For my last post of 2oo7 I would like to say thank you to all of you out there who read my blog. I don't have a huge leadership and I am being completely honest when I say that I would probably blog even if noone read because I enjoy writing and I have always been our "family historian" so it seems like a blog is just natural. That being said, I LOVE to hear from all of you. Sometimes I "meet" people on the web, on the CA list, Ravelry, other blogs who have been reading my blog but have never commented and I am surprised. During the holidays I have not been doing as much blog reading due to time constraints, however I do visit everyone's blogs and have so much fun. My only complaint with blogger is not having a comment system where I can directly email you back. I am trying to get more organized at that, so I apologize if I have seemingly "ignored" your comment. I read them all!
Before I got eat the supper that hubby is kindly making for me (he takes such good care of me when I am really sick like this), I wanted to share a couple Christmas pictures I forgot.
This is the Christmas stocking that I grew up with. The white stocking part has actually been replaced a couple times as the felt has worn through the years from use and hanging on the fireplace (it gets a little browned, but that's not an issue anymore). My Mommy made this for me circa 1970 and I used it as my stocking until 1999 when I had new quilted stockings that were wedding gifts. Now we use the quilted stockings that I made last year. I still treasure this and when we live in a place where we have a place to hang them again I will probably always hang this one. It is made from felt (when felt was real and nice quality) and she sewed sequins and beads on it. My brother Danny had a matching one with a toy soldier on it. The stocking is on the backside of a doll quilt I made my daughters.
Here is the doll quilt. I made two naturally! I have been planning this all year and waited until the last minute! :o) You cannot tell by looking but it is a 9 patch set 3x4 with a border and self-bound from the pink flannel backing. The prints do not have a lot of contrast but in person look cute. They are blue and pink hearts, a nice quilting cotton I picked up when I worked at Best Fabric Outlet in 1987! Yep! I used stash! LOL If I were to plan another one I would use more contrasting fabrics. The girls like them though and think they are pretty. I also made their baby dolls a bunting to wear.
Well, dinner is ready. If you read this tonight, will you please pray my migraine disappears? Thank you.
Happy New Year's Eve!
PRAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI do hope you are feeling better. I don't know why this didn't show up on bloglines until today, I was up half the night trying to fix the mess I made of my blog and would have been praying then.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to have found you and enjoy visiting your blog very much. I, too, feel like I would do it even without readership (I used to hope I wouldn't have anyone read mine! but I'm too relationship oriented so I'd have been lonely)...anyway, I enjoy your blog and look forward to 2008. I do pray your migraine is gone by now and if not, well on it's way out the door.
I hope you're feeling much better today and starting off the new year headache free!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your blog with each and every visit.
Happy New Year!
Hi, I've enjoyed your blog for some months. I'm glad you enjoy doing it.
ReplyDeleteI also suffer from migraines as does my daughter and I can pray for you with understanding. I'm praying....