I missed you guys! I fell of the face of the planet for a week there, but I am hoping life gets back to normal this week. How better to re-join blogging than by checking projects off the ever growing to-do list? As you know, I was yet another list maker joining in with
FairyFace Design’s Winter Stitching Goals List. I find things like this to be completely helpful in giving me direction when I am overwhelmed. To keep the list moving along, I also just joining in with
Rhonda's Finish Along....and so far it's working!
Birdie Stitches: Finish the Quilt Top
Done! I finished my Birdie Stitches top and sent it over to Elisa so she can layer, quilt and bind it for use in her house. You can hear the whole story
here, but in the end I'm super happy to have expanded my embroidery skills and thrilled that Elisa has a quilt she likes. Win-win.
Brother’s Mixer Cover: Finish it as a Christmas Gift
Done! I was lucky enough to visit this little mixer cover in my brother's pantry this past march and it's lookin' pretty cute there next to the ice cream maker!
Sister-In-Law’s Bag: Finish it as a Christmas Gift
Well, I finished a bag, not THE bag. This 241 Tote was her Christmas gift that was delayed until 2012 as the fabric took nearly 8 weeks to arrive from the states! Eek! So, I had to giver her an IOU under the tree. Anyway, we're both thrilled with this finish. My mom has already asked for one for herself!
Blankets of Love: Finish Two Tops, Two Backs, Two Bindings
Done. I really like what Kat is doing with her local organization, so I tried to chip in. I wanted to make two quilts for her, but the shipping would be nuts given the weight of the batting. So, I made two tops, two backs and two bindings and Kat assembled and quilted our quilts. It was my first time doing a DP, which then included a huge learning curve, but I got there eventually!
There was even a third quilt top made as part of our
Do. Good Stitches CARE circle!
Bees: Contribute On Time
Done. I'm in four bees now, a list that is quickly growing to six. I am still completely in love with them. Let's be honest, though. I think I've hit the maximum number of bees I can contribute to in any given month. I won't bore you with all of the photos, of the blocks made, but if you hop over to
my flickr page you can see them all!
Swaps: Finish Two Swaps
Done. I finished my
Modern Christmas Table Runner swap with
Susan of Canadian Abroad. Doing just this one project has kicked me off on the table runner path and there have been several more since: one for my
Mom, one as a
PIF, and one for my
SIL! Oh, Susan, the slippery slope you've put me on!
I also co-organized the Mouthy Stitches swap with
Susan and
Hadley, which was great fun. It was my first pouch, first zip, first time organizing a HUGE number of lovely ladies. We had a great time! I made
this pouch for my partner...and again several more since!
Quilts: Finish Mod Logs, the Community Quilt and Start Chaos and Scrappy Stars
I fell down a bit in this category. Mod logs is
finished and used every day in our house.
The Community Quilt and Chaos are going no where fast. They're now officially UFOs...I have to do something about that ASAP.
Scrappy Stars has morphed into
Stargazing. The top and back are finished and off with the lovely Trudi to get quilted. I can't wait to see what she creates!
International Quilt Festival of Ireland: Finish Cúchulainn
Done! I am quite happy to have
Cúchulainn finished it and handed it to the festival organizers.
Guest Post: Write One
Done! I was super excited to contribute to Sarah's tutorial series by submitting a
notebook tutorial. It was my first tutorial...and it took WAY longer than I thought it would. Still, I love these little cuties!
Off to link up with Sarah.
Hop on over and see what everyone else created this past winter!
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