Ho, Ho, Cough, Cough

Tis the season to catch a rotten cold and still try and celebrate the holidays. I managed to stay up and finish this 2000 Christmas themed row robin a few days ago. I had a dead camera and finally this morning figured if I didn't revive it and take a photo..it would be into the new year! The second row in from the left is mine, with the row to the right of it, LindaJ's. We were all on another list and LindaJ and another gal moderated this row robin. It came back to me October 2000 and I worked on it until realizing I did not have the time/skills to "fix" it. It's been living in a bag ever since. It was on my ufo list and by gosh, I needed one more finish for this year and decided to tackle it. I repaired pulled apart seams ( I washed the top thinking it was a good idea NOT!, hey, I was a newbie...what did I know?) I added back fabric where it was needed and either whacked off or stitched in extra fullness on a few blocks. This is strictly a drag around quilt-I quilted all that fullness down or around...and bound it off. Yes, the sides are not straight, and yes...it is a sorry looking quilt. But, it's done and you know what? I am going to wash it again, and with the flannel backing on it, we will find it a warm and fun quilt to snuggle under in the living room. I chose the size with the idea of putting this along the back of our couch-and so it will live during the season. I can laugh at all the mistakes and wonkiness of it now.
Been reading blogs and have to admit...my sewing area is a total disaster...and likely to stay that way for a while longer too. There is wrapping presents, baking, cooking, and errands to finish this weekend-all for Monday. And, if I don't improve sore throat wise, I will spend Monday home sans family-no way do I want to pass along this yuckiness to the baby and elderly other set of grandparents-a gift no one would appreciate!
I finally fixed my profile-thanks Forest Jane for the reminder that beta doesn't keep that setting! so my email is once more available.
2007 will see me entering my third year of working on ufos. I think this year, I only added 2 new ones! A big improvement. If my energy permits-I have two last charity quilts to quilt and bind and that will wrap up 2006 for my group. We are out of town New Years weekend-so all my quilty stuff needs to be done by Friday night.
I hope everyone stays warm and has a lovely end of the year time.