Sunday, November 29, 2015

Surviving the Holiday

I survived the holiday!

Dinner went well.  I was on my best behavior.  "wink, wink"

I finished my turkey runner, even the binding (sans eyes- I didn't have any buttons that small).  It went on the table for a couple of hours and came off before everyone sat down for dinner.

Girl turkey

Boy turkey
Friday I watched the minions so not a whole lot of sewing was done. Friday evening though I got my sewing space back in the great room.  DH even helped.

Saturday I started on the Bonnie Hunter Mystery QAL called Allietare!  The first step is 294 HST.  I started cutting, sewing and trimming.  I have about 30 done so far, those that are all squared up, and about another 90 which are cut, or cut and sewn.  I have a lot more to do. 

The dark gray is my constant. 

What I really wanted to do though was make a few reindeer.
How he got turned I have no clue.  I cut out a bunch of these, this is my first one, which I will call a rough draft.  The next group I will assembly line.  I think it is very cute though.  It took me a while to walk through the pattern so that I understood it completely. 

I never did find any small buttons for the turkey table runner, so I decided to just use these iridescent beads.
I think it looks mighty cute. 

Oh I did a tiny bit of shopping for Christmas, but I refuse to go to the stores on Black Friday, most of my shopping is online.  Four weeks until the Big Day!

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10 comments:

  1. Cheryl's Teapots2QuiltingNovember 29, 2015 at 9:24 PM

    The beads worked well for the eyes. I'm still debating if I'll do the Bonnie Hunter mystery. I really don't have time till January. We'll have family here for 2 full weeks.

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  2. sewyouquilt2November 30, 2015 at 3:58 AM

    Oh I LOVE your turkeys. they are SO SO cute! Mine are coming along. I picked out a holiday mini charm pack to make the back reversible.
    I LOVE your deer too. how fun! I too did retail shopping online LOL
    but mine was of the Missouri Star kind. (hey, Mama needs a gift under the tree right?) LOL

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  3. krislovesfabricNovember 30, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    Your turkeys look great :) I am planning to finish the hst for Bonnie today, I have 30 done so far but am thinking of only doing half for a small quilt this go round!

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  4. Carol SwiftNovember 30, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    It's good that you behaved yourself on Thanksgiving. I have a hard time doing that, too! LOL Your turkeys are too cute and made a great table runner. I sewed eight more reindeer yesterday in assembly line manner which made it easier. So many little pieces in that reindeer, but worth it.

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  5. JulieroseNovember 30, 2015 at 11:54 AM

    Lovely turkeys--So festive!! Beads for eyes--perfect and those sequins are so glitzy--Mrs. Turkey-Lurkey went all out for the holiday lol...I am not doing Allietare--too much cutting--but I do love hat reindeer--soooo cute!! hugs, Julierose

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  6. barbara woodsNovember 30, 2015 at 3:21 PM

    Love your turkeys so cute, like them better than mine.

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  7. CarlaNovember 30, 2015 at 8:56 PM

    How do you behave? I'm really bad at these family get togethers. I've learned to keep my mouth shut but the thoughts in my head......
    Such a sweet table runner. Love the beads.
    I don't know how you accomplish so much. All those HSTs....ugh. Love your reindeer.

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  8. Baa. xxxDecember 1, 2015 at 2:57 AM

    Your turkey runner is adorable! What a lot of HST's! Love, love the reindeer!

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  9. Rebecca in AKDecember 2, 2015 at 12:47 AM

    I love your turkey table runner! It looks wonderful on the table too. Glad all went well for the holiday and that you have you sewing area back!

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  10. QuiltSueDecember 13, 2015 at 12:58 PM

    Your turkey is just adorable.

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