Holiday Wishes

Hope you're having a great holiday season.  Whatever holiday you're celebrating, we want you to enjoy!

This is that week between Christmas and New Years when I like to organize for the coming year.  For one thing, it sounds more exciting than cleaning up the house after Christmas.  Well, actually, almost anything sounds more exciting than cleaning up the house after Christmas.  So what I'm really doing is playing with my new computer and hoping some sweet elves will clean the place up.  Wish me luck with that;  I'll be needing it.

Toby helped with tree trimming activities.  He doesn't usually get free run of the living room as he tends to look out the front window for something to bark at.  He thinks the tree makes him invisible to us.  As if an 85 pound poodle is ever invisible.  Photographing a black dog, however, can be a challenge.

Ella's looking a little shaggy here.  They were groomed before Christmas.  She spent Christmas Eve smacking the tree with her tail until the little Santas began to fall off.


In the next few weeks, we'll be upgrading the website.  When I say 'we' I actually mean my son who graciously volunteered and surprised me at Christmas with a preview of our new look.  It'll be easier to look at and navigate and we're looking forward to that.

By the end of January we'll have a pretty new spring quilt pattern available.  We'll also have some close-up photos and hints on the blog.

Okay, so now I think I'll do a little cleaning up and organizing.

Seriously.  I will.

Check out quilterblogs.com  Always some good stuff there.

Candy

New Pattern - Starshine Runner

 Starshine Runner is ready to go.  It's an easy, two block quilt that creates a fun secondary design.  The neat part is that it appears to have curves, but actually, all the seams are straight.  I love that part.

For another look, more rows could be added (and no triangular ends) to make a wall hanging.  Or use less blocks and make a place mat.  The larger one is about 50 inches long and the smaller one is 33 inches.  The pattern includes cutting directions for both sizes.  It can be ordered from the "Patterns" page of the website (www.mobquilts.com).

 If you send us pictures of your completed quilt (any pattern), we'll post it on our gallery pages.


 Two questions for you:

 1.  If the house is the same temperature it always is, why am I freezing today?

 2.  If I run downstairs to let the dogs in and out 18 times a day, why am I not  thinner?

If you know the answer to either of these questions, I'd love to know.

Candy

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