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If you do not have the floor space for Christmas trees why not make wall hangings to cover the walls.

In a couple of the houses we have lived in there were lots of spaces to hang items on the wall, so some of the all year round items were given some rest time, and were replaced with lots of Christmas themed wall hangings. In our current home I rotate them from year to year.

Love the collection of bells!

Love the second one too … I would love to find a very big bag of real bells in assorted sizes and hang them in a window or on a screen door.

Perfect for a tall skinny wall space.

Hope Father Christmas doesn’t get lost in that forest!

I have wanted to make one of the many designs in this project file, and I have just had a thought.

There is no wall space left in this place … but there are windows, so what if I cut out the tree shapes from green fabrics, just like a regular quilt or wall hanging, and stitch them to some net. Perhaps net curtains, tulle … wonder what I can find between now and next year!

Forget shopping for Christmas food … I just might start looking for the required materials instead. Must remember that I have a large stash of green fabrics ...

We try not to do any 'work' around the farm on Sunday.  My grandparents never let us plant or work in the garden on Sunday.  There were other strange things we weren't allowed to do, and Hubs and I try to keep it as our day of rest.  We were getting ready to watch our online church service yesterday and we kept thinking and talking about all the things we needed to get done.  We are workaholics.  The best option was to get in the car and leave.  We decided we would take a drive.  We loaded up Princess ...

With the crazy weather patterns here in the Midwest, you have to find things to do to resist the temptation of planting too early.  For me, that is usually quilting, soapmaking or making candles.

I decided to finish up another UFO.  I was going to start a new project, but Hubs actually made a remark about me finishing up more.  He doesn't do that much, so we will just chalk it up to him being 'excited' about me knocking down another UFO.

This quilt is called Holiday Stars.  It is made of batiks.  I love how batiks "modern up ...