ALYOF Jan 2015 goal

First one out of the gate for 2015.

Since I have a crapload of knitting projects, mostly socks, in mind for 2015, I'm going to set as my goal making my first 12 set of knitting project bags.  My mystery sock KAL yarn will go in those.

Here's my fabric choices:





Let the games begin!  (I'm waiting on a swift to start the winding fest!)

Quarter 4 finishes, FAL 2014

I posted my original list up here.  (click here)

Yes, it was an insane list.  I finished a lot.  A lot will roll over to 2015.  And there are new additions.

...And so it goes!

Here's how I did.

Sewing items:

1.  Hexy MF quilt (back from long armer.  Still needs to be bound)

2.  Hexy Diamond (added some more diamonds)

3.  Heal quilt  (done...and delivered to a lovely lovely man)


4.  Indian Blanket  (done...and maybe now one of my all time favorites)


5.  Emerge quilt  (done!)


6.  Starbright 1  (done!)



7.  Starbright 2 (cut some more pieces)

8.  Tangential (petered out after only top border)

9.  Sidekick for mom  (done and delivered)


10.  Meridian 2  (no progress)

11.  #igmini quilt  (done and sent)


12.  Liberated triangles  (done and sent to a lovely baby to be)


13.  Donut quilt  (done, missed deadline for QAL)


14.  Silence journal (turned into a mini)  (done and sent to partner)



15.  Bitty Broken lonestar baby quilt  (no progress)

16.  Teardrop quilt  (no progress)

17.  Marcelle Medallion  (no progress)

18.  Gypsy Wife quilt  (no progress)

19.  Classic Acacia quilt


20.  Modern Acacia quilt


21.  Dr Who embroidery sampler (sewed a bit)

22.  Steam Punk quilt  (no progress)

23.  Catvent quilt  (no progress)

24.  Placemats  (no progress)

25.  mini for quilt guild  (done and swapped)


26.  Towel set for mom/dad  (done and sent)


27.  Towel set for inlaws  (done and delivered)


28.  Towel set for brother  (done and sent)


29.  Towel set for my house!  (done and in my kitchen)


30.  Towel set for Trollop  (done and sent)


31.  Modern Medallion  (no progress)

32.  New Dog bed  (done and delivered to my dog)



Knitting stuff

1.  Peacock mittens  (no progress)

2.  sock scraps blanket  (still in progress.  Section 2 of three almost done.)

3.  Central Park hoodie (pondering frogging it)

4.  Blue sweater  (pretty sure I'm going to frog it and donate yarn)

5.  Leaf sock


6.  scarf for my mom  (done!)


7.  Knitted Dalek  (Done.  I'm keeping this puppy.  Knitting bobbins suck.)


8.  Star Wars items  (Done and delivered to an awesome set of triplets!)




Finishes:  22/40...maybe one more in the works.

ALYOF Dec goal complete!

I was trying to be not too hard on myself by finishing the Classic version of my Acacia quilt.

I did it!  It still needs a washing, but the washer isn't free yet.







I also finished the Modern version:






Not sure which one I like best.  I may wait for a verdict for post washing.  Linking up!

Also, my class play is mostly done.  I have dancing ninjas, fairies, etc.  So much fun!  I still have to decide on a magic object.  One that can be carried.  Any suggestions welcome.

ALYOF Dec goal

I'm going to make my goal to finish my Classic Acacia quilt.



Classic block on the left.  Modern on the right.  I'll have 12 of each when I'm done with Dec's blocks.  I'm thinking 2 smaller quilts.  Maybe for babies/small people.

Ideally, I'll finish both quilts, but I'm not going to make myself crazy, since I also have two more swap items to finish in there and a play to write for my class.

ALYOF Nov finish

I set as my November goal finishing my Starbright top.

Well, it was a bear, but, not only did I finish assembling the top, but I also basted, quilted, and bound it!

Part of the frustration was my spatial stuff.  I get spatial positioning reversed A LOT, and the seam ripper and I were friends.  Enough so, that I think I need to ask Santa for a new one.  My old ones are kind of dull.

The other problem was my walking foot.  It started sticking.  I should note that I've actually worn out one foot.  Part of the problem on this was that, I think, it needed oiling.  Add to that problem that I hit the needle position dial at some point (a while ago), and shifted the needle too far over to the right.  This has led to a bur or two on some feet.  Duh that I didn't realize it.  Duh that I took the machine in for servicing because I couldn't figure that one out.  Oh well.  It's clean now and working well.  I need to replace a few feet, though.

Guess it's a good thing Christmas is coming.

Anyway, TA DA...... the quilt!







I've finished a bunch of projects this month.

I completed my Donut quilt:





I ended up making my silence block into a mini rather than a journal, as the block was bigger than I thought it was going to be:




That got added to the package for my #makeadalekmakeafriend swap.  BEST. SWAP. EVER.


and got this:


So. LOVE.


I also finished my mini for the Dec guild swap:


a laptop sleeve for my hub's ginormous work laptop:

The scarf for my mom:


some yodas for triplets:



 a dalek:


...and some potholders to add to the tea towels I'm mailing for for Christmas this month.



Phew.

ALYOF Nov Goal

Time to set a goal for November.  I want to finish my Starbright top.






It's actually further along than this.  I have about 5 out of 8 sections done.

Ideally, I would also baste, quilt, and bind it, but I'm just putting the top assembly on my list.  I'm slow at it.  I've had to seam rip a bunch of times.  I'm afraid if I don't finish it this month, it will end up on my WIP pile.


Linking up!

Bloggers Quilt Festival....Emerged

Every year, Amy at Amy's Creative Side hosts a Bloggers' Quilt Festival.  This year, I finally got my act together and am entering two.  I picked two of my most recent finishes.  While I'm super proud of my Heal Circle quilt, it was collaborative, and I wasn't sure where to enter it.

So, instead, I picked a throw quilt sized quilt from my Angled Class with Rachel over at Stitched in Color.  She does amazing online classes, and I always learn buckets from her!

This one is Emerged.



I have attempted a Lone Star before, but it was itty bitty (and still unfinished) and used interfacing to make it easier.  Maybe because the diamonds were biggerI had no problems with this one.  The biggest challenge was applique-ing it on to the background.  Much blood was spilled.
I used some of my precious hoarded Nummer for this one.  (Still sad it seems to be discontinued.)



I did a simple echo quilt on this background.  I wanted to keep it soft and floppy rather than doing intense quilting.  This is going to be one of my go to hang out quilts for the winter.  I'm not usually a pink girl, but these make me happy.  I used simple black binding for the edging.

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