Five Shadows

Eeck! What a month. So many lovely plans and so little done. What I did the most was sleep. I was hit with the vertigo virus that is going around and spent 5 days straight in bed. Bad headache and soooo dizzy. Once I was able to move with out severe vertigo & nauseousness, it was another 11 days before I felt safe to use a rotary cutter or drive a car! It was another 5-7 days at least before I was no longer hit with a moment of ‘wobble’. Strangest illness I have ever experienced. And I wish it on NO ONE! Not a fun time. 5 days straight – too dizzy to read or look at a computer screen. I did try sitting at the sewing machine around day 6 or 7 and realized I was putting myself and the QUILT in danger! It was a very good thing that all my body wanted to do was SLEEP! Otherwise it would have been a very boring illness. God is Good! I have not had any ‘wobble’ moments this past week. Many who have told me they also have had the vertigo virus have said that the ‘wobble’ never goes away. So I’m pleased to say I can again stand on one foot to put my pants on and not fall over!

Here is a look back on September’s List:

My list for September is:

1. Baby quilt for niece. Top is done, needs quilting & binding. (Not touched)

2. Baby quilt for nephew. Finish top. (Not touched)

3. Work on wedding quilt for my son and DIL. Fabrics & pattern selected, make some headway on piecing. (I looked for a new pattern as the one I have is not working.)

4. Finish 6 charity quilts. Tops done, need to pillow-turn & top stitch them.(Not touched)

In the work world of quilting I have the following to complete for Fabrics & Friends Quilt Shop:

1. Ripple Effect pattern by Cut Loose Press (two rows done)

2. Halloween strip quilt. (Done!)

3. Thangles demo for quarter-square-triangles.

4. Blocks for Quick Curve Ruler demo. (Done! and demoed twice!)

New list for October:

1. Baby quilt for niece. Top is done, needs quilting & binding.

2. Baby quilt for nephew. Finish top.

3. Setting aside my son and DIL’s quilt for now.

4. Trying to be realistic about this list! Will I really get to those charity quilts this month? I have finished 8 during the summer, have 6 more to go, but will not beat myself up if I don’t get to them.

List for Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shop:

1. Ripple Effect pattern by Cut Loose Press – finish top

2. Thangles demo for quarter-square-triangles.

3. Sunkist Quilt Top with Ruffled Circles IF the Ruffler Presser Foot arrives in time!

4. Block 4 of Stitcher’s Garden BOM

Here is the only picture I have for last month. And I didn’t even have it on the list! Silly me!

14″ Log Cabin Blocks with Borders using Quick Cabin Ruler for 1 1/2″ strips, by June Tailor

Linked with Judy at Patchworks Times Get It Done Challenge.

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.

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!