April Goal ALYOF

For April,
I want to knock out my Heal circle Knee High quilt.





I've got the top done, the supplies to make the back and binding.
I'm going to try to attack it over spring break, wash it and send it back to be delivered.
Doable, I hope!

Linking up!

Quarter 1, FAL 2015 finishes...thus far...

I still have a few days grace and may use them to clear up some almost finishes, but I wanted to post up what is done and off my official list.

I started with a crazy big list (and Q2 is going to be bigger and crazier) for Quarter One.  (See insane list here.)


Here's what's done as of right now:

Sewing:
1.  Catvent (cotton and steel version)  progress made, not finished yet


2.  Hexy Diamond  added a bit, but still a long way to go


3.  Marcelle Medallion  untouched

4.  Gypsy Wife  untouched

5.  Moda Block Party  untouched

6.  Starbright 2  cut a bit more

7.  Meridian 2  untouched

8.  Tangential  waiting on a bloc loc ruler

9.  Little Bitty Broken Star  untouched

10.  Tear Drop quilt  untouched

11.  Heal Circle knee high sock quilt  top assembled, trying to finish before FAL deadline

12.  Doctor Who Embroidery Sampler  untouched

13.  Knitting bags (first 6)  DONE!!!



14.  Knitting bags (2nd 6)  DONE!!!



15.  Catvent (Lizzy House version)  pieces cut

16.  Placemats  trying to finish before deadline (at least 4)

17.  Modern Medallion  untouched

18.  Scrap monster 1  need to fix a bit of quilting and take pics


19.  Scrap monster 2  cut pieces

20.  #bitchesgetstitchesswap items   DONE!!!



21.  plastic bag organizer  trying to finish before deadline


22.  Patchwork City Sampler  untouched

23.  flannel pj pants  trying to finish before deadline

24.  pillow cases, set 1  DONE!!!



25.  pillow cases, set 2  DONE!!!



26.  Rainbow quilt  DONE!!!!



27.  Halloween donut quilt  cut but not assembled

28.  Steampunk quilt  untouched

29.  knitting bags (set 3 of 6)  DONE!!!



30.  Hexy MF   DONE!!!




done:  8/30


Knitting:

1.  Brickless  DONE!!!



2.  peacock mittens  untouched


3.  Pixie Hat  DONE!!!




4.  socks scraps blanket  progress made, it's a long termer


5.  felted shawl    progress made


6.  brickless 2  DONE!!!




7.  Reverse Psychology scarf  DONE!!!!




8.  Hermoine socks  DONE!!!!




9.  In Season socks   DONE!!!




10.  Queen of Beads socks   untouched

11.  Rogue Roses socks  untouched

12.  Fraggle squiggle socks  untouched

13.  Knetted socks   untouched

14.  Raven swirl socks  untouched

15.  Katniss socks  sock 1 partly done, made mistake need to rip back

16.  Jan mystery socks   DONE!!!




17.  Feb mystery socks  DONE!!!



18.  March mystery socks  DONE!!



19.  April mystery socks  started

20.  Ariadne sweater   untouched

21.  Tardis shawl  DONE!!!


done:  10/21

linking up the 18 in this post, hoping for a few more before the deadline expires!

March ALYOF goal met!!!

I set as my goal finishing the rainbow quilt.

It's done, but hasn't been delivered yet...






Linking up!  Trying to decide on my April goal.....

I love a great pattern!

I love pattern testing, especially when the designer is someone I've gotten the pleasure to meet in person or someone I've interacted with a bunch online.

One of my favorite peeps to pattern test for is Jess at The Elven Gardens.  Not only is she fabulous, her patterns are gorgeous with super clearly written directions.

I just tested for her newest pattern, the Starjump quilt, which just released on Monday.  It comes in three different sizes: crib, lap, and queen sized.

I loved it so much that I made two versions of the lap sized pattern.  One is still waiting for me to quilt it.

One version is rainbow and is going to be gifted to a lovely friend who needs to be reminded how much he is loved:




Here's the back:



The second version is going to live with me.  I'm not usually a coral/turquoise gal, but the Art Gallery fabrics I used for this version are buttery and fab.  I haven't gotten to quilting it yet, mostly because I want to try something different and I'm not yet sure of what my quilty plan will be.




Jess is giving me a copy to give away to a reader.  If you want a chance, just leave me a comment on a quilt you're excited to try this spring.  If you want to grab a copy of Starjump (and you don't get lucky on the win), Jess has it available on her Payhip shop.  I'll leave the giveaway open until 6pm EST Sunday, March 22 and will pick a random number then!  Please hop back to Jess's and check the other folk's versions.  They are all so different from each other.  A mark of a good design if ever I saw one!

More FAL finishes...

Just running a few more updates:

Hermoine socks:


Pixie Hat:


In season socks:



Reverse Psychology:


Brickless (now blocked!):




My March ALYOF goal is to finish the Rainbow quilt.  It's basted and partially quilted.



I've also almost finished quilting my Hazel quilt.  (I used scrap monster #1 on the back).




linking up!

In under the wire...Feb ALYOF done!

Don't know why it took me so long...
yeah, I do.
Afraid of messing it up.
And then actually messing it up by rotary cutting through the binding when I was trimming it.





But it's done!
and it's going to Guild tomorrow for show and tell.

Linking up!

Feb ALYOF goal on!

My goal should be easily doable.  In fact, I have no real reason why it hasn't been done yet, except that I'm a bit scared of messing it up.





I got my Hexy MF back from the long armer at the end of Dec.  (This pic is the pre-quilted top.)  I just have to sew on the binding.
Then I have to photograph it and submit it for a local quilt show.  Since the deadline is coming up, I need to get it done.



That said, my Feb so far is crazy.  I'll be working at school most weekends this month.  I'm tired.