We've been doing a ton of juicing around these parts because January is when all the citrus is perfectly ripened. We got over 100 lemons off of our tree this year (that's double last years harvest!). Once I'm done with my "lose the holiday butt" diet I'll be making lemon bars.
I've always wanted some of this stuff. I didn't know what it was called and once I found out it was "baker's twine" I found some and now I'm set. It was great for Christmas presents and it turns out it comes in different colors so I can get some for every season eventually.
I made a little valance for the corner of my fabric room and I don't know why I didn't do this a long time ago (the rod has been bare for at least a year). It was so fast (just two strips of fabric and some hems) I'm determined to make new ones every time I get a new favorite fabric in the store.
And just when I thought I was done Christmas shopping I get this gorgeous catalog from the great folks at Moda and I couldn't help myself. French General has a Christmas line coming and it's beyond beautiful (with matching ribbon too). So I ordered that and the collection from Kate Spain. Darling. Those will show up in late spring so by then I'll have recovered from the December burnout and will welcome them joyfully.
And one last pretty picture of some fat quarter stacks. These stacks of Sandi Henderson's Meadowsweet are just luscious. We've tried to have fat quarter stacks of entire collections in stock but the Hope Valley stacks keep flying out the door and we can barely keep up. I hope people start posting their quilts on flickr soon because this is one of my favorites from Denyse Schmidt.
I'd love to know what everyone is sewing right now. Anything? I've made a "quasi-resolution" to sew something fun at least once a month (and maybe finally make a pair of pants with a zipper) and a real resolution to get my patterns finished for real. Did anyone else make sewing resolutions? Have a great (sewing) weekend! Be back soon!
