January! Two blocks complete!
These are paper pieced. Busting my fabric stash! I’m doing a rainbow of brights on a batik background. And I’m using a variety of whites. I have run out of the batik, so I’ll have to purchase another in the same color way. This is Amy’s Creative Side Dancing Star Quilt Along.
Here we are at the end of January. How well have I done on my self imposed ‘to do’ list?
1. Work on Monkey Baby Quilt (applique monkeys in place) I was pinning applique in place when I realized I had skipped the outer border. oops! But I did work on it!
2. Work on Dr. Seuss Baby Quilt (sandwich & start quilting) Top and back complete! I’ve decided to send it to a longarm quilter.
3. Start a new baby quilt (could be the train, or the polar bear) I’ve started the polar bear quilt. Fabric pulled and zig zag pieces sewn.
4. Pick any WIP and proceed with it! (Oh! there are so many to pick from! Could be applique, piecing, crochet, I’m leaving this one wide open so I can work as the mood hits me!)
I guess that means it was not a perfect month by this list. But when I look at all the other quilting and sewing accomplished, I am still feeling pretty good! If you have been reading my posts, you know I took on a project (20 panel quilts for a school donation) this month. That not so little project took up an entire week!
I also cut fabric for the Scrappy Swoon Quilt Along. And made two blocks for the Dancing Star Quilt Along. I’m soooo happy about both of those quilts!
For February, here are my four to do:
1. Monkey baby quilt, finish top and back.
2. Polar bear quilt, finish top and back.
3. Denim quilt, work on star blocks.
4. Pick any WIP and proceed with it! (maybe I’ll get to one this month!)
I’m also continuing with the Scrappy Swoon Quilt Along and the Dancing Star Quilt Along.
I heard yesterday was Ditch News Years Resolutions Day. Ha! How about that!? We have had 17 days to make good on those resolutions, and if some aren’t going to work out, ditch them without any guilt. That has to make you chuckle, right!?
In my quilting life, I’ve been thinking about some of my goals and am realizing they are too big for this month. So instead of ditching, I’ll revise them. One yearly challenge that I’m thinking of ditching is Back to Square One Mystery Quilt. I really thought I’d follow along with it, printed out instructions & started to pull fabric, but then I came across a few other challenges and quilt alongs and am drawn to them. I have already started the Scrappy Swoon Quilt Along so that is now on the front burner.
I think I’ll keep Judy’s Back to Square One Mystery on a back burner and perhaps get to it – but if not, no biggie for me this year. I’m also doing Amy’s Dancing Stars.
Along with all my other plans and ‘work’ & family life, I think I have a full year ahead of me! I say ‘work’ because as many of you know, I work for a quilt shop! Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shoppe, Roanoke, IN. Best job ever! Paid to play with fabric!
Judy of Patchwork Times has a new game to play! The Get it Done Challenge! It is a new twist to a UFO challenge. Here is in part, what she has posted about it: “On December 31, post your list on your blog. Be as detailed as you’d like to be about what you’re working on, the current stage of completion, the pattern you’re using . . share anything you’d like to share. List four things. These can be as simple as you’d like or they can be as complex as you’d like. I encourage you to challenge yourself.” Here are the complete details if you would like to look in to the challenge and perhaps play along.
I’m playing along, so here is my list.
1. Work on Monkey Baby Quilt (applique monkeys in place)
2. Work on Dr. Seuss Baby Quilt (sandwich & start quilting)
3. Start a new baby quilt (could be the train, or the polar bear)
4. Pick any WIP and proceed with it! (Oh! there are so many to pick from! Could be applique, piecing, crochet, I’m leaving this one wide open so I can work as the mood hits me!)
So there you have it! It will be interesting to see how this new challenge works for me in getting projects completed!
I also plan on doing Judy’s Mystery Quilt. Perhaps that should have been one of the four. And also I think I’ll do Amy’s Dancing Stars Quilt Along which might have to be one for the four listed for next month. I’ll get it all figured out as the New Year progresses!
Happy New Year Everyone!