I've Discovered...

...I can not long arm until I do my daily blogging. I've also discovered, after getting my nails taken off (can no longer afford with Jim retiring) that cracks near the side of the nail are very painful. I have two right now.

If you wonder why it takes long armers so long to work on your quilts, here are all the tools I'm currently using in the Judy Niemeyer quilt...

Just some of what I have available to work a quilt

Here is some more quilting going into the quilt...

After working very late last night (again), I started this and then finished just now this cute bow...

I put this on my little Christmas tree in the studio

And this is what Jim and I went and did this morning after 'doctoring' Lucy (she has developed a cyst on her behind)...

Oh Tannenbam

We have to let it dry out (it was covered in snow) and rest for a day before we get to decorate. We decided on a skinnier tree this year since we both are having back issues. To get a larger tree in the house would have been pushing our physical boundaries. 

Why Jim is watching MSU basketball, I'll be working on the Judy quilt on DW. It's not getting any further away from the holiday and I have three quilts to finish before Christmas arrives. Onward Ho, Ho, Ho!