Channeling my inner coffee bean: Be strong and full of flavor ☕️💪
Happy Monday morning!!! Welcome to Monday Musings! Are you finished with your Christmas stitching?!! I am ALMOST finished! I have just a couple more things to stitch!! I am really enjoying our weather this week. It will be in the 60s and 70s for a while. So glad as that is my kind of winter! LOL If it’s cold where you are…y’all stay warm and toasty and keep on stitching! Now let’s move on to the good stuff!!
Here’s how my story ended for the week of 12/15 – 12/21/25:
- Finish stitching Secret Quilt #2 into a flimsy! DONE!! Borders added and ready to quilt! YAY!! I got Secret Quilt #3 cut out and ready to stitch.
- Work on some ornaments for my sewing sisters. DONE!! They loved them!! Aren’t they adorable?! I loved being able to fill them with some mini things! This is not my design it is from Designs by JuJu, if you are interested in them. There is a great video that shows exactly how they are made. I stitched these on Kraft-Tex but you can use felt or embroidery vinyl – anything that doesn’t ravel.
- Wednesday Christmas lunch with my sewing sisters. DONE!! We had a great time and some good food at the restaurant!
- Pick up new hoop that is not back ordered. DONE!! I got a maxi hoop for Big Mama Nina. Now I’m just waiting for the new magnetic hoop to come in…probably in January. Apparently they are very popular!
- Post Island Batik project. DONE!! My final Island Batik project was posted on Wednesday. Check it out HERE. I had so much fun making this basket. I will probably make more in the future.
- Whatever cranks my tractor! DONE!! We are stocked with groceries for Christmas lunch/dinner. Presents are wrapped, except for one of D’s stocking stuffers which is to arrive before Christmas (I hope!!). A little cleaning was done.
Plans for the week of 12/22 – 12/28/25:
- Begin piecing Secret Quilt #3.
- Christmas – cooking and fun!!
- Whatever suits my fancy. As was last week, this will be a busy week, so I’m keeping the list short!
Here is some quilty inspiration shared last week!
I apologize for not making it to all the blogs last week. As I said above, it’s been a crazy busy week with get togethers, quilt deadlines, and Christmas preps. Here are all the entries from last week, if you would like to visit the posts! This week will probably be the same!
Now it’s your turn to link up projects you’re working on!
Guess what’s coming soon?? SAHRR 2026!! I will post more about it later in the week. Start thinking about your center block so you will be ready in January. We’re going to have another fun year!
Shopping…in case you need some quilty goodness this month!
Electric Quilt: December 30 – January 5: Sitewide Happy New Year Sale! Customers save 26% on all products at ElectricQuilt.com with code HAPPY26. Classes and membership subscriptions are excluded from sales.
Sulky Threads and Stabilizers Sulky begins their Black Friday sale early – Select embroidery designs are 50% off for a limited time! They will have a New Year’s Eve Sew Along from 12pm – 4pm ET, a live streaming event to make a new style of bag, the Lamont. Sew a sling-style bag, complete with clip-on accessories made in the hoop of your embroidery machine. All digital files needed for in-the-hoop sewing are included with the class. Sign up for the class, and get your kit separately in four colorways everything you need to complete the project – fabric, thread, hardware, and stabilizer.
AccuQuilt: There are also some great sales going on currently in the Christmas Sale. Check them out by clicking THIS link!
Specials at Fat Quarter Shop for the month of December (will follow soon!):
– The Basic of the Month is Sparkle Elements by Art Gallery
– The Notion of the Month is Cutterpillar products
– The Book of the Month is Simply Jelly Rolls Quilt Book
– The Patterns of the Month is Wendy Sheppard Patterns
– The Cross Stitch Sale of the Month is Picture This Plus Cross Stitch Cloths
Holiday sales will continue through December. The Countdown to Christmas runs December 12 – 23. Keep an eye on the website so you don’t miss anything!
Check out ALL the sales at Fat Quarter Shop HERE! And HERE you can find the daily flash sale! FQS adds new specials each week, so be sure to check them out!
I wish you and your family a very blessed Christmas. I have several friends who lost spouses/family members and this is the first Christmas without them. I can only imagine how difficult this will be. Please know you are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Have a wonderful quilty week and a Blessed Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Until next time…
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Oh those ornaments are darling, Brenda. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas
Hi Brenda, It sounds like you had a fun and productive week. I’ve decided to host a 2026 planning linking party. I hope it’s ok if I linked up here. I hope you’ll join us 🙂 Your ornaments are lovely. Have a great Christmas!
Thanks Brenda! Have a very merry Christmas!
Wow, great job on checking off all those items on your list! You were a whirlwind! I really like your basket – made a couple years ago with a friend. Have a wonderful Christmas and thanks for hosting this linkup!
Great ornaments. And thanks for the info about where you got the designs and that there is a video. Still love that basket!
Merry Christmas!! That bowl is amazing – Its perfect for your Christmas use!!! Enjoy!
Love those ornaments, I didn’t know one could embroider on craft-tex, clever! Merry Christmas!!
Oh yes – I love your coffee quote this morning! So funny. Your Christmas projects are all adorable, and the basket is so pretty.
Sounds like your Christmas prep is going very well. We have everything we need for Christmas lunch, just need to clean the house and do a little baking.
All your stitched goodies are so pretty!
Merry Christmas!
Those ornaments are beautiful, Brenda!