Remember the year long Quilty 365 journey? So much fun and yet, surprisingly tough to get through there towards the end. Wowsers! I have to admit, my daily inspiration fabric became weekly {or sometimes biweekly} and always came with a rapid …
Quilty 365 Quilt Top Linkup and Giveaway!
Progress on the 17 UFO’s
Last week saw me with the quilt top finish of Chunky Crossroads. This week Gather Ye Roses and My Quilty 365 got crossed off of the 17 in 2017 list as well. I only committed to quilt top finishes with these particular projects as Me…
The 2017 Quilty 365
Just a quick post to make an announcement! As we’ve come to the end of the first year of Quilty 365, I’ve been wondering about the few ‘circlers’ who started in later than the rest of us. It made me a little sad to leave them out in the cold and asked …
The {2nd} January Quilty 365 Linkup
Okay, here we go! Hopefully most all of you will have completed a full years worth of quilty circles! I’ve had some people question why this project was named ‘Quilty 365’ when 2016 was a leap year, but it’s a synonym of sorts. When I say ‘My Quilty 36…
A Reflection of the Past Year {Quilty-wise} and Essential Elements for 2017
2016 has been such a busy, scattered year for me. I’ve felt rather like a leaf floating down the currents of a river at times, totally at the mercy of all the elements. Now that we’re full swing into the holiday mode, I’ve found myself very reflective …
December Quilty 365 Linkup
For all the Quilty 365 people, I just want to hang my head and say ‘nothing to see here’ this month! The only thing accomplished with these blocks during the month of November was a sort-of, possibly, maybe-it-might-be-definite layout plan. W…
November Quilty 365 Linkup
Oh my goodness! How could it possibly be November 1st already? I am so very unprepared for this link-up day. No good pictures, just a quickie when I dumped all the circles out on the floor the other day. Got to count and make sure there really are 366 …
October Quilty365 Linkup
Here we go again, a round-up of all the little circles for the past month! Adding these to the stacks gives me a total of 341. Wowsers! Counting the extra circle needed for leap year, that leaves me with only 25 left to stitch! Woohoo!September Qu…
September Quilty 365 Linkup
Here we go! Another month of circles to show off. Wowsers, are they getting tedious! I had to raid the stash totes for this month because the scrap bin was just making me want to gag!August Quilty 365 all accounted for!I am sooo sick of those part…
August Quilty 365 Linkup
August Quilty 365Well here I am again with another months worth of circles. Pretty much decided I’m done with the black backgrounds for now, but it sure was fun while it lasted! It’s been a summer filled with so much visiting company, a beaut…
July Quilty 365 Linkup
Yeah! I am completely, totally caught up with my circles this month, all the stitching included! It’s cause I have slowed waaaay down with my quilting and these little guys don’t take much of my time. The greens and blue circles are surprising soothing…
Catching Up
So I’ve just about completely lost my rhythm when it comes to quilting. That lovely, lovely calming routine of quiltiness I love so much is shot all to pieces these days. I might possibly get to my stitching a couple days a week at best. It’s so pathet…
June Quilty 365 Linkup
Yes I’m here. Just a quick post for the Quilty 365 journey! And to say ‘hi’. I’m back for a post, but not for regular posting just yet. I do lurk on a rare occasion, but no time for anything else. My circles are starting to take a slightly di…
May Quilty 365 Linkup
So here we go with May Quilty 365! This months finds me with thirteen unsewn circles. Not scary far behind on stitching, but definitely needing some attention. April circlesHonestly I’m not impressed with several of this months blocks. The co…
April Quilty 365 Linkup
*Just a quick reminder to drop in on the Giveaway by April 2nd! Also, the ‘How to make the most of your quilting time’ post at Dawn Chorus Studio is finally happening! I feel a bit weird directing you there, but Stephie might actually ma…
March Quilty 365 Linkup
What a year to try and do a ‘block a day’ sort of project. Could it get any crazier? Don’t answer. I just don’t wanna know… And I don’t know how you’re doing, but I am definitely struggling to keep current with stitching my blocks. Okay, confession t…
February Quilty 365 Linkup
So here we are at the beginning of February. Wowsers. This is getting to be quite a stack of circles for Quilty 365! At day 98, I figure 27% of my circles are now completed or at least prepped! I grouped my January circles {below} in chronological orde…
A Little Bit of Stitching
My circles are saving my life. I don’t know how it happened that this simple little project has become the one thing I look forward to. Every. Single. Day. And the funny thing is, I think my circles are getting more interesting because of it.Almost up …
January Quilty 365 Linkup
Happy New Year everyone! Okay, here we go with the Quilty 365 Linkup. December was a tough month to try and have a daily project. Wowsers. Was it for you as well? I have to confess to struggling occasionally, wondering just how important this was …
A Pre-Holiday Catch Up
Got my computer back late yesterday evening but refused to plug it in until all my Christmas cards were addressed and mailed. Which finally happened today. And wouldn’t you know it, a ton of addresses needed updating. Why do people move? So annoying.Th…
Quilty 365 December Linkup!
It’s time for the first Quilty 365 linkup! Hopefully there won’t be any major glitches. I’ve been working on my circles since October 26 and still going strong. How about you? Hope you have some daily circles ready to show off too!There is en…
Time For Some Slow Stitching
I’ve been sooo busy this week. Lots of family togetherness and very little time for stitching. I managed to pick out the circles for the week, but only got one actually stitched onto the background fabric. Definitely on my list of things to get stitche…
Doing the Things We Love to Do….
Imagine my surprise when I noticed the leaves outside my quilting room door had the same colors as my latest circles! Hmm… I do love fall and all it’s gorgeous colors. These circles represent days 27 and 28 for Quilty 365, for a total of four we…
Here, There and Everywhere
It’s been a crazy couple days. Amazingly enough, there’s been progress made, but it’s usually in the evening, not exactly optimal time to be taking pictures. I hauled all my Vintage Red blocks downstairs and played with some layout ideas. Will have to …
A Handwork Round Up
I was trying to throw together a quick post and then I got sidetracked of course. Trying to catch up on the blog reading will do that to you! It’s hard to believe I’m starting the stitching for the borders of the Big Star quilt. Just as I suspected, wo…
Getting Serious About Sewing the Rising Sun Blocks and Other Stuff
So I finally quit procrastinating and started work on the rising sun blocks again. The only one I had sewn was the one on the far right bottom. Things were going well, or as well as you can expect with curved piecing, when things started getting intere…
Scrappy Unit Sewing Marathon
I was reminded over at Ann’s that scraps play nicely with Improv. Well, that is right up my alley as scraps are always overflowing over in the corner of my quilt room. I kind of circled the scraps a few times and honestly felt a little paraly…
More Quilty 365, A Finished Quilt Top and Some Lovely New Fabric
Wowsers! Very fun to have so much interest in Quilty 365, which ironically is going to be 366 days, but hey, whatever. A circle a day for a year. That’s the main thing that concerns us crazy quilters! I’m hearing lots of very creative ideas from t…
Quilty 365—A Year Long Quilting Journey
Wanna play? As was mentioned in my previous post, I’m starting a new project. Every day for a year I’m going to choose out fabric and sew a simple circle. Since there seemed to be a bit of interest, I decided to make a button and welcome anyone else wh…