19 sleeps till Christmas

I love December!  I love Christmas!  It is no secret around me I could watch Christmas movies or listen to Christmas music any time of year {and I do} So when the rest of the world is finally accepting of my love of Christmas cheer it makes me especially happy.  The tree is finally up and the stockings are hung on the mantle.  It will be our Christmas in our new home, the first time in 4 years we wont have to travel, and I am so happy about that.  It is time for some great traditions to begin...

But for now I will share my first attempt at some hand quilting.  A table runner made with Flurry fabric and some Kona solid {too bad it is way too big for our little four seater dining room table, but maybe some day...}

There are Great Aunt Ruth's stockings hanging in the background {going to be family heirlooms for sure}

It is 6 blocks long, these blocks are made with 2.5" squares simply pieced together with solid Kona white. I like how the red pops on the white. I learned a lot about how to {or how not to} tie down a thread, and turn a corner, etc... I like hand quilting I will definitely be doing it again.