Merry Christmas To All

7:58:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 35 comments

Wishing you a wonderful holiday.

-nanette and girls

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10:48:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 28 comments

FatQuarter Shop is having this little "Letter to Santa" giveaway. I missed the deadline but it has been really fun to read the letters to "Santa" on blogs and see what bloggy girls want.
I could have a list for Santa at least a yard long of things I'd love to have, but to be fair and choosy I've been eying 2 fat quarter bundles and I think they have my name on them. I wonder if Santa reads my blog though? hmmm
Dear Santa: First off, I've been good

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Who has time to post?

6:12:00 PM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 37 comments

I got the idea from Jacquie to put the grommets in my hot pads. I love how the big silver grommet looks in the corner. Mr. Hive helped me with the grommets.
I used left over blocks from past quilt projects and just bordered the ufo blocks into a size for suitable for a hot pad.
I used the insulated batting and machine quilted them as quickly and easily as possible. I hand stitched the binding on a few of the hot pads but soon realized that I had to

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Beehive Bazaar

8:42:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 14 comments

A few weeks ago Whitney, Shelbie, Allison and I went to the Beehive Bazaar in Provo. We got a card in the mail and looked at the website and decided it looked interesting. There is a bio on all the contributing artists and crafters on the website. Many of them have etsy stores. So even though the bazaar is only seasonal, in many cases their crafts are available all year round.
I forgot my camera. Sheesh. But I did have my iphone so I snapped a few and these

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Sample Quilts and Retreat News for Next Year

7:07:00 PM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 24 comments

In the middle of the Christmas sewing crunch I squeezed in some time to make another sample quilt for my Kettles in the Kitchen pattern. I'm not quite sure how I did it but it was fun. I haven't gotten tired of making this quilt.
As per my usual I used mainly vintage and Lecien fabrics to make the samples. Above this teakettle is made with a small chunk of a vintage feed sack. Speaking of Lecien, American Quilting just got in a HUGE box full of beautiful Lecien

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It is finally starting to look like Christmas here

7:20:00 PM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 44 comments

I have been pretty busy this weekend. Shopping, errands, tree, sewing, wrapping, cooking, baby fun added with lots of new snow.
I have all my packages to be mailed ready to go. You have no idea how good that feels. I'm starting to feel like Christmas really is coming and I might be ready, somewhat for it!
I finished my ornaments and decorating projects. Mr. Hive helped me put the grommets in the vintage table cloth stars. I'm really happy with how they turned out.
The kids helped decorate the tree.

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Fabric Friday Basics

1:37:00 PM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 23 comments

Fabric Friday today goes back to basics in fabric. I have a stash of basic fabrics that I use all the time in most of my projects.
I've thrown a few basics together to show you. I'm sure you have these in your stash too.
I love stripes of all sizes, wide, medium and large. These mini stripes are perfect for binding and accents in my quilts.
Baby gingham - love it. This is not your grandmother's gingham. You can see these 3 are from Lecien. They have a great feel

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What am I working on?

5:36:00 PM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 43 comments

I hope it isn't too late to be working on Christmas ornaments, decorations and gifts. Are you all ready for Christmas? Because I am not! Yet again I scramble. Some of my projects are my idea and some are things I've seen around blogs and etsy.
Vintage linen that has stains or holes is called "cutters". I have a few Christmas linens that I've been wanting to make into decorations. I washed a piece of this cutter tablecloth above. Then I stippled it (like it was a small quilt)

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