Under my belt

Setting my goal for February I have 2 thoughts in mind.

1) Keep my hands, heart, and mind busy creating so I spend less time stressing, eating, & dithering.

2) Just keep creating - I'll get better!

Inspired by this video:

I'm going to stop worrying about designing the perfect quilt or finding the perfect fabric. I'm even trying to set aside the idea that I must make a quilt for everyone I know and that those quilts must be uniquely designed for them with lovely fabric only I would chose. Oy. It's no wonder I get STUCK and decide to fix a snack & watch quilting videos instead of sewing!!

So I'm going to SEW.

  

My goal for February is to complete a fun, simple quilt top from this layer cake:

Won't that be adorable?

Don't stress it.  Don't feel like I'm failing.  Just sew and create and have fun.

Then maybe the complex, creative, artistic, soul-stirring quilts will be able to bubble to the surface.

If not, I'll still be creating and having fun and DOING something.

So what's your February goal??

XO
sash

Starting out well!

So January hasn't been easy.
January certainly hasn't been smooth.
Doesn't matter.  I can't control that.
The reaction part though?
I have some input there and that's gone...pretty well actually.

I'm calling that a success.

My photography skills suck - but at least the picture's not sideways!
(purely luck) 

I'm 
calling 
this a 
success
too:

That is one completed quilt top!   Ready to sandwich!  I'm going to back it with minky, oversized so I can miter the corners and roll the fuzziness to the front for a faux binding.

I'm hoping to applique some little French Peas into the blank spaces in the center pieced section.

A Lovely Year of Finishes 2015 for the win!!!

Here's my January goal setting post: Dithering!
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Check out the other great finishes over here:ALYoF-2015

Dithering!!!!

Must set goal.

Must post it.

So much dithering!!!!

OK - I'm going to use this pile for inspiration:

Why do my pictures keep ending up upside down???

To turn this pile of Veggie Tales fabric:

Or tipped sideways?

Into a quilt top for a friend who could use a snuggle about now.

So my goal for January's Lovely Finish: Complete a Veggie Tales themed quilt top!

Now I just need to find my cutting table - it must be under this wrapping paper somewhere...

Check out all the January goals at A Lovely Year of Finishes 2015!