Christmas roundup.

Phew! Where to start. It's been a very busy few days.

Tony came home early from work on Christmas eve. He bought flowers on the way.

Unable to decide which ones to get, he had purchase two bunches.

Our neighbour had also given me flowers. They are away for a few days and we are charged with looking after their garden and collecting any mail. She had cut these lilies and gifted them to me as nobody would be home to enjoy them. 

On Christmas day My boy Joe and his family came to visit. There were lots of gifts and lots of fun.

I think young Torstein likes his eye spy quilt.

I backed it with a piece of fleece, so it is very soft and cuddly.

You can see just a tiny bit of Sea swept there beside Torstein and his quilt. I gifted Sea Swept to his mum Lee. She didn't want her photo taken, but this is what she said about it on her Facebook..

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"They say in life the best gifts aren't what you get from the store but rather a gift that is made with their time, love and energy. A huge thank you to my amazing mother in law Lou Heron for making me this gorgeous quilt it means the world to me more than you will ever know and makes me feel so loved "

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One more picture of Torstein.

I think all the excitement had made him hungry. He ate a very good lunch.

All too soon it was time for me to head off to work.

It was a lovely day, I very much enjoyed spending it with family.

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Santa was a little put out as his big gift to me has not yet arrived. I have no idea what it is, but I'm told that it has cleared customs and is enroute to Timaru. 

But I still had things to unwrap on the big day.

A whole set of quilting rulers. 

These will keep me busy once I learn how to use them. 

He also  bought me this lovely book. 

They really are tiny, each embroidered  hexie  is only one inch.

My brother hit the nail on the head too, with another book.

There is some good reading and a few interesting projects in this one too.

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On Boxing Day, we partied with Deb and her family. 

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The 27th was a big day, at very short notice Chooky had one of her zoom sew alongs. I didn't have time to do much prep work, so only had a few Lucy blocks ready to sew.

As usual, there were ladies from all over the world joining us throughout the day.

It was good to see regular faces, who are fast becoming friends.

There were also some new faces too. 

And at least one person has been bullied talked in to starting a Lucy Boston quilt. 

You will enjoy it Chris, honest.

Once I had sewn together all the blocks I had prepared, I set about preparing some more. 

A quick count revealed that I only need eight more blocks.

Time to sort out the back ground fabrics and the squares.

Later in the evening I was joined by my friend.

She was fussing and taking too long to get settled, I had to show the girls what was going on.

It was a lovely relaxing day, just what I needed. Thank you Chooky for getting us all organised once again. I'm very much looking forward to our first Zoom of 2022.

See you Sunday. 😀

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Today, the party is at our place. It's becoming a tradition for us to host a Twixmas party.

I do hope the weather improves. It rained all day yesterday, great for a zoomy sewing day, but not so great for our party today. 

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I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and wish everyone all the very best for the coming year.