Christmas Again and One More Quilt Show

I'm continuing to work on Christmas projects.  Here's my latest.

The first is "Season's Greetings"; I ordered the panel online, and tried free-motioning it with metallic gold.  I'm pleased with the top, but not too proud of the back.  Not to worry though; it will be against the sunroom wall! "wink" 

"Season's Greetings"

The next one is another creation from my mind's eye.  I know there is a pattern out there somewhere for it, but I didn't want to wait to order it.  I had been gathering candy fabric everytime I saw it.  It will be perfect on my den coffee table (as shown) and will be covered with cans of homemade candies during December.  I can hardly wait!  I'm naming it "Ahhhh-Christmas Candies" 


"Ahhh---Christmas Candies"

Somehow in my last couple of blogs, I failed to include a Civil War block.  I had skipped it where it came along in the project, but I finally got the applique done with the fabrics I wanted.  It is Week 40 - "Order Number Eleven".  Not perfect, but passable I hope.  Now I have only one more block to finish, and that is Week 3 - "Seven Sisters", and it will have to wait until after Christmas!  Then maybe I can decide how to put all those blocks together!

Civil War - Week 40 - "Order Number Eleven"

Last Saturday a friend and I went to another quilt show in Stephenville, Texas, also known as the Cowboy Capitol of the World, but I would add they also always have a great quilt show, and lots of friendly quilters!  Here are just a few of my favorites.

This explains the picture below.  The quilt has lots of small CW pictures scattered throughout in addition to the large one at the bottom. 

Beautiful layout for the peacock fabric; lovely quilting too!  Wish the picture were better!



"Christmas Wonders"; You would know I love this one!



"Alaska"

And I just have to include one from Texas Cowboy (cowgirl?) Country.  Several were there; one Stack and Whack with boot fabric was really cute, but maybe this one gives a wider view of Texas. 

We really enjoyed that show, and then we went to "The Flying Needle" quilt shop there; lots of good stuff there, majoring on cowboy fabrics!  I didn't need anything, but did buy a new ripper!  I'm sure I'll need that!

I'm looking forward to next Saturday when Ruth (Country Log Cabin Quilter) and Jennifer (Purpleheart Orijinnals) will be coming to spend the day with me, sewing in the sunroom!  I think we are going to make this an annual October affair!  More on that later.

Got to go work on another idea that's swirling in my head!   Hope you enjoyed the quilt show!

---"Love"