The number for February is 8. My number 8 is to complete my Kaffe Sampler Top. I am excited to get this one done. It is wild and colorful!
What is your Number 8, or what is/are your goals for the month of February. Add your link and share. I would love to cheer you on.
I somehow managed to mostly achieve my Chookshed Challenge for January. I made progress on Halo. It currently has only 8 blocks started. There will be 49 when it is done, so there is much to do. I am excited about this quilt and hope to do a little each month.
Country Rose is ready for final assembly and border. I am pleased with it and look forward to seeing how Kristi quilts it.
In spite of a difficult month, I am pleased with my goal progress. I write them in my planner and add check marks when I complete them or make the expected progress. It is still January in the states for 12 more hours, so I may yet cross off a few more things.
Canadian Chris, Autumn Afternoon, and Chevron Braid Round Robin are off to the quilter. I was able to finish the tops and sew the backs.
Here is one of them on the hanger before sending it off. You can only see the backing to the braid quilt because it is layered on top of the quilt top.
What goals or Chookshed Goal did you complete or make progress on in January. I would love for you to share it.
My January turned out to be fairly unproductive due to sickness and losing my Dad, but I did make a bit of progress.
Country Rose blocks are all the same size now, and a layout has been chosen. There will be sashing between the blocks with cornerstones. It shouldn't take me too long.
Photos taken at night are drab. It really is quite pretty, and will improve with sashing.
My Round Robin Braid quilt is coming along. It just needs borders completed. I like the 3D effect, but is really isn't the prettiest quilt I have made.
I saved the excess pieces after squaring off the blocks for a pieced border. I am also using up an ugly piece I got on sale years ago for the backing. It is large and well keep someone warm.
I finished D's scripture bag. He loves John Deer tractors. I finished it last night about midnight then drove it over to my daughter's. I just put it in her car knowing she was asleep. She will deliver it to the baptism. I am staying home and resting. I need it. I am trying to get over bronchitis and a little pneumonia so I can go see my dad after his heart attack.
I found the bright yellow zipper in my stash and loved it with the green accents, but couldn't find the right color of yellow for the binding in my stash. I was lucky enough to find a yellow with green specks at our very small quilt store. I am pleased with how it turned out.
I have had two quilts laying on the floor and couch in my living room all week awaiting me to sew a backing for them: Canadian Chris and Autumn Afternoon.
Once I have them all pressed nice and ready for the quilter, I don't like to fold them up again for fear of having to press again. I usually deliver them straight from my floor to a hanger, and then straight to my quilter.
I am choosing backings from my stash. I found this wonderful 108 wide backing about words of friendship. Chris gifted me these blocks and her friendship matters to me, so it is perfect. It is too long for my quilt but not wide enough. There needs to be some simple cutting off the long end and piecing the extra back together to accommodate the sides.
Next step will be piecing a back for Autumn Afternoon.
2025, you were good to me.
I think I focused a little more on personal relationships and a little less on sewing. I also definitely focused way too much on work.
Here is the run down:
Five finished quilts
Two Tops done
Made a reversible quilt coat
Took a Featherweight Maintenance class
I organized a row quilt round robin with ladies in my state and one in Arizona
2 scripture bags made
Taught 2 wonky house classes
Quilt Retreats
We got 3 baby colts born on the place.
Meet Cheyenne
By fall she turned into a roan paint.
Heidi turned into a strawberry roan
I joined several readathons throughout the year and read way more books than ever before.
157 books read
I got a little sewing in Saturday. The pockets and sides of the scripture bag are complete.
I am ready to attach the zipper and assemble the bag. I do need to find some yellow for the binding.
I also sat and pinned Halo.
You can see there are many many more that need pinning. I need to sew up what I have first to free up some pins.
New Year's Eve our family went and cut firewood. It was a positive experience for all. I pondered on being a part of 5 generations of hauling wood to heat the house. I did it with my grand parents, my parents, my kids, and now my grand kids. There is always a job for even the littles, and they love it.
Hauling off dead trees from the forest also prevents forest fires as well as cleans up the wooded areas.
I am home alone today since sweetheart went over the Mountain to yet another funeral. I don't do snowy Mountain pass trips because they make me too anxious.
Today I hope to move along on a little 8 year old boy's scripture bag. He saw my grands bags and wanted one. He chose John Deer. He gets baptized next Saturday, so I need to move right along. I would like to gift it to him then.
For Christmas this year I asked for new, white storage spaces in my sewing room. Out with the tall brown cabinets and in with white, under the table storage. I found I was constantly moving everything due to limited counter tops. Problem solved. I love just sitting in here. My space is super small, yet cute and functional.
Behind the door storage and ironing board storage.
My daughter designed this decorative wall that also showcases blocks I am currently working on. It was made from things I already had.
