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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Actually I started not one but two quilts. A big challenge hand sewn hexie quilt queen size using Liberty of London fabrics another quilt for a dear friend who is battling cancer.
I started my day with a little bit of tidying up. Then I got comfy in my big chair with my finished Christmas quilt made from a free Moda pattern. “Flying Arrows” and proceeded to embroider a quilt block for my nieces Beeutiful quilt. Then I prepared spoons for some mixed media altering and throughout the day layered them with gesso and acrylic paint. I enjoyed some fun games on my phone, some catching I with friends and a little more embroidery. Now I’m catching up with email and you Pat. It has been a wonderful day.
Get my UFO’s lined up so I can finish them before starting a new project.
I made my UFO list for large and small projects, leaving room to practice my quilting on the small project list. I pulled things together to start on project #6, a Jelly Roll Race quilt for my husband throwing in a few shirts from his Dad. Hope this is a fast race. My plan is to finish a large project and work in a small project each month. Thanks Pat and Happy New Year to all of you!
I made my first 2 Solstice blocks today – now I just have to figure out how to upload them from my phone so I can show them off! I’m looking forward to lot’s of sewing this year and trying to do a better job at keeping up with projects.
Diane
Spent today with my eldest daughters family had a beautiful supper. Now home and trying to make plans for the next couple of quilts. They are BOM. Got two in mind maybe three.
It was stash sorting and organizing for me today. Gotta get set to sew-a-long in 2017!
Cut out a Christmas quilt for next year! Relaxing and enjoyable especially knowing I will probably get this one done in time for Christmas!
I worked on my splendid sampler blocks all afternoon. I LOVE this sew along.
Oh gee….the stuff that is filling my day might not sound like much fun–but it’s no big deal. Grocery shopping is done, I’m working on laundry and I need to pack up and store the reusable Christmas boxes and bags. Next chore is to break down all the accumulated shipping boxes for the recycle bin.
It’s all good. Dh is home for another day and working on a storage drive for me, and our oldest son dropped in for a visit earlier. I’m looking forward to our 9 month old granddaughter who will be here to spend the day tomorrow. Everything I do now frees up time for her!
I kicked off 2017 spending the day with my youngest granddaughter. Can’t think of a better way to start the year!
I’m starting the new year THANKFUL for family and friends, for my job, for my abundant stash, for the wonderful on-line community for encouragement and inspiration. Today is a planning day – looking at already-started projects and what needs to happen to progress them along and prioritising time-sensitive projects (i.e. baby quilts).
To kick off the year I met friends for lunch, and am working on the quilting of a memory quilt. Trying to finish it up so I can get it off my quilting frame. Will make some poloraid blocks later.
Getting organized and starting two new projects. I spent last night sorting and organizing my fabrics — yeah, again:) I’m setting up a projects notebook, hopefully it will keep me organized on lots of projects at the same time:)
There are 365 days this year and I want to make a difference every day. Today was spent with good friends and family.
Looks like a good thing to do. Thanks!!
I made block two of the solstice quilt red and a red and white swirl loving it so far
Working on ufo for church member…young lady of about 10 with physical challenges…creating backing for her quilt so that I can taken it off my list of UFO’s.
Work with my husband to finish our laundry room.
I’m going to finish my husband’s quilt! It’s my project left over from 2016 and I have procrastinated enough; want it completed so I can sink my teeth into several other projects I have in mind, like my clamshell quilt for my bed!
Was sick and trying to feel better. Trying to get Daughter’s quilt done.
Put away the Christmas decorations, clean out the recipes I keep printing because someday I will make all these foods(!), and hopefully finish the binding on a Christmas quilt (working towards my goal of every bed in the house having a Christmas quilt; 2 more to go!).
Finish sewing a Christmas gift for a friend that I didn’t get to finish on time…she’s very understanding! It’s already 4:00 and I haven’t gotten to the sewing room but I’ll get there.
Happy New Year. I am sewing the 6th clue of a mystery quilt along. Hope the quilt will turn out well.
Working on My Neighborhood quilt
Well, I have not done any sewing yet! But before this day is over I will make a pencil holder for my Bible and I hope to start a New Year’s project. I also rode my bike about 13 miles. Must get back on my exercise program…down 35 lbs in 2016 and hope to lose 20-25 more in 2017!
I worked on finishing the quilt top for my local quilt shops 2016 BOM. I just finished put the last border on!!! That was my goal for today New Year’s Day. Now it goes in the to be quilted pile and I’m ready to start the 2017 BOM’s I’d like to make. I also hope to finish my hand embroidery squares (about 3) of my Splendid Block, then I’ll be all caught up.
Looking at quilt magazines and dreaming of my next project.
Margaret Ballinger
I’ve pieced, quilted and finished a Halloween wall hanging and now I’m cooking! All my favorite things. Had more on my list, but, happy, super happy with alittle finish to start the year off right.
I am in the middle of reorganising my sewing room so I know what I have and where I can find it when needed.Lots of old UFO’s found and fabrics I forgot I had. Also making a list so I can get lots done this year.
Visiting church with family and friends, then spending the day together!
I had to work today but really don’t mind – bought a new sewing machine and got it yesterday so will figure out how to use it tonight!!
I’m making a list of the Quilt Alongs I want to follow along on and figure out what my daily block goal would have to be.
Started the New Year with time for sewing. Working on my 182 Soltist blocks.
Spend time with family and make the 5 hour drive home from our Vacation!
Making time to sew for at least an hour each and every day with a list of quilts and projects to focus on. Completion will be a byproduct of concerted effort and progress.
Church,spending most of the day with family, planning my reading and crafting plans for the new year, knowing this may all end up on its ear. Happy New year!
I am working on a Mystery quilt I have started. I am hosting a club Christmas Party next year so I want to get hostess gifts done now and put back
What did I do today? Sewed of course! You said that we need to do on the first of January what we want to do more of the rest of the year. Catching up on Splendid Sampler.
I am following along with a New Year’s Day Mystery Quilt.. I just love a mystery and can not wait to see the reveal. I am always so impressed with the final layout, and with the results I obtain.
Spent most of the day cleaning and sorting the sewing room. Still lots to do, I don’t know where all the stuff I know I have has disappeared to.
I will make one catch up Splendid Sampler blocks and do some cutting and piecing for step 7 of Bonmie Hunter’s En Provence mystery quilt.
Today I am finishing up my sewing room makeover and starting my 2017 “Quilters Planner” entry! I have all my projects organized in my closet, with the fabric and pattern together. And the UFO’s are in containers and marked I have to write that in my planner also. Most are finished blocks that have to be put together, maybe a border around. And and my two Solstice blocks now have a space of their own. I printed out the Creative Grids wish list so I could mark off which rulers I have as to not buy duplicates. So today is tweet your yearly plan and hopefully it will be a STORYbook 2017 year!
I want to make and donate more quilts and bike more! Thanks Pat for all your inspiration!!!
Finished organizing my fabric! It needs to be petted sometimes! Happy New Year!!
My resolution is to sew more, so I decided to sew first: it’s worth getting up a half hour early. I just seem to get too busy later in the day. And when my alarm goes off, it heralds fun, not work!
Go to church, sew with a friend and laugh.
Took down Christmas decorations, finishing up Rooms of the Abbey quilt watching Downton Abbey while waiting for daughter to come home.
Talked with my 92 year old aunt for a hour this morning – we may live a couple thousand miles apart, but you’d never know it when we call each other!! Then finished off a couple of scarves, got applique ready, and shoveled the new snow.
Can’t wait to get started! Let the fun begin.