Life is good!

At times like this I'm very glad I have things to keep my hands busy. Diary of a Quilter posted this, and it is ever so true, especially now.  I'm just waiting for my kids' school to make the call to cancel school for the next four weeks.  Luckily I have a lot of flexibility in my own job, so between that and my kids being old enough to not burn down the house, we'll get by.  I know a lot of other people are not so lucky.

Once again, QuiltCon was an amazing time and I came away inspired.  It was a busy week afterwards so I didn't get into the sewing room much, but the inspiration is still there, and I'm determined to submit an entry into QuiltCon for next year.  I did well at not buying fabric while there, but I did break down and buy several patterns.  So I'll figure out where and if they fit into the overall plan! I took Blossom off of the UFO list, pieced it together and quilted it up for the SNICU unit.  One of my guild mates volunteered to bind, thank goodness!  Four Square is also in progress and I'll do a quick and easy quilting plan on it as well.  Need pictures: Classic Meets Modern Frond kit - Birds of Paradise Angela Walters BOM Beetle Adventures (mini) Magic Spark sample x3 Recent Finishes: Piecing: Percolate Moda Love quilt - center finished, need to add borders Ombre tumblers (leader and ender) Rhombus dance Mango Parfait Needs Binding A New View Rainbow...

Making plans  - 2020 Version! These are in no particular order: Disco by Jaybird Quilts.  This is probably going to be a little more time consuming on the layout and planning front.  But it should be a fun one to do.  Showering Stars: It should go together quickly and be a good charity quilt.  Borealis by Frond - LOVE those fabrics, and I doubt I'll be able to give this one away!  Paper pieced, and it's going to take a while but I ADORE this quilt.  Punked Posies, by Frond again.  This shouldn't take long to put together, it's the quilting that will take the time on this one.  I really need to sign up for one of their thread punk classes to get some more ideas before I tackle this one.  Folding Screen, with more Frond (do you sense a theme??): This one is lower on the list than the others.  Maybe a good one for retreat? Shade Garden by Frond: Another one that shouldn't be hard to put together, but I nee...

This week's goal is relatively simple; kit up everything I have planned and have the fabric for, and prioritize it.  I have a lot of vague idea's about what's planned, but I need to get realistic and USE the fabric I have, and get the quilting pile back under control.  I made a good dent in in over Christmas and I don't want it to get crazy again!   My scrappiest quilt ever  Fun with custom quilting!  Need pictures: Classic Meets Modern Frond kit - Birds of Paradise Teal and Cat Ombre tumblers (mini) Angela Walters BOM Beetle Adventures (mini) Magic Spark sample x3 Recent Finishes: Crystal Gems  Rows of Bricks Hexometry  Piecing: Percolate Moda Love quilt - center finished, need to add borders Ombre tumblers (leader and ender) Rhombus dance Mini Chic Country Needs Binding A New View Rainbow rectangle mini Nova Mini Quilt - black On the Longarm Mantle runner Top Completed, Waiting for Quilting Moda Building Blocks Prism Sta...

This one jumped into my list, and was a quick finish!  More progress elsewhere, too.  I really need some longer days and sunny weather, to get some pictures taken!  There was sun this weekend, but also 30 mile and hour winds, so no pictures there.   Need pictures: Classic Meets Modern Frond kit - Birds of Paradise Teal and Cat Ombre tumblers (mini) Angela Walters BOM Beetle Adventures (mini) Magic Spark sample x3 Recent Finishes: Crystal Gems  Rows of Bricks  Hexometry  Piecing: Percolate Moda Love quilt - center finished, need to add borders Ombre tumblers (leader and ender) Rhombus dance Mini Chic Country Needs Binding On the Longarm A New View Mantle runner Top Completed, Waiting for Quilting Moda Building Blocks Prism Star Mantle runner  Nova Mini Quilt - white Nova Mini Quilt - black  Patchwork Sky Rainbow rectangles (need real name!) Blossoms Rainbow rectangle mini  Planning Modern Owls Aurora Borealis...

In looking at my WIP list, I did manage to get quite a few things finished over vacation, but I also want to get a grip on what is still in progress, and get those prioritized and finished. Deadline items -  1. The mini for Jen (likely Mini Chic) 2. Swap mini (not yet started, fundraiser for Aussie wildlife) Long delayed gifts (next priority) 1. Moda Love for Barb - just need to add borders 2. Hexology - gift for my goddaughter Charity items for 2020 1. Mantle runner x2 - for church, October deadline 2. SNICU quilt (as yet to be determined which one - maybe Four Patch?) 3. Julie's T-Shirt quilt  Long-Time WIP's 1. Moda Building Blocks (just need to get the courage up!) 2. Prism Star - need to trim square, maybe size up?? What other priorities?? I want to use up fabric, so probably some large scale blocks to finish up quickly for charity.  The large star FQ quilt I have kitted up, for example.  Maybe more than one of those?  I...

The two commission projects were finished and have been gifted to the intended recipients.  I didn't get decent pictures of them, but have asked to get some final ones with the twins. Over vacation I actually got some of my quilting mojo back, and made time to get some serious progress going on things and knock out some finishes!  I had hoped to get pictures yesterday but the wind was blowing at 30 knots so that didn't happen.  Maybe today? And one of Mom's Christmas presents to me was to take the kids for two days, provided I spend the day in my crafting room.  I definitely need to take her up on that! Recent Finishes: Magic Spark Preview of a finally finished object! Blue and Gold - Commission #2 Selvage Stocking Classic Meets Modern Frond kit - Birds of Paradise Kit's USMC Quilt Teal and Cat Ombre tumblers (mini) Angela Walters BOM Beetle Adventures (mini) Magic Spark sample x3 Piecing: Percolate Patchwork Sky Moda Love quilt - cent...