Merry Christmas from My House to Yours!!!

Ticking down to the final hours before Santa takes his big ride.....I want to say Merry Christmas to all of you!  I truly hope your holidays are warm and filled with loving family and friends....

I will be spending Christmas at home with grandma's visiting - the girls coming and going - first here and then spending time with b'friend's families.  That's just the way it should be.

my Scandinavian inspired skirt is under the tree....with a few packages finding their way to our place :)

And my Christmas bunting is on the mantel with homemade stockings and lots of sparkle!!!

  

And, finally, I have one more finish for 2011!  Most likely the last quilt of the year....

This is a baby size quilt from Such Designs

The Wonky Little Houses Quilt

Carrie Bloomston, pattern designer, encourages the quilter to 'release your inner artist'....

So I did just that!  I added birds in flight and a big, bright sun.....

I pieced the background, adding some kona in bone, snow and a little natural linen...

       

  Each house is hand quilted as well the entire background...quilted with perle cotton in 1 inch intervals between each line of stitching...

I added a bright yellow rik-rak to the edge of the sun...everything is better with rik-rak!!!

The binding is a sweet pink polka dot!

I am glad to have one last finish for the year!

And the cutest pup {my humble opinion} wishes you a wonderful holiday!!!

   Flanders :)

Happy Christmas Eve eve!!!

mary