I like....

I like the calm and quiet days between

Christmas and New Years

I like when we get a break from the

usual schedule and get to sleep in

and eat when we want and do

what we want when we want too.

(Antelope Island-west of our Home)

I like the anticipation of a new year

I have goals and projects going

on all year long, but there is something

about the beginning of the year and the 

that everything is new. 

It makes me want set some new goals.....

I like positive changes in relationships

I have had an ongoing, somewhat

difficult relationship within my bio family.

(I am an adopted person). The last few

weeks, my interaction with this person

has turned the corner towards a much

more positive path. After 20 years, it's

a much nicer road to be traveling.....

I like cleaning out

Every Christmas break, we try to clean

out from our house or work. This year, it

was books. 

We have books everywhere. I have books

from when I was a kid. We have books

that were passed down from our parents

or Grandparents. We have books that

were gifts.

Now, hopefully these books will find a

good home.

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I like...

I like  creating.....

I am finishing up my kids-grandkids

Christmas presents. I still have a 

quilt to bind, gift certificate to buy

and stocking stuffers to purchase 

for my Husband.

 

All the grandkids are getting handmade

quilts for Christmas. I am now caught

up...except for Grandbaby 2019...

he/she will get a quilt next Christmas.

I like Holiday music

I like to listen to the choir, choral

and Holiday related music while

I sew or am out and about during

the Holidays.

(Local High School Madrigals at

my Husbands Staff dinner)

I want to share a new song 

I discovered this year on YouTube

Peace in Christ

I like to improve my life

I tend to set goals more in 

September....something about

the new school year (being

married to a Teacher).

This year, I am really feeling a

need to make some changes in

my life with the coming new Year.

I set my goals in groups of three...

I don't know why...I just do....

Knitting:

1.Knit the other sock, so I have a pair

2.Clean out (knit or give away) 5 

shoe boxes of stored yarn.

3.Finish my two current knit projects

I have already begun, before starting

any other projects.

Needle and Thread:

1.Finish Pine tree quilt for Husbands

2019 birthday gift

2.Begin hand quilting Trip Around the

World quilt top.

3.Finish Vintage Block quilt for me.

I have many other areas of goals, but

you would be pretty bored reading

the ongoing list, believe me.....

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uplifting posts that are part of

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Back to posting

I have not posted at

slow-sunday-stitching

for a long time.

The reason:

I was finishing many gifts

and did not want my family

to see them on my blog.

Today, I am posting a 

finished gift to myself.

Our town has a Creche festival the

second weekend of December. The

residents display hundreds of

Nativities. They come in all forms of art.

This year, I made a felt nativity

to display. The pattern called for

wool, but I decided to use up

my felt and beading supplies.

The pattern is "O Holy Night" by

Kasia J Embroidery & Design

I also messed up my hand from

daily hand sewing for the last month.

I still have two quilts that need

the binding finished...they just

may be done on the machine.

I am taking a few weeks off from

hand stitching until my hand

heals completely.

I like...

So...the last two weeks I have

spotty to no internet. I posted a

"I like" post last week, but, no

photos showed and I was not

able to comment on anyone

else blog post.

Let's see how we do this week....

I like decorating for Christmas

Each year I decorate the house a

little less, but I still have certain

items I like to put out for the

month of December.

I always put out multiple Nativity scenes.

The tree is decorated in one of two themes....

either nativity ornaments or ocean-beach

themed ornaments.

This year is beach themed ornaments.

I like hand stitching

I have been doing hours and hours

of hand stitching the last month.

Bindings on quilts (Christmas gifts)

Making a new felt Nativity.

Mindless, but calming, random

needlepoint stitching.

I like finishing a goal or two

2018 has been a crazy year for

 my family. Too many

unexpected adventures to name.

I have felt a little like I was not

getting anything accomplished.

Looking back to goals set in

January, I have made some

progress.

I finished some quilts...

I read-studied the New Testament....

I read a few books by new authors...

I cleaned out quite a bit of clutter....

I donated a number of quilts...

 

I like a new fresh start.

I am ready to take on some new

challenges in life for 2019.

I am going to be the President of

my local quilt guild. I did the job

about 10 years ago, but each

time it is different. Our guild blog is

syracuse utah quilters

Any suggestions of activities you

like to do in your guild would be

very much appreciated.

(post your ideas in the comment section)

I am going to plan new adventures

and experiences for myself and

Husband. For me....I am going to

the Road to California quilt

conference in January

(anyone else going?)

So....this is kind of a long "I like" post.

Sorry....I had lots to share after a few

weeks of no blogging.

Go on over to

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