2009 In Review

Although I didn't get as much accomplished last year, I still got a significant amount of quilting/sewing done.

I completed 29 bed quilts which include:
4 Queen
6 Twin
7 Lap
12 Baby

Add that to 9 Wall Hangings, 3 Table Runners, and 33 Other projects which include:
6 Bags/Wallets
5 Pillowcases
2 Placemats
8 Stockings
12 Bibs/Burp Cloths

A total of 74 projects, and along with that, I quilted 81 quilts for customers.
Not a bad year after all.

Design Wall - January 4, 2010

Can you believe that I'm making another giraffe quilt? I certainly have gotten a lot of use out of this free pattern.



A good friend is expecting a little girl in February and this one is perfect for her nursery. I went to Janet's house this afternoon and we sewed for a couple hours. It was good to get out of the house and do something other than shopping.

This one is all pink and girly. Here's a close up of the applique:

Stashbusting 2010 - #1

Woo-hoo, what a great way to start off the new year.

Fabric Added This Week - 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date - 0 yards

Fabric Used This Week - 4 yards
Fabric Used Year to Date - 4 yards

YEAR TO DATE STASH USED: 4 yards

My numbers for last year were so much lower than 2008, stashbusting and UFO finishes alike. I am certainly going to try to have my numbers for 2010 be more like my 2008 numbers. I'm not sure what I did last year, but sure didn't accomplish much.

Do you think I'm reading too many blogs?

Elizabeth's First Birthday

I can't believe that she is a year old already. What a beautiful little girl she is! She started out so daintily eating her cake, but eventually leaned over and took a bite.




Of course, Nana made her a birthday bib to wear. I certainly should use my embroidery machine more often.

Her birthday quilt and the cakes matched her decorations.



Andrew enjoyed some cake and ice cream, and I can't believe how fast he is growing up.

Joy In The New Year Challenge

Jacquie at TallgrassPrairieStudio issued a challenge again last year to help us finish up some things before the end of the year.



For some reason, I can't get the photo of the table runner to be in the collage, so here is a link to that finish.

I finished only 7 of my 8 projected projects for this challenge. I knew that I needed to have all of them finished by Christmas or the end of the year, and the only one not finished by midnight on December 31st, was finished yesterday afternoon and it is Elizabeth's 1st birthday quilt. More on that one later today after her party.

Janet's Quilt for Christmas

This quilt has been hanging in my studio for months and it came with a backing that was a couple feet too short. So, I've been waiting on Janet to bring me a new backing. I think she may have briefly forgotten about it, but I didn't. I quilted it and put the binding on for her for Christmas. She was quite surprised.





I used Quilters dream poly batting, So Fine white on top and Bottom Line in the bobbin, continuous curves and loopy things in the blocks and I'm not sure what the white square designs are called. I drew lines dividing the block into eighths and feathered away. Not perfect by any means, but the muslin was a good practice space for me.

Christmas Day

Here are a few picts from the opening of gifts on Christmas Day:

Eli likes her new pony:


Matt & Dennis like their gifts:


Sarah & Jessi look pretty happy:


I had a wonderful time with Jason and Julie's families and am so glad we could all be together. Next year, I hope to have Jeff and Dané here also.