Christmas Recap......

It's that awkward week in between Christmas and New Years.
I pray you all had a wonderful Christmas, however you celebrated it.
Mine was wonderful, and spent with family.
Here is a photo montage to recap.

We visited with my Aunt Flossie Sue, my mom's only living sister,
in her residential care facility.

I caught this touching embrace between the two of them.

We sang for her, which put a huge smile on her face,

 and we brought her some Christmas gifts.

Things change so much as we age.

The annual reading of the true

Christmas Story by my dad to all of us.

Excited YOUNG children awaiting the festivities.
My Sis and I love to have fun!

This small child found a gift with his name on it!

Mom and Dad's Christmas tree sparkled this year,

adorned with several gifts.

These little girls have been really good Santa!

A family photo with the resident elf.

And another with all of his babies!

Yes, I consider my niece and nephew my babies too!

Mike was a HUGE help in the kitchen this year!

My Momma sure did appreciate it!

We ALL did!

MMMM!  MMMMM!  MMMMMMMMMM!

Just look at that spread!
We were ready to dig in!
The dumplings were made by your's truly.

And, yes, Momma made her famous Streudle!
Sis made her delicious Red Velvet cake.....
I seem to have forgotten to take a photo of that....
it was gone before we knew it!

Merry Christmas everyone!

These girls couldn't wait to open their gifts!

Sophia loves her Paw Paw!

I love this photo of them together!

It looks like someone is reading a quilt label to me?

My niece requested a t-shirt quilt made from her
many FFA and Choir t-shirts she accumulated
during her high school days.

T-shirt quilts are one of my LEAST FAVORITE

types of quilts to make.

So, fortunately, Mike stepped in, and really helped in the

making of this quilt.

He did all of the fusing and cutting.....and even designed the layout.

He actually sewed some of it together!  Go Mike!

I helped finish the piecing, my friend, Ann, quilted it.....

and, it was done for Christmas!

Sugar Doll loved it!

And here is one of my favorite gifts received!
A quilt ladder!

I realize the quilts aren't placed perfectly on here....

but, I just threw them up for a quick photo for you all!
I will share some of the cool gifts I received in some
future posts.

Now.....onto some quilting that I do like!

Bonnie Hunter's

Quiltville Mystery

"Good Fortune"

We were back into the strings for Part 6 of this mystery.

I am using black as my neutral.

Isn't this a delicious mess????

What a wonderful way to use up every last "string"

of fabric!

And here are all of my units together.

I even found that orange polka dot binding

in my black strings bin!

SCORE!

I wonder if this mystery will have a fast and furious

ending as Bonnie's past mysteries have had???

HMMMM..........

Linking with
Mystery Monday Link-Up, Part 6
Make sure to visit the linky party to
see all of the wonderful versions of
this mystery quilt that is being made.

Oh......

several of you have messaged me

asking to return chicken pics to the posts....

so..........

here ya go...........

These are the Royal Palm turkeys almost all grown up!
They are a little over 3 months old now.

Believe it or not, they have 3 more months to mature!

There are 3 hens, and 5 toms in this photo.

I returned 4 hens to my friend that gave these

turkeys to me.  Remember, she gave me 12 poults.

The males are just beginning to show signs of strutting.

They have moved to their permanent coop and run

and really enjoy being outside.
I haven't yet decided how many I will
actually keep, or the fates of those I don't keep.
We shall see?

In closing........

I wish each and every one of you a Happy New Year!
May 2019 bring each of us a brighter tomorrow!
Here! Here!

I hope to see you at these

UPCOMING EVENTS

January 3, 2019

Sinnissippi Quilters, Rockford, Illinois

Bethesda Church

2101 East State Street

Rockford, IL

Lecture and Trunkshow 1PM and 7PM

January 4, 2019

Sinnissippi Quilters, Rockford, Illinois

Swedish American Hospital

1401 East State Street

Rockford, IL

"String Star" Workshop

January 12, 2019

Friends In Stitches, Waterloo, Illinois

"String Star" Workshop

January 26, 2019

The Quilted Fox

"Goodnight, Darlene!" Workshop

February 9, 2019

St. Louis Star Quilt Guild

Salem Lutheran Church, Affton, Missouri

"Sorta, Kinda Amish" Workshop

Thanks for all of the encouragement!

Thanks for being a friend!

Keep on Quilting!

Kevin the Quilter