Quiltmama Christmas Extravaganza....

Once again, ladies......a fun evening - great food, lots of laughs and some wonderful handmade gifts! Leigh Anne - thank you for hosting us in your lovely home.....the crackling fire, your beautiful tree....so festive! Pam - we missed you! LA made her famous chicken Leigh Anne - and bang-bang (bing-bing?) shrimp - delish!! Lots of delectable dessert treats too....Mare made the Rudolph cocktails from the Iron Horse - and used frozen raspberries which was simply ingenious!

We had some show & tell first - Cathy's cousin asked her to make a quilt from her baby's crib bumpers now that the child has gotten a little older - this is just adorable!!

And now - the gifts!! Lori had Consuelo - and made an adorable Santa hanging for a little stand - and gave her the stand as well.  Bright Christmas colors!

In turn, Consuelo had Lori....first - the ceremonial passing of the Star of Christmas - hers to have and to hold for the coming year before adding her touch and passing it along next year.

Next - her gift. Consuelo broke out the mod podge and made a magical box - covered in pictures of Lori's recent quilts - what a cool idea!

Leigh Anne had Cathy - and not only made her 6 pillows, they were themed and accompanied by a poem, describing each one - outstanding!! And the pillows are beautiful!

A nurses pillow....

A pillow to match her family room....

Cathy had Lois and made her a jelly roll 1600 quilt - the colors are terrific -and it is backed with a soft, yellow flannel covered in tea cups.  I'm thinking tutorial on our next sewing weekend!

Lois had Dolores - and she recreated Rocky in a quilt! So creative...

She also made her a cool little quilt with birds on it - the colors are fantastic!

Dolores had Leigh Anne - and made her a beautiful, two sided quilt, in typical Dolores fashion. I see a different pattern every time I look at it.

I had Mare - I gave her a table top stand also and made a little birdies hanging....

And a Christmas embroidery little quilt also - she had considered making the same one for me! How amazing is that?

Mare had me - and had a partner - Kelly! Kelly supplied my scraps and Mare turned them into a pillow and...

a sewing machine cover - something I truly need. So special - I see so many quilts that I've made in these gifts. She also made me two pillow cases.

This is the back of Leigh Anne's quilt - hard to say which is the nicer side! 

Another year is drawing to a close.....we've had lots of laughs, shared some sadness and helped each other through lots of things. So many beautiful things we created...most given away to brighten others' lives. We are quilters and that's what we do. I'm thankful every day for your support, friendship and love. Looking forward to another year of Quiltmama adventures. Happy New Year, mamas!