UNRAVELED WEDNESDAY

Pin strip flannel Folkwear Shirt

It is a busy time of year here at Little House. No matter how I try to slow down December, I can never slow it down enough. Keeping up with ‘normal’ things and then the decorating, baking, events, etc., I ask myself why oh why don’t we spread all this ‘fun’ across 12 months? This year I am making a consorted effort to remember Christmas is a season, not a day or a week.

I do have one plan for January, we are going to eat our freezer food down. I am planning on a 100 dollar food budget for the entire month of January. This means we will only be buying fresh produce once a week and milk. Eric is on board, we will see how it all works out. 

In the making department, I continue to work on the Hexie quilt (so close, so close.) Of course there are other quilts needing some attention but they are moved to the back till Hexie is finished.

I am going to cut a shirt out for me, a night shirt will be how I wear this, it will be sewn in a flannel that I picked up second hand. I have made several Folkwear patterns in my time and this shirt I have made at least two other times. Hope I remember how to do all the details.

My Christmas/Winter jacket I found at a Flea Market recently and fell in LOVE! Look at that embroidery! Not sure when this was made, but we believe it is fairly vintage (50’s-60’s?)

Knitting: Half and Half is worked on in the evening sharing my time with Groovey. Both of these knits are mindless, which also means boring so easy to get distracted.

Wishing everyone a calm week as we carry on.

Pop over to Kat’s for some great knitting and books.

 

CHRISTMAS SEASON

Eric ties flies! LOTS OF FLIES! EVERYDAY!

He is very good, teaches classes and spends afternoons at the table tying with people that need encouragement. (not sure what this one is called (yes, they all have names) Woolly Booger?)

Post Thanksgiving Turkey broth.

Total=14 Qrts

 Thanksgiving this year was a hit in the 'pie biz'. Caitlin said they made approximately

600 pies. Each year the numbers grow and grow. This year even the youngest was put to work sorting boxes alphabetically and an amazing job she did.

The Christmas Season could not start here in my house til after Gus's 5th Birthday (a rule made by the littles) and an excellent rule to be followed. I started going through quilts on December 1st, pulling out the obvious Christmas ones and hanging them about the house. Slowly, ever so slow, the vintage Santa mugs, Santas and Snow Men large wax figures and white lights are making an appearance. 

On the Making side of life:

Finished a quilt for Interfaith Quilting group 

continue to work on my Hexie Quilt

picked up a UFO scarf-Groovey (a fav)

and a few more rows on my Half and Half.

In Books:

The Pioneer Women- the stories of Kansas women and their struggles settling the grass lands of the Kansas frontier.*****

The Three Graces of Val-Kill: Eleanor Roosevelt, Marion Dickerman, and Nancy Cook in the Place They Made Their Own*****     If you love reading about amazing women this book is a must.

Bunny Mallon-  Halfway through this book and I am enjoying reading about this new to me figure in American 'style' history.

Joining up with As Kat Knits

(oh good lord, I forgot how to do all the link ups;-/  

will do better next post, or not!)