I am deTermined to Not make gifts in 2011. One year off from gift-making. All of my quilting career (lol... 10 years, minus 2.5 years away from it) has been about completing quilts in time. In Time. Birthdays, mother's day, new babies... I want a year where I am quilting to improve and vary my skills. Where I have Time to fiddle and experiment without the pressure of hurry hurry hurry.

I'm really really looking forward to it! After christmas, I will re-organize my quilting corner and work on diminishing my scraps via string quilting. Then! Who Knows what Glorious creations await! I'm excited!

The new mystery quilt, BOM, my usual charity sewing (which is being neglected), at least two UFO's (I hereby pledge :? )...

4 Things:
A Wedding Quilt for my brother and his fiance
Catch up on a Round Robin
Quilt and Bind a "big boy bed" quilt for my son
T-Shirt Quilt for my Grandma made of all the T-shirts she's received from various Casinos
I have a few other projects, but these are the ones that need to be done by the end of May. :)

I have LOTS of UFO's to work on ...

i will be working for UFO's and hand quilting on Mom's quilt that I have on the quilting frame. I hope to get alot done this winter.

I'm going to be on a search for the right fabric to do a OBW for myself. Other than that, not really sure. Just need to work on getting some of this fabric used up. I found a bin full of really old fabric that I'm thinking would be neat to make a dresdan quilt(would look so vintage :) ).

Make scrappy 9 Patch, Log Cabin tops etc. for Baby quilts.
Handquilt 2 "Freddy Moran" type tops already pieced.
Complete a vintage Dresden Plate top.
Piece and quilt a non-traditional quilt from the book by Freddie Moran and
Gwen Marston "Collaborative Quilting" for fall 2011 area Quilt Show.
Whew .... that is at least a start, right?
In meantime I machine quilt for others.

A giant Dahlia wall hanging, with puffy petals

Nanc

Well, I told my sisters I would make them quilts for next Christmas. Two of them are thrilled but the third said no thanks. So I have 2 queen sized quilts to make before next Christmas. I would really love to finish all of my current UFOs. Then I would like to make a Hunters Star quilt for our king sized bed. Plus I have an online store so I need to make some things for that and hopefully stuff will start selling! Sounds like I have a busy year planned as do many of you!

I have two new patterns with cutting templates I want to try.
Two new classes to plan for
New Accuquilt Studio Cutting System to learn
yard and yards of fabric to cut into jelly rolls and other shapes.
and........get back to my crib quilts. I am behind.
Havn't done as many this year as I did last. 100 last yr to one hospital.......only about 25 this yr.