i love this time of year

when i get a mailbox full of wonderful cards! i joined a Christmas card exchange again this year and here are a few of the cards i've received so far

are you ready for this?

seriously ready? because it's going to be a shock!



guess what i did tonight???







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QUILTED!!!! yes, you read that right! with my Christmas cards all completed, i can finally get some quilting of my own done. and good thing too since i have 3 Christmas projects i haven't even started yet lol!

this is another Moda Chocolat charm square quilt(the border is their Roman Holiday line). i did something different this time, i actually measured the quilt before putting the borders on. i am famous for full borders(as a long-armer i should know better lol!) and i was surprised(really i was) at how easy it was. in my mind, it's more trouble to cut a border sew it on that have to trim the ends than measuring before hand.

so this is done. no, it's not a Christmas present. i have no idea where or what i will do with this since i made another charm square quilt last month for the wall above our bed. i haven't machine quilted that one yet either lol!!

mean people suck

we discovered Saturday morning that sometime Friday night, someone(and had to be more than one someone) stole our 4 spiral Christmas trees(one being 6ft tall) and lit moose from our front yard :(

quilt monday

i love ragged quilts and yet i've only done this one. i keep saying i'll add to it, it needs one more row to cover my feet when i'm watching TV lol.

mom's sewing machine has all these fantastic embroidery stitches and that's what i used in the center of each block

how cute are these?

found them at JoAnne's last weekend. this one is full of mint candies. i got a scrapbooking one for my sister in law

there are no words

i know what to say. a special blogging friend of mine lost her baby on Thursday. my heart breaks for her and her family. i keep checking back at her site hoping it's some horrible horrible joke but its not.

snack saturday

Chocolate Truffle Pie

Ingredients
1-1/4 pkg. (10 squares) Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup 35% whipping cream
4 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 cup thawed Whipped Topping

Directions
1 PREHEAT oven to 325°F. Place chocolate in large microwaveable bowl. Add whipping cream. Microwave on MEDIUM 3 min. or until chocolate is almost melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted; cool slightly.
2 ADD eggs, sugar and flour; beat with wire whisk until well blended. Pour into lightly greased 9-inch pie plate.
3 BAKE 35 min. or until outer half of pie is puffed and centre is slightly soft; cool. Serve topped with the whipped topping.

card friday

for my longarming clients