Am I helping, Mom?????

It seems Ebony TOTALLY gets her new 'role' in life...to help me with quilts, as much as possible. I laid out the Yuletide Orphans yesterday, and she got right into the spirit of the thing. 10 months behind us now, and the understanding between us continues to grow. Apparently she''s been told "NO", in no uncertain terms, because you say it to her, and she runs and hides. As her complaints have grown louder and louder, as if she's bullying me, I've begun to say 'no' to her, but quietly and firmly. She beginning to understand I want her to stop what she's doing(usually complaining) but that she's not in any trouble with me. She now gives me "that" look and walks away and lays down to watch. She is smart, and less fearful than she was...thank goodness!
Here's a look at all the Yuletide blocks I have found. Of the quilts I have made for Christmas, I only have blocks from 2 left at this point. I used many for pillows to match the quilts, etc. Most of these blocks were 'playtime' from one of the Little Quilts books. I'm not sure if the big Jacob's ladder blocks(left side), or the Ohio Star(at the top) and Christmas Star(12")blocks will make the cut or not. Same for the very dark Father Christmas. Overall, my blocks are pretty 50-50 in light/dark. The letters were part of Tonya's teaching and a playtime. Here's a closer view of some of the upper section blocks. I had no less than 5 zip lock bags of "parts" and smallish scraps. I've sorted those so I can make
blocks that will match(after a fashion).
I'd like to see broken dishes, and some of the hovering hawks blocks from HST's in the quilts. Those I have plenty of, already pieced. The one churn dash block is a left over from a WTIL quilt top I sent to Linda J. It was red, so I tossed it in..*VBS*
And in the last picture, what never ceases to amaze me about Ebby, that particular quilt, back and batt were sandwiched and on the ironing board when I left the sewing room. I had been going to pin it, and do a quick machine quilt. The
top is one I made it in Dec of 2005, and it is still on a hanger waiting to be quilted.
Ebby has gotten very good at finding and pulling snuggle places down to where she can use them. Or maybe her weight (laying on the little bit on the floor) just pulled it off...LOL Either way, she wins! And she has NO shame at all...just a happy snoozer who wouldn't even open her eyes for me.