Merry Christmas

 There has been some swimming...

We made a batch of cookies. . .

Cookie baking

Elf duties were taken seriously. . .

Checking if Santa's helpers' shoes fit

Santa has been making his rounds. . .

Santa caught making deliveries

We witnessed Santa and Miss A. She was excited that he brought her a gift which turned out to be an orange swimsuit which she immediately put on over her pajamas.

Miss J with her finished quilt

Gifting the quilts that I finished for the girls wet well. They were both surprised and loved being able to ue their quilts.

Miss A and her finished quilt

Miss K was also excited about her quilt. She loved the circle quilting. We talked about what information can be included on the label. She thought a bit and then she made her label. She learned the importance of leaving a quarter inch space around the edge. I showed her how to attach the label to the quilt back. She stitched in one direction; I stitched in the opposite direction. It wasn't long before the label was in place. 

I loved what she named the quilt, which was "Iris" Iris was the Greek god of rainbows. The rest of the label reads, designed by Keira Callahan. Books by Keira Callahan. Mostly quilted by my Gran. Started in 2021. Fineshed (sic) in 2024. Born in Oregon.

Label for the string quilt

There has been no sewing in several days and likely that trend will continue until after the first of the year. It is more fun to be playing with the grands!

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas.