ALYOF February Goals

Happy February to my fellow fiber artists and crafters.

Block 7

I am setting my goals this month in an effort to catch up on a lagging
project and complete a recent class project.  In August I began a year-long wool felt block of the month class.  The first Saturday of each month

Block 6

we are introduced to a new block and hand embroidery stitch or technique.  Our class is called, "Hop to It" whose name came from a quilting book by Edyta Sitar.  I got so caught up embellishing block 1 that I have fallen shamefully behind. Knowing myself as I do, my only hope of catching up is to publicly commit to working on it.  So February is a new beginning for me.  I will complete blocks 6 and 7.     I also want to complete a pinwheel bag project that is from a class that I was in a couple of weeks ago.  I also have a Nana's Garden Path twin size quilt that I am working on as well.  Since New Year's Day I have begun most every weekday sewing from 5:00 to 6:30 a.m.  I am relatively new to quilting and realize if I want to improve, I must put in the time.  Every day I strive to move my creative life ahead, one stitch at a time.  It would greatly help if I was only interested in one or to hobbies.  It seems I like to do almost everything - quilt, sew, make card, jewelry, knitting, cross-stitch, hand embroidery and crafting - you name it, I probably have the supplies to do it.  I joke I have enough crafting supplies to not leave the house for a year and never run out of projects and/or materials.  Perhaps this is why "A Lovely Year of Finishes" was so appealing to me - and to my husband!!  I also am working on developing my skills to make a blog that is attractive and interesting.  So please bear with me while I sort this out and through trial and error become a "blogger" for real.  My life is mostly drama free but oh so serene, probably boring to some but I'll take it...
See you at  the end of the month.  Shirley

Pinwheel bag panel.
Top- before cutting out
and sewing together
pinwheels.