cupcakeESPRESSO

Cupcakes
Espresso cupcakes are the bomb!
Brandi rolled into town for a visit
so let's make some cupcakes
doesn't everybody stand on a chair to decorate????

brownTREES

Trees for Sale
Now that the turquoise quilt top is off to the longarm shop, its time to make the brown squares

As you can see the directional snowmen in the sashing was a bit of a challenge. Which way do I face them?
Hum... decided to turn them in all directions for fun. Stripe fabric for the border will be added next.
Anybody need a quilt???????

THISTLE

RIP my Thistle cat

myCHAIR

Excell's chair redone! Chair belonged to Grandmother Browning (Excell) (Durham, NC, )went to Aunt Kathryn and Cousin Glenda,( Durham, NC and Baton Rouge, LA,) then to Cousin Shela's house, (Baton Rouge, LA)next given to Brandi (New Orleans, LA and Buffalo, NY,) and now to my house, where it will permanently reside, (Chesterfield, VA )
Makes a nice addition to my office
This chair was made for short people
My friend Gordon cleaned, sanded and refinished the rocker/swivel chair for me
It is lovely and oh so comfortable

treesforsaleUPDATE

Sashing complete
now on to the borders (this picture is more true to color)
the fabric is called Fruitcake

Brandi said that suited me!

blastin' CANCER

Trees for Sale blocks done and ready for squaring.

Blastin' Cancer is a quilt made of t-shirts of Noah and Sam fighting cancer. Well it worked because Noah is finished with treatment and cancer free as of Dec. 27, 2010. Yeah Noah!

christmasDONE

Christmas 2010=snow, snow and more snow!

The folks arrived just in time for the flakes to fall.

It did not stop us from baking or decorating the annual gingerbread village. We did scale it down a bit due to the fact my sister has a herniated disc in her back and could hardly move.
Most of her vacation was spent on the couch, much to the dogs delight.
Brandi and Richard sent me a new Jim Shore Snowman titled "Chilly Dog." It makes a lovely addition to my snowman collection.