I've won!

OK this is a big thing for me because I've been blogging for 2 - 3 years now and after all that time I've won something!  Can't believe it.  Don't know what to do!  But to see my picture on someone else's web site is so exciting!!!  And of all sites - Quilt Doodle Designs, a great site I've been following all of those years with such a talented designer.

I've made two of Cindy Staub's quilts from her BOMs and this is my third one.  I have to brag about the other two.  Take a look below of these great designs:

This one from 2014 has stars all in the background that looks just like snow.  In the end it is thick, with christmas lights, skates, stars, the cabin in the woods, the cups of cocoa, candy and the final row, the snowman.  I love this quilt.  It's so roomy and cuddly.

The quilt below is the 2015's BOM and very special.  Every month you got a scene to create that is to be a special thing of that month.  This quilt brings out so many memories of my home town, and things that I've done.  Cindy hit the right memories for me.  The special thing that was done on this quilt was Cindy left 4 blocks empty for you to embroider something on them, a saying, or to put a design of your own favorite thing.  I stitched out a saying that I love and try very hard to accomplish every day:  

It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years.

This is just a tease of a picture.  This Sunday I'm reviling  pictures of my progress throughout and the entire quilt.  Just waiting for a sunny day in Vancouver (waiting for the rain to end if it ever does  ;)  

Thank you so much Cindy.

Here's the schedule coming up!!

February 12th

Judiith's Quilt

Nancy's Quilt Hosted by Quilt Doodle Designs

Colleen's Quilt Hosted by Quilt Doodle Designs

Amanda's Quilt

Karin's Quilt

February 13th

Pat's Quilt Hosted by Quilt Doodle Designs

Judy's Quilt Hosted by Quilt Doodle Designs

Pat's Quilt

Robyn's Quilt

February 14th

Quilting Like a Maniac

Catherine's Quilt

Quilt Doodle Designs

Sheryl's Quilt

January Goals Completed and More

It's official, I got the zoo completed.  I call it animals in the City, with a yellow border of city buildings and boxy quilting, I'm proud of how it turned out.

The lion was the hardest (as stated in the instructions), but it does look so good!!

See the quilting?  Wandering in the blue and squares to match the buildings (they're very faint) in the yellow. This block was my favorite.  Which one is your's?

My second goal was my Quilt Doodle "These are a Few of my Favorite Things". Will write more on it later showing the complete progress but here is a picture to show it's completeness.  There is embroidery, beads, applique, everything...  It's quite large - 104 inches by 80 (I added another border to the edging to make it bigger).  But it's great for an overlap for the pillow, and hanging down around a twin bed.

December's block was anything we wanted.  I wanted to add a  quote of some sort.  One quote that always stuck in my head is "It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years." and with a quilt of favorite things, it's  great words to live by.  I embroidered it on the quilt.  You can see apart of it above.   Cindy at Quilt Doodle did such a great job again!!!  And she's starting another one already!  Check the top left hand corner for the newest or click HERE. 

But that's not all that was done this month, there was December's Aurifill mini quilt by Celine Perkins.  I do so love doing the minis but now Pat Sloan and Aurifil are back to doing blocks to make a completed quilt.  The next one is by Heather Valentine and it's quite modern.

Also in my frenzie to quilt I finished another row from the Row by Row experience this summer.....

The theme was water.  And now this makes 9 so far.  And next year a new one is coming - Home Sweet Home.  So I have to complete all my rows before I can start again....  My rule, not my husbands..  But with 52 rows to complete, come on, I have to get real!!

I started the new Quilt Doodle BOM - 6 reindeers.  The quilt will be a Christmas one, and you can never have too many of those...  :)

It's Called "Tis the Season", and it finishes as a 63" x 73".  The finish item is the picture on the side of my blog, so I know what it will look like, and I'm quite excited about it.

An entry to the Block Lottery which also has a mystery quilt on it for all the blocks you make.... Birds for this month...  I entered these 5 blocks in a lottery hoping to win blocks from others to make a complete quilt.

And I completed the forth block for my girlfriend's Christmas quilt (yes I know I'm late).  Sorry, no photo right now.

How did everyone else do this month?

Linking up to OMG for the Goal contest.  So pleased with myself!!!  Made the two goals!