Christmas Holiday To Do List December

Now the Time to Finish Up

With all the planning, PLEASE set aside time for fun, laughter and togetherness.

I am not hosting Thanksgiving this year and that has moved me ahead on my to do list. I’m enjoying the process and stopped what I was doing to go to lunch with a surprise guest the other, ENJOY your holiday!

Go slow and steady and ENJOY, you do have the power to set the mood. See all the to do lists – September – October – November

Here are my Holiday Gift Tags, all free no signing in, just click and print in color or black and white, cut out and use !
Happy Holiday

NOW’S the time to GET it DONE – and do it ONCE. You need to purchase, wrap/tag, gift is done. Don’t over think it, don’t purchase more. Same with food, you thought about it, purchased, frozen or going to cook, it’s done.

Take a breath and ENJOY everything and everyone. Be slow and steady and in every moment.

holiday to do list December — Holiday To Do List – December

Set aside time for happiness

Holiday Calendar – Check and add things as you go – travel times, shopping days, other life appointments, doctor-dentist, birthdays etc

Check gift list – stocking stuffers and keep purchasing as you see things
Christmas Eve things – NEW pajamas, one gift, decorate Christmas cookies, special dinner items

Finish Holiday Decorating – tree, house, make traditions.

Deep Clean Kitchen – Wash, wipe down kitchen cabinets – pretty much everything in the kitchen, counters clear them off, floor, oven, microwave, everything as early as possible to start the season.

Pantry, freezer, refrigerator clean and ready

Deep Clean Guest room and guest bath, sheets and fresher pillows, put in dryer for at least 30 minutes

Mail any gifts early

Meal list finalized

Grocery shop – liquor – soft drinks

Don’t’ forget Teacher gift, neighbor gifts, service vendors gifts

Wrap gifts – hide, store or under the tree

Deliver gifts you can in person

Before guests arrive – Check guest room – Put out any quests needs, towels and a greeting basket

Cooks as much as you can before

Prep Christmas morning breakfast day/night before

Clean and Tidy EVERYTHING as you go.

Check to see if batteries and other accessories are needed for gifts.

Snuggle with cocoa, books, movies, the kids and lots of quilts

Fill stockings

Let the Fun Begin, Have a Wonderous Holiday Season

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Quilt Pattern Table Topper for YOU to Make

Baby Quilt Pattern or Table Topper Quilt Pattern

Let’s make a quilt pattern table topper. Simple four-patches and FUN fabric. This also would be a great size for a baby quilt too. Finished size is
34″ x 29″. This post has the complete quilt pattern for you to make, read through before starting any quilt projects. I can only do this because you support me, Thank you !

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My Tutorial on how I make four-patch quilt blocks

Four-patch quilt block free pattern — Quilt Pattern Four Patch Quilt

Table Topper finished size 29″ x 34″

Cut 80 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares

How I make my quilt block squares

Piece together to form 4-patch block 40 – 2-patch blocks

Open up the 2-patch blocks, press the seam to the

dark fabric side

and add another 2-patch

How to make a Four-patch quilt block free pattern

Matching up the seams, open to check and

make sure before sewing

You will have 20 – 4-Patch blocks

After the 20 – 4-patch blocks are finished,

lay them out as you would like them

5 down and 4 across

This is the sashing and border fabric I thought !

But, I didn’t like it. I wanted something for our dining room to use all year long.

So, I pulled out fabric until I found what I liked,

This is the one ! (for me) do what YOU like

Cut 49 – 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ sashing

Cut 30 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ corner blocks

Stack your rows up and move to sewing table, I don’t have a felt wall, so I use my dining

room table to lay things out.

Sew a 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ strip to each end and in between

each in the row

Sew 6 rows as shown above, 4- 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ strips and 5- 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ squares.

Sew the rows together

Four-patch quilt block free pattern for a table topper

table topper made of four patch quilt blocks

Cut 2 Sashing color – 26 1/2″ x 4 1/2″

Sew to the left and right sides

Make the corners

Cut 4 Dark Color – 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Cut 4 Dark Color – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Cut 4 Red – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

sew together 1 dark and 1 red,

sew dark 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ on

Cut 2 Sashing Color – 21 1/2″ x 4 1/2″

Sew to the top and bottom of the table topper

Finished size is

34″ x 29″

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Quilt Block Pattern – My Kentucky State Block

Quilt Block Pattern for YOU

One set of our kids have recently moved to Kentucky and I’m loving our visits with them, it’s hilly, green and everyone is SO nice. I pulled out one of my sate quilt block patterns. My Quilt Block for the State of Kentucky, has a finished quilt block measures fourteen inches by fourteen inches. This Kentucky block has been added to my make quilt block list…soon.

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Kentucky State Quilt Pattern Block — Quilt Pattern Block Kentucky

This a quilt block made up of friendship stars. To match the flag a bit, I made with a white background

How to make Quilt Block Triangles

How to Make Quilt Block Squares

Cut 2 Green – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 2 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

Cut 2 Lt. Blue – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 2 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

Cut 2 Dk.. Blue – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 2 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

Cut 2 Purple – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 2 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

Cut 2 Pink – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 2 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

Cut 17 White – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 4 White – 2 ½” X 6 ½”

Sew as Shown

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Quilt Pattern to Fall Into – My Autumn Night Quilt Block

Free Quilt Block Pattern to Make

Fall is here, ever in Florida. I do kind of miss all the sweaters and getting out my cute boots, but this year let’s do the season with one of my quilt block patterns, Autumn Nights – Finished quilt block size is twelve inches by twelve inches, yes it has a lot of pieces, but it’s not hard to piece. Lay out your colors, if you like, or do it all scrappy. I have used fall colors to make this quilt block pattern, use what you have or like.

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