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First of all, I want to thank all of you that voted for my adorable grandson in the baby contest.  Please keep voting if you'd care to (scroll down to my previous post for further info).  

In my search to find something (anything!) that might be post-worthy today, I suddenly remembered that I don't think I shared this particular piece with you.  

This is a family tree picture that I created for the 'Crazy Quilt Gatherings' Autumn 2016 issue and was conceived during one of Kathy Shaw's online crazy quilt classes.  I don't normally work from a pattern per se, but tend to just wing it (which can get me into some 'interesting' situations).  Anyway, the class module required that I design a block, including all the stitches I planned to do.  The design languished in my files until Pam Kellogg issued a challenge to come up with something genealogy-related for the magazine.  This is what I created.  

For those who I know will ask...

my paternal grandparents on the lower left,

maternal grandparents on lower right,

moi in the middle and my parents on either side,

my husband and sons on the top.

If you're interested in learning more about this piece, you can purchase a copy of the magazine HERE.  

Now, on to what appear to be becoming a practically daily dose of mumblings....

- There's a sweet cross stitched cardinal pattern HERE   and a wonderful Christmas reindeer pattern HERE.  

- If you crochet and would like to whip up a quick gift, how about a set of THESE?  And if you would like to add an angel (or several) to your tree, THIS pattern is really cute.  Or maybe you would prefer a beaded angel using THIS pattern?

- Knitters might really like THIS Christmas tree.

- There's a handy printable HERE that gives you knitting and crocheting abbreviations and HERE is one that unravels the mysteries of all those different numbers you find on the ball band labels of yarn.  

- If you want to calculate the amount of yarn you need for a crocheting project go HERE for a handy chart.

- Mary Ann gave me the head's up about a 'One Year of Stitches' challenge that's happening HERE.  I rather like this one - it's easily portable and not hugely time-consuming.  

- Crocheters might find THIS little fellow something they might want to make.  Or maybe one of THESE?  It might be a little late to make one of THESE for this Christmas but fun to think about for next year!  And for all around cuteness have a peek at THIS. 

- I found THIS to be quite intriguing.  If you have a collection of small doilies you don't know what to do with, perhaps you might like to attempt making something similar.

- HERE's another little something that falls under the awwwww category (if you want the pattern, don't be put off by the screen that pops up asking for registration, just wait a second or two and it will come up).  

Today your quote is from Harlan Miller....."Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don't quite know how to put our love into words"

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