Link A Finish Friday #98

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I have ran way behind this last month and Just now Getting around to the giveaway for November (yes almost done with December tell me about it.)  The winner was Terry at Quilt Crazie which was from LAFF #93 quilt number 7.  She will be contacted to get email for her gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

Baltimore Christmas - Selep Imaging

Scrappy Christmas QA Finish - Kathy's Quilting Blog

Sunshine - Ties That Bind Quilting

Modern Quilted Christmas Runner - Sew Fresh Quilts

Peg's Garden - Meadow Mist Designs

These are some of the fantastic things finished last week.  Please link up what you have been working on.

 Linky Code can be found on the right side bar

1) Who likes rules. Toss them out.

2) Add a link to your finish blog or where ever you show off your finishes (Not limited to quilts but I like them the most).
3) Visit a few of the finishes and comment or encourage them on.
4) Monthly random winner picked from all of the months linkups to $15 gift card from Fat Quarter Shop.

Not required but fun to do

1) Follow my blog.
2) Follow the blog of all those that link.
3) Link back to my blog.
4) No finish, go quilt and stop reading the web.

Christmas with the Healey's

I am rarely off topic of the blog (quilting) but since it is Christmas Time I will take the liberty of sharing something of me and my family.  We have a couple Traditions that we do as a family.  The first and the funnest is that for the 12 days proceeding Christmas (up to the 24th) We pick 3 family's in our local area and do the 12 days for them.  For us that means giving a secret gift delivered each night to the 3 family's  This year we ended our 12 days giving away Table Runners that I will show off another day.  The other holiday tradition that we do is visit Temple Square here in Salt Lake City, UT  I and my family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints.  Often referred too as the Mormon's.  The pictures below is of the Salt Lake Temple which is only a few blocks from my house at the center of Salt Lake City.

I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas and have a happy new year.

Valentines at last!

I know you are saying, "Its Christmas Eve not Valentines?" But hey you know me I am a little different (ok maybe a lot different)  But it is not Christmas Eve its Valentines or at least it is for my Beautiful wife because yes it is finally finished.

My wife has been giving me some serious flack for not finishing things and or quilting at all.  So while working on my son's quilt for Christmas I finished finally quilting her valentines day present for last year.  So Valentines day is in February its now December, see I am hardly behind.

I had fun quilting this though its hard to see what I did.  I echo quilted out the heart both inside and out.  Then I square quilted the rest of the quilt (well echo quilted the squares with exception of those that I echoed around).

Here is a close up of the left over junk I tossed onto the back.  As a want to be modern quilter the back is as important to make a statement as the front.

Here is a close up of the top front so you can see what I was talking about on quilting.  Now what holiday should I do next?  I am still not ready for Christmas.

Link A Finish Friday #97 and Christmas

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This week is Christmas and I would like to encourage you to link up your normal stuff and then also go find your favorite Christmas item you have made and make sure you link that up too.

December Bee Block - Quarter Incher

I am Naked - Mrs Moen

Christmas Tree -  Quilt in a Not-Shell

Pom Pom Christmas - Ella & Nesta's Little Room

Christmas Cheer - Simply Pieced

Tanya loved to point out that some of these were posted previously.  

I took these holiday items from the last 3 LAFF.

 Linky Code can be found on the right side bar

1) Who likes rules. Toss them out.

2) Add a link to your finish blog or where ever you show off your finishes (Not limited to quilts but I like them the most).
3) Visit a few of the finishes and comment or encourage them on.
4) Monthly random winner picked from all of the months linkups to $15 gift card from Fat Quarter Shop.

Not required but fun to do

1) Follow my blog.
2) Follow the blog of all those that link.
3) Link back to my blog.
4) No finish, go quilt and stop reading the web.

Winner

The winner of our giveaway for Sew Mama Sew is  #157. Jill R. has left a new comment on your post "Sew Mama Sew Give Away Day": 
I like just sitting inside and watching it come down. Thanks for the giveaway!

 She has been emailed, if we don't hear back in 48 hours we will pick another winner.  Thanks to all who entered.