EVERYONE IS MAKING THEIR 2015 LISTS AND HERE IS MINE SO FAR (OPEN TO REVISION I'M SURE, AGAIN AND AGAIN...LOL):
ONE & TOP PRIORITY: GET MY LEFT ARM/WRIST/HAND IN SHAPE TO BE ABLE TO PRACTICE MY PIANO EVERY DAY.
AS A PIANIST I AM SO MISSING MY PRACTICE TIME.
TWO: MAKE A BIG GIRL QUILT FOR WILLA--WHO BY NEXT CHRISTMAS WILL SURELY BE IN A BIG BED. I ALREADY HAVE THE FABRIC, BUT I CANNOT SHOW IT TO YOU AS SOMEONE (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE...LOL) READS MY BLOG...
THREE; MY LIST OF WANT-TO-MAKE QUILTS;
A. LOW VOLUME LOG CABIN
B. TULA PINK SAMPLER FROM HER "CITY QUILTS" --ESPECIALLY THE 15 CROSSES......
(i HAVE NEVER MADE A SAMPLER QUILT AND WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO COORDINATE COLORS IN MY NEVER-ENDING EFFORT TO GET SOME COLOR SENSE.) (Perhaps in conjunction with RSC2015???)
C. ANOTHER SEW ON PAPER SCRAPPY STRING QUILT WITH WHAT I CALL-- AND FIND HARD TO USE-- "MODERN FABRICS" (I have joined a modern fabric club for the year (Fabric Shoppe on Etsy) and am not planning on any--repeat A N Y other fabric purchases--(YUP--enough is waaaaay tooooo much!) I have so many fabrics crying out to be used. we'll see how long I can hold out hah!
D. ANOTHER POSTAGE STAMP QUILT---THIS ONE WAS SO MUCH FUN--LOVED IT...(I ordered an off-market 1/4" piecing foot that I hope will fit Helga (fingers crossed)--and that should end that conversation...lol
E. A LIL' TWISTER QUILT....
There are about a-gazillion MORE quilts that I want to try, but these are so far the biggies....are you totally bored to death yet???
FOUR: TO BE FINISHED STUFF--
AND HERE I HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THE PIECES I'VE MADE "DESERVE" TO BE FINISHED ...OR NOT...(DO YOU HAVE ISSUES LIKE THAT?)
A. SCRAPPY BLOCKS WITH GOLD SASHINGS -- CAN'T DECIDE IF I LIKE IT...
B. NOVEAU LADIES NEEDS BORDERS AND FINISHING
C. APPLIQUE BUTTERFLIES
D. ALL MY HEXAGON PROJECTS, OF COURSE.....BUT THEY ARE CONTINUING AND LONG TERM.....
E. SOME KIND OF CAT QUILT.....MAYBE D. ZIMMERMAN'S "FAT CATS"
AND THEN (sigh): VARIOUS KITS I HAVE ORDERED AND ARE SITTING IN MY FILING CABINET LIKE A BEAUTIFUL JAN PATEK BASKET QUILT....AMONG OTHER PATTERNS....
AND, (OH YES, MORE....)
I WANT TO DO SOME EMBROIDERY AND CROCHETING.....
THIS YEAR I FINISHED THREE (WELL, AM QUILTING TWO RIGHT NOW; SLEIGH BELLS AND GEORGIE PEORGIE) GOOD SIZED QUILTS AND A COUPLE TABLE RUNNERS AND MUG RUGS.
IT SEEMS TO TAKE ME A LONG TIME TO DO THINGS THESE DAYS. BACK ISSUES AND HAND/WRIST ISSUES TAKE THEIR TOLL I GUESS.
I hope you are finding time to relax and do some stitching these last few hectic days before Christmas.....chat soon...this whole list is just for my records--skip it if you are not interested....it's okay...;---)))
And what, pray tell is on your list for the NEW YEAR???
HUGS,
Julierose, La Blageuse (puzzle-euse)
