Changes are a coming....

 

Most folks set goals for the New Year,

but over the years, I have gotten

in the habit of setting my goals

September to September...results of

being married to a school teacher.

 

I am also starting a new chapter in

my life. For the last few years, I

have been babysitting Grandchildren

nearly full time. As of this week,

I am done with babysitting...kind

of like retiring, I guess. I am

ready to make some changes

and doing some things for myself.

 

My fabric stash busting has

not changed in the last while.

I have sewn quite a bit, but I

had to purchase specific fabrics

for the projects.

 

My Slow Sunday Stitch project:

I am back to working on my

Trip Around the World.

 

 

Hopefully, the weather will cool

off soon, so I do not wilt under a

large quilt top.

 

I am making my list for my

next adventure, which I will

post next week with my

fabric stash busting and Hand

sewn Sunday post.

1st On the Needle post

Hi all!

 

I have never posted at Judy's

"On the Needle" post before...

I am still new to knitting!

 

I finished my first shawl last

month.

 

I accepted the challenge

to enter it in our local

county fair. I won a

1st place ribbon!

 

I am onto trying a new

hat pattern...pictures next

time!

Summer has just flown by

I haven't done too well with blogging

this Summer. Busy, busy, busy!

 

I recently donated some quilts to

my Church and the QOV organization

so I have used some fabric...finally!

 

Used during July: 14.5 yards

 

Used to date: 28.5 yards

 

I hope to use more in the next

few weeks when we get back

more to a schedule. Husband

(the teacher) and grandkids

in school. Me is my studio.

 

The quilts I donated to my

Church were passed on to a

local family shelter. We held a

"baby shower" party, but it

was not for a specific baby. Ladies

brought baby/toddler related gifts,

we tied my quilts, had some yummy

treats and played a cute baby shower

game. Fun way to do service and

get to know the ladies of my Church.

 

How is your fabric stash busting going?

Time flies!

This summer has just flown by so quickly!

 

I have missed blogging for weeks now.

 

For my stash repost, I did do some sewing

that I can count towards the used side. I

sewed a dress for granddaughters birthday.

 

Used during July: 1.5 years

 

Total busted: 14 yards

 

Sad number, I know, but in the next few

weeks, I will (hopefully) have numerous

projects coming together at the

same time. My numbers should at least

double, if not triple!

 

I have been busy knitting. I am still really

new to knitting, so any time I finish

something, it's a pretty big deal for me!

 

Here is my first lace shawl, finished 2 weeks ago.

 

 

The pattern is called Old Shale Shawl, which I found it

on Ravelry . I learned how to knit two together,

yarn over and the Russian bind off method.

 

It will be a gift for my sweet neighbor, when

the weather starts to cool in the Fall.

 

My projects for the next couple of weeks:

 

1. Flannel baby blankets for a friend who is expecting

   twin boys any minute.

 

2. Four quilts for charity to be tied at my

Church. They will be donated to a local

family shelter thru the Utah Quilt Guild.

 

3.Back to school clothes for the grand kids!

 

What are your sewing plans?

Life is good...and busy!

Almost missed the entire of month of May

for blogging. Time flies....

 

Fabric report:

 

No changes. I have been sewing on a

few different projects, but because

none of them are finished, I have not

counted the fabric stash busted!

 

Still at about 30 yards busted.

 

Slow stitching Sunday:

Still working on the
Trip around the World quilt,
all done by hand.
I am nearly done with row 38

 

 

Lastly...yesterday was the

beginning of my 2015

100 days of Summer.

 

It is a project I do each Summer

(June-August with a few days

of May and September to add up

to 100 days) when I set some

different intense goals I have

been wanting to work on for a

limited time.

 

For instance, reading every

day for the 100 days or no

chocolate (yes, I have done it)

for a month.

 

This Summer, some of my goals are:

 

1.To concentrate on my physical

well being with improved diet/exercise

This includes bike riding and new

recipes made at home.

 

(Fresh from our garden)

 

2.Reading the Book of Mormon

(I am a member of the Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

 

3.Compete in some fabric challenges.

 

There are some other goals, but you

get the idea. One goal I would like to

do is to blog more often. I just need

to make the commitment and decide

how long ( a week...a month) and

how often (everyday...twice a week)

 

So...here's to the next 99 days of fun!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to you in blog land!

 

For this weeks stash busting report,

again I have no changes. I am currently

part of a mystery sew-a-long in my

monthly quilt guild group. I don't

count my fabric busted until the

project is done, which will not be

until September.

 

For my slow stitching Sunday, I am

working on my Trip around the World

quilt. I am starting Row 35.

 

 

 I find hand sewing to be very relaxing, which

is a good thing to do in this crazy busy

World. I don't watch TV, but when I do, I

hand sew or knit at the same time. Creating

with my hands while my brain takes a

mini vacation!

 

I have set the goal to sew a little

each day. Except for this last week,

I have done pretty good at keeping this

goal....Spring Break with a Husband

who is a school teacher and 2

grandchildren who needed tending does

not always translate into sewing time.

 

What are you creating?

Late in the day, but still posting

I am going to try and keep up on posting each week.

 

No changes in my stash busting.

I did sew this week, but all the

fabric came from my local quilt guild.

We are creating a charity quilt to

donate in the Fall at the

Utah State Quilt Guild conference.

 

These are my 5 blocks.

Someone donated fabric, which we are

sewing into 12 inch blocks.

The colors are a little off, but I

think it will make a beautiful quilt.

 

My slow stitching is my

Trip Around the World quilt.

When you starting sewing around

rows 32 and on, each row takes

about 130 plus squares.

It takes a long while to

complete that much sewing by hand!

 

So...what are you working on?

Oh my goodness!

I set the goal to post a couple times a month,

but I haven't done very well, have I?

 

On the stash busting front, my numbers

have not changed at all. I have purchased

flannel for charity baby quilts, but

sewn them right up and sent them out.

 

I am still at 12.5 yards busted!

 

For my slow sewing, I am working

on hand  piecing the Trip Around

the World quilt I started with a

Facebook group. I am at row 32,

which is about 2300 two inch squares.

 

 

 

I am going to continue and make a

King size quilt. Right now, it is almost

a Queen size.

 

I celebrated a birthday recently and

set the goal to

sew a little EVERY DAY until my

next birthday. So far...so good!

 

What are you creating today?

Stash report and slow stitching combined

I have not posted in two months.

I got caught up in all the Christmas

celebration and sewing.

 

For my stash report:

 

Fabric in: 10 yards

Fabric out: 19 yards

 

New stash busting total:

12.5 yards used

 

I made jammies, plus

library book bags for all

the Grandkids this year.

 

 

 

My slow stitching is my hand

pieced Trip around the World

quilt. Still working on it...

 

Ready for a new year and new

goals and adventures.!