Everlasting blocks done!

 Thanksgiving has come and gone. My daughter and her beaux came and we had a wonderful time. Before the ever favorite turkey dinner, we watched the Packer/Lion football game. Important game for the Detroit visitors vs the home team. Packers won, just in case it was not on your radar.

We visited the German Christmas market the next day in Oconomowoc. ( Don't you love those Indian city names?)

Sarah and Stefan

Me and my girl

And then the snow came down all night and day for Saturday.  We braved the slushy snow covered streets to go to a Milwaukee Bucks basketball game. I had not seen one in years. The stadium was less than half full due to the weather. But it was entertaining. I could not believe all the contests and acts during the time outs. And the 9 or so inches has made the world magical. 

And then they were gone. We have settled into out old routine albeit with a cleaner house eating yummy leftovers. And now it is on to Christmas season. It is too cold for me to put up my all my outdoor decorations.  My wooden Santa has made an appearance. 

So sewing again.  What fun.  I have finished all 20 of my Tilda blocks ( Everlasting pattern by Coriander Quilts) with each being 16 inches. YEAH!  I love the look of the Tilda fabrics and only have about an 8 by 10 piece left of each fabric, but a total of 320 bonus triangles.

( 0nly 12 blocks shown...not enough floor space)
And now I am piecing the sashing strips each with 7 pieces.  As my retreat is next weekend, I will now have 2 quilt tops to assemble.  I like to have the concentrated time for them. 

I did make 2 project bags for my cross stitch with vinyl fronts. It turned out to be really easy following a video online. The easy part was the binding which just wrapped from the back. 

I will virtually attend the Jingle Ball for cross stitching this week. This will be my first.  I love the stand up Santa I am stitching, but will probably not have it ready to assemble for class. Fortunately, I will still have access to the lesson for a while.