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planning party
I like writing lists. I write them a lot, about all sorts of things! It's become essential for me, lists give me focus and direction. I'm joining Quilting Jetgirl for the #2019planningparty and in this post I am outlining a list of plans for 2019. I'm trying to stay realistic with a hint of optimism, bringing back some much loved projects and joyful sewing. This is what I want to do...
2017 Finish-A-Long • Quarter 1 Finishes • link up!
It might be hard to believe but we have made it to the end of the first quarter of the 2017 FAL and it's time to link up your Q1 finishes! In addition to completing all those UFOs on your lists, we hope you have taken the first 3 months of 2017 to get to know all of our new hosts!
The 2017 FAL has a community of bloggers across the world jointly hosting the FAL. Our hosts are:
- Rhonda - Rhonda's [Quilt] Ramblings - USA
- Nicky - Mrs Sew & Sow - Great Britain
- Jess - Elven Garden Quilts - Australia
- Abigail - Cut & Alter - Great Britain
- Izzy - Dizzy Quilts - Canada
- Ella - Throw a Wench in the Works - USA
- Lucy - Charm about You - Great Britain
- Sarah - Sew me - Northern Ireland
- Judith - Just Jude - Northern Ireland
- Felicity - Felicity Quilts - Canada
- Marci - Marci Girl Designs - USA
- Karen - Capitola Quilter - USA
- Leanne - She Can Quilt - Canada
- Sandra - Sew of Course - Ireland
Before you link up, let's give a huge thank you to our fantastic sponsors:
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For the 2017 FAL, we continue tutorial week. Here is the schedule so you can visit them all:
- March 27 - Abigail of Cut & Alter
- March 28 - Sandra of Sew of Course
- March 29 - Judith of Just Jude Designs
- March 30 - Marci of Marci Girl Designs
- March 31 - Ella of Throw a Wench in the Works
- Add one link for each finish. If you want to link a round up post of all your finishes, use that link to enter one of your finishes and then link the rest of your finishes separately. Please, only one link per finish, as your link is an entry into the randomly drawn prize draws.
- Please ensure that the photo or blog post you link up contains a link or reference back to your original list so that we can verify your entry (make sure it is from the appropriate quarter).
- Please become part of the FAL community. Please check out the links of others and comment. We all need encouragement so let's applaud each other. The 2017 FAL Facebook page is here and follow us on Instagram @finishlong and tag your photos #2017FALQ1yourname (substitute your name), this makes it easier for us to match your finishes with your lists.
- Our hosts will also link their finishes to share in the community, but they are not eligible for any of the prizes.
The Q1 Finishes link will stay open from now thru April 1, 2017 - link up your finishes early and if you have a last minute one, add that one later so you don't miss out. The prizes will be awarded as soon as we can verify all the entries and do the drawings. We will post the winners on each hosts' blog.
And don't forget to start making your Q2 lists as the Q2 list link opens on April 2nd.
stripped back ~ FAL Q1 2017
I am still experiencing that new year motivated feeling and am trying to get my projects finished! This year I am thrilled to be one of the hosts of the Finish-A-Long and, although I can't now win prizes, I love joining in and the FAL has really helped keep me motivated the past few years. I will be cheering you all on as we conquer all those unfinished projects together!
There are some really exciting projects happening for me this year and I will be doing a lot of work in the coming months, so I don't want to be overly ambitious with my list this quarter. I need to get into a flow and see how much of my own sewing I will be able to fit in. So with that, this is my short and sweet list:
Here is my list of projects I want to complete for the Finish-A-Long...
1. My Everything In It's Place Bag - just a bit more binding and a couple of finishing touches to do. These are some of the panels that I quilted for the bag:
2. Guitar Baby Quilt - For my sister's baby due at the end of February! Still needs basting and quilting:
3. Octopus Pouch - I got this awesome fabric from Skinny Malinky Quilts and am making the Triangle Patchwork Box Pouch from Patchwork Please by Ayumi Takahashi:
4. Hexie tiles - I love these and would like them to be a cushion:
5. Last year I had a Christmas banner on my FAL list, I realised that wasn't going to happen because I was just too busy and have decided instead to change it to a banner featuring my word for the year. Then I can hang it up and see it everyday! I have fabric picked out and some words to appliqué.
5. Last year I had a Christmas banner on my FAL list, I realised that wasn't going to happen because I was just too busy and have decided instead to change it to a banner featuring my word for the year. Then I can hang it up and see it everyday! I have fabric picked out and some words to appliqué.
There are a heap more WIPs I would like to get through but I don't want to put too much pressure on myself. I'm really hoping to get all of these done, I need to clear some space! I also plan to have a destash of fabric soon so keep an eye out on my instagram for that!
If you are quick there is still a bit of time to get your FAL list written up and join the link up before it closes today, click here to link up on my blog.
a finish, a purchase and something new!
Today was Fred's last day in infants (I still use the old school way of thinking!) and he'll be starting juniors in September so I was a little teary. I'm ok really, I cry at anything, but it is a milestone. It was also Joan's last day in early years (new school lingo) so I wanted them to make something fun for their teachers' thank you gifts. I got this Pebeo Marker
and let the kids draw on some coffee mugs. They also made one each for themselves and they've gone through the dishwasher and come out perfectly, I would vouch for it's staying power thus far! I let the mugs sit for a couple of days and then baked them (as instructed on the packet). For their teachers Joan drew some cute characters and Fred went for diggers, faces and a clown! They also wrote little thank you cards.
and let the kids draw on some coffee mugs. They also made one each for themselves and they've gone through the dishwasher and come out perfectly, I would vouch for it's staying power thus far! I let the mugs sit for a couple of days and then baked them (as instructed on the packet). For their teachers Joan drew some cute characters and Fred went for diggers, faces and a clown! They also wrote little thank you cards.
To wrap the mugs and the tissue holders I made, I went for my favourite drawstring bag pattern by Jeni. I let the kids choose the main fabrics and I picked out the accents. I wanted to try something a bit different and decided to use my Fat Quarter Shop Aurifil Thread Box, The Finishing Set in Scone to add some chunky stitches to the drawstring casings with 12 weight thread. I used 50 weight in the bobbin and lowered my tension slightly. The colours worked perfectly, I think the Fat Quarter Shop really chose the colours for each box so well. I also love that this gave the bags a more homemade look, in a good way! When you go to the effort of making something you want people to realise that you did!
I was a little pushed for time so I used ribbon rather than make ties and honestly I don't love making fabric ones anyway so this was a win.
The teachers all loved their gifts, I'm happy that the kids got involved and they are pleased they got to keep a mug! The bags were on my fal list for Q3 so that's another one ticked off ✓
A bit of fabric came home with me from Patchfinders the other day, I got some Widescreen by Carolyn Friedlander. Black for backing and binding and white for background, I already started cutting it for a quilt pattern I'm hoping to teach.
And finally onto something new. The Quiltmania team have created a new magazine, stylishly titled 'Simply Moderne' and Issue 1 is now available. The cover features part of a stunning quilt 'Bubbles' by one of my favourite quilters and bloggers, Rachael of Blue Mountain Daisy and that'd be reason enough for me to get it! You can buy Simply Moderne on their website here (available in English or French) or if you're in the US you can buy it at Barnes & Noble. You can even get a sneak peek inside on the website too if you need more tempting!
I ordered my Special Spring Issue of Quiltmania (the one with the very popular My Small World by Jen Kingwell pattern) from them online and it was delivered very quickly to the UK so I'm very much looking forward to receiving my copy of Simply Moderne.
make it happen FAL Q2 2015
To be perfectly honest I wasn't sure I was going to join in the Finish-Along this quarter but hey I really need to get some projects finished and I definitely need a cheering squad right now! Plus once I had a look around I realised how much I want to do. Some of these projects appeared on my lists last year so I really should get cracking. I would like to be more productive.
1. First up something new - isn't that always the way!! A little secret project that has a upcoming deadline, though as of now it's just this pile:
2. And another project, that will be revealed on 25th May as part of the Busy Girls Sews Tour:
3. A sad looking tea cosy that my Nanny asked me to remake (it's totally fallen apart on the inside), this needs fixing ASAP!
4. The commissioned vintage quilt that I'm hand quilting, I'm making slow but steady progress:
5. Summer dresses for my girls, I cut all the pieces last year and now I'm worried they won't even fit but might as well give it a go:
6. Baby star quilt, I think I have one row to add and it's been sat in a crumpled state next to my sewing table for too long!
7. A skirt for me, just because I couldn't resist this beautiful Japanese denim:
8. A basket using this tutorial, I thought it would make a cute make up holder, rather than the free travel bag I currently use - and really I never travel so it's sad that I use it everyday, I need something prettier!
So that's my lot. I'm hoping I can resist working on my green tea and sweet beans blocks enough to pull off these finishes but we'll see ;)
My aims to Finish Along for Q2
It's time again to take a look at projects I have in progress and link them up so everyone can give me a good kick up the bum to get them finished!
Roll overs (not in a good lottery kind of way) from Q1:
1. Ottoman - I've said it before and I'll say it again, this tired mama needs something to put her feet up on. Need to prioritise myself and get this done. It's all creased because it's been lying around but it's a great pattern and shouldn't take too long to finish.
2. Star Flower Quilt - It's sad this is getting ignored, the love needs to be reignited.
3. Rose Star Quilt - still probably won't get done but miracles do happen.
4. Butterfly Quilt - still have the last appliqué block to do but so excited to get this one put together and still running a hundred different quilting ideas through my head.
and more WIPs to be done:
5. Baby Quilt - the top is now sewn together so it just needs quilting and binding and all will be revealed next month
6. Poem embroidery - this totally stalled a while ago but I'm hoping the lighter spring days will mean I can get it done (I really need a good daylight lamp!)
7. Bright project for le challenge - link opens on Monday so need to get a shift on!
8. Teeny tiny Liberty hexies - remember those?! I've made three hexie flowers. Driving me a bit mad so might just do one or two more and then think of something to do with them.
9. EPP pincushion - fabrics and pattern picked, a fun little make.
10. Basket for thread - need to sew these little squares and get my thread out of the sad plastic bag they currently reside in.
So that's a bunch of fun things to get finished... providing I don't get sidetracked ;)
Roll overs (not in a good lottery kind of way) from Q1:
1. Ottoman - I've said it before and I'll say it again, this tired mama needs something to put her feet up on. Need to prioritise myself and get this done. It's all creased because it's been lying around but it's a great pattern and shouldn't take too long to finish.
2. Star Flower Quilt - It's sad this is getting ignored, the love needs to be reignited.
3. Rose Star Quilt - still probably won't get done but miracles do happen.
and more WIPs to be done:
5. Baby Quilt - the top is now sewn together so it just needs quilting and binding and all will be revealed next month
6. Poem embroidery - this totally stalled a while ago but I'm hoping the lighter spring days will mean I can get it done (I really need a good daylight lamp!)
7. Bright project for le challenge - link opens on Monday so need to get a shift on!
8. Teeny tiny Liberty hexies - remember those?! I've made three hexie flowers. Driving me a bit mad so might just do one or two more and then think of something to do with them.
9. EPP pincushion - fabrics and pattern picked, a fun little make.
10. Basket for thread - need to sew these little squares and get my thread out of the sad plastic bag they currently reside in.
So that's a bunch of fun things to get finished... providing I don't get sidetracked ;)
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