CHRISTMAS QUILTS WRAP UP

I have made sew many kwilts...this year I decided

to gift them as Christmas presents for family.

"Pumpkins Gone Wild"

Gifted to my niece Melissa and her husband Robert  

A fall kwilt will certainly warm their lovely home. 

"Halloween at Christmas"

Gifted to my nephew Alan and his wife Jen

who celebrate their marriage on Halloween!

"Wonky Santa"

Gifted to my great niece, Gemma

(Alan and Jen's daughter) 

I love this little sweet heart and hope she will

remember Aunt Kathy loved Santa too!

"TBDBILITL"

 (The Best Damn Brother in law In The Land)

Gifted to my BIL, Gary, an OSU alumni

He knows how much I love the Buckeyes and 

last Christmas gave me a yard each of

the licensed Ohio State fabrics

Seams only fair he should have an OSU kwilt!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

SWEET CELEBRATION and COOKIE DIVAS!

"Sweet Celebrations" today plates up 
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Fudge
...and a whole lot of Cookie Divas!

If you like nuts in the fudge just add

 1 C of walnuts or pecans to either recipe 

Melt in your mouth goodness

Store in an airtight tin...
THEN HIDE IT cause this fudge will dissappear fast!

2009 marked the end of my cookie exchange parties
10 years of a fun tradition among Cookie Diva's

My final gift to these sweet friends were aprons that read
"COOKIE DIVA" and each had a different 
Lauraleigh Embroidery Designs

And here is the special DIVA that did all the embroidery!
Thank you Joan Keltner!!!

I had my own special apron...cause I am 
The Cookie Queen!

And of course..the group shot!

I hope you have enjoyed these "Sweet Celebrations" recipes.
Perhaps I will have more for Valentines Day!

BLACK, GOLD and CROWN ROYAL

My hubby is a Cleveland BROWNS fan 

(since the Paul Brown era) 

 Grandaughter Ashleigh, has a thing for 
the Pittsburg STEELERS. 

I don't like either one..

BUT I am surprising Ashleigh this Christmas 

with a little Black and Gold pillow case 

so she can dream about a win and 

wear a fun ruffle scarf on game day! 

Remember this...I was making a top using Crown Royal Bags 

All done for my Step Son, Dave
Love the way flannel crinkles after washing.

More finishes for 2014!  Yay!
I still have more to show ya!
after Christmas!

ORANGE SLICE COOKIES and VINTAGE APPEAL

My recipe for "Sweet Celebrations" is a great one!

If you like orange slice candy...

then hang on to your baking sheet!

My BFF Shirley gave me this recipe a couple years ago

and it is one of my hubby's favorite cookies...any time of year. 

Look closely and you will see the little pieces of
chopped up orange slice candy in the cookies.

I remember orange slice candy back when I was growing up...
so I think it is safe to call it "vintage" 

My 2005 Cookie Party has a "Vintage" theme 
beginning with a vintage lace tablecloth on the cookie table

A vintage tree in the kitchen is FULL of vintage ornaments

and vintage toys under it. 

The curtain over the door is a vintage table cloth

I wore my Mom's apron over her house dress from the 1960s 

I asked all my friends to wear vintage aprons 

These "vintage"glamour girls wore their mink stoles!  

 "Leave it to Beaver" has got nothing on us!

I  asked the girls to wear those aprons and give them to me as my hostess gift.  
They each signed a small muslin square with their name
and the year we met...then
I made a signature kwilt with friendship stars 
using the aprons and signature squares.

"Apron Strings and Cookies" 

I will cherish this kwilt as long as there is sugar in my kitchen!
Forever!

SEW MAMA SEW WINNER

The Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day is over.  : (

My question to enter my giveaway was

"Where do you live"

 243 wonderful comments

21 countries represented (Canada led)

42 states  (California led)

Several folks didn't leave a location : (

There were 25 no-reply comments
So if you left comments...well you can't win without 
an email we can respond to.

  Erin @ Sew at Home Mummy has a wonderful

picture tutorial on how to fix the issue..

It really is an EASY FIX!

 CLICK HERE!

About 1/2 of the No-Replys left an email in the comment.
Thank you!
I did try to reply...if I missed you then
 my iPad has a typo mind of its own!

My giveaway was these charm packs.

Random generator winner is #199
Megan Parson, from Minnesota!

Megan I have your mailing info and will ship next week!

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