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I feel time nipping at my heels. When I look at the calendar, it is almost December!! How did that happen? Get busy, Susan!!
Mr Wazoo worked outside most of the day since he quilted yesterday. I was gone most of the day at quilt guild. We had a Quilt of Valor ceremony for a man who was in Viet Nam the same time as my brother. He was touched by the presentation and truly appreciated the quilt. It was a lovely ceremony.
When I got home, I worked on the custom quilt for a while and then had a nice evening with the man of the house.
Today, I went crazy quilting! While I worked on the custom project, the APQS  rattled along, helping me finish three nursing home quilts.

This Irish chain is perfect for a man

Many of the fabrics had stars, so I quilted it with stars!

The back is a soft flannel

This candy cane quilt is pretty!

I quilted it with a generic panto that looks like egg and dart.

This one has flowers and ladies on it.

So I used a frilly feathered panto.

You can see it better on the back.

While these were being quilted, I finally finished the other quilt. I didn't realize how late it had become until my stomach growled in protest of not having any lunch. I had powered through the entire day to get the project done. We'll have to figure out where to send it because the quiltmaker is surely in Florida by now.  She sent it from Michigan a few months ago. That's how behind I am...

Somebody is getting this for Christmas!

Kind of a surprising back, but I like it.

Tomorrow, I'll be on to other things and trying to get caught up enough to enjoy decorating the house. Here is where we are...

Lights on...decorations at the ready.

Before I go to bed, I have to show you why I love my Molly girl. How could I ever be sad with this on my pillow when I come out of the bath? I think she knows how cute she is and milks it for treats. Sounds plausible.

Another hurdle closer to Christmas

We had a whirlwind Thanksgiving here at Wazoo. A full day of driving to pick up our daughter in North Carolina and bring her here; then, Thanksgiving with all the bells and whistles (and turkey dinner) on Saturday; then, the round trip drive on Sunday to get her home. She is worth the trip.
Today, I started early and was busy quilting by 9 AM. The huge quilt is bound and going home tomorrow to be a Christmas gift for a deserving family member.
Next, I finished this baby quilt for another Christmas gift.

It took a long time to get the rick rack sewn down so I could quilt it. Note to quilters, don't add the embellishments until after the quilt is quilted.

Panto: Time Warp

Thick furry minkie on the back

Mr Wazoo did this festive Christmas tree quilt. It will be mailed off to its owner tomorrow.

The quilter designed the fabrics in this quilt, too.

Panto: Poinsettia

She also designed the backing, too!

The rest of my day was spent doing the least favorite part of quilting...stitching ditches. This quilt will also be a Christmas gift, so I need to step it up and get it quilted and sent to Florida!

Ditches stitched...ready for quilting!

I did the binding on this wall quilt while watching another Christmas movie on TV. 

Kind dark...but then, it is midnight!

Well, I have used the word Christmas five times in one post! Time for some serious seasonal decorating. Stay tuned!

Home alone with a lot to do

Mr Wazoo went off to South Carolina today to see his Mom. She has been feeling poorly, so the doctor paid her a call, and now she's in the hospital with pneumonia. We had planned to see her on Friday when we were set to go to NC and pick up Carolyn, but the man wanted to see her now, so off he went. We will still visit on Friday...just at another location.
Meanwhile, I set to work early and got heaps done! First, I added the binding to a little quilt I quilted yesterday. I didn't take a photo of it finished, but it looks great. You'll have to take my word for it!

Comfort quilt for my Blairsville guild.

Panto: Flower Power

All the fabrics, including the back, are really soothing and sweet.

I added a 4 inch wide border of the gray dotted fabric to the linen and lace quilt, and hope to start quilting it next Monday. Tomorrow, I am taking a day off to relax with friends and have a cookout. Friday, we'll be on the road most of the day, and Saturday I will be cooking  our Thanksgiving dinner. Sunday, we have to take Carolyn back to NC. Both of us will be back to work on Monday. We have Christmas deadline quilting to do, as well as making a customer tee shirt quilt. Very busy holiday!

My daughter wants a queen size quilt for Christmas, so I spent some time today cutting and sewing blocks. While the APQS sewed its way through this bear quilt for a customer, I sewed block bits together. 

The polar bear is flannel! And near-sighted!

The customer wanted simple, but modern quilting.

Grunge back shows off the quilting.

Carolyn's quilt is from a tutorial on You tube from Jenny at Missouri Star Quilt Company. Its called 'You've Got Mail'. I made it once before for my grandson and Carolyn really liked it, so the plan is to make another one!

This original quilt lives with my grandson in Arizona

Here are some of the block bits getting ready for sewing.

Here are some more...

And a few even got finished!

No more sewing for a while. After the flurry of holiday meals and visiting we'll be back in the studio. Until then, I wish all of you a happy Thanksgiving. Make sure you give thanks for all your blessings. Ours are abundant, and for that I am thankful.

Linen top done and more quilting

I worked hard yesterday to get the remaining blocks done for the linen and lace quilt, and today, I sewed it together into a top!! Yippee!

The blocks ended up at 15 1/2 inches square. I may add a border to get it to a better queen size for the customer.

These blocks were a booger to make! I hope she likes them...

Once I had linen off my mind, it was time for work. A favorite customer came by today with a scrappy quilt she made in a hurry for a girl newly diagnosed with stage four cancer. The girl is her daughter's best friend. We exchanged pleasantries and I said I would get it done right away. I did. Here it is.

This pretty quilt, made with so much love, it should make her feel better.

The panto is called Feathers Galore

Lots of fun scraps. I love the Eiffel Tower!

Mr Wazoo kept busy in the man cave doing this quilt for another customer. Its a Christmas gift.

The customer made it a patriotic theme for her brother.

Panto: Star Spangled Banner

I also quilted the third of the Christmas gifts made by one of our repeat customers. All of them are huge and all are to have hearts in the quilting. I'll get the binding on tomorrow after our guild board meeting.

Big Red!

Panto: Hearts

Bright starry backing.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I also need to get the needed supplies for the feast. We'll be traveling on Friday to see Mr W's mom in South Carolina, and then pick up our daughter from Charlotte for a weekend visit. Thanksgiving comes on Saturday here, we'll have turkey with all the trimmings with friends and family. Thursday, I'm thinking a cookout would be the cat's meow!

More linen follies and some quilting, too.

Yesterday, I made another eight blocks for the customer linen and lace quilt. Eight seems to be the magic number of how many I can do in a day of sewing. Oh well, with 24 done, I only need another six to have the blocks done and start sewing the quilt top together. Yippee!

I made another of the lace on pink blocks.

This one combines a pillowcase and lace

Another pillow case and part of a table topper that has some holes and stains on the part I didn't use.

Pillow case and big, thick crocheted doily.

Pillow case, table topper and hanky.

Reeeeally thin hanky, and some lace.

Another beautifully embroidered hanky.

The pile is getting smaller...I think. One block didn't get its picture taken, but it will be in the finished quilt. Oops.

The Millie was chugging away while I worked, and I finished two customer quilts for the day.

A Christmas gift for a boy

I love the ethnic turtle  focus fabric! Panto: African Samba

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This wall hanging will be flying to San Antonio, to a son who just moved there.

Panto: Swirling Snowflakes

A peek at the back

During the day, Sears delivered the new freezer to the back porch! Its a little bigger than the old one and is frost free!! Yahoo! No more defrosting. We got a cabinet at Home Depot and the beer fridge is now at a height where I can reach the Dos Equis without standing on tip-toes. Just in time for Saturday night pizza.

I'm thrilled it has a light inside! Getting ice cream in the dark will be much easier...

The little freezer is going to the thrift shop on Monday. Somebody will give it a good home, I'm sure.

Beer fridge now lives on top of a cabinet. We'll have the drawers full before too long. We just can't help ourselves when it comes to keeping stuff...

His and hers beer

Lots of room and no more precarious piles of stuff in the freezer. Thanksgiving turkey in the drawer, too!!

Today, I hope to have the last blocks done for the linen quilt. I have a tee shirt quilt to make for a customer. It will be a Christmas gift, so I need to get going on it! Down to the studio I go.