Officially Winter!

 

Well it's officially winter!

One of my friends said the other day that she just wants the holiday to be over.  I know she is super stressed right now.  It's different now that the kids and even grandkids are grown.  We'll spend most of the holiday with mom and my brother. 

I'm looking forward to the hibernation season (January to March).  It might as well be called the sewing season because we seem to get so much done during those months.

I'm not really sewing right now but putting together kits of projects for the new year.  First up is two sets of orphan blocks.  I'm just cutting fabric and putting everything in baskets until after the holidays.

I've decided against doing a temperature embroidery piece.  I decided I didn't want to do that because there are so many other hand pieced items I want to make even more.  My husband said, "just put the data in you calendar."  It's a good idea so I will.

One of the things that really amuses me these days is the upset over the Pantone Color of the Year.  I've been seeing a lot of rants about this because the color they chose was "Cloud Dancer" aka "White".

"Bits and Pieces" is a youtube channel I enjoy.  Michelle  has a lot of free patterns that she demonstrates.  She also offers free patterns on her website.  One that I would really like to make in the new year is called "We Will Remember".  You can see here patterns here and her channel here.

What kind of projects are you looking forward to in 2026?