2010 Quiting Year in Review

In January, I posted my Quilter's Code.

Let's see how I did!

A. Promise Quilts and Things. Made a few quilts and things for family/friends. Still need to make a few more. Seems like I just can't say, 'No'. but hey, that's okay! :)

B. Gift Quilts. Made a few gift quilts, piano teacher, 6th grade teacher, birthdays. I love to make a quilt for special occasions that occur.

C. Donation Quilts and Things. Made a few Cancer Recovery totes, a few QOV's for Alycia and few children's quilts for Carin at Margaret's Hope Chest.

D. Dinosaur Projects. I actually used *older* fabric and made quilts for the children of Margaret's Hope Chest's Prison Ministry. A perfect fit for me!

A good quilt year for me. and yes, I did use over 100 yards from the stash! yea!

HAPPY 2010 EVERYONE!

WIP Wednesday

Well...WIP Wednesday really is an oxymoron for me today! I have NO works in progress nor do I plan on starting ANY!

I did arrive home safely with only minor traffic slowdowns and a bit of a snow squall through Chicago. :) Since then, I have been enjoying the Milwaukee Admirals' High School Hockey Showdown as my local high school was invited to participate. Turns out the neighbor boy~young man~ plays on the high school team and is a pretty good skater! There are also a few home games this week for the Ads~

What is a post without a picture or two?!

Here is my quilt-y haul this Holiday Season. I've gotten to the point in quilt making (10 years now!) where I need to start replacing my tools. A few new rulers as the markings are worn off the old ones, a nine slat ruler holder, just a few 60 mm blades :), the rotary mat~my old one actually had grooves at the zero mark on all sides where I *true* my fabric and the latest book in the Elm Creek series! Pretty good, I'd say!

I'll be back later in the week for my 2010 Year in Review along with some 2011 Year Goals and Winter 2011 goals...see you then...

Stash Report Week #52

Congratulations to Everyone!

We are at the end of another sewing year! woohoo! Personally, I can hardly wait to start all over again at zero and watch my *numbers* grow...in both directions...! :)

Fabric added this week: +3 yards
Fabric added this year: +312 yards

Fabric used this week: -3 yards
Fabric used this year: -429.5 yards

Net fabric for the year: -117.5 yards! woohoo!

What I accomplished this week:

• completed various Holiday gifts...no links as all this is scheduled to appear. :)

Goals for next week:

• none...I'm on vacation!

Happy Holidays! and Happy New Year!

Last of the Christmas Gifts...

...I made the two runners from my MIL's cow fabric, as requested. :)

I wasn't quite sure of a pattern so I simply, framed out 6.5 inch squares so as not to chop up the cute cows. I then alternated the cows up versus down. I sewed the borders on *backwards* to me so that the cows are actually standing correctly when one is sitting at the table and looking at it!

I quilted it with Happy Times panto from Willow Leaf Studio~their website is down for maintenance otherwise I would link back. :)

I also gifted my MIL this Christmas quilt. My friend, KathyW made the blocks and I sewed borders on it. I also quilted and bound it. A good gift for my MIL as she orginally gifted this Holiday fabric to me~many moons ago! :)

Here is a little closer picture of the orginal fabric. Just about used it all up, too. :)

panto: Popcorn from Willow Leaf Studio

A Few More Gifts

I made a few more backpacks and gifted them to a few members of my family. One is a Hostess Gift~to our party hostess. The others went to my *out of town* relatives for the *After Party Party*. An unusual tradition that my family keeps. After the large family Chiristmas Party, all the *out of town*ers gather at my Mom's house and exchange gifts~again!

Although *no one* claims to know exaclty how the *After Party Party* started, I theorize it began as a way for my brother and his family to celebrate their Christmas while away from their home when the children were small. :) Their children are no longer small but the *out of towners* gather at my Mom's and exchange small gifts to each other.

I also made some luggage tags to go along with the backpacks.

Let's not forget the potato steamer bags, too for this group!

Winter Solstice

Today is the Winter Soltice
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Today I would normally review my goals for the last three months and set new goals for the next three months. Seeing that it is so very close to the end of the year, I think I will wait and Review The Year then set goals. Sound like plan?!



Please be patient with me as I am knee deep in trying to finish my sewing projects for gifts! If you leave a comment I will be delayed in responding...thanks for understanding!


Image from Google Image Search: Winter Solstice.


Article found here.

A Few Gifts

My family traditionally opens our gifts to each other the Sunday before Christmas Day since we are usually out of town visiting our relatives! Well~for the past 7 years that is!

My quilty gift this year is this wonderful packet of Island Batiks Fat Quarters from DS and his GF! Aren't the fabrics just yummy! It will definitely take me a year or two to make a quilt so that I can enjoy this pack as long as possible!

Next up is the Dog Quilt that is a combination gift for DH and DD. They gifted me the dog border fabric Christmas 2008. DH has been after me to make something~so ta-daa! As you can see~DD immediately took possession and it is on her bed. :)



*They* will have to work out the joint custody arrangement!

pattern: Mock Trip Around the World by Quilting Assistant.

panto: Happy Times by Willow Leaf Studio (site down 12/21/10)

Stash Report Week #51

Okay! Are you ready?!

Fabric added this week: 0 yards (woohoo!)
Fabric added this year: +309 yards (ouch!)

Fabric used this week: -18 yards
Fabric used this year: -426.5 yards

Net fabric for the year: -117.5 yards! (used!)

What I accomplished this week:

• some really BIG Holiday gifts~pictures after gifted!
• some really small Holiday gifts~pictures after gifted!

Goals for next week:

• believe it or not~finish some Holiday gifts :)

The Christmas Whirlwind Continues...

...I've been baking, binding, sewing on labels, wrapping and making

potato steamer bags!

shhh! one of these just might be for you or someone you love! :)

DD and I are taking a break tonight to cheer on our favorite team! Go ADS! :)

WIP Wednesday

Bindings!

I finished the binding on Super Secret project #1...yea!

Now onto the bindings on Super Secret projects #2 and 3~but first there is laundry, grocery shopping, band concerts, labels, birthday card making, holiday cooking and shopping for presents!

Hang in there with me! Our whirlwind Holiday Season is upon us! :)