CC Clue Two in Progress, A Santa and Six Tops Quilted!

Clue two is a little more than half way done for Carolina Christmas....gotta work til ten tonight so that is as far as it is making it and Bonnie might post clue three tonight!

I finished the binding on my Santa and now all he needs is eyes!

Here is a Simple Quilt Two(pattern at FunQuilts) leftovers so it is a little different than the first one that followed the pattern (not yet quilted).

Here is the front and back of Maggie Lou's Star Quilt which she will get for Christmas. Thanks goes out to my fabulous longarmer--Steph in Kingman! She got these done is amazing time and they are in the mail on the back to me for binding (along with my first two Schnibbles).

Ann Smith's NYE Mystery last year used this design. I helped Kathy make thse two from the pattern (two baby quilts instead of a lap quilt) and they are made from Circus fabrics and are really cute! Can't wait to get them bound too!

I feel like so much has been acomplished already today! Thanks again Steph!

Adding the Letters, some Soup and More...

Randy has made a few more ornaments...he will have a whole collection before we know it.

Another pic of my star blocks...

A is for Ayla! I cut out and sewed the first letter of each nephew and niece's name onto the quilt tops and got the backing all ready to go...so progress was made today!
C is for Critter.
M is for Mikey!
and S is for Seth!

Last night I made this low cal and delicious soup that we had for lunch today. Original recipe was from Weight Watchers I think.

FAVORITE VEGETABLE SOUP
1/4 c. diced onion
2 packets instant chicken broth and seasoning mix
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 c. zucchini
1/2 c. carrot, thinly sliced
1/2 c. seeded tomato, thinly sliced
1 t. fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 t. basil leaves
1/8 t. pepper
In 1 1/2 quart nonstick saucepan combine onion, broth mix, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally until onion is translucent. Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine; cover and cook over low heat about 10 min. Add 2 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook until veges are soft, about 20 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove about half the veges and set aside. Puree (or mash with potato masher) remaining soup. Return all to saucepan and heat to serving temperature.
This is very healthy, tastes great and goes well with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!

Some Inspiration, Some Home Dec and...

I love this quilt! You can find it and many more at http://www.quiltpatternlibrary.net/ebooks/quilting/index.html where they have an entire old book by Marie D. Webster online. I looked at the pictures but didn't read it yet. This daisy quilt is so inspiring! I love that the background would go together really quickly and then you could add the flowers...someday I want to make one like this...maybe a crib sized one, but for some reason this quilt just speaks to me!
I took another picture of my star blocks...just playing around with layouts and trying to figure out what to do with them. I didn't coordinate any or very few of the colors so it is rather hodge podgish, but I need to decide what to do with it and get it done. I don't like having lots of stuff in progress just sitting around.
My water pump broke on my little fountain...I think it just wore out. So I took out the water, washed things up and put this gold candle in the center (given to me by my friend Michelle who lives here in AZ as a welcome back gift) and made a centerpiece for my table. I see that the mineral deposits are back on the bowl despite my scrubbing..anyone know what gets rid of them? See too my little sea turtle rock in the front of the bowl? I took a trip to AZ with my youngest son right after I was dumped by someone who was supposed to go to AZ with us...it was a long horrible trip as you can imagine and at the airport on the way home Mac wanted to look in the shops so depressed as I was I let him. He went in and found a rock for himself and one for me..the sea turtle. It was his attempt at cheering me up and it helped. I forget what the saying was that came with the sea turtle, but it was inspiring and I think I have it somewhere!
We finally got the stained glass lamp hung in our dining area a few days ago. Randy fixed the short in it and after several hours of drilling, wiring, unwiring, and rewiring (oh and one trip to the store) he got it hung. Kathy painted the ceiling (old cover was bigger and the color under didn't match the ceiling) and we both cheered him on. It feels a little more like home now, because I love this light fixture. My new table and chairs look great under it.
Well, today is all mine since I am on vacation from work. I talked to CJ this morning on the phone (oldest son) and really miss him. I will see him in a few weeks when I visit Wisconsin--it seems like forever since I have seen him and though I miss the other two kids he is the hardest to be away from even though he is the oldest. He needs me more than the others though so maybe that is why.