2011 1st Stash Busting Report

I haven't sewn anything over the week,

so I will just post my 2011 goal...

2011 goal-100 yards!

How about you?

Besides fabric stash busting,

I am also doing the 12 month UFO challenge

at Judy's website

Patchwork Times

January's project will be my

red 9-patch quilt top.

It needs borders,

then I will send it out to be quilted.

This weeks goals:

Make and create-

Start drawing out borders for 9-patch top

Make sample of bird ornament

Work on E's birthday gift

Health-

Walk one mile 5 days

Swim 2 days

Stop drinking soda

Looking forward to a year of many finishes

and some great creative adventures!

2011 make and create goals

I think I have my 2011 goals for making and creating all listed.

Of course, this list could change...

it usually does...

ART

Besides trying a new technique each month,

I plan to make a few bird ornaments for our 2011 Christmas Tree decorations

The photo isn't the exact ornament but pretty close.

Each bird will have a  year printed on the bottom

to represent one year of our marriage.

CLOTHING

I love vintage clothing!

My Mom use to make the majority of my clothing

(she worked for a clothes designer in the LA clothing market)

I use to make all my girls clothing when they were younger.

I have fallen into the "jeans and t-shirt Mom" look for too long now.

I want to also remake used clothing.

I am still learning and am VERY slow at knitting.

I am making a sampler stitch afghan.

I purchased multiple skeins of a green yarn and

have been doing one entire skein in one stitch.

I'm almost done with my second skein.

This may take an entire year....

QUILTING

I have set my fabric stash busting goal for 2011 at 100 yards.

Same goal I have had for 2 years now.

I want to find a group goal to take part in....

My local guild is doing a block project January-July....maybe...

I will be using some new techniques
to make a 5" block each week.
At the end of the year I will have a quilt
representing 2011.

So, those are my goals...

at least, this week...

they always change slightly...

What are your goals for 2011?



Future projects

I have two books that I would like to do

some of the projects from VERY soon.

I like a local artist,

Nancy Halverson's designs.

Ben Franklin's carries the wire frame

that goes with the monthly blocks from this book.

Tho I am still working on perfecting my knitting skills,

I find I am looking at more and more crochet patterns.

Since I know one of the grand babies coming in 2011 is a girl,

I would like to crochet the sweet little bonnet and booties

for her Church Blessing.

I plan to sew the Blessing gown...something long and lacy.

I need to compile my list of 2011 making and creating goals.

I have  some thoughts...

completing lots of UFOs...

Quilting the numerous tops waiting in the pile...

Sewing myself some new clothes, especially for our cruise.

What are some of your making and creating goals for 2011?

Please share....