Star of the Season

      I adore Christmas cactus plants especially the blooms. This year, I got an extra special plant from a man in my cardiac rehab who moved from our area to Madison, Wisconsin. He had to give away all his plants as he moved in this weather. I got two of the plants, but I am showing the prize one in this post. Oh my, it is a star show.

The start

Happy Thanksgiving!

      Happy Thanksgiving to all who read this! I am so grateful that you take the time to read and am so thankful for those who have become friends through reading my blog.

      I am behind writing and posting and I will post after the holiday more. I have been taking photos and marking what needs to be posted, it is just hard for me to find the time, energy and ability to write. Last weekend, I dodged the big Buffalo snow by attending a quilt retreat, Thurs. to Sun., north of Niagara Falls. For the past 5 weeks, my husband has been laying hardwood floors in our bedroom and my daughter's old one as well as painting. That means that furniture was everywhere else. I took on a project way too big for me and have been scrambling for help and sewing like a mad woman. Last week, I lost my best sewing room companion, Tugger the cat, and am teary a lot. 

     So to wish you all Happy Thanksgiving, I am showing you some of my Christmas cactus blooming at Thanksgiving. They are all jammed in one window due to above mentioned house disruptions. Enjoy. Thank you!

A new one I found at Trader Joes!

Baby quilt panel, bag, and blooms

    My daughter's friend had a baby girl just before Christmas, but I could not get to a quilt until now. I had bought a panel so it would go quicker. Ria picked out the colors and panel. I am not a panel person, but I can see their usefulness in time crunches. Hate the licensed character ones, but hey, that is just me. I added the borders and used Isacord rainbow thread for the FMQ that I had bought through Elizabeth. It is just wonderful to work with and added that punch to the panel and rather subdued colors. It is all bound and ready to go in the mail as soon as I figure out how to pack it.

I used a gray in the bobbin for the back

The front

      I finished the bag for the Comfort Quilt 4 patch Black and white quilt posted earlier. It is ready for the card, book and waiting for a recipient.

Identical pocket on the inside

    Last week, we had a blizzard in Buffalo. Today 30s and fog. So, I am especially delighted to have Christmas cactus blooming now. The peach ones have just opened, the reddish ones are some reblooming.