I pulled out my 3 large boxes of UFOs and started working on 2 of them today.

First off, I am going to make a quilt for a friend of mine (belated Christmas gift) and then I want to make another gift for a very dear friend of mine for her birthday in March. Then I thought I would make table runners as Christmas gifts! Maybe matching placemats! Not Christmas - just everyday ordinary! That's the plan!!!!! Edie

After doing a set of serious quilts I took December to play with ideas. I have taken a color scheme in three directions. One quilt is finished. It started with a center of 16 bl & white squares. Now on the next quilt I have two squares to finish to complete a contemporary log cabin - the centers are a 4" bl & wh squares, the logs are a variety of colors and prints that help me clear out some scraps; and then here is an I Spy type using more black and white squares from the same material my daughter gave me plus some I bought for variety, and then some blocks with colors. These are already being laid out on the dining table. The last two will need to be sewn together before I can begin my January project. Plus I have begun to get tax material in order...such necessary work cannot be put off as much as I would like to do that.

I'm working on my living room chair arm covers and wall hangings. Trying to have a set for each season so I can change as the seasons change. Of course I'm behind on getting them done for the winter season. And I have to go back to work tomorrow so that will put me even further behind. I have 1 UFO quilt that needs to be quilted but I have to work up my courage in order to get it done. I want to FMQ it, which scares me to death. Just can't get the hang of it. My goal for this year to to defeat that fear.

cleaning the sewing room so I can get in there and SEW this year!

I am making a 9 patch in mostly 1930's prints. Lots of pretty yellows, blues, greens, oranges etc. The inspiration quilt is too small so I upsized it to a queen and am making a few other changes. I have the plan written out, have cut some strips and am making 9patch blocks now.:)

I am having a hard time going back to quilting after holidays...... maybe waiting for being snowed in but that might not happen this year......

I'm still playing catch up. I ended up in the hospital a week before Christmas so I got really behind. Only one person got a homemade item and that was because I had finished it earlier. So now I'm trying to catch up and stay caught up with the on-going projects that were are ready in the works.

doing farm books and have a quilt to hand quilt in between when I need a break from bookwork

I've started Sylvia's Bridal Sampler. So far I've completed 17 blocks. That leaves only 123 left to go. I want to get at least 24 completed before I have to go back to work. I have agreed to teach this sampler in a ongoing monthly class at my LGS. I am planned to have them do 2 blocks per week or 8 per month.