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February 1, 2022
February goals from Espritpatch

 February is a short month with some birthdays and school holidays so I guess I should be expecting much sewing time. I'll try to focus on some of the projects that I have got out already...

Quilting

1. Flabellum quilt - needs binding 

2. Super Mario quilt - needs binding
3. Farmer's Wife quilt
4. Storm at Sea - this will be my One monthly goal
5. Dear Jane
6. Boho Sew Along - starting on 1st February, great time to pick it up again...

Dressmaking

1Utility coat - need finishing
2. Nurit coat
3. Sweatshirt - not sure which model yet ...

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January 9, 2022
PHD in 2022 from Espritpatch

I didn't graduate to get a PHD in 2021, will I manage in 2022? Quilting Gail is launching the challenge again. The idea is to finish 12 projects that are identified at the beginning of the year and also to finish all the projects started in 2022 to avoid creating new UFOs. Of course my list of UFOs is well over 12 (nearer 40 and that's just for the quilting...)but if I could at least finish 12, that would be nice progress...


1. Super Mario quilt (started 2012) - this one needs the binding and burying all the ...

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January 8, 2022
Girl Gang DIY Quilt, Part 1 from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Let me tell you 'bout the birds and the bees, and the flowers and the trees, and the moon up above...

...and a thing called love.

A few years ago our Girl Gang had its annual retreat where we had gathered for, I think, 10 years. When you're in close quarters for a week a lot of topics come up. One was about making another Girl Gang quilt.

When the shop where we used to meet closed a few years ago, we stopped getting the annual Girl Gang pattern. I didn't know if Jan Patek was still offering ...

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January 5, 2022
2022 Goals from Sew........This Is My Blog

After almost a year of Covid isolation, and then another year of being hesitant to get back out into the world, I think I'm just going to keep hanging out at home and get some serious sewing done.  I'm already used to being inside, I might as well get something done.  I must have been in a good mood and feeling energetic the other day when I wrote down my goals for 2022, because it ended up being quite a list!  In addition to my "regular" goals, I have twelve quilty goals.  Everything from "sewing every day" to ...

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January 2, 2022
January goals from Espritpatch

New year, new start! Let's hope I get this renewed energy to finally get back to some sewing. I'm missing not sewing but don't seem to have any energy or time for it since we moved. I'm hoping that a few little projects might help me to get back into the saddle...

Quilting

1. Flabellum quilt - needs binding 

2. Super Mario quilt - needs binding
3. Farmer's Wife quilt

Dressmaking

1Utility coat - need finishing
2. Nurit coat

Bags

1. Remus bag - this will be my One monthly goal
2. Moonwake bag
3. Persephone purse ...

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January 1, 2022
Another year over… from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

…and a new year just begun.

Happy New Year! I’m excited about the possibilities for 2022 and the plans (which do not necessarily coincide with the possibilities)! 

First up—a new class! I learned of it Christmas Day and thought, “This is what I’ve been waiting for!” Sarah Vedeler is an amazing embroidery designer and digitizer. Julie at Hickory Hills Quilt Shop in Hot Springs showed me one of the blocks from the Sunshine Cove BOM and I was in total awe of the background quilting. Sarah Vedeler announced her 2022 Digitizing & Design Masterclass last week and I ...

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December 31, 2021
Winter Quilts & Decor Ideas from A Quilting Life

Winter Quilts & Decor Ideas + January Calendar featured by Top US Quilt Blog, A Quilting Life

Hello, friends! Happy Friday, and happy New Year’s Eve! Today I’m sharing some thoughts on Winter Quilts & Decor Ideas. Keep reading for thoughts on winter decorating, winter quilts and projects, and beginning the new year. Winter Quilts & Decor Ideas Because I decorate early for Christmas so I can take photographs for the blog, […]

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December 29, 2021
2022 Goals settings from Espritpatch

I'm not sure how much sewing I should plan while my sewing space is not set up, hoping that this is the only reason why I haven't been able to do hardly anything in the last few months... but on the other hand, maybe it would help to have define projects to work on... 

Anyway, beyond continuing to settle in our house and new environment, let's join Yvonne's Planning Party and look at what would be nice to achieve this year...



I participated the last 3 years but I haven't necessarily been very successful...

Quilts ...

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Stitching together a plan from The Academic Quilter

 Hi all! Well, it looks like we made it through 2021-- hurray for us! It had its challenges, but now I'm ready to look ahead to the new year and make a few stitching plans. To get ready for 2022 I'm taking inventory of my sewing room and sorting out what to sew, what to toss, and what to repurpose. I'm being ruthless. (Kind of. We all know how hard it is to part with some things!) Want to come along and see what's up? Come on in, but watch out for pins on the floor ...

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November 30, 2021
S.M.A.R.T. Goals from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

So my morning hasn't gone quite as planned. I slept in - a LOT. I must STOP watching those darn baking shows as they keep me up later than usual, and I woke up in the night for a couple of hours. Hence, I'm tired this morning. 

I was a bit miffed because I thought my first presentation was at 10 AM, and I had some work to prep, but it's at 1 PM, so I'm good! However, I do have a quilt to quilt today and to pack for the retreat. 

We had a great time ...

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November 27, 2021
Finish #6 of 7 from Urban Quilter

 


I finished quilting and binding my lavender geese quilt. This quilt was made from a jelly roll that I won in a drawing as part of Log Cabin Loonies back in 2018. I had made this exact same quilt from a coffee-themed jelly roll for my Mom and after she died that quilt came back to me. I have been using Mom's coffee quilt at the foot of my bed (for decoration and naps) and decided I wanted a spring/summer variation. I used flannel on the back, the same flannel I used on my purple scrappy Irish chain ...

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October 5, 2021
October goals from Espritpatch

My sewing space is still nowhere near ready to be set up and there are still lots to do/set up before there's time to play.... Maybe I will finally find the time (and energy) to move my nearly finished along?

Quilting

1. Snowflake quilt-along - needs binding -  this will (again) be my One monthly goal
2. Flabellum quilt - needs binding
3. Super Mario quilt - needs binding


Dressmaking

1Utility coat - need finishing

Cross-stitch
1. Grimm's Tales stitch along - more stiches maybe???
2. Nutcracker 

Celine

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October 2, 2021
OMG October from Urban Quilter

Quilting in progress, Sept. 2021
My #onemonthlygoal for October (which ties into my goal of finishing 7 in-progress quilts) is to finish my blue string quilt. I started quilting it at my guild retreat in September and finished about 2/3 of it. I need to finish quilting it, then get it bound.


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Finish #4 of 7 from Urban Quilter

Flower Boxes Quilt

I am continuing to make progress on my goal of finishing 7 of my in-progress quilts by the end of the year. This quilt was made from a Moda jelly roll (Sew & Sew by Chloe's Closet) which I won as a door prize at a guild retreat a few years ago. I added the lavender fabric for the border but otherwise this is just the jelly roll. The pattern was super quick to put together, though as is often the case arranging the blocks in a way that I was happy with took longer than actually ...

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September 16, 2021
Goal for 2021 from Urban Quilter

 

I have 9 quilts currently in progress, 6 of which are at the point of needing quilting. I have begun quilting a couple of them, but they all still have a good amount of work to be done. One (the house quilt, which was my June AND July OMG) is finally quilted and needs the binding finished.
I have set it as a goal for myself to complete as many of these 7 quilts as I can before the end of 2021. 
Completing all 7 of them is ambitious, but seems possible over the next 3 months as I have ...

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September 7, 2021
September goals from Espritpatch

  I really doubt my sewing machine will make it out of her box before the end of the month sadly, my sewing space is nowhere near ready to be set up and there are much bigger priorities to deal with. Maybe I will at least find the time to work on some hand sewing projects, as long as I can locate the necessary supplies....

Quilting

1. Snowflake quilt-along - needs binding -  this will (again) be my One monthly goal
2. Flabellum quilt - needs binding
3. Super Mario quilt - needs binding


Dressmaking

1Utility coat - need finishing

Cross-stitch
1. Grimm's Tales ...

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June 7, 2021
New Beginnings... from From the Strawberry Patch...

At this time of year, with graduations and end-of-school-year excitement,  my mind always travels back to those "last" days when I was young. There was so much anticipation of what was to come, what great things awaited, those things that were always just out of grasp and view. I ran across this photograph the other day. This was my graduation day from Vermont College in 1973. Mr. G and were just

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New Beginnings... from From the Strawberry Patch...

At this time of year, with graduations and end-of-school-year excitement,  my mind always travels back to those "last" days when I was young. There was so much anticipation of what was to come, what great things awaited, those things that were always just out of grasp and view. I ran across this photograph the other day. This was my graduation day from Vermont College in 1973. Mr. G and were just

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March 15, 2021
Another small project - Fun and Done from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

...from another online class!

FWIW, online classes are a necessity given our current global pandemic state. I know I've mentioned that I'm not necessarily a fan, but remember when I said how much I clicked the "Buy Now" button? This was the result of one of those moments.

I've done some collage work and while I like it, I think my technique can be improved. I subscribe to Emily Taylor's (Collage Quilter) (NAYY) newsletter and she offered in... November? December? a free online class showing how to use her method to create her Winter Cardinal pattern ...

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March 8, 2021
Quilting Life March 2021 Challenge + Thoughts from A Quilting Life

Quilting Life March Challenge 2021 + Thoughts featured by Top US Quilting Blog: A Quilting Life

Hello, friends. Today I’m sharing my Quilting Life March 2021 Challenge projects, a re-cap of my January and February finishes, and some thoughts about “keeping up” and finishing in general. I’ve got a short video to share my challenges and finishes, links to everything in this post…and just some general things I thought about while […]

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