Quilting like a Maniac- Relaxing through Quilting.

I'm writing about finishing or rather trying to finish some of my UFOs that are laying around .  Really, I'm trying to organize but I keep on cutting out something new.  So, that's it!!!  I'm getting stubborn.  I've joined something else (yeah, I know, you're into everything Nicole), but it's something that I've meant to do to organize things ( my New Years Resolutions ) and this will help. The premise is the following:  with the help of All People Quilts , I am challenging myself to finish some of my UFOs (unfinished projects.).  I need to fill out a    UFO Challenge chart here  that is basically a chart to fill out 12 projects that I want to complete.  They could be kits that I have, or quilts 1/2 done, anything.  On the first of each month they draw a number from 1 - 12 and i have to see what that quilt is and complete it.  Then I post a photo of my finished projects and my process on Facebook or Twitter using the hastag #APQResolution.  I call

It's been a trying February, with work and coming home exhausted.  But out of the 4 weekends I have spent two of them sewing, and I have had some progress on my OMG goals and the New Year's resolution to get my stash down.  Here was my goal:  complete two baby quilts. This is what I started with And  And this is what it finished with two of these This one gets a book. And I got a few extras done as well.  Not the panel from my Mother.  That's still waiting but it's all cut up and ready to sew.  No, a few others.... Take a look at my completion page tab above and look for the February months. Goal completed!!!  Hooking up to the Red Letter Quilts http://redletterquilts.blogspot.ca/2016/02/a-quilt-for-mom.html OMG linking page for you to see some of the others.  Some great work there. 2016 Calendar:

I went to the Sewing & Stitchery Expo at the Puyallup Fair Grounds, and that was a good thing and a bad thing..... Good thing - it was a road trip with my best friend and we may have gotten lost a couple of times (I was navigating while tired!!!  I also lost my map I had so I was going by memory - bad thing), we did enjoy ourself.  Look for yourselves where it was in Washington state.  Go over the map and take a look.  We're from Canada but we dropped my husband off at Bellevue and my friend and I continued on. There was quite a lot to see and we went to all three areas to look.  There were tons of vendors and tons of lessons you could take.  Some free and some you pay.  We didn't go to the lessons, although we went to the vendors and got lessons from them.   We got there at 11:00 and left at 5:00 with a 1/2 hour break for a great meal at the Expo in the main building.  There were row upon row of things to see, sewing machines, rulers, fabric (boy was there fa

It's been a busy weekend, but I was able to get some sewing in.  I started to sew around 6:00 and things were going so well, I didn't stop until 2:00 am in the morning.  I'm tired today but I feel so good because I got so much done.  Wait and see the list: I finally mailed out my blocks to the Block Lotto winners (lucky devils!!!)  Had some trouble with one of the envelopes but I was able to finally mail both out to Indiana and New Mexico.  Need to make the next block.  I finished one of the mini quilts from Cluck Cluck Sew patterns.  Check out this link to see the patterns of these minis.  The great thing is that there is more than one mini quilt.  The goal is do seven out of the eight minis.  Most are 12 - 17 inches.  Here is the one that I completed.   Arrows pointing the way about 15 inches - look at the heart quilting looks great. 4.  I also completed another baby quilt.  Similar to the last one but the quilting is completely different in this

It's been a month and a half now and I thought it would be a good time to review my resolutions to help me keep on track or get back on track.  Part of looking at your resolutions is to be honest, to not get down on yourself if you've gotten off track, but to rethink what you've said you would do, and to reset the goals.  So here goes: Resolutions Do not buy quilt pattern and material unless I sew two quilts Kept it for about a month, did three quilts in January and thought, OK, now I can buy.  But I bought more than I needed because the owners of Wineberry, a quilting store, retired and much of their stock went to 50 - 60% off, so I went crazy.  Mental note, no doing that agin!!!  Like an addiction, can't be near great prices otherwise I spend! Only buy a new ruler every 3 months. Came close to it twice but resisted the temptation.  Thought I better use the ones I have already, and behave!  And I did. No more books unless I sew two quilts

I am so pleased to be chosen to be part of Cindy (Quilt Doodle Designs) Blog Hop!! Every month you wait for Cindy to put up her next block for her block of the month.  Every month it's different, with surprises that brings a smile to your face.  Then it's all done, but not the smiling.  My husband looks at what I've done following Cindy's pattern and he can't believe it, calling me talented.  But you're only as talented as the designer.  And Cindy Staub from Quilt Doodle Designs is certainly that.  You can see her designs on her web site at Quilt Doodle Doodles or you can go to her Craftsy site (this is where I see all her work and pick a few out for myself!!!)  For those of you that have missed her last BOM - My Favorite Things, you can purchase her pattern for only $14, so worth it. Every month the pattern for the block would come out and I would race to download it.  Within two weeks my pattern is up and out on Flickr to share with new friends.  Th