WIP Wednesday 1-16-13

Well hello there!  I've been busy sewing and not too busy blogging but I do have lots to share soon!

The big finish this week is all of my blocks for the 3x6 bee.  I used the Two Stars Squared pattern by Diane, which you can buy on Craftsy.  I highly recommend the pattern!  All of my blocks stitched up perfectly and there aren't tons of tiny pieces.

Now I just need to finish the Swoon quilt I started!  Fingers crossed that I can finish the top this weekend!

Just in case you'd like to add a bit more fabric to your stash here are two great swaps going on -

• Scrappy Trip Along Swap @ Happier than a Bird Quilts - We're swapping strips to make our own Scrappy Trip Alongs!  One slot is 28 strips and there are a few openings left.

•  Text Me a Text Fat Quarter Swap @ Plum-Patchwork - We're swapping FQs of texty prints.  Send in as many as you'd like and you'll get that many different ones in return.

 What are you working on this week?

Linking up at Freshly Pieced!

2013 - A Lovely Year of Finishes - January Goal

I have deemed 2013 the year of finishing things!  I need to finish up (loads!) languishing projects and do a better job of not procrastinating.  I do think that cutting back on my sewing obligations will help although I need to do 3-4 quilts and 12 bee blocks this month!  This being said, when I saw the Lovely Year of Finishes that Shanna of Fiber of All Sorts and Melissa of Sew BitterSweet Designs put together I knew I needed to join in.

My January project is to take this pretty stack of fabrics and finish making them into a Swoon quilt!  It must be finished  (quilted, bound etc) by the beginning of February so this is the perfect kick in the butt to get it done a week early!

So far I have the whole top cut out, one block pieced, and the remaining eight are partially chain-pieced together.  I already have my backing fabric too so I just need to get it done!

Linking up at the Goal Setting Party!

Year in Review & Hustle Winners

First up - The 100 Day Hustle winners!

• $25 Fat Quarter Shop Gift Certificate goes to link #37 - Jane from Where Jane Creates!

 

• Madrona Road Fabric Roll From Westwood Acres goes to link #51 - Tessa from The Sewing Chick!

• Fat Quarter Bundle From Fresh Squeezed Fabrics goes to link #16 - Fiona from Finding Fifth!

• $20 Gift Certificate to Plum Patchwork goes to link #28 - Lindsey from Happier Than A Bird Quilts!

• $20 Gift Certificate to Sew Lux goes to link #19 - Stacey from The Tilted Quilt!

Congratulations to all of our winners and a huge thank you to everyone who participated and to all of the shops who kindly donated prizes!  I will definitely be organizing something similar next year!

                                                                                                                                                                     

I decided that I was going to try new quilty things in 2012 and I did!  I joined bees, swaps, learned to paper piece and got a longarm! 

I completed 10 quilts, one that just needs binding and one top for a total of 12 for the year!

Between the bees and my do.Good Stitches group I made boatloads of blocks in 2012!

 

One goal for 2013 is to up the number of quilts and reduce the number of bee blocks.  I enjoy participating in bees but it can leave you feeling a bit overwhelmed at times.  Once I finish out the groups I'm in I'm just going to focus on quilts and my do.Good stitches group for a while and see how that goes!

Here's to a happy, healthy and quilty 2013!!!