Welp, I finally started the Elephant Abstractions quilt!!!

😲 Wowza this is gonna be a TON of paper piecing!! But the final product is going to be SO COOL!! The hardest part so far was identifying all the various shades of gray I purchased months ago from Hancocks of Paducah. I took the pattern to Office Max and made single sided copies to actually sew on and late last week I got started… here’s piece 1 finished and piece 2 in progress


The pattern has 97 different pieces so… I’m gonna be here a while 😂🤣
Here’s my current cutting table with all the fabrics laid out and the next few pieces ready to be worked on. My plan was to do 5 pieces a day… ha, I’ve already fallen behind my plan!

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Block 7 was released on Thursday for the Sewcialites2 qal. I’ve printed out the instructions but I’ll need to clear my cutting table before I can work on it… rut roh, I hope I can work on both of these projects at the same time 😟🫦
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We decided we are not putting up our big Christmas tree this year. We just got back from our vacation in Aruba and since we are not expecting any company (family or friends) it just doesn’t feel worth the hassle. I did pull out some of our decorations for the living room… holiday pillows for the couch, quilted table toppers for the kitchen table, dining room table and coffee table; and a few things for the front doorway. I found these lightweight christmas bulbs at PopShelf so I decorated the fake plant we have in the living room LOL Actually, I think it looks kind of cute
I also picked up this cute lantern at the same place and used one of the flameless candles I already have

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My niece and her family went on a Disney cruise last week… I won’t go overboard (pun intended) but here are a few of the cutest pictures






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Our friends from FL sold & closed on their house 12/6. They then drove to MB and closed on their house here Thursday 12/8!! The moving trucks showed up on Friday and now they’re working hard to get settled in. Ugh, I remember moving… it’s so draining and it only gets harder as we get older!
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That’s about all for now… have a great rest of your weekend!
