I love a Bright and Shiney New Year! HELLO 2017 we are going to be very good friends!
Here at I Love to Make Quilts I want to kick off Jan 1 with a BANG .. a Quilty Prize worthy type bang…
I will be doing more about the fun things planned for 2017, but let me give you a short spin around the block today
- Each Wednesday will be a NEW free quilt block. My first Project is the 182 Day Solstice Challenge
- We are also continuing Moda’s Be My Neighbor Sew Along
- I also have my Favorite Things page where you can get links to my supplies that I use
- On either Fri/Sat or Sun will be a SECOND post each week and it might be a tutorial, a fun find, a free pattern or something like today, a giveaway!
- So you can find things there is at TOP Nav bar with the BIG Topic Categories and on the RIGHT side bar are more detailed Topic Categories
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Jan 1, 2017… the first page of our new year is so FULL of possibilities! My personal tradition is to be SURE I do a few minutes of ALL the things I want to do MORE of this year. For me that is…
- Sew sew sew!!! did I mention sew?
- Take a walk, I want to walk more
- Take a few minutes to be relaxed, maybe read, look at a book, or just listen to some music. Take some time to let my mine think. I tend to be a go-go-go person and have to force myself to slow down.
The Quilt behind my Question is my new ‘Pinwheel Park’ Layer cake pattern + one fabric pattern, hope you make one!
Now for the fun!!!
What will you do today to kick off 2017?
Answer in the comments below by Jan 4 at 6pm EST and you could win this prize
Winner is Kathy B who said “My 2017 goals are to shine my sink which I am hopeful will spread thru out the house. I’m going to tame my sewing areas so I can get more done. I’m going to quilt more of my quilt tops. I’m going to cut projects for each machine I have. These will include nursing home quilts, baby quilts, pet quilts and some for family. I’m going to cut a simple quilt to send to my sewing granddaughter to put together. I am thinking of rejoining the church lady quilting bunch every other Thursday. I am going to get back into the habit of walking the pets.”
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Here’s what I did on January first: I put borders on a very special quilt for my husband. (Please don’t tell. It’s a surprise!) I’m now cutting fabric for other projects. Happy New Year!
Not totally sure it’s not to late to comment, but I’m planning to conquer breaking into my stacks of pre-cuts and using them! I’ve made one Moda Be My Neighbor quilt, need to make two more for the other grandkids! I’ve lived using Moda scrap bags on these!
Really enjoying learning to be more scrappy. Also trying to use new colors for me like pink, orange and yellow. Thanks for the great blocks
Finish up some UFO’S and then start the Solstice Challenge.
Looking at my scrap bags looking forward to starting block 1 of the solstice challenge. Thank you pat😊
Thanks pat! Working on solstice blocks, and mystery quilt. Finish ufos.
Setting up my RV to settle in for two months but brought with splendid sampler blocks to work on
I will try and get all those UFOs completed
Sort my stash so I can make lots of scrappy quilts!
I really need to organize my projects for the UFO and other challenges!
Finishing up my neighborhood houses and working on many other UFOs. Also making a mini quilt.
I am in the UFO Challenge, trying to get my close-to-completed projects done. Thank you Pat! Also working on Hexies…..among other things!
My mother has made some beautiful quilts but now at age 90 she is not able to do what her mind thinks she can do. I’ve taken up quilting to be more in touch with my mother and now I’m hooked. We now are a team.
She is very good at pressing and handing out advice. Hope to have a winning team. We Love to look at all the artistic talent on face book.
Hand quilt on one of my many UFO’s
Excited to get started on the winter solace project this weekend. Currently working on a king sized quilt and a cover for a child’s car seat. I love all your fantastic patterns and toturials. Absolutely awesome. Thank you for everything you do for all of us! Love you from Wisconsin!
I have 4 memory quilts to make and several UFO’s to make
Working on finishing a bom from 2015! Determined to finish it while stopping to make the Solstice blocks. 2017 will be my year to finish ongoing projects and learn to machine quilt, using your book. Those are my goals!
Oh – 2017 – probably about 7 quilts, plus the Mystery and Children’s Library. Looking at the Splendid Sampler too. Wondering if I am letting this all get a bit out of hand. Like Pat, I want to walk more too. Some Christmas gifts planned to make, and some travel, too. Did I mention that I love retirement!
Finishing a quilt for a bridal shower later this year and then making a king size quilt for an old collage friend.
I’m tearing up my whole house, still orognizing.
Finish up a charity quilt I started last year as well as design a quilt for our granddaughter .
Sew and take a nap.
Finish all my UFOs
I am organizing my sewing area and fabric!!! Drawers and containers oh my!!
I’ll be looking at the fabrics I have (not a lot) and see what quilts I can put together. I also just found out my cousin is having a boy, so I’ll be making a baby quilt! I can’t wait to learn new patterns and techniques. I just moved to Alaska, so my crafts are all Alaskan themed now!!!
I am a beginner, my mother in law taught me how to sew. Let me tell you I have loved it ever since. This last summer my nana gave me her sewing machine and this year I want to sew more and spend more time with family. Sewing means I can spend more time with my mother in law too! BONUS!!! SEW SEW SEW!!!!
I thought I’d said that this year I’m taking back time for me and my sewing. Hugs!
I am anxiously waiting for a box of fabrics I ordered to start the solistic squares, though I have a couple of tubs of fabrics already. 🙂However, I never seem to have enough of the particular fabric I choose as basic background and I then fall in love with several that are on sale, so I purchased them. As I wait, I am throwing out the 5 cats which have made my 2016 Christmas scraps their napping areas. With snow coming, I just may jump into square making then make a second set with the newly puchased fabric; making a jump start on 2017 Christmas gifts.
Go through my stash and see what kits I can start and finish this year
I am cutting old flannel shirts gowns and pants to make a flannel rag quilt
I’ll make a quilt using sampler blocks I made in a class 20 years ago!
I started the year off by going thru my fabric. …. Still working on it!
I will work on several UFOs and organize my sewing room.
I ordered rulers to help me cut patterns correctly.
I organized my sewing room so I could start sewing again after a several years break!
I’m going to make a t shirt memory quilt for a dear from who lost her husband !
Join our local quilt shop BOM program and try to inspire friends to see more while learning more fun quilting ideas daily!!💕Quilting❣
I plan on actually making myself a quilt for my own bed and am working on it as wespeak (or write)!
I am cleaning up some unfinished projects by quilting and doing the binding. I am also cleaning up fabric and house, and preparing to return to school on the 22nd of January. So being quite productive in the next few weeks. As I go to school full time, 6 classes this semester, and one semester closer to becoming a teacher.
I will work on stashbusting!