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My One Monthly Goal (OMG) for March is also on my Q1 Finish Along List.
Baby Quilt Commission #2 needs the quilting completed, bound, labeled, and delivered! I happily finished my February OMG, so I plan to keep up the good work!
Linking up with Red Letter Quilts OMG March Goal and Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching as I get down to work.
I'm trying to get this WIP from top to finish by the end of January.
All my quilts are completely hand pieced, quilted and bound. I never show my piecing stitches, but I'm working hard on improving so here's a peek behind the scenes (seams?).
I'm working towards my stitches being more like the diagonal line as opposed to the horizontal one.
One of my quilty goals this year is to get at least one finish done each month. I have specific deadlines for some quilts, and I want to get my production up. Heidi at Red Letter Quilts is hosting a great link up: OMG (One Monthly Goal).
One thing I really like about OMG is that you can set any quilting goal, not just a finish, to link up with. This link up is all about encouragement to achieve your goal!! This brings me up to 4 link ups for the month, which serves another goal of community involvement!
I'm linking up with OMG today and with Kathy at Kathy Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.
This week I'm working on finishing something that should have been done at the beginning of the month. Ah, well, it'll be ready for the new year.
I'm also making a bunch of over stuffed pincushions to restock the shop with.
Linking up with Kathy's Quilts and her Slow Sunday Stitching.
I'm working furiously to get this WIP done...
...but life keeps getting in the way. Life has a way of doing that; keeping me from sewing, blogging, or getting my holiday sale up and going.
The holiday sale has been postponed until next weekend.
Still plenty of time to get orders out. Please keep your eyes peeled here and over at instagram!
I'm linking this post up with Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching.
I'm a little late posting this one, but am linking up with Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching anyway!
While unpacking, I've uncovered a lot of WIPs & UFOs. I made this mini quilt ages ago, so long now I can't remember. I do remember it was my first attempt at flying geese with not the best results. All my geese were cropped!! I've never quite gotten over it and haven't made flying geese since.
I still liked aspects of this mini, though, so when I found it I decided to back it and quilt it. But now, what to quilt it with? I picked out a few thread choices, but none seem quite right... Any suggestions?
I have a lot on my plate at the moment, so I'm not in a great rush to make a decision.
Now for the news! Mad Cat Quilts will be having a sale starting next weekend! Just in time for xmas gifts, of course! Look for updates and the start of the sale in the blog and instagram. There will be many small items, as well as sale prices on quilts! Keep your eyes peeled!
Packing, unpacking, and quilt tops are taking up every weekend.
I'm gathering all my thread ends for a friend's project... it's slow going.
Slowly but surely.
This year has not been great for meeting deadlines. I think making, meeting, or exceeding deadline will be a goal for 2016.
I'm working on some other new goals for next year, as well. How about you?
Working in clean spaces on clean lines and simple designs:
I'm hoping to get a lot more work done on this in a very short amount of time. Fingers crossed! (But I've said that before.)
Linking up with Kathy's Slow Stitching Sunday (for real this week).
In an effort to post more and to sew more, I plan to start making weekly WIP posts.
This is a quilt blog, after all!
As usual, my work is all pieced and quilted by hand.
I found inspiration for this block here. Finishing this cushion is on my Q3 for 2015 Finish Along list here. I'm linking up with Kathy's Slow stitching Sunday.
What are you working on this week?
I did terribly with my Q2 goals, only finishing 1 out of 6. Here's a recap:
1. Finish the Nest Black jacket
I'm never gonna finish this, I've decided and am taking it off my lists for the year.
2. Finish piecing, baste, quilt, bind, and label Quilt for Grandma Doris.
I did make quilt a bit of progress with this one, so it will continue to my Q3 list.
3. Quilt, bind, and label the Scrappy Heart Quilt.
Done! The only project I finished. Find the blog entry here.
4. Finish quilting the Fat Little Cross block and make it into a pillow cover.
Another project I didn't touch. This one goes to the UFO pile possibly never to be seen again.
5. Finish piecing, baste, bind, quilt and label a quilt to trade for a tattoo.
I worked on this a tiny bit in the beginning of Q2, but not since. Too much going on for a tattoo, so it's on hold. I think I'll put it on Q3.
6. Finish piecing, baste, bind, quilt and label a Beach Blanket.
Another one I didn't even touch. This one I will put on Q3, but I'm not holding my breath.
OK. On to the Q3 List: I put six things on this list, like last list. Although that didn't work out well last quarter, I hope to do better! I rolled over three projects this quarter.
1. Finish quilting, bind, and label Quilt for Grandma Doris.
I have this one started, but I am quilting it pretty heavily, and it is July and hot now, so it might take a little while. I plan to have this one ready to gift in Nov as that is her Bday. If not then, there's always xmas....
2. Finish quilting and making, stuff and use, PIllow #1 for a New Secret Project.
This one is a wee part of a larger project. Bits and pieces of this project might show up for a while. But for Q3, I just want to finishing the start, if you know what I mean! I have the top of the pillow pieced and basted and I started quilting. Need to finish and build the rest in order to stuff. This is a new goal for Q3.
3. Piece, baste, quilt, bind, and label Beach Blanket Quilt.
I haven't even touched this quilt since I put it on Q2, so this is pretty ambitious. But I'd be happy to just work on it a little. A more apt goal might just be to get the top done. I do hope to have this one ready for next Summer, tho. This is rolled over from Q2.
4. Finish piecing, baste, quilt, and bind and gift Tattoo Trade Quilt.
This is another project that has a Nov giveaway deadline in my mind. But there's a lot of work before we get there. I have quite a bit more fiddly piecing to do, must decide on a final size, and how I want to quilt it. Also ambitious. This goal is rolled over from Q2.
5. Piece, baste, bind, and label Bright Triangles Quilt.
This is another new goal. A fresh project that has been my go to work when I'm taking the train (which I had been doing a lot in June). The beginnings came together pretty quickly, so I hope this one moves right along. It also occurred to me who might like this quilt as I typed this, so that might be good motivation!!
6. Start, piece, baste, quilt, bind and label OC/GC Baby Quilt.
This one is just an idea and a fabric pull and not due (no pun intended) to be gifted until next year, so I have some time.... But if the mood strikes me, it might happen in Q3. It would also make a really good travel project if #5 gets pieced in a timely manner.
I love lists!
It's so fun to see these goals written down each quarter! I have a lot of big projects in the next three months, but I really hope to see some of these quilting goals completed by the start of Q4. And I'm already thinking of Q5 aka Q1 2016!