2012 Wrap Up

Free time has been really limited lately, so please forgive the tardiness of this 2012 wrap-up post.  Pictured above is a snapshot of the ornaments I received from the ornament swap I had organized.  Thanks to all those who participated - it was a lot of fun and I really love all of them. 

In 2012, there were many highlights.  Instead of a statistical breakdown, here are a few highlights from my family life and sewing adventures:

• I had a baby girl!  Our leap-day princess has made life so much more sweet.
• I finished 15 quilts but seemed to focus more so on non-quilty items like baby things, a little home dec, and gifts.
• The Boston Modern Quilt Guild hosted an amazing quilt show at the Lowell Quilt Festival.  It was a fabulous opportunity and our guild really came through in collaborating to put on a great show.
• I had the opportunity to design a quilt for one of my most favorite fabric designers: Anne Kelle of Robert Kaufman fabrics.  It was no small feat to complete the Christmas Trees quilt when I had a newborn, but I did it and it was worth it!
• They aren't coming out till this year (2013) but I submitted some work to Quilty and two quilts were accepted and will be published in the Jan/Feb and May/June issues.

For 2013, I would like to set some goals other than the typical "use up my stash" and "finish UFOs."  Here are my ideas:

• Always have a hand-sewing project going.
• Don't be afraid of the color black - use it dominantly in at least one quilt.
• Make something with a zipper.
• Use up some of my "precious fabrics" including Liberty Lifestyle, City Weekend, and Flower Sugar.
• Make a quilt out of some of my fabrics from Uganda.
• Make some couch pillows - using the "boppy" at an odd angle to rest my head in the living room is getting old!
• Be generous in making things for others - I used to shy away from this because of a bad experience when someone completely ignored a handmade baby gift I had sent them.  It's time to get over that and use my talents to help others!

I hope everyone has a great year.  Thanks for subscribing.