt for the nurse who looks after my mother in the nursing home.

I want to make an Advent calendar for my grandson. I am having a hard time find a panel. My children had the Cranston Beary Merry Christmas calendar and I would like something along that line. Any suggestions?