A hearty welcome to 2014.

This is the project I was working on as 2013 faded and 2014 took flight. Appropriately, it's a flying geese pattern and a colour wash using charm squares that were sent to me over a couple of years when I lived in the UK. I look forward to completing it this year. 

2014 holds a lot of promise for my family. We have a 12 year old embarking on senior school and. 10 year old entering year 4 with a life changing teacher, his second in a row. My husband will continue in a job he loves that challenges him creatively. I have rented a desk in a co-working space starting February 1st and I look forward to sharing ideas with other local micro business owners in our shared space.

Creatively, for me, 2014 holds my hopes and dreams. I look forward to documenting the journey here.

Where should I begin?  So much time has passed since my last entry so I'm going to pretend like January was yesterday and just pick up where I left off. Here the progress from the 2013 "to-do" list ...

1. Add binding to four patch quilt and decide on recipient. - BIG TICK. RECIPIENT = ME!
2. Add binding to baby pinwheels charm square quilt and find new baby to give it to. (fail - haven't done this yet)
3. Finish Michelle Yeo Bear's Paw quilt top. BIG TICK! JUST NEEDS BINDING
4. Finish Georgetown quilt BIG TICK!
5. Do something gorgeous with Kaffe Fassett fabric collection. WIP. I'VE CUT IT BUT NOT STITCHED A SINGLE BLOCK YET
6. Finish hand quilting first ever sampler quilt (started in 2001) and give to husband. MASSIVE TICK! GRATEFUL HUSBAND ENSCONCED IN IT REGULARLY.

7. Whip up Ivy Clementine quilt in lovely brights. PARTIAL TICK - BLOCKS MADE.

In addition to this I've joined a Quilting Bee and at the time of writing I'm 23 weeks into a "Block Experiment" with a bunch of like minded Facebookers. I'm contemplating a blogging course with Pip Lincolne for February and in the R&D stages of the viability of a patchwork shop near my home.  My new year's resolution is to put regular posts both here and on my business's FB page. Fingers crossed!

Completed 4 square quilt

Completed Sampler!

Quilted Georgetown quilt

Quilted Bear's Paw

Ivy Clementine pattern blocks

Busy night

My Bear's Paw is coming together.

Sewing Acronyms

Here are a few I know of:
SABLE: Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
PHD: Project Half Done (my fave)
FART: Fabric Aquisition Road Trip
CPR: Compulsory Purchase Rule (perform CPR when on a FART)
WOMBAT: Waste Of Money, Batting and Time (no! it's all Research!!)

Do you know any others?

January 3rd 2013. Nine months has passed since I last posted on my quilting blog - how can that be? Oh, I remember that would be the period during which I didn't raise my head up from my work desk and fell into bed far too tired to sew a stitch. Well 2013 is going to have to be a bit more balanced between the job and the joy.

Current project - Georgetown quilt

Inspired by a fellow quilter's "to do list" here is mine (no particular order):

Four patch quilt - just needs binding

1. Add binding to four patch quilt and decide on recipient.
2. Add binding to baby pinwheels charm square quilt and find new baby to give it to.
3. Finish Michelle Yeo Bear's Paw quilt top.
4. Finish Georgetown quilt (current project at time of writing - desperate to finish it!)
5. Do something gorgeous with Kaffe Fassett fabric collection.
6. Finish hand quilting first ever sampler quilt (started in 2001) and give to husband.

Charm square pinwheel

7. Whip up Ivy Clementine quilt in lovely brights.
8. Continue "waste not want not" scrap quilt.
9. Have a crack at Don't Look Now patterns.
10. Design Owl & Pussycat applique quilt.
11. Come up with a pattern to make in lovely brown and blue fabrics.
12. Complete Melly & Me bag.
13. Complete hand quilting 100 stars quilt (started 2002).
14. Finish Pick & Brown sunflower quilt top.
15. Start Lime and Ginger Liberty quilt
16. Pashmina fabrics quilt - am thinking sampler.....?
17. Finish a panel of Liberty hexagons and decide what to do next.
18. Quilt for Max (eldest son, turns 12 in March. Last quilt was I Spy when he was 2).
19. Quilt for Edward

Flying geese

20. Do some more of Margaret McDonald's "Touch" quilt.
21. Do some more of Margaret McDonald's "Whirling Twirling" quilt.
22. Do some more of the Margaret McDonald "Lovers' knot" blocks (scrappy?)
23. Do some more of the Serendipity "Rising Sun" quilt.
24. Add borders to colourwash Flying Geese quilt and finish it off.

I think that will keep me nice and busy.

My mum's current project. Inspired by this Kaffe Fassett quilt.