Do you smell smoke?

Do you smell smoke? Not to worry- it's just me, with the pedal to the metal... It's Nov. 21st!!! That means Christmas is less than 5 weeks away!! I'm starting to feel the usual November panic... anxiety... pressure...call it what you wish, it's found me. As always I have so many things I want to get done in the next thirty days - sewing projects, stitching projects, plus all that "Christmas stuff".... So I've been hard at it. Our Guild had a workday on Saturday  - a good number of us were there, enjoying some fellowship while we sewed. I got a good start on two Christmas runners, hope to finish putting the second one together tonight. Ollie, as usual, is being a big
help. He thinks my ironing board is just for him- a convenient and comfy (and frequently warm) place  to lie and watch me sew. Here he is showing how helpful

 he can be- holding my half square triangles in place so they won't run away... We frequently "compete" for who gets the most space on the board- he manages to scootch his way over to get more room, especially if I've just used the iron and the board is still warm. But I put up with him... he gives me more smiles per day than you can imagine....
Stay tuned for a  "finish photo" in the next few days. Have you started your Christmas sewing yet?
Piece,
Linda

"Animals are such agreeable friends, they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." ~ George Eliot