Wednesday 7 January 2015

2015 FAL and ALYOF goals


2015 FAL at On the Windy SideThis year Katy @ The Littlest Thistle has passed the baton for Finish-A-Long 2015 to Adrienne @ On The Windy Side.  This will be my third year taking part and setting goals to finish projects quarter by quarter.

I can't say I am the most successful at completing my to do list - I do get things finished though it takes a while as I am usually starting more projects than completing them!  This year though I hope to be a little less distracted and dig in deeper exploring quilt design and the techniques used to make a quilt.  I really hope 2015 is when I get comfy with free motion quilting!

So the projects I hope to focus over the next 3 months are
My ButtonFinish Night Sky QAL - yes I have a quilt top.  This was one of the things I kept going on, a little bit at a time, over Christmas.  Hoping to have this quilted and finished to link up with Jana Machado for the 25th of this month.  This will be my January goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes too hosted by Sew Bitter Sweet designs.

Schnitzel & Boo Mini Quilt swap round 3 - this is my attempt at 3D letters using a technique from Kerry @ Pennydog Patchwork.  I may have over stuffed it a bit!  I hope to matchstick quilt this with varieagated thread to keep all the little bits in place under the netting.  Need to have this in the post by the 16th!

I have a pattern for Make Modern Issue 4 that's due at the end of the month too so January is pretty much accounted for - Really need to get cracking!  Can't wait to show you guys in March!




Hopefully for the rest of February and March I might be able to get some me sewing done!  I think I have enough Camera fabric now thanks to Serena and Claire's generosity and Yvonne's help tracking down retro cameras on Etsy to make a photo quilt all for myself.  Truly selfish sewing this one!  Big thanks to you guys for gifting me fabric and helping me out.  I know we often say quilters are givers but only because it's true!

I also need to thank Wanda @ Old South Fabrics.  I'm making this giant star quilt for our bed and decided I had to use Wrens and Friends fabric for it. 


I had bought some in a bundle from Fluffy Sheep Quilting and it was the perfect colour for what I wanted but of course I didn't have enough.  Before Christmas I scoured the internet and found some on Old South Fabrics and have to say buying from them was a pleasure.  Wanda was very friendly and helpful with shipping and even included a Christmas extra for me in the parcel.  Thank you so much Wanda, I will be back for more!

And lastly but not leastly, I want to get somewhere with my Japanese inspired quilts.  I hope to free motion quilt the applique one and hand stitch the second with lots of Sashiko designs.

That's plenty to be getting on with I think!  What about you, have you made your list yet?

10 comments:

  1. You do sound booked up for January! Your Night Sky flimsy looks great, and I look forward to seeing the mini quilted and finished up. The camera quilt is going to be so much fun. Lots of great projects for this quarter, and I hope you have fun working on them.

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  2. Love your Night Sky and the lettering looks brilliant! Looking forward to seeing how the mini comes quilted. The camera fabric is really fun.

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  3. You are going to be very busy!! Looking forward to them all :)

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  4. Looks like you've got heaps to keep you busy! I'm looking forward to seeing your next secret sewing project for MM-Mag :) I've only got one thing on my list this quarter - that's plenty to keep me busy!

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  5. Really love your Night Sky quilt! I bought the pattern recently and it's on my to-do list for "soon" (probably the next thing I start after finishing off a few goals -- maybe next quarter).

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  6. LOVE that camera fabric. I picked up a bit of another really cute camera fabric at my LQS a couple weeks ago. Shoot me an emai and I'd be happy to send you a pic to see if you need just a litte more for your selfish project :) I'm happy to run down and pick more up this weekend.

    Also love your night sky! Good luck finishing up this quarter!!

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  7. Nice projects! Have fun and good luck!

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  8. Lots of lovely projects to keep you busy. I love what you have done with the mini, looking forward to seeing it completed!

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  9. what gorgeous projects to be working on. I love the Night Sky quilt especially.

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  10. That's a lot to get on with!
    Yes, I have a whiteboard list. I have no deadlines (apart from bees) and am just happy as long as I stick to my list and slowly cross things off it. I plan to update it each month.
    The tulle technique is fascinating!

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