...for our DIL, Ashli. These are TOTALLY, 100%
her colors. My colors are earthtones so making this was TOTALLY out of the box for me.

You saw the pieces yesterday
here. Well, I've been focused on getting it done for Ashli for Christmas - or her birthday which is two days after Christmas.
The pattern is Schnibble's
Picnic which is the November pattern for "A Year of Schnibbles". Since I don't care for "basket" patterns, I figured if I was going to make November's project, it may as well be a Christmas gift. Take a close look at the baskets right of center, on top and bottom - see how two baskets are put together differently? Well, the pattern actually gives you four alternatives for baskets to use so I just decided to sneak a couple "odd" ones in there. Am I happy I threw those "odd" ones in? Not especially, but it's done.
After I return from being in San Francisco all next week, I will be starting Kelli (DD) a quilt. She has requested a pattern I've made before from a jelly roll so even though it's a bigger quilt, it'll go faster. Hubby will be there Monday through Friday on business so I'm going over with him. I plan on taking some things to do - want to cut out Katie's Christmas dress while I'm there, get my Fat Quarter Shop BOMs cut out - I'm a couple behind, get a few aprons cut out and hopefully do some Bernina manual reading (boring to most but I love to read them).
BUT my
BIG BIG plan is to hit
Britex. I LOVE it there and plan on going more than once!! Oh, I could spend hours gazing at their button selection.
Question: Since hubby and I will be staying right downtown at the
Marriott Marquis, does anyone know of any other worthwhile fabric/quilt/pattern shops that I need to go to? Any input would be great. I have all day without hubby and I'm taking my walking shoes. And I know transportation there is no problem with the trolleys. LEAD ME ON LADIES!!!!