2 weeks into the New Year already!

While I still make an attempt to sew everyday,

last year I was not as successful as the year prior.

Oh, I sewed a lot but not EVERYDAY.

This year I set that goal again and 2 weeks in we are doing great!

I love the activity of sewing.
A friend mentioned that I have a lot of unfinished tops

and that is true.

The reality is that I could sit and sew all day long just for

the activity of sewing.

I find it to be the best therapy there is.

My January plan was to make hour glass blocks.

4 per day...

56 so far...

4 to square up from yesterday makes 60.

And, yesterday I think I found a pattern that will work for these.

More on that when the time is right.

Another project from recent sewing is this.

I need to add the borders and this one will be...another top!!!

I call this one "Painted Mountains" because I used a

Fat Quarter Bundle of Laundry Basket Quilts Paint Box Collection.

Maybe I should start thinking about a new goal...

QUILT THE TOPS!!!

I'll think about that one...someday.

Happy Sewing,

Colleen

It's a New Year!

Happy New Year to all!

It's been almost a year since I last posted anything on my little blog.

Promising myself to post (or at least add pictures) this year so here I am.

On New Year's Eve I like to start on a Christmas/Holiday quilt before packing away 

my stash of holiday fabrics.  

This is the choice of pattern and fabrics for this year's NYE quilt.

I cut out all the pieces and made a few changes to the cutting instructions as I went along.

Started around 9:30 pm and finished one block (minus the snowman face) before I went to bed around 11:00 pm.  Didn't stay up to ring in the New Year, too tired!

I also pieced the other 12 half-square triangles and all the border strip sets.

Perhaps tonight I can get another block done.

The blocks are 16" so I am thinking of adding additional sashing in

between each block and a larger border for a nice size wall hanging for next year.

Will have to see what I have in the stash that would work.

That's all for now...

And this year I want to sew everyday!

Colleen