Bareroots Little Stitchies Turkey Candle Mat

It is finally finished! I got this wool Bareroots Little Stitchies candle mat project at the Heritage Quilters show at St. Ben's a number of years ago. I finished it last night. The scanner did not do justice to the salmon pink feathers. Nor did I follow the order of colors used in the pattern. But it is done! Now, to make some Christmas ornaments out of the leftover wool scraps. Ari wants to do some stitching like this, so I think I will have her join me, using some of the polyester felt from my collection in the basement.

I first saw felted ornaments in a Better Homes and Gardens magazine from my early college years. I threw all of that magazine away except for a knitted shoulder wrap, the size of which would not fit me anymore anyway! My next view was in  Made by Me. I used those patterns with Mom after she had her stroke, as physical therapy. However, I did not like the stitching and colors I had done on them, so I took most of them apart. This year Ari might be ready to do the stitching. Of course, since that book I have seen many very pretty felt ornaments on Pinterest.

Yesterday we had our annual New Year's gathering at my sister's house. I am still laughing at my niece's three year old twins, who each managed to occupy two of the bathrooms at the same time.

I am glad that our girls got to see their Vandeberg cousins yesterday, but I am feeling for Ari, who is probably having a tired day at school today. We did not get home until 8:00 PM, and from here it would have taken her mom another 45 minutes to reach their house. That was a late bedtime after so much and such a busy vacation time.

Today I am deep cleaning the house, starting with folding clothes and scrubbing the kitchen floor.