Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange 2024

This table runner is from a pattern titled Santa Surprise by Disa Designs. The website is no longer online, and the pattern was actually quite difficult to locate. {Especially not knowing the pattern's title}. Searching with the image got the results, eventually. The Santas and trees are machine zig-zagged appliqués. The runner was lenghtened by adding a few extra horizintal background strips. 'Wanted to make this runner for a really long time. Here are this table runner's stats:

♦ dimensions: 16.50" X 50" {before washing and drying}

♦ fabrics: 100% cotton fabrics, mostly from my stash

♦ backing: 100% cotton red print fabric

♦ batting: Warm N' Natural©

♦ quilting: machine-stitched free motion meandering and zig-zagged machine appliquéing with matching thread colors

♦ binding: 100% cotton fabric, solid dark green, machine and hand-stitched

♥ Completed WIP/UFO quilts in 2024: 10 ♥

To see a list of all of the blog hoppers, comments, and a holidays dessert, please continue reading.

Happy Thanksgiving 2024

Happiest Thanksgiving wishes to you all! Belated wishes for my Canadian followers. We celebrated yesterday, and my tater tot casserole was a main dish. See my table runner from Autumn Jubilee 2016 on the table? My daughter and I prepared all of the food. There was also a honey-glazed ham, mashed potatoes, deviled eggs, cream-style corn and homestyle dinner rolls. My granddaughter also made mac n' cheese, which was her first attempt, and it was delicious. Well done granddaughter! To see our dessert, and for comments, please continue reading.

Homestead quilt: finished!

Here is my finished quilt top for the Homestead Quilt Along over at: Humble Quilts Blog. This was a fun quilt along, and was a great use of my scrap stash, which includes some Civil war era reproduction prints. Please continue reading for this quilt's stats, and for comments.

Homestead quilt top finished!

Here is my finished quilt top for the Homestead Quilt Along over at: Humble Quilts Blog. Lori always has such awesome quilt alongs, and this one is the 7th that I've participated in since 2015. Be sure to check out the link party to see other quilt tops and completed quilts. Hoping to get mine all completed in 2024, we'll see {lol}. Please continue reading for comments.

Nine Patch doll quilt: completed

This cute pattern is by Kathleen Tracy of: Country Lane Quilts, titled Nine Patch Doll Quilt from April 2012. This is actually the 2nd little quilt that I have made from this pattern. I've seen some really cute antique doll cradles displaying reproduction or antique doll quilts. They are so cute! Hoping someday to own one myself. Please continue reading for this doll quilt's stats, and for comments.

Happy 14th Blogoversary!

Wow, today is this blog's 14th blogoversary. Heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all of you followers. I've connected with so many quilters, stitchers and crafters. There is always something new to enjoy. You all amaze me with all of your creativity and kindness. I have also learned a lot about quilting, an adventure that I did not begin until around 2013-2014. Thank you so much! This post makes a total of 991 for my blog. The future looks nothing but bright for the coming years of blogging.

Something Wicked Blog Hop: Gourdon

Meet Gourdon. He is all ready for Halloween and Autumn with his gourd head and cute attire. He is my project for the Something Wicked Blog Hop, hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt. Do you think that he is OK to sit out in the room any time of the year? His face is hand-painted {a skill that I am still trying to improve at}. The entire doll is coffee-stained. Gourdon is actually the 6th doll that I have made from a Sanker Studios pattern. Do you ever make any dolls? This is my 990th blog post- getting close to that 1,000 mark! Thank you all who visit/comment and/or follow. You truly make me smile. Please continue reading for comments, and for a full list of all of the blog hoppers.

doll pattern: Gourdon | ©2019 Brenda Jett Sanker