2 more days.... today and tomorrow....then that's it....2012 is done with us. have you done all you wanted to do this year? i think i probably did. i got rid of several hundred yards of fabric and finished up a bunch of UFOs. and lost some weight. and had some fun. what more can you ask for....right?
Someone asked what my goals were for 2013. i have 2 major goals...
1. Lose 40 more pounds. which is why i joined the gym and am working out 3 days a week. and going to a Zumba class on Saturdays.
2. See how many of my UFOs i can finish up this year. my goal is 3 a month. and, yes, there are that many....and more. in this regard i am not taking customer quilts for at least a few months to try and get a lot of my UFOs at least all pieced. we'll worry about the quilting part later.
Also, i would like to:
1. get drywall on the ceilings at the Duck. i have to pay someone to do that. if i can get that finished, then i can get the drywall up on the walls.
2. plant a huge garden in the interest of eating healthier and canning a bunch of stuff next year. i plan on buying a pressure canner, too. the summer will be busy.
And my sis and I plan a thrift store extravaganza over several states this spring. there might be a quilt show thrown in the mix, too. gotta have a road trip, right?
2013 will be busy. hope yours is all you want it to be.
I have finished Miss Tiger Lily
Still have to draw some lines on the flowers and her dress to define it some more.
And Miss Orchid. she is a very exhuberant ballerina. LOL
Don't you wish you could throw your leg up like that? LOL I think if i tried that i might hurt something.
Three more fairies to go. still not sure if they will become a quilt or individual wall hangings. am leaning toward a quilt at this point.
And my friend, Judy, in Texas at www.patchworktimes.com got me in trouble once again. she showed a pattern that a friend of hers designed and she was going to start. it is called Comfort and Joy. i loved it...had to go order the pattern. and actually ordered a different pattern while i was on that site, too. Judy, Judy, you get me in so much trouble. the good kind of trouble. hahaha
The pattern can be found at www.silverthimblequilt.com there are pages and pages of clear instructions and patterns for the applique. nice pages.....not 1 large page with everything on top of everything else. very clear and understandable. great pattern. go check them out.
The pattern shows it in a lighter version...
And a darker version. i'm doing the darker version.
I have a box of Christmas fabric that was part of a bartering this past summer for quilting. i really didn't know what i was going to do with that Christmas fabric....until this pattern.
So, far, i have cut out the background blocks for the applique. it is a pink dot. had to piece the last piece together...but that is ok. the applique will cover most of anyway.
And i've finished the 3 log cabin blocks. love the little Santa faces in the middles.
And finished the 11 9 patch blocks.
And today will work on the 37 HST units. i have some Thangles paper that i will use for those.
Before the HSTs tie me up for the afternoon, i have to finish the last 2 blocks on the houses quilt. it is very close to being all pieced.
We won't talk about my quilt that is on the frame .... for the last week .... i loaded it...quilted 2 passes...and promptly went on to something else and never went back. sigh!! hopefully soon.
I also got 2 more blocks embroidered for the Nativity quilt. the one where baby Jesus looks like a monkey. i might traumatize some poor child with that quilt. hahaha
Well, better get to working. hopefully i can show you the houses quilt...
tomorrow
Someone asked what my goals were for 2013. i have 2 major goals...
1. Lose 40 more pounds. which is why i joined the gym and am working out 3 days a week. and going to a Zumba class on Saturdays.
2. See how many of my UFOs i can finish up this year. my goal is 3 a month. and, yes, there are that many....and more. in this regard i am not taking customer quilts for at least a few months to try and get a lot of my UFOs at least all pieced. we'll worry about the quilting part later.
Also, i would like to:
1. get drywall on the ceilings at the Duck. i have to pay someone to do that. if i can get that finished, then i can get the drywall up on the walls.
2. plant a huge garden in the interest of eating healthier and canning a bunch of stuff next year. i plan on buying a pressure canner, too. the summer will be busy.
And my sis and I plan a thrift store extravaganza over several states this spring. there might be a quilt show thrown in the mix, too. gotta have a road trip, right?
2013 will be busy. hope yours is all you want it to be.
I have finished Miss Tiger Lily
Still have to draw some lines on the flowers and her dress to define it some more.
And Miss Orchid. she is a very exhuberant ballerina. LOL
Don't you wish you could throw your leg up like that? LOL I think if i tried that i might hurt something.
Three more fairies to go. still not sure if they will become a quilt or individual wall hangings. am leaning toward a quilt at this point.
And my friend, Judy, in Texas at www.patchworktimes.com got me in trouble once again. she showed a pattern that a friend of hers designed and she was going to start. it is called Comfort and Joy. i loved it...had to go order the pattern. and actually ordered a different pattern while i was on that site, too. Judy, Judy, you get me in so much trouble. the good kind of trouble. hahaha
The pattern can be found at www.silverthimblequilt.com there are pages and pages of clear instructions and patterns for the applique. nice pages.....not 1 large page with everything on top of everything else. very clear and understandable. great pattern. go check them out.
The pattern shows it in a lighter version...
And a darker version. i'm doing the darker version.
I have a box of Christmas fabric that was part of a bartering this past summer for quilting. i really didn't know what i was going to do with that Christmas fabric....until this pattern.
So, far, i have cut out the background blocks for the applique. it is a pink dot. had to piece the last piece together...but that is ok. the applique will cover most of anyway.
And i've finished the 3 log cabin blocks. love the little Santa faces in the middles.
And finished the 11 9 patch blocks.
And today will work on the 37 HST units. i have some Thangles paper that i will use for those.
Before the HSTs tie me up for the afternoon, i have to finish the last 2 blocks on the houses quilt. it is very close to being all pieced.
We won't talk about my quilt that is on the frame .... for the last week .... i loaded it...quilted 2 passes...and promptly went on to something else and never went back. sigh!! hopefully soon.
I also got 2 more blocks embroidered for the Nativity quilt. the one where baby Jesus looks like a monkey. i might traumatize some poor child with that quilt. hahaha
Well, better get to working. hopefully i can show you the houses quilt...
tomorrow
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