Happy New Year!

I didn't think I was going to be able to get back on here today.  It's been so long since I've blogged - so much going on around here.
Hubby ended up having a double bypass on Aug 1st..and ended up staying in the hospital for the entire month...most of it in ICU due to his left lung collapsing twice.  After being released from the hospital, it was three weeks in residential re-hab.  Then it was on to cardio therapy three times a week, with a sleep study stuck in.  Thought everything was going well --until about noon on Christmas Day...12:20 p.m. I was driving him into the local E.R. for shortness of breath.  They admitted him and he was released on Tuesday.
While he was home and doing well, I did manage to get Christmas quilts finished and sent to their owners.

Wall hanging for oldest daughter

Snuggle quilt for 1/5 'Saginaw' grandkids

Snuggle quilt for "Saginaw granddaughter' 2/5

And another snuggle quilt 3/5

Wall hanging for parents of one of my grandsons

Reversible apron for neighbor, Joyce

Quilt for youngest daughter

   

Saginaw grandson (4/5)

                                        5/5 snuggle quilt for Saginaw granddaughter

Now, I'm finally able to get my annual Christmas quilt onto "Mo'e'.  I was just going to baste along the top yesterday, but I couldn't stop there... Oh no :(.  Stitching in the ditch between the border and first row/block went OK and so did the stitching around all the applique and I like the snowflakes I've done so far....not so happy with the stippling in the background;  I'm going to have to take it back out and do something different.
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                                                 You can barely see the snowflakes

I like the idea of the snowflake in the corners.  Thinking that maybe I should make the piano keys narrower...maybe an inch and a half.  I like the texture of stitching in the trees - thinking every other tree ought to be enough.