Thursday, December 5, 2013

RANDOM THURSDAY

This time of year means parties and presents and way too much food! I hosted our shops' staff dinner again this year and I had a full house.

Remember this little pile of goodies ?


It became these



I made each of the staff a little thread catcher

they look so cute all lined up!


Each of the ladies had one at their spot when they arrived


After dinner we gathered for a group photo. I am privileged to work with a great bunch of ladies !

linking up with Live a Colorful Life

28 comments:

Kevin the Quilter said...

What a great party it looks like you had! And, a great party favor for all! Nice pageant poses by you and some of the ladies! LOL Where are all the guys? JK! Have a wonderful Christmas season!

Needled Mom said...

How fun!! The little gifts look so pretty on the Red Apple china too.

Heather D. said...

So nice!!

Clara {Clover and Violet} said...

Looks like so much fun!!

Cindy Sharp said...

That is a great idea! Looks like you had a blast.

Katja said...

Thank You Carla, for once again cooking us a great Christmas Dinner. And a personalized present for everyone!
Yes, I certainly feel blessed to have all these ladies in my life as well.

Diane-crewe said...

looks like lots of happy smiles all round xx

dutchcomfort said...

You’ve done a wonderful job on making all those thread catchers! Love to see all those smiling faces!

W-S Wanderings said...

Such festivity! What a wonderful gift you gave your co-workers: meal, merriment, and thread catchers (perfect for this crew, or what?!)

Heather said...

How sweet of you to make all those gifts. They sure make the table shine!

Rosa said...

Seems to have been a magical day and baskets are beautiful on the elegant table.Have a nice weekend!

Rosa said...

Seems to have been a magical day and baskets are beautiful on the elegant table.Have a nice weekend!

Celtic Thistle said...

What a lovely present Carla, they do look cute lined up on your shelf!

Cathy said...

how wonderful! I am sure they were most delighted!

Lynne said...

Great party gifts Carla! You're so lucky to have all those lovely quilting friends.

quiltmania said...

THANK YOU for the lovely party yesterday, and my beautiful thread catcher. You really are a fabulous hostess.

Kim said...

What a lovely time seems to be had by all!! How lovely to enjoy each other's company, delightful table setting and the pieces of de resistance, those beautiful thread catchers!!

Lorna McMahon said...

What a great pic! It must be fun to get together with such a lovely group of ladies and sew! Your thread catchers were certainly beautiful gifts.

Debbie said...

very fun! Love the gifts you made them - so sweet.

Gramma Quilter said...

Great idea! Table looks beautiful!

Peggy said...

What a perfect gift for sewing ladies! And made for a lovely table too!

Patricia said...

What a nice gift!

FlourishingPalms said...

I'm smiling here because I made a whole bunch of thread catchers too! Ten of them to be exact, all entirely hand sewn, collapsible, thread catchers. Monday evening I'm giving them, wrapped in Christmas paper, to the ten women who have helped me organize and lead the Central Florida MQG over the past 14 months. I'm stepping down as chapter leader, so this is my thank you to them. It's pretty ironic that we made the same thing for special people in our lives!

FlourishingPalms said...

I'm smiling here because I made a whole bunch of thread catchers too! Ten of them to be exact, all entirely hand sewn, collapsible, thread catchers. Monday evening I'm giving them, wrapped in Christmas paper, to the ten women who have helped me organize and lead the Central Florida MQG over the past 14 months. I'm stepping down as chapter leader, so this is my thank you to them. It's pretty ironic that we made the same thing for special people in our lives!

Benta AtSLIKstitches said...

what a great idea, I bet they loved them. How is the Christmas tree quilt coming along? Thanks for the tree explaination, I think that may be a project for next year!!!

Live a Colorful Life said...

They are such pretty gifts--I'm sure they were all well loved! I'm still trying to figure out how you are so productive....

Live a Colorful Life said...

P.S. All those ladies are privileged to work with you as well. :)

Carrie P. said...

cute gifts for your friends.