So many bandwagons, so little time

As the year continues to wind down many of the more prolific bloggers are posting details of Quilt Alongs or Programs for the coming year. I hope to include some of these ideas in my own work for 2012. Marge at Delaware Quilts is having a Year of Giving. Each month she will feature a quilt idea and you make one or more from the idea and donate it locally to a group of your choice. Lyn Brown at http://lynbrown.com/ shares many quilt ideas. One thing she has indicated she is doing this year is a year of doll quilts. The first was posted mid-December and was called Time Flies. Our Scrapbag group was short of doll quilts at the end of the year this year so I am going to follow Lyn and make some doll quilts. The Rainbow Scrap Challenge returns with some new wrinkles. Whatever your plans for the new year I hope they come with a hearty dash of good health and the stamina needed to see your goals to completion. Joanne

As another year winds down and a new one approaches

I am satisfied with my efforts for this year. There are so many directions one could turn for new things to sew for next year. I want to use up more of my scraps. Kind of like making something for nothing. I want to finish some of my outstanding UFO's and I want to make a few more doll quilts than I did this year as we could have used more at Toy Drive time this month.
I am getting my kits organized for my turn at Scrap Bag Quilters in January. We will be using home made Layer Cakes and I have done the math so that the project could be made with nickles or other size squares. My finished sample was done with nickles. Makes a nice baby size quilt. I will reveal all after the day has happened.
We are having an extra Community Outreach day in Janaury and I volunteered to get that ready. More after than event too. Don't want to ruin the surprise for participants.
Thanks for reading in 2011 hopefully more to come in 2012. Joanne

A ray of sunshine

This quilt is on its way to a new owner. The daughter of friends of ours is in hospital waiting a transplant. She is always cold. I hope the bright cheery colours will help warm her up while she waits.

Yesterday I used some of the 1 1/2" strips to make a lasagna style doll quilt. I just needed some mindless sewing to do. My cards have all gone in the mail. I am striking a few other things off my TO DO list. Hope to sew some more today. Joanne

I am just peeking out from behind quilt number 50 for the 50 quilts from stash challenge. This quilt is called Just Squares and is a Mystery for Relays quilt. Various challenges are beginning to emerge for 2012. So many are tempting I need to do some careful thinking before jumping on too many band wagons. Joanne

Earlier this year I found this challenge. I love to read but I feel as though I( am the world's slowest reader so I was a little reluctant to post the button. I did however make a list as I read this year. As of Decmber 1st I had read 56 books and that does not count quilting books. So maybe if they post a similar challenge next year I will not be as nervous about taking the challenge on publically. Joanne