Happy Holidays

My son arrived home safely. I am so happy to have this time with him. The first thing he wanted to do was go out for wings as they don’t have anyplace to get them in the mountain area he lives in. We had not been home 20 minutes when his college roommate called to ask if he was home yet. Aaron was traveling home to Illinois from northern Indiana and was within 15 minutes of our house so he came over and spent the evening with us. It was just like old times.
Today the boys and I are headed out to finish my shopping up. On Sunday my husband and I will celebrate our 24th anniversary. I cannot believe it has been 24 years since we eloped. We plan on going to the movies with the kids and dinner afterwards as a family.
I am taking the next week and a half off from blogging. I plan on spending this time enjoying my family and friends. Maybe doing a little quilting, spending time with my cousin and throwing a whole lot of relaxation in that mix also.
Please have a wonderful holiday spending time with your family and friends and being thankful for all the blessings we enjoy!

Peppermint Swirl

Tomorrow is the big day. My son is flying in from Wyoming. I can’t wait! It will be so good to give him a hug. They are supposed to get dumped on with snow tonight so I hope he is able to get his flight out. Snow seems to be a normal thing there so they probably deal better with it then we do here in Indiana.
I am going to ask you all something, this is something I wouldn’t normally do but it is for someone very special. I have a cousin Rose who is not even 50 yet. She is losing her battle with cancer. Please keep her in your thoughts. She is a very special person who has committed her life to helping others. She is also a fellow quilter who has tremendous artistic abilities. She has remained upbeat and happy with life. Thank you!
Here is another quilt I made many, many, many years ago. I believe it was a Thimbleberries pattern called Peppermint Swirl or at least that is what I have the picture named and I can’t believe that I would have been that creative to come up with a cute name like that. I hung this outside at Christmas for many years so it is now showing extreme signs of wear.

A special quilt from a special friend!

Yesterday I received a most special gift. A few months ago 5 of us quilting friends got together for a weekend of sewing. We decided since we were all into the doll quilt rage that we would exchange doll quilts for Christmas. You would only need to make one. We put our names in a hat and drew to see whom we would be making one for. My very good friend Dawn picked my name out of the hat and the quilt she made me is just so very beautiful not only in how it looks but in thought. I love folk art quilts in browns and blacks and this one fits the bill. Dawn also handquilted it which I just love. Around the borders it is embroidered with - A friend is a present you give to yourself - LLH Friends DLD . Thank you so so much Dawn. This is just the most perfect little quilt!
Tonight my quilt girlfriends are all getting together for a little Christmas gathering. We have a nice sit down dinner and then we exchange ornaments. Everyone always brings extra little goodies to swap. It is a really good time and I can’t wait to see everyone. As I have said before, I am truly blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life.