December 8, 2013

ICE ANYONE?

 



Today we have been iced in, so no church.  The

deck is covered in ice, the evergreen trees are nearly touching

the ground, and the rain is freezing on the roof tops as it falls.

It is amazing that we have rain instead of snow. 

 

I have been making progress on my Celtic Solstice.  I have almost all the pieces for this step cut out.  No sewing yet.  I do not have my 2" squares marked yet either.  I want to show you what I do have done and I would also like to show you some progress on step #1.

Again I seem to be having a problem with this new computer.
I wish I had my old one back.

                                            

All of this has been done on a crazy day in which the Christmas

tree fell not once but twice while my son was trying to put the

lights on it.  That my friends is a terrible thing to have happen.

Our tree is 10 feet tall and very heavy.  My husband thinks it weighs in at over 200 pounds.  Fortunately the balls weren't on

it and we were able to get it standing.  The second time we got

smart and tied it to the center beam.  It shouldn't fall again.

I wish I had had a camera when it did.  We will always remember

that about this year.

 

 

 

One Year Later

December 2, 2013

It has been nearly one year since I last posted on my blog.  I had
originally posted to keep up with Bonnie Hunter's link for
our month of hand sewing.  I have still not finished my counted
cross stitch quilt but, I can say that "Easy Street" is finished.  Totally.

We also have a new baby in our nest.  A great granddaughter.  Elena Clair Rector.  She was born on December  31,  2012  and  is already  walking.  

 

Now we are starting another mystery "Celtic Solstice", thanks to Bonnie and I would like to try again to post my steps.  I am not having any luck with my picture of the mostly cut out pieces.  Candy and I have had a blast cutting them out.  We worked all day on Saturday and I still was cutting on Sunday after church.  I bet you couldn't guess that I still have more cutting to do.   I want to
cut them all out before I start to sew.
                                        

 
I will figure out how to get the pictures into the computer and how to link up to Bonnie's site.  Everyone is doing such a great job.
Please see all the other links on Bonnie's site: http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2013/12/celtic-solstice-mystery-monday-link-up-1.html.

Have a great Monday.
Carolyn