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February Goal Party – A Lovely Year of Finishes

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ALYoF2014Well here we are, month 2 of 2014. As always, the year just seems to be flying by!  The picture below is the current state of my cutting table. By the end of the month I hope there will be a lovely finished giraffe hoodie for Anne. Complete with horns and ears (which I will be completely making up). The pattern I am following (and slightly modifying for my needs) is by Fishsticks Designs and I’m really excited to be using it.

Giraffe Hoodie Materials - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comThere are a few rules to be eligible for prizes!

1. Link-up {on this post} the first 7-days of the month

and

2. Link-up in the last 7-days of the month.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Shanna and I so other people can join in the fun!

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Shanna, so there is no need to enter twice **

For those unsure of how to link up go check out our Q&A Page for A Lovely Year of Finishes – there are instructions on how to link up from a blog and from Flickr.

Grab a button from my sidebar and spread the LOVE!

Oh yeah and there are prizes this month (as always!), here is what our fantastic sponsors are offering.

February Prizes Include:

1. $15.00 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

2, 3. TWO winners each getting to choose one pdf pattern
from Sew BitterSweet Designs ($10 value)

https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/4. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

Project QUILTING Season 55. Quilting Patterns designed by Quilting Lodge

6. Thread Prize from Aurifil

7. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

8. Sew Sweetness – 1 pdf Pattern

Sew Sweetness

9. 1 Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to
Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)



Do Good Stitches January Blocks

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Another month has come and gone for Do Good Stitches and I am very happy to say I will be mailing off my blocks today!  We were asked to make Butterfly Blocks following this tutorial by Quilts by Emily.

It is a very simple block, great for beginner quilters. It would also be a wonderful stash buster quilt block.

Trust Circle - Do Good Stitches - January 2014 Butterfly Blocks - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comI liked making this block because it was a fast finish and they really are quite pretty to look at. I can’t wait to see this quilt come together!

What are you working on this week? Next up for me is making binding for my Rainbow Star Quilt.

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Week 5 Goals

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Wow! We are already in week 5. Time is really flying this year.

I have to say that I am really glad I am setting these simple weekly goals for myself, it is really helping me check things off the list. If you remember from last week my goal was to simply get my Riley Blake Challenge quilt backing made and get the quilt basted. Well I can happily say I blew that goal out of the water! I got it basted, quilted and trimmed!

Here is a view of the front.

Rainbow Star - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comI have to say that I love the back almost as much as the front, and someone was kind enough to point out that I could use this as an entry to the Radiant Orchid quilt contest that is going on too!

Back - Riley Blake Challenge - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comI am really happy to report that I used all of the provided Riley Blake fabrics between the front and the back and the only non-Riley Blake fabrics are the 2 solids I used. Also, I only purchased the Red Chevron and the binding fabric I plan to use to complete this quilt, which means for the most part this is entirely a stash quilt! WOOHOO!

I auditioned my binding choice yesterday. Someone from my guild bound one of her quilts in a chevron and I absolutely loved the over all effect and I’ve decided to take a page out of her book. What do you think?

Binding - Rainbow Star - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comMy goals for this week are simple. I would like to get the binding strips made and sewn down to the front of the quilt. I plan to hand bind this one so I know I can’t finish that in one week. I also need to do my Do. Good Stitches blocks and have them mailed out by Friday. Here’s hoping I can get those done today! We are following this tutorial for a Butterfly Block.

I hope everyone has a wonderfully productive week! Don’t forget if you are finishing up your January Goals for A Lovely Year of Finishes to hop on over and link them up here!

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Finishes Party! January – A Lovely Year of Finishes

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ALYoF2014Month one is done and gone! Can you believe that we are already one month down? I myself am blown away by how fast this year is going. I need for time to slow down, but since that isn’t going to happen, let’s just party it up with our first finish of the year!!!

Flying Stripper Quilt - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comI got my top completed for my Flying Stripper Quilt. I made the row at the bottom and all of the geese sashing rows. I do believe that I will be using geese for sashing again because I absolutely love the over all effect. This quilt is destined to belong to Anne some day. It measures 84″ x 85″.  I still have to make a backing for it so for the time being it will sit for a bit, but I am reveling in the fact that the top is complete.

Your turn!!! Shanna and I want to see what you have finished up this month!

Remember, to be eligible for prizes you need to have linked up to our goal party at the beginning of the year. When you write your post to link to the finishes party, please link back to your original goal post. It makes life easier for Shanna and I. Thank you!!!

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Shanna, so there is no need to enter twice **

Let’s make sure we thank our wonderful sponsors!!!

1, 2. TWO winners each getting to choose one pdf pattern
from Sew BitterSweet Designs ($10 value)

https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/

3. Quilting Patterns designed by Quilting Lodge

4. Persimon Dreams – Project Quilting Mystery Bundle

5. Thread Prize from Aurifil

6. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

7, 8. Honey, Bunny and Doll – 2 Patterns

Honey, Bunny, and Doll

9. Sew Sweetness – 1 pdf Pattern

Sew Sweetness

Don’t forget to visit each other! It is always more fun when we cheer each other on!!!



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