Saturday, December 31, 2011

Part 3: 52 quilts in 2011

52-Hourglass Picnic51-Country Lanes

Part 3: 52 quilts in 2011, a set on Flickr.
Last set. I missed taking photos of two quilts, one of which I can't even remember. It was a brown bag surprise at Ruth's Stitchery. I think I gave it away before I got a photo of it! And I forgot to put Bouillabaisse on my calendar, so really, I pieced 52 in 2011!

Part 2: 52 quilts in 2011

27-Owls28-Organized Chaos29-Double Pinwheels30-Bright Hope31-Flurry32-Prince Charming
33-Friendship Stars34-Jacobs Ladder35-Chocolate Ripple36-tree skirt37-Bowties38-Over&Under
39-Celebrate Spring40-Meadow Friends41-Framed Squares42-Two Charm Packs43-Summerhouse Strips&Ladders44-Sailor's Delight
45-Joseph  & Annie46-Journey Home Again47-Jelly Filled48-Flatbread49-Butter Charm & Jelly50-Summer Daze
Part 2: 52 quilts in 2011, a set on Flickr.
Second set of 24.

Part 1 52 quilts in 52 weeks for 2011

1-queen of the ranch2-Texas Hill Country3-Mellow Yellow4-FQF Modern5-Pink6-Zanzibar
8-Leftovers9-Purple Mono10-Japanese Taupe11-Dare to be Different12-City Tracks13-A Little Romance
14-Line Art15-Row by Row Springtime Memories16-Fast Forward17-Red Hots18-Chapman College Stars19-Kaye's Garden
20-Great Frameup21-Sparkler22-Fore and Aft23-Night Stars24-Hugs and Kisses26-Bounty of Blues
2011 52 quilts in 52 weeks, a set on Flickr.
Here are the first 24 quilts I pieced in 2011. I need to go back through the photos and see how many were quilted and given away -- more that I thought!

Friday, December 30, 2011

12 for 2012

I'm jumping on the New Year's Resolution bandwagon.  I had 7 resolutions in 2011 and did pretty well, except for "write a letter every month on the 15th."  I only wrote two "snail mail" letters in 2011.  I used to be really good at writing letters, but now most of the generation I wrote to is gone.  My friends and contemporaries all use email or Facebook, and I even sent my holiday greetings via Jacqui Lawson's  e-cards.  I'll try again this year to write more letters.  Here are my "12 for 2012:"


  1. 12 knit UFOs
  2. 52 quilts in 52 weeks
  3. write 12 letters
  4. make bed as soon as it's empty
  5. fold laundry as soon as it's dry
  6. follow Organize in 5 assignment every day
  7. empty sink before bed
  8. teeth twice daily
  9. move every day
  10. blog 4X weekly
  11. meet friends once monthly
  12. refinish bathroom and kitchen

 The weekend's "UFO Luau Sew-In Party" will help with #2!  I've picked out two UFOs to work on while I'm listening to "One of Our Thursday's is Missing" by Jasper Fford.  

PeaceLoveandHappiness



Wednesday, December 28, 2011

WIP Wednesday

Here's what's on the design wall today:  The pattern is "Red Velvet" by Thimble Blossoms, the fabric is mostly Joel Dewberry from Mama Said Sew in Old Town Fort Collins.  The orange-sherbet color is the color of my granddaughter's "big girl" bedroom, it's actually called Cantaloupe (paint by Ace Colors for Your Life).  I'm putting off completing it so it can be the first quilt of 2012!  Oh, look -- I'm so glad I took this photo because the blocks in the top and bottom on the far right are turned wrong!


How progresses the 12 in 2012 UFO Challenge gathering?  I have my UFOs sorted and numbered, I'll draw the first number on Saturday morning so we can join Pat Sloan's New Years Eve Sew-a-thon Luau.  I even found 12 knitting UFOs and numbered them -- just in case I get tired of quilting.