I thought it's been a while since I've talked about this and it's the end of the month, so I thought a "catch up was needed. Lets review what I've gotten done (in green) and my plans are in red. Lets review.
1. Use acrylic or paper templates to piece a block. the Gracie SchoolHouse using an acrylic template for it's white pieces. I'm doing that one right now.
2. Donate a pillowcase to charity. (Add it to the online counter: AllPeopleQuilt.com/donate.)
3. Organize your fabrics and scraps. Still working on this one. But look at how it's cleaning up so far.... Desk is clean but still needs the other side working. Notice the bookcase to the left? And at the right, most of my projects are in containers for organization.
4. Change your needle - I do this for every quilt I start.
replace your rotary cutter blade
clean your machine.
5. Identify a problem area in your sewing space and find a solution. All the paper patterns I have printed out. Putting them in binders but still need to organize.
6. Attend a quilt guild meeting in your area. Every Month. I am their secretary.
7. Sew accurately using foundation piecing. Black and white quilt or mom's table topper quilt.
8. For one week, set aside 20 minutes a day to sew.
9. Sew a quilt using only your scraps and stash. Loving this one. It's 1/2 done with 12 inch blocks.. Strip quilt. Hardly made a dent in my scrap stash. So this little thing (48" block) is turning into a queen with 8 blocks across and 10 down....
10. Get topsy-turvy with curved piecing. The sew kind of wonderful quilt for my barn door of the birds or the bats.
11. Take a quilting class (in person or online).
12. Read the pattern completely before starting the project. I have read this for all the BOM's because you need to understand how to make the HST's for the HST Quilt.
13. Submit a reader tip to our magazine at apqtips@meredith.com.
14. Take your handwork to a surprising location.
15. Join a fun quilt-along. Take your choice - I have 5 of them. Read about them here.
16. Creatively piece your quilt backing.
17. Go on a quilt retreat.
18. Machine-sew a decorative stitch sample.
19. Label a quilt. (Don’t forget your name and the date!)
20. Take a picture/journal about each quilt you make this year. This is my journal
21. Assemble a pincushion. (Cross this off with Wool Welcome by Roseann Meehan Kermes in the February issue.)
22. Sew a quilt for charity.
23. Meet your quilting hero (in person or online).
24. Make a quilt using only solids.
25. Slow down and hand-quilt. The Wool Quilt.
26. Make a bed-size quilt, then snuggle under it.
27. Attend a national quilt show. My Guild has a quilt show this June.
28. Read your sewing machine manual.
29. Change out all your quilts for a new season. Christmas is over, changing to a spring theme.
30. Visit a new quilt shop (with your best quilting buddies).
31. Try English paper piecing.
32. Explore a quilt museum.
33. Safely wash and store your quilts.
34. Finish a Christmas project before December.
35. Splurge on a quilting tool you’ve been eyeing.
36. Quilt your own project. (You can do it!)
37. Stay calm when you realize you’ve run out of bobbin thread while sewing.
38. Add a little (or a lot) of appliqué to a project. (Cross this off with Down to Earth by Deanne Eisenman in the February issue.)
39. Post a photo of a quilt you’re proud of on social media.
40. Learn a new embroidery stitch.
41. Go on a shop hop.
42. For a week, spend 3 minutes picking up your work space after each sewing session.
43. Teach someone to sew. Teaching Jean how to make a jelly roll quilt for her son's wedding gift. She's almost done...
44. Finish a UFO.
45. Make a two-color quilt. Looking at a red and white quilt or blue log quilt.
46. Take part in a block exchange or swap fabric with a friend.
47. Alter a pattern to a size or colorway you like.
48. Make a pix-elated quilt.
49. Make an animal (wolf or horse or Northern animals) quilt.
50. Make a collage quilt with flowers.
That's it so far, not bad for 2 months. No grass growing under these feet.
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