Long Over Due Update

Belayed Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's to all my stitching friends. I didn't realize that I had not posted in over a month. 

I have done a little cross stitching and finished my Quaker Welcome Sampler. I am leaving it horizontal instead of switching it back to vertical as it was designed. After looking at it when I finished the last medallion I decided to leave it alone. I don't want to take out the letters I already stitched on the 40 count very thin linen. I started this piece October 30th 2011 and finished it today January 4th 2014. 

I plan to work on my Pot 4 Dickie next to get it finished than slowing work through the rest of my Cross Stitching WIPS. 2014 is going to be a great year for Cross Stitch Finishes. 

I have finished my quilting class and will post the finished sampler quilt/wall hanging as soon as I finish the binding. That is hand sewn and thing just keep interrupting.  Oh, OK I have been reading and sewing in the sewing room instead. 

I put the first border on my One Block Wonder Quilt.

 I made a Christmas Table topper from some scrape blocks and material from Gail as a present for my friend Pamela. I spent Christmas in Tallahassee with her this year. 

 I have also cut out and sewn together the baby quilt for my Great Nephew Bentley Dean Holton due in April. Between my sister and I we picked material that represents both parents and their new son.  I will also be doing a quilt for each of my grandson's Jacob and Roy over the next few months. 

I am really getting into quilting and am making many many material scraps so I can make some scrap quilts too. I am collecting my material scraps and my friend Gail is giving me her quilting scraps too so my material tub is filling up fast. 

Sorry this has been so long but I wanted to include all my sewing goody's. I will try to post more often this year. I may get quilting top heavy but I will include my cross stitch too. 
Happy Stitching Everyone and have a great 2014