Planning for 2020
In the last few months I've been playing with free motion quilting and making some lovely, easy projects from the practice pieces I've finished. I will be doing more FMQ and hopefully honing my skills. It would also be nice if I practiced on a couple of UFOs 😊
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| Make more journal covers with my FMQ practice pieces |
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| This Postcard from Sweden quilt top needs some FMQ |
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| My Kingfisher hexies quilt also needs some loving FMQ |
Blog Hops and Challenges
It's difficult to say no to fun blog hops and challenges. I've decided that January will be mostly dedicated to Project Quilting 2020 which starts January 11.
I discovered this great challenge during its last week this year. I had so much fun making this mini chocolate hexie piece. Project Quilting is on for 5 weeks and each week we have to make a quilt within the week.
I've also signed up for the Winter Blues blog hop which runs near the end of January. The project just needs to have blue in it and I have an idea for a small but fun project. As soon as I've finished my Christmas gifts, I hope to start on this one.
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| Made during this year's Project Quilting |
Art Quilts and my Exit Strategy
In September I announced my Exit Strategy...and that's as far as I got. Ideas have been percolating and I want this to be my major project of 2020. I think that I'm still nervous after too much art quilting last year. I'm hoping that the Project Quilting 2020 will get those creative juices going and bring back the fun in making art quilts. I fear that I've been taking this art thing to seriously....so enough of that! It's time to enjoy myself again.😊
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| Maybe it's time to get it off of the design wall? |
Working on some long promised quilts
A long time ago I promised my son that I would redo his quilt, the one that his grandmother made him when he was a young boy. He has loved it to death 😊. With his input, I have bought the Kona solids that are closest to the original fabrics. He had drafted the design for me, so now all that's left is to iron the fabric and start cutting and piecing.
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| My son's original quilt that he loved to death! |
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| Paddington Bear mini |
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| Fabrics bought for the Paddington Bear quilt |
Embroidery and Hexies
I did a lot of hand embroidery and hexies this year. These are great when I'm not sure what to do and just feel like playing with thread and fabric. I really liked following Sharon of Pintangle's Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST). I've haven't been a model student (but then I almost never am!) and have been doing the embroidery in fits and starts. I know that I will be adding lots of embroidery in my Exit Strategy project and practicing new stitches when I feel like it.Of course I will also be participating in the 100 hexies in 100 days on Instagram if it's on again. And I suspect that I will be adding hexies to everything that I can (except probably my son's quilt!).
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| Practicing embroidery stitches |
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| I'll be making more hexies, although probably not in Venice or Florence! |
Related links
- Project Quilting, hosted by Kim Lapacek of Persimon Dreams
- The Winter Blues, hosted by Creatin' in the Sticks
- Exit Strategy
- Sharon of Pintangle's Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST)
- #100hexies100days on Instagram with @sewfoxymama
I'm linking up to #2020 Planning Party with Quilting JetGirl. Thanks so much for hosting this fun party! I'm also linking up to other fun link-ups. Here they are: Off the Wall Friday, Finished or Not Finished Friday, Peacock Party, Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?. Put Your Foot Down, Colour and Inspiration Tuesday, Slow Sunday Stitching, Monday Making, What I Made Monday, Midweek Makers, Friday Fhoto Fun,
What an awesome quilt that your son was gifted by his grandmother; I hope you have a wonderful 2020 as you work on quilts for your children and more!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Yvonne. 2020 will be the year that my son gets his version 2.0 quilt since I've only promised to do it for the last few years. After Christmas the ironing board will come out and those fabrics will be ready for cutting! Have a great Christmas and thanks for hosting the Planning Party :-)
DeleteI love that you're remaking the loved-to-death quilt! That must be such a lovely project
ReplyDeleteThanks Olivia. It's going to be a bit of a challenge piecing it, but my son drew me a good draft of the quilt. It will be like a giant puzzle.
DeleteSo many wonderful projects. Your free-motion work does look good. Re-doing your son's cherished quilt is so sweet, so is the Paddington Bear quilt. All precious projects.
ReplyDeleteThanks Danice. Free motion quilting is my favourite part of the whole process and I love to learn new things. Yes, my kids' quilts will have to be a priority :-)
DeleteI love the quilts you are making for your children. What a sweet thing to do, to remake the loved-to-death one! Have a wonderful new year.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Rachel. I try not to plan too much but version 2.0 of that loved-to-death quilt needs to happen in 2020! Have a great year :-)
DeleteI love all the hexies. Looking forward to seeing what you present next year, sounds like you are planning on a full year. Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise, I was trying to keep it simple but I sure do have lots of plans...and more coming. I just want to keep the deadlines and expectations at a minimum, for my sanity's sake :-)
DeleteWow, your son's quilt was modern before modern was probably a thing! Love it, I hope it is really satisfying to recreate it for him.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dione. Isn't it great...I'm a little intimidated but I'm sure that I'll figure it out :-)
DeleteYou are so busy with your sewing and your plans. I love the hexies, easy to carry to sew on in quiet moments.
ReplyDeleteHi Alcea, yes, hexies can be very satisfying to make. I tend to make tons of them and not touch them for ages but it all evens out, except of course for the 100 hexies in 100 days. That's loads of fun and generally requires more discipline than I have.
DeleteI love organized people!!! You inspire me!! good luck in making it all happen - I know you can!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alycia, the planning part is the easy one - it's the sticking to it that's tricky :-)
DeleteI think your list is full of very do-able goals. Just don't be too hard on yourself it they don't get completely fulfilled.
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