It's been a while since I have posted, after all, it is Christmas time. The shopping is done, the cookies are baked and the parties are over. Hallmark is still pumping out cheesy Christmas movies, and people are on the move for the holidays.
None of my kids are coming this year. With Covid on the rampage again, my son and his family won't be here. They will be staying home and having a merry little Christmas in their apartment. Daughter number one has been recently engaged, and will be enjoying Christmas with her beau's family. Daughter number two has used her vacation time for a trip to Jamaica in January with her girlfriends. I hope it won't be cancelled at this late date because of the virus. Daughter number three is traveling coast to coast with her boyfriend to meet and have Christmas in Maine with his family.
Mr Wazoo and I are staying home and will have a few otherwise 'orphaned' guests in for a few laughs and a nice dinner. The man put up less outdoor illuminations than usual, grumbling about the fact that half of the lights won't work. He put up and did most of the tree decorating, as well. Not as many ornaments as past years, but it is still lovely.
I want to thank you all for joining me here on my quilting and life journey. It has been a strange and difficult year for us here at Wazoo. After spending the summer in Texas and having the back surgery, I realized just how little work I did in 2021. I didn't quilt for customers from April to the end of the year. I have the new Handi Quilter, and we are gradually becoming more acquainted. The last quilt I did this year was a gift for my daughter's boyfriend. I finished the Tula Pink quilt and a couple of Quilts of Valor, as well as some nursing home quilts for the guild.
Here is how it breaks down:
Tee shirt quilts made- 13, Repairs done- 9, commissions made, quilted and finished- 10, Charity quilts-14, QOVs quilted- 14, My own quilts for gifts and fun- 22, Customer quilts quilted- 103
Altogether, I made 59 quilts and have 20 still here in my quilt stash, and two on the rack waiting to be finished. The bathroom shelves were full, so I pulled out some of the older quilts I made and donated them to Family Connection in Blue Ridge. After giving a few as gifts, I recon I have 12 of the 2021 quilts in the stash. Not bad for being laid up for months on end.
I hope the pall over the world will lift in 2022. We all need to be together without fear again. Get vaccinated, get boosted and help your neighbors and strangers you meet live another year. No excuses! This is everyone's responsibility to humanity.
Happy Christmas, and I'll see you again soon!
Susan
