reading list

It's a good day to read or sew or knit or more likely a little of each..............

My final list of books for 2015

1. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik for book club, we each read a different book by the author
2. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
3. The Lucky One by Nicolas Sparks
4. The Shepherdess of Siena by Linda Lafferty
5. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot  book club
6. bird in hand by Christina Baker Kline
7. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger book club
8. The Girl Who Came Home By Hazel Gaynor  a Titanic story
9. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon time travel in Scotland
10. The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall about Russian nobility at the beginning of the revolution
11. The Russian Concubine by Kate Furnivall continuation of previous story in China and rise of communism
12. The Girl From Junchow by Kate Furnivall 3rd book about Lydia returning to Russia to find her father 
13. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline for book club I read this book again for book club and enjoyed it as much the second time.
14. Glad Tidings by Debbie Macomber
15. Out of Sorts by Aurelie Valognes
16. Can This be Christmas by Debbie Macomber 
17. Vintage by Susan  Gloss about a women who sells vintage clothing

 ....and the year in numbers.  I read 40 some books, I know there were a couple short books that didn't get on the list,  I knit 9 pairs of socks,  3 sweaters,  18 pairs of reading mitts and gloves, 8 pairs of slippers 6 of them felted, I lost count of bottle socks but I used up a bunch of short balls of yarn, Yippee!!  I finished 8 quilts and I visited 5 countries: Italy, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Canada.  I wrote 228 posts and received 120 great comments thank you readers!  It was a great year and looking foreword to lots of fun things in 2016.  Wishing everyone the best for the new year!
Happy New Year  --Ann-- 

Quilt top finish

New experience here I sewed in December since I had a couple deadlines, so my sewing room was not used at a catch all for boxes and wrapping paper and anything else I didn't want to really put away for the month because then I might not be able to find it. Second son was thrilled with his big quilt for his big bed. He saw it as I progressed but not for the last two or three months.  Yesterday I was a able to go into my sewing room and sew the borders on this quilt. I didn't have to clear the table or the floor.  I may sew again next December, its a lovely thought for the new year.  --Ann--

Super Secret Reveal

Super secret quilt reveal.  According to Gibbs the rule for keeping a secret a secret is not to tell anyone.  I managed one surprise for hubby this Christmas. A quilt with novelty fabrics of so many of his favorite things. He doesn't know everything that goes on in my sewing room.  I call it Pheasant Run.  --Ann--

BELIEVE

Believe  

For unto us a child is given..................

Merry Christmas

--Ann--

believe

believe...................................

Last stitch

another ta da done!!! Even the label.  I think I'll just tie a bow around it.
Merry Christmas --Ann-- 

Lovely Weekend

 

I generally don't sew much in December because I am decorating and baking and shopping.  Darling daughter helped with the decorating after Thanksgiving and kids keep sending me links to their favorite items so all I have to do is point and click then go to the door when the UPS man comes.   This year I had a couple quilts that I really wanted to get done for Christmas.  So this past weekend the guys went hunting again and DD came home to love up sons dog so she doesn't have to get one then she did my Christmas baking!!!  I had the doughs mixed up so all she had to do was slice and bake or roll dough into balls and bake.  She was having so much fun she even mixed up some more dough.  I let her be queen of the kitchen and I went to my sewing room.  Occasionally she would come in with a question or the scullery maid would come out to the kitchen and do a quick clean up and taste test then back to the sewing machine.  It was a great weekend!!! Thank you Darling Daughter.  All I have left to do is stitch the binding.  --Ann--