Bunny Patch - No Guilt::Go Quilt #7

After last week's technological challenges of our computer, web-site and anti-virus issues, I needed some serious therapy time in my studio!  I spent more time on hold and on speaker phone with tech support as the issues were resolved.  As it turned out, we had multiple issues that needed to all be resolved for everything to work properly.  

Since the resolution of all that techy stuff I was more than ready devote some serious time to a Christmas quilt that needed to get done.  But, I needed something for dinner, a crockpot meal preferably, so that I could spend the day uninterrupted at my sewing machine.  I had a few items on hand, but nothing to create a complete, cohesive meal.

After getting all of the squares cut, I pulled out my trusty recipes, including my Winter White Bean and Italian Sausage soup.

I compiled my shopping list and headed to the store to gather all of the ingredients needed to make up 18, yes, eighteen! freezer meals.  It took up the remainder of the day, but it is soooooooo worth it! 






I was finally able to spend a day in getting this little bunny patch quilt done for the newest little baby girl in the family!













This is little Harper Olivia Hopp... Isn't she just a doll?!?  



The Bunny Patch pattern is from Quiltmaker magazine, March/April 2012.  I love the variety of "Patch Pals" they have offered over the years.  From a penguin and elephant to a monkey, lion and giraffe, as well as several others.   




Now that this little "hopper" is ready to be shipped out, and I have meals ready to go for easy meal prep, I can get on with the other Christmas items I need to get made.  These include some flannel pajama pants and a tool holder.  It shouldn't take much time... and then maybe I will put together a tutorial for the gingerbread mug rug I shared in the cookie exchange post (link below).  It goes together really fast, something you may want to add to your last minute gifts to make list. Because we all tend to do that, right?  

Would you like a tutorial for this mug rug?  Let me know by leaving a comment below...

In the baking arena, my husband and I have committed to making some sugar cookies that will be decorated by our guests on Saturday evening.  If you read my Virtual Cookie Exchange post, you know that I DON'T do rolled and cut out sugar cookies.  **shudder**  Dave thinks alcohol will be required for the  decorating of the cookies... I think that alcohol will be required in the making/baking of the cookies.  Bawhaha!

I think I am need of more therapy time!  You know where you can find me...

Sew Happy!

Melva

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