16th Dec 2015 All Xmas decorations go up today.

Chrismas tree up at last. My DDIL and DGS put it up today for me.

Yesterday I  went up to the attic and pulled out the Xmas boxes finally and put up some of the Xmas decorations.  These are mostly for the grandchildren as they love to come in and see what Nanna has?????  I have added some extra baubles to my 12 Days of Xmas wall Hanging this was designed by Esther Aliu and you can buy it from her online shop.

This little manger is VERY old past its use by date but I can not bring my self to let it go. To many lovely Xmas past wrapped around it.

Close up inside the manger.

Some memories from our Xmas days spent over seas.

I have been working on my Quilty365 circles, making lots of orange and red circles as that is the pile of fabric I have reached now.

Orange and red Kimono fabrics

Today I’m working on sewing some of the squares together, first I sew them in to two then those in to 4, then these 4 units in to one unit.  I will stay with this size of 16 squares then finally join all these units up to make the quilt.

My first two units of 4. sewn together. I had to cut every square to a 4 1/2 ‘ square as I had aloud an extra 1/4″ all round for shrinkage when appliquéing on the circles.

4 units of 4 sewn ready to become one unit of 16?????

4 units of 4 to become 16, I need to trim these 4 units first then sew them together.  This is how I will make up my squares and when I have enough of these units turn them in to a quilt top. I’m sewing these squares together by hand it is quicker for me than by sewing machine as I don’t like the seams sewn down, by sewing them by hand and NOT sewing down the seams the sit so nice and flat where 4 seams join.

Spent some time in the kitchen yesterday making Brandy Sauce, I make mine by beaten butter and icing sugar together till the butter turns white add the brandy beat and then pour in to dishes for Christmas day, I think they eat the xmas pudding just to have lots of brandy sauce.  Also made up masses of short pastry for the mince pies, I like to make them in the mornings before Xmas day and have them hot and fresh each day.  Tomorrow I will make up the fruit mince for the pies.  I have cherries and dried fruit soaking in brandy for the Icecream-Pudding and the  mince.

Christmas cake waiting to be eaten????

In the garden this morning

Hubby put up the flyscreen around the pool shelter this morning the wet is coming and so are the mossies?????

A new stem of spider orchids just opening

An amazing flower

After 2 months this brom flower is still looking incredible !!!!

Off to the hairdressers. May add some more when I come back if I get to the beach. Now going to link up with Esther on her WOW or WIP’s today.

http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com/

If you have time join us.  Thanks for dropping in only one more week till Christmas so if you don’t drop in next week I wish you all the very best for Christmas.

Cheers Glenda