Hand Made Christmas

 When my friend, Tom turned 60, I made him a pair of socks.  In the past decade, every evening, he dons a pair of my handmade socks.  When he had his ankle fused two years ago, they were the only socks that would fit over his cast.  He flaunts them and when people ask where they can get a pair, he tells them they can't.  He insists on a pair every year and I oblige him!  Merry Christmas, Tom!

Fred has been making pillow cases like crazy.  He watched a UTube video on the hot dog method of pillow case construction.  He has made 36 pillow cases this season.  Here are Tom and Connie's Laurel Burch print pillow cases.  Sweet dreams!

And Connie loves birds.  I made her this basket from an Ink and Spindle kit I picked up from Nido's in Burlington.  We filled it full of goodies to keep up her youthful appearance!

Connie made me this incredible frame out of all found materials.  The little figure on the left hand side is my daughter, complete with two different color eyes!  Can't wait to put a picture of my girl in it!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!  Doesn't look like it will be a white Christmas in Northern Vermont this year!  Lots of snowmen on this quilt, though!

I wish all my friends and family a healthy, happy and inspiring new year with lots of time to pursue your passions!

Isholde

Isholde

 

 

My good friend, Bill Morin send me an email saying that he was having a third baby with his wife Jen and couldn't imagine her coming into the world without a Cindy blanket.  Here she is, Isholde Morin in Sarah Jane's Children at Play wrapped in a baby Turning Twenty pattern!  She looks good in pink, doesn't she?

Pips for Deidre and Tristan

Sherbert Pips

On a recent measure of Stick-to-it-iveness, Deidre scored in the Superior range for her perseverance and hope and well, just not giving up on those two babies she is hiding behind her Pips quilts.  She is holding the boy baby quilt fashioned in mainly reds, blues and greys, with a few pinks so that he can be in touch with the all important feminine side and the one I am holding is for the baby girl which is Aneela Hoey's Comic Strip Quilt pattern.  Very easy to piece together when you purchase the charm pack and jelly roll from Stitched!  I am so excited about these babies!

Oatmeal Pullover

Phiona has some great fibers at Nido's.  She had this great hand spun, hand dyed, organic wool from Tidal Yarns.  I made the Oatmeal Pullover by Jane Richmond.  Great pattern, fashioed from the neck down and great hand on the wool! 

Baby Quilts

Ashton's Quilt

 We finished two quilts this week!  Janna made a quilt for her new grandson under Fred's guidance with Children at Play.  I finished up a quilt with lots of space characters from David Walker's Robots.  This quilt is going to  Trish and David!  The stork finally got to their house, waiting for the best baby of all for them! 

Peter's Quilt

Back of Peter's Quilt

Distractions from Cloth and Yarn!

Bartending with Mike

 A couple of things have been distracting me from my projects!  And the list is growing! 

• A baby quilt for the baby the stork just brought to Trish and David Healy
• A back to school bag for my friend, Ginger
• A birthday sweater for Phiona
• And a couple of other things I can't mention because they are gifts and I don't want to give them away!

Bartending at Gilly and Travis's Wedding

Moxie

Getting the Wood in for Winter

Williston Central School

St. Michael's College