Copper Heart

Here is herringbone stitch in odd count, changes the whole look of ndeble/herringbone. This has a free form copper wire heart attached.

Thanks Flo! L&L

Our Green Tree

Artificial or natural? Store it (where?)? Or have it shipped in? Each year we wrestled with these questions and more. Having moved to Florida, not the Christmas tree capital of the US, we knew that purchasing a natural tree meant having it trucked in, as well as surviving the climate change upon arriving. Adding to that we are almost always away for some part of the holiday and unable to water a cut tree, we have needles everywhere as we haul it out for disposal, and then where does it go? We have VERY limited storage space so any artificial tree will take up room we can use.

So, we brainstormed one evening and this is what we came up with. I am sure we will fine tune it in the years to come (last year it was just the quilt top). Here is our quilted tree . It holds lights and ornaments, requires minimal floor space and storage, and best of all: it is ours!

Helping Hands

A friend of mine had meningitis recently. She is a widowed mom who homeschools her three girls and manages to do everything with grace and good spirits. She has some BIG hospital bills following her illness. Some other friends of mine have set up a website with donated crafted items that can be purchased with 100% of the money going to the family in need. Please take a look and consider some Christmas/Holiday shopping. http://www.unschoolgathering.com/teri/index.htm