I know it's Halloween today, but I've never been a Halloween fan. For those of you that love the spooky holiday, I hope you enjoy it!
For me, this week has been all about Christmas! I really love Thanksgiving too, but DD#2 is planning to host Thanksgiving, so it's not really on my radar. I am determined to get the gifts I want to make done for Christmas this year, instead of giving up like I often do. I've made huge progress this week, and I'm now completely done with seven of the grandkids gifts. I've even got some of them wrapped.
This I don't mind showing on the blog, because the grands are getting these early! I made them all a Christmas pillowcase, and they need them early so they can have a little bit of Christmas decor in their rooms for the holiday season. Next year they'll be getting Christmas pillowcases too, but the fabrics will be reversed, with the candy canes as the main fabric, and the sloths on the cuff! I've already got those done as well. I bought two bolts of Christmas fabrics for about $1 per yard, and I had the red and white stripe in stash. I thought pillowcases were a fun way to use the fabric, and give the grandkids some Christmas cheer in their bedrooms. If you like this idea, check the after Christmas sales and get some fabric at really low prices for next year.
This quilt had been a UFO for way too long. I think I started it in 2017 or maybe 2018. It's now finished and I'm really happy with it. My sister thought I should make one with Christmas fabrics, and it would make a spectacular Christmas quilt. I think this one will hang on my quilt rack in the living room for a bit so I can enjoy it a while before passing it on.
Next up in the FMQ queue is my Viking murder mystery quilt from last year! I'm going to be taking a year off of mystery quilts, in hopes of finishing up the ones I haven't finished yet, and next year my sewing focus won't be on quilts. Don't get me wrong, I'll still be quilting next year, my FMQ an hour per day will still be the first thing I do each day, and I already have some deadline quilts lined up for next year. The thing is, I have a lot of things I'd like to sew that don't result in a quilt, and that will be a main focus next year.
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