Saturday, December 22, 2007

Mission accomplished...thanks to the elves

Your mission, should you decide to accept it:
in SEVEN days~~
*start AND complete three twin size quilts for 3 grandmunchkins,
*start and complete 3 jackets for 3 other grandmunchkins,
*risk life (literally) to shop for gift cards for munchkins and the last of the gifts,
*clean the house from top to bottom, including light fixtures, bleaching the counters and bathrooms, cleaning ceilings and walls and vents, dust, wash rugs, etc. (in other words clean EVERYTHING),
*shop for Christmas Eve dinner,
*knit two hats for little girly grandmunchkins,
*print pictures and decorate a calender for my mother in law,
*wrap all the gifts, including our son's gifts
*make 24 bibs
*watch 5 grandmunchkins, 3 of them everyday, and 2 more on Thursday and Friday
Sounds impossible? But wait! We have two elves to help you! And at 5.75 days and counting we have:



It started with a messy, but organized sewing room.

Assistant Elf unpinning the last quilt after the quilting is complete


Head Elf cleaning, cleaning, cleaning as a special gift to me...and wishing me a Merry Christmas (better than jewelry anyday!)









Three completed quilts






The shopping is complete! The bibs are done! The grandmunchkins were happy and cared for!
Still to go in 48 hours: the calender, the hats, the wrapping, the shopping for the dinner, the jackets. Can it be done? After today's accomplishments I'm feeling good about the possibility!


3 comments:

  1. I just had to come and visit your blog after your sweet comment on mine.
    Wow! I LOVE, LOVE your quilts! Your helpers are so cute, too!
    Knitting is my first passion (well, after my son) and then I love to sew, by machine or hand.
    You definitely have "useful hands and heart".
    Merry Christmas.
    knackfulknitter(at)q(dot)com

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  2. After seeing this post I don't know why in the world you wanted to join A Loose Knit Group. Looks to me like you got it going!!!!

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  3. The quilts turned out great! What pattern is that? It reminds me of the Turning Twenty pattern that uses 20 fat quarters, but smaller. I like it. I am looking for a sewing machine table and was also wondering what type yours is? I have seen many I like but none in my budget! LOL

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