In The Boon Docks

Merry Christmas  As I await the arrival of of my daughters and grandchildren for Christmas I am grateful that all of them are in good health considering the year they have had!  Both girl have suffered losses in jobs, cars, and homes! It could have been much worse and I pray that 2019 will be a much better year! Everything lost can be replaced but they cannot!  I pray that your holidays are filled with love and laughter! If you find in the New Year you can afford to help Ashley and the girls recover from the fire that destroyed everything please give to the Go Fund Me page I setup! Fire Victims Ashley and Babies Merry Christmas and thank you, Lisa

Current Update on Ashley, Lilly, and Sarah Last I blogged my girls had been lost their home in a apartment fire  and I ask for  Prayer Request !  There is a link there to the local paper in Wheeling, WV, that tells about the fire! Currently, they are still staying with another family and looking for a place to live.  I started a Go Fund Me page to help get furniture, appliances, cribs, and other household items. If you would like to donate here is the link! https://www.gofundme.com/fire-victims-ashley-and-babies They have received some help from Red Cross, Salvation Army, family and friends!  I am so grateful to everyone who have helped! Thank you! Please keep our family in your prayers! Merry Christmas Happy Holidays and Happy New Years Love, Lisa

Last week was Vintage Christmas Week 8 and I posted on Instagram but not here.   Sorry life has really dealt our family some blows lately. I really love the patterns in this book!  Twinkle Lights  6” block I hope you find Joy in the holiday season! Love Lisa

My daughter and her children where rear ended the week of Thanksgiving! The car was totaled and she is going to therapy weekly for her back. Tuesday the apartment above theirs caught on fire.  It killed her neighbor and left them homeless!  Luckily for our family her and the girls happened to be at a friends house.  We are so grateful this friend is letting them stay with them until next week when they come home for Christmas. We pray by then that housing will be available for them to move into! Pray for us all to be strong during these times of troubles! We feel so sad about her neighbor and for his family. Please pray for them! Here is the link to the newspaper to read about what happened! The Fire The circled window is my granddaughters’ room! All the water from the fire trucks ended up in their apartment! Please take my advice get Renters Insurance!   Tell everyone you know to get some! She didn’t have and lost everything in less than an hour! Thank you for prayi...

My Sew Together Bag more about it  this bag here Extra long Strap Quilt for a Foster Child one of a local family! Blocks from a free  Craftsy  class years ago, I learned a lot.  You see my first hexagons I ever made. Beautiful baby will always have a quilt. Woppet Buckets - I love this pattern and just keep making more! Clever Woppet on Instagram -  Anna Cunningham  These first (2) I made for out bathroom to hold our toiletries! This one was for the #woppetbucketswap Swapped this one for Luke Hayes’ birthday!  I got some great ornaments in return! The first one was for the #sugarplumswap!  I really recommend the pattern! Simple, versatile, and useful! The (2) stockings where fun! I’d like to make a few more if I get the time! Christmas Stockings Quilted Notions Pouch - love it but it has a lot of hand sewing! I changed the pattern a bit by sewing the zipper in with my sewing machine! Working on Halloween Couch Pillows for next year. There is more ...

The Fat Quarter Shop invited me to join their new  Vintage Christmas  Sew Along, which is based around the new Christmas book by   Lori Holt. I couldn't resist! I love all her patterns and every book Lori has written you can find then at the   Fat Quarter Shop  (click and see her other books)! Don’t forget to order your  Alphabitties  when you order your book. Lori Holt - Bee in my bonnet  - see what she has going on! Vintage Christmas  is a great book for beginners to experts alike who love to sew!  So many great blocks to sew year after year! The blocks can be used for quilts and gifts (Mug Rugs, Bags, Tablerunners, and Pillows to name a few)! #VintageChristmasFridays Week 7 Block - Toy Train The fabric is Cozy Christmas  by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. It was released a couple of years ago but you can still find it at the  Fat Quarter Shop . The thing I love about Christmas fabric is it never goes out of style. Th...