Good afternoon! I hope you've had a lovely Christmas season thus far! I haven't posted in awhile and the pics I am including here below show why...I make most of our Christmas gifts for our family in the form of quilted items and baked goods. The "Joy" item is a tablerunner and/or a banner that I found a free pattern for online. Very easy and I love the way it turned out!
I also made a tablerunner set with matching placemats in a stripe. And below is a small table topper that was fun to do using simple half-square triangle sets. You can arrange them in a million different ways for variety!
The black, gray, white items are a tablerunner with matching place mats that a friend wanted for her daughters to give her for Christmas.
And these are log cabin coasters or mug rugs (unfinished in this pic)
I haven't done any log cabins in ages and really enjoyed working with them again. They also make really cute tablerunners. These were made from 1 1/4" strips - very small! But if you cut 2" strips or larger you can make a project that will go together much quicker!
Buckeyes are a perennial Christmas favorite at our house. They take a lot of time, but it's so worth it! It just doesn't get any better than peanut butter & chocolate! (as you can see below, I had to "test" one...it's the least I can do for my family to make sure they only get the best!....) ;)
And this is the sampling of nearly every Christmas cookie or candy I made this year - ready to go on the table for part of our dessert. I made the easy Eaglebrand Milk fudge, snickerdoodles, 7 layer bar cookies, and 2 types of chocolate bark. One with white chocolate on top of dark, and pistachios and craisins stirred in, the other with broken candy canes. Easy, easy, stuff and it all freezes well! So I don't have to make it all at the last minute...a huge plus!
I also make cinnamon rolls for gifts for everyone's family, but did not get a pic of those this year.
Below is a mug rug I made several of to give as small gifts. I also made some with snowmen - but somehow didn't get pics of those, either...one can only do so much, right?
The Key is to enjoy the Holidays and not get crazy over what doesn't get done. I do hope that you were also able not to stress over it all!
Christmas quote: "Christmas is the spirit of giving - and may it last all the year through!" ~me
Lovely projects! I am sure everyone was thrilled. For some reason, this year I was not overly stressed either. Maybe it was your take time to put your feet up a few hours before the event? It sure helped!! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThanks and Happy New Year to you as well!
DeleteCan you tell me where I could Find the pattern for the JOY table runner?
ReplyDeleteChrys, I searched and cannot find the pattern. I may have just followed the directions on a website. So here's an idea: cut a bunch of various 2 1/2" squares, sew 2 strips the length of the table runner you would like it to be. These w/be the sides. Then sew together several squares to be the top and bottom. Then cut a background fabric that will fit those dimensions. Be sure to figure in the seam allowances of 1/4" You can find fonts on a Google search for images and then cut & paste you favorite into a document. You can enlarge it and print it out. Or just draw letters freehand on paper and trace onto fusible web. I hope that helps. I
ReplyDeletehope to post more on this site after Christmas. Hope you'll come back to visit again!