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Day 3, some sewing, knitting and chia jam

 


Here it is day 3 and have a little to share.  Was a busy day of catching up on some  cleaning and a little more decorating. Seems like as I’ve gotten older the days of rushing and worrying about getting everything perfect are no more.  I find it perfectly okay to do a little each day and if I don’t get it all done it will be just fine.

I spent a fair amount of time sewing on the Peace quilt.


I’m making the 74” x 74” size. Using 2 1/2” strips.

Starting now to placing the sewn strips up on the design wall


Feels good to be making a quilt again, seems like a lot longer than it has been. I know I won’t have this done in time for Christmas but my goal is to have it done this winter to give away as a gift.  

Speaking of gifts this is day 3 Advent gift



The tea was also in the package. Not bad. Had to get out my Santa mug for the occasion.

Worked some more on the grandson’s hat while watching some Vlogmas’s and this evening while watching tonight’s Christmas movie. Forgot to mentioned last night, which was a Hallmark one.  I couldn’t find any others on the channels but tonight was a funny one called Christmas with the Kranks..

I did get the lemon juice I needed to make the Chia Jam.

I followed the recipe using Strawberries and Cherries, these I had in the freezer. Made it this evening so it’s cooling down as I write this but I plan on putting some in my yogurt tomorrow morning. What I have tasted I found to be pleasant.





The recipe can be found at abbys kitchen


That’s all for now,

Thank you for visiting, see you tomorrow 

Kat



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