Happy New Year

I've been very slack in the past month - no postings! I haven't had anything to add as I haven't done any patchwork (until the last week). Maybe I should have just added a post for the heck of it. I've been doing other wonderful things apart from patchwork - you know, the Xmas spirit, holidays and everything. I just haven't really found the time or the inclination to be crafty.

We were blessed to have our new grandaughter Grace, her mum Natalie and hubby Dave home for Christmas. I made 2 quilts for Grace when she was born. Natalie and Dave said they use them all the time. I was so pleased to hear that.

I made the cot quilt out of a jelly roll and whilst it was a bit fiddly to do with the square in the square, I loved how it came out.


The pram quilt I made out of the left over scraps, cutting them into 2 inch strips and using some leftover square in the square blocks. Both quilts are my favourite quilts to date.

Here's a photo of Grace not long after she was born, enjoying some giggle time on the pram quilt.


I didn't ever post a picture of Joy Bear hanging on our Xmas tree. Joy Bear was made by Dianne who is a member of the patchNquilt online group. Joy Bear was made for a Xmas decoration swap.


I thoroughly enjoyed putting the tree up and finding decorations for it. What was just as lovely was having Richard and his other daughter Catherine together to choose the tree.

Having a child in the house brought so much joy to both Xmas and the household. The house seemed so empty once everyone departed.

I can't wait until next year to add more decorations that I've found in both Dad's home and ours. I must post a picture of the beautiful decoration I received from my sister Tracey's family - brought over all the way from Paris!

Happy New Year to all readers. I wish you all the best for 2009!