Sunday, January 1, 2012

A quilting year in review...


Where to begin? 2011 was the year when I started to blog.  I think I might have said to my Husband at Christmas time last year, "I think I might start a blog."  And I did!  I am pleased to say that I am glad to have said that and gladder still to have this place to blather on about my quilty adventures with occasional thrift shop babble and a little bit of cooking thrown in for good measure.  Blogging has also introduced me to some really lovely people.  I am over the moon about how this blog has grown and I appreciate all of my followers.

I finished 23 quilts in 2011.  I was surprised when I counted them up.  This included 2 doll quilts and then the rest are big ones.  I had a little feature on the Vintage Sheet Blog.  That was exciting!  I made a lot of pillows and a few bags.  It was a super great year of quilting fun.  My stash has grown by leaps and bounds. Supplemented hugely by the quilter's estate sale that I was fortunate to come by.   I continue to love scraps and finding wonderful fabric at thrift stores makes me happier than stink!  I now have a huge stash of vintage sheets as well.  All I can say is there is a lot of fabric in a sheet!

Other firsts would include the Farmer's Wife Quilt Along.  I have managed to stay up to date with the 2 blocks a week and will easily complete the quilt in the spring.  I have given myself the freedom to not make every block because I just don't like some of them and others are lovely so I will make 2 of those ones.

I have also had some very successful giveaways.  Giveaways are a blast!

I have learned a lot as I quilted myself silly these past months.  I have branched away from patterns and figured things out.  I have really done a lot of free motion quilting and I am happy to say that it looks pretty darn good when I quilt something.  Not like in the beginning.  Ick!  Scary stuff that was!  That was way back when I was trying to free motion quilt on an old but nice Kenmore.

I LOVE my new sewing machine.  It makes the world of difference in so many ways and I feel very spoiled to have this amazing piece of machinery to call my own.

In terms of goals for the coming year?  I am not a big one for goals but I will say that I just want to keep quilting with fabrics that make me happy and hopefully I won't drown my family and friends in mountains of quilts!!!!  I do work full time so my quilting happens around work but I still manage to find time to indulge my obsession!

Here is to a great year of quilting fun!

Linking up with a few places, including Lily's Fresh Sewing Day and later with Jessica at A Little Gray.

13 comments:

  1. What a fantastic quilting year. You've made some wonderful quilts. Have a great 2012.

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  2. Your quilts are beautiful, I hope you have a another creative year!

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  3. That is an amazing amount of quilts!! They look beautiful :) I love your passion and enthusiasm!

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  4. thats a lot of quilts that you have made, including my favourite sunflower quilt!

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  5. Gorgeous stuff! Here's to another year of makes :)

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  6. What a lot of quilts!
    Some beauties there! loving your floral windows. Fantastic!

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  7. Am so glad you started your blog - have enjoyed reading about all your sewing and thifting - even though I am green with envy at your hubby's baking prowess and the occasional tantalizing wild life sightings! Keep it up, I am enjoying it!

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  8. What a gorgeous sewing machine.

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  9. 21 quilts !!!! Woohoo. And many, many pretty ones too. Here's to a productive 2012.

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  10. wow, 23 quilts?!? That is something to be proud of! I need to get on the thrifted sheet train myself :) Thanks for linking up Cathy!

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  11. Wow what a huge amount of quilts, here's to 2012!

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  12. We have so much in common - my blog is a year old on 20th Jan! I just love your quilts. I got back into patchwork and quilting last year but just treated myself to the sewing machine of my dreams in November. Just finished the first one of 2012 though! Yours are awesome. Hopefully I'll have a bit more time now that our brood, who still come back to the nest at Christmas, have flown off again!

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