Two Ladies, A Chair, A Cowl, A Tree

I desperately needed a haircut this weekend...I've been putting it off for a week or two, but it really gave me a bolus of energy!!  After I came home, I don't know what came over me, but I finished two more Patriot's in Petticoat's blocks.  This first one is in honor of a very feisty woman by the name of Hannah Hendee.  When her 7 year old son was captured by the Indians, she went to the British leader in charge of the raid and threatened him to release her son or to be cursed!  Captain Horton was so intimidated by her determination, he not only gave her son back, but 9 other little boys who were captured that night.  She rescued her son and these precious little boys on October 16, 1780 in South Royalton, VT.   A mother's love is powerful!

The second block honors another courageous woman by the name of Nancy Hart.  Tory soldiers thought they could come into her home and demand a meal.  She fed them, stole their guns while they were eating, killed two of them who tried to move while she held them at gun point, and waited for her husband and neighbors to come home.  Her husband wanted to shoot the six, but she said hang them, and they did.  Their graves were found in 1912 near her cabin.   She was a brave woman to defend her home and her family.

I have my new chair for my sewing room and I love it!  I can slide alittle, roll alittle, turn alittle, and smile ALOT!  It is just what I was dreaming about and it came for my birthday a few weeks ago!  We found it at Ikea and it is perfect in every way.

My youngest daughter, Leah, came home the beginning of October and said, "Mom, what kind of scarf should I get for work?  My neck is freezing when I work Drive-Thru!!" 

Well, there I was, envisioning My Baby, braving the elements to hand latte's, coffee and frappacino's to her customer's, while the rain, snow and sleet are pelting her in the face and neck!!  What's a Mom to do??  So off we drove to the Knitting Shop to buy worsted wool yarn.  She wanted alittle sparkle so she picked a little silver accent. 

This easy pattern came highly recommend by a friend on Ravelry.  I was able to knit it up over a weekend and have it to her for her birthday.  It may look small, but she can wrap it around her neck twice, or her head/face and neck, hence the name Infinitude Cowl/Scarf.  She's now as snug as an Eskimo! 

A friend of mine saw one of my Folded Log Cabin wall hangings and asked if I could make a Christmas Tree for her.  I said, "of course" and here is the finished product.  The blocks are pieced on foundation fabric and folded slightly as you build the block.  It gives the finished illusions of quilted when it really isn't.  I really like the way it finished...kinda wish I could keep it with the holidays coming so quickly.  If I have time, I'll make another one for me....

I guess I can say "whhhewww", but the holidays are coming and there is much to be thankful for and celebrate God's richest blessings.  My daughter, Hannah, will be home from college and I'm confident, Leah, my other daughter will be filling our home with tantalizing aromas in our kitchen.  We are blessed that everyone in our family loves to cook over the holidays.  I'll be working on more Patriot blocks and a bargello wall hanging.

I'll keep you posted!  Let me know what you are working on, because I would be sooo delighted to hear from you!

Elaine

Chipper Piecemaker