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A Lovely Year of Finishes – January Finishes

9 Comments / A Lovely Year of Finishes, Charity, Fiber of All Sorts / By Melissa Dunworth

Is it just me or was January a bit horrendous? I came home to a disaster in my house and have been grappling with it ever since. The good news is that amidst the chaos, I managed to be fairly productive. I pieced 4 quilt tops, quilted and bound 4 quits. Here is the last one fresh off the machine.

I still have threads to bury on all four, but I am supremely happy with my finish. These quilts will be raffled off at Anne’s preschool to benefit their scholarship fund.

I have already sewn two more charity blocks for my circle of Do. Good Stitches and picked out fabric for my Patchwork City sampler quilt that I will be making with my guild. Look for more info on that later next week.

What about you? How did you do this month?

What one item did you choose?

You have two requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

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

Please choose ONE project

and

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

Only with a completed, successful project. And yes the same one that you choose earlier in 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!

And if you are on twitter or Instagram tag #ALYoF

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

Here is a list of the lovely new and old sponsors and prizes for January:

1. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle

2. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

3. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern

4. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

5. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

6. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

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

8. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

9. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness

10. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs

11. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere

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Thank you to everyone for jumping on board with us for the first time or again.

Remember to click on a few others links and give people some love.

And don’t forget! You have until January 31st to link up your finish!

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I’m still alive!

7 Comments / Charity / By Melissa Dunworth

If there are rumors floating around that I’ve disappeared, I am happy to report that they are greatly exaggerated!

I’m alive and well. I’ve been sewing my heart out on these preschool quilts! 3 are done! Threads need to be buried and the teachers need to write the labels but amazing progress has been made.

Here is a pic of me binding it, this is my method for turning the backing into the binding, check out my tutorials to learn this fast and easy method!

In other news the floors are ripped out where the fridge leaked and I’m waiting on the floor company to figure out if we can match. Anne has had some pretty stressful doctor appointments too, but I think that may be mostly behind us until March, so that’s good.

How are all of you doing? I’ve really missed everyone!

Rough Start 2015

12 Comments / Charity / By Melissa Dunworth

Well…let’s just say my 2015 didn’t start of with a bang. Rather it started off quite terribly. Hence my absence.

I came home from vacation to discover that my fridge had died. Which means everything in my fridge had rotted, fermented and started to grow. It was awful. Truly truly awful. On top of that, as I am sitting here typing this, I just noticed my floor is bubbling where the fridge is, life is a bit upside down for me right.

Yesterday was the first opportunity I had to sew this year. I am trying to get these preschool quilts done before February 2nd. Wish me luck!

At least the quilt is happy to offset the deep depression that is setting in over my homeowner issues. I hope your year has gotten off to a better start than mine.

A Quilt Top is Born

8 Comments / baby quilt, Charity, Do.Good Stitches, Sew BitterSweet Designs Patterns / By Melissa Dunworth

Some times I just get motivated. Last week was one of those times where I was just motivated to finish.

I love the way a quilt top looks against a bright window. Always makes me think of stained glass. This quilt is an original design that sat for almost 3 full years in the UFO pile. I still need to name it and eventually write the pattern for it, but I am glad the top is finally done. I have a plan for the backing too, which is an added bonus! Oh and did I mention the entire project will be made from my stash?!?

Here is a regular front view. I already have the perfect Aurifil thread for quilting this beauty so I should meet my finish by Christmas goal.

The next week and a half will be dedicated to Charity projects. I have a quilt block pattern to write for Do Good Stitches, I am the quilter next month. I also have a bunch of sewing to do for my guild’s QuiltCon charity challenge quilt.

What is on your plate?

June Do Good Stitches

8 Comments / Charity, Do.Good Stitches / By Melissa Dunworth

This month the Do. Good Stitches block was a bit of a challenge for me. It had 100 pieces, all measuring 2″ x 2″. We followed this great tutorial from Feeling Crafty. It is an interesting technique that involves laying all of your pieces of fabric out on a piece of fusible stabilizer and fusing them before sewing them. Go check it out! The block went together super fast considering all the pieces.

I still have so much to do over the next week. I really feel a bit manic my list is so long. TOO MUCH STRESS!

Have a happy happy weekend!