HELP!!! I think I am going senile. I thought I remembered last year someone's link to "The ten days of Christmas for quilters" I have tried googling but to no avail. I thought it would be cute to do at our quilld's Christmas meeting. We have a few board members who are willing to get up and make a fool of themselves. Anybody remember this?
Kathleen in TX
Was this the one you wanted?
Ann
Ode to a Quilter, by Gloria E. Webster (with apologies to Clement Moore)
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the housse not a creature was stirring except a wee mouse and Mama in her kerchief, still stitching away to finish a quilt for the very next day.
"I've done one for Steve and one for sweet Sue. There's one for young Paul and my Sarah, too. If only I finish this last one tonight, little Mary will surely cry with delight!"
Then out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, she jumped from her chair to see what was the matter. "Now what's all that noise," she thought with a frown, "I do hope the old chimney's not falling down!"
She peered out the window and what did appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer - With a little spry driver, so lively and quick, she knew it certainly was not old Saint Nick!
And in a twinkling she heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little hoof. Then down the chimney he came, dressed all in red. She thought she was dreaming and still in her bed!
He was clad all in fur from his head to his foot and he called out to her, "You should clean out that soot!" "Clean out that soot? No time to sew? Young man, you're crazy - now go, go, GO! I must finish this quilt before the morning light. I've been sewing all day and most of the night."
He danced as he worked, a right jolly old elf, and she laughed as she watched him, in spite of herself. Then he filled all the stockings from his patchwork sack. It was stuffed to the brim and hung on his back.
He gave a quick nod and when he was through, smiling at her, up the chimney he flew. Dazed, she wondered if that really might be... "No," she murmured, "my eyes are playing tricks on me." And grimly she put needle to cloth once again. "Next year, truly, on January First I'll begin, no more sewing and quilting on the very last night. These weird dreams are too much." Then she turned out the light. "Yes, next year I'll be organized. I'll be done on time." ("Ho, ho," chortled Santa, "Seems I've heard that line.")
Now her quilts were all wrapped and under the tree; Of course, not all were complete - it just couldn't be. But tucked into two boxes were notes with this line: "To be finished after Christmas - Mom ran out of time!"
And Santa was heard to exclaim as he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all - and happy quilting each night!"
I'm so glad you asked, I've been thinking about that too. I had a good one last year, but I don't know where I got it from.
Lorraine
Kathleen in TX
Howdy! from GoogleRCTQ: 1999
That makes...
12 Books 22 Acrylic rulers in assorted sizes 30 Gingher scissors 36 cotton battings (King sized, of course) 40 quilting stencils 42 geese a flying (the fabric kind, of course) 42 pattern books 40 Bali fat quarters 36 silver thimbles 30 packs of needles (hand and machine) 22 spools of thread and 12 shopping sprees (that's a lot of fabric, folks!)~~~~~~~~~
and (1999)
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
12 log cabin blocks 11 54/40 and fight stars 10 geese a flying 9 nine-patches 8 tessallations 7 celtic knots 6 cathederal windows 5 appliques 4 bear paws 3 bowties 2 mohawk trails and 1 finished quilt, just for me~~~~~~~~~~
one more from 1994
Sb: #12 Days of Qers Xmas (12/13/94)
On the first day of Christmas My true love gave to me A Bernina 1260.
On the second day of Christmas My true love gave to me Two cans of bag balm And a Bernina 1260.
On the third day of Christmas My true love gave to me Three Olfa mats..... And a Bernina 1260
On the day fourth of Christmas My true love gave to me Four rotary cutters.... And a Bernina 1260.
On the fifth day of Christmas My true love gave to me Five golden thimbles.... And a Bernina 1260
On the sixth day of Christmas My true love gave to me Six yards of Hoffman.... And a Bernina 1260
On the seventh day of Christmas My true love gave to me Seven days in Houston.... And a Bernina 1260
On the eighth day of Christmas My true love gave to me Eight friends a quilting.... And a Bernina 1260
On the ninth day of Christmas My true love gave to me Nine charm packets.... And a Bernina 1260
On the tenth day of Christmas My true love gave to me Ten bags of M&M's.... And a Bernina 1260
On the eleventh day of Christmas My true love gave to me Eleven fat quarters.... And a Bernina 1260
On the twelfth day of Christmas My true love gave to me Twelve CISters chatting .... And a Bernina 1260
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No word if they got what they wrote about....
Ragmop/Sandy--dancing in the sunshine in beautiful n.Texas
Thank you very much!
Kathleen in TX
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