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2009 - A Year of Transition
On Tue, 5 May 2009 16:17:06 -0500, Dannielle wrote
(in article ): No, I didn't mark it off topic, 'cause it isn't! I have been a long time piecer. Not much of a finisher, of most things. However, for some reason, this year is starting out to be a bit different than most. Maybe because of the past six or seven months that have been really rotten for me (is has gotten much better the past couple of months though). Maybe I've hit an age where I see things a bit differently, maybe it's because I'm about to (finally) get my college degree and am scared to death of what comes next. Who knows! This year, I am finishing things. I have finished two baby panel quilts that I have had for about 5 years, and I have a third one that is just waiting for its binding, I just can't decide which fabric will be the lucky winner. All three, plus one that has been finished for awhile, will be sold. I have a Turning Twenty quilt waiting to be layered and basted, but all of my basting pins are in another quilt at the moment. Don't care much for this one, so it'll be sold. The pins? Oh they are in the first big quilt top I ever pieced! It's a twin size ribbon block in some Robyn Pandolph fabrics that I love. I made it when my DD was just a babe, and she's heading off to Kindergarten this fall! I have chosen to hand quilt this one, so it'll be traveling with me to my mother's this summer. I hope to have it finished before DD graduates from college! Who's it for? ME! I have finally put all the blocks together from the Black, White and Red All Over block swap that happened in 2006. I had a problem with one of the blocks and it took me a while to figure out how to fix it. I just put the first border on today, now I need to measure and see how much more border is necessary. This one belongs to my DS. I have a rainbow log cabin for a new baby that is waiting patiently for backing, basting and quilting. Again, it's going to my mother's with me. The baby shouldn't be along until later this summer. I loved the block so much, that I have another 48 in progress. (That one hasn't said anything about an owner yet. I'll have to wait and see.) I have a batik butterfly star quilt that I have managed to get all the blocks assembled and am in the border stage with it as well. Not sure about the owner of this one yet either. Might be DD's. I have a blue and white Irish chain quilt that is still glaring at me. It's gonna wait awhile longer, but I'll get to it soon enough. I just want to finish up the ones above first. It was supposed to be a wedding gift. I think they've been married about three years now. Oops. Maybe it'll find a new home, but it's supposed to be a queen sized quilt! And when I feel like banging my head against the wall, I have my Light From Within quilt to work on. It would be great it I could actually get those squares the right size. I am unsewing more than sewing on this one! I have two quilt tops that are being hand pieced. One is a foundation pieced block from Carol Doak. It looks very Christmasy, and I have all the blocks done, I am now working on sashing. The other hand pieced project is One Thousand Pyramids. It's a perpetual project and I don't expect to finish it this year, or next, or the next after that....It keeps me busy when I am waiting for appointments and such. Or just want easy work whilst watching the television. I have a few stitched pieces around that I grab from time to time when I don't want to quilt, but still need to keep my hands busy. One is the Christmas House, and I'm itching to finish that one, hopefully in time to put in the fair this fall. If not, there's always next year, right? My biggest accomplishment this year will be my bachelor's degree. I have been in school for much longer than I care to admit. Many mistakes have been made, many I will be paying for for the rest of my life. But I will have my degree, there will be no reason for my children to not make something of themselves...'cause if their dumb mom can do it, so can they! What's on your list? Dannielle I have so many projects half done that I can't count them all. In the near term I've a skirt to finish hemming and blouse to make. Then some baby blankets and 2 baby quilts. Also would like to finish hand quilting my teapots quilt. Beyond that, who knows? I just keep taking stuff out of the pile in my WIP laundry basket and hope for the best. Maureen |
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You're an inspiration!
I have a 1000 Pyramids going too, hand project for the very same reasons :-) Pretty much caught up on quilting tops, but there are always more coming along. Nearly done with the BOM from the Nancy Rinks website http://www.nancyrinkdesigns.com/free.html (thanks to the person who sent that link) -it just needs a border, and I don't like the one in the photo. And there's a split 9-patch ongoing, my leaders and enders project du jour. Apart from that, I'm knitting a lot. Roberta in D On Tue, 5 May 2009 14:17:06 -0700 (PDT), Dannielle wrote: No, I didn't mark it off topic, 'cause it isn't! I have been a long time piecer. Not much of a finisher, of most things. However, for some reason, this year is starting out to be a bit different than most. Maybe because of the past six or seven months that have been really rotten for me (is has gotten much better the past couple of months though). Maybe I've hit an age where I see things a bit differently, maybe it's because I'm about to (finally) get my college degree and am scared to death of what comes next. Who knows! This year, I am finishing things. I have finished two baby panel quilts that I have had for about 5 years, and I have a third one that is just waiting for its binding, I just can't decide which fabric will be the lucky winner. All three, plus one that has been finished for awhile, will be sold. I have a Turning Twenty quilt waiting to be layered and basted, but all of my basting pins are in another quilt at the moment. Don't care much for this one, so it'll be sold. The pins? Oh they are in the first big quilt top I ever pieced! It's a twin size ribbon block in some Robyn Pandolph fabrics that I love. I made it when my DD was just a babe, and she's heading off to Kindergarten this fall! I have chosen to hand quilt this one, so it'll be traveling with me to my mother's this summer. I hope to have it finished before DD graduates from college! Who's it for? ME! I have finally put all the blocks together from the Black, White and Red All Over block swap that happened in 2006. I had a problem with one of the blocks and it took me a while to figure out how to fix it. I just put the first border on today, now I need to measure and see how much more border is necessary. This one belongs to my DS. I have a rainbow log cabin for a new baby that is waiting patiently for backing, basting and quilting. Again, it's going to my mother's with me. The baby shouldn't be along until later this summer. I loved the block so much, that I have another 48 in progress. (That one hasn't said anything about an owner yet. I'll have to wait and see.) I have a batik butterfly star quilt that I have managed to get all the blocks assembled and am in the border stage with it as well. Not sure about the owner of this one yet either. Might be DD's. I have a blue and white Irish chain quilt that is still glaring at me. It's gonna wait awhile longer, but I'll get to it soon enough. I just want to finish up the ones above first. It was supposed to be a wedding gift. I think they've been married about three years now. Oops. Maybe it'll find a new home, but it's supposed to be a queen sized quilt! And when I feel like banging my head against the wall, I have my Light From Within quilt to work on. It would be great it I could actually get those squares the right size. I am unsewing more than sewing on this one! I have two quilt tops that are being hand pieced. One is a foundation pieced block from Carol Doak. It looks very Christmasy, and I have all the blocks done, I am now working on sashing. The other hand pieced project is One Thousand Pyramids. It's a perpetual project and I don't expect to finish it this year, or next, or the next after that....It keeps me busy when I am waiting for appointments and such. Or just want easy work whilst watching the television. I have a few stitched pieces around that I grab from time to time when I don't want to quilt, but still need to keep my hands busy. One is the Christmas House, and I'm itching to finish that one, hopefully in time to put in the fair this fall. If not, there's always next year, right? My biggest accomplishment this year will be my bachelor's degree. I have been in school for much longer than I care to admit. Many mistakes have been made, many I will be paying for for the rest of my life. But I will have my degree, there will be no reason for my children to not make something of themselves...'cause if their dumb mom can do it, so can they! What's on your list? Dannielle |
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Dannielle, I'm going to copy what every body else is saying and tell
you that the quilts are beautiful and you are inspirational and amazing. And then I'm going to tell you that you are far from dumb. You are one smart cookie, clearly. And as for your kids -- well, they're just going to do what they do and who knows what road is the best one for them. Sometimes life requires a different kind of education before we get to go to school. Good work! Sunny |
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Dannielle wrote:
No, I didn't mark it off topic, 'cause it isn't! I have been a long time piecer. Not much of a finisher, of most things. However, for some reason, this year is starting out to be a bit different than most. Maybe because of the past six or seven months that have been really rotten for me (is has gotten much better the past couple of months though). Maybe I've hit an age where I see things a bit differently, maybe it's because I'm about to (finally) get my college degree and am scared to death of what comes next. Who knows! This year, I am finishing things. I have finished two baby panel quilts that I have had for about 5 years, and I have a third one that is just waiting for its binding, I just can't decide which fabric will be the lucky winner. All three, plus one that has been finished for awhile, will be sold. I have a Turning Twenty quilt waiting to be layered and basted, but all of my basting pins are in another quilt at the moment. Don't care much for this one, so it'll be sold. The pins? Oh they are in the first big quilt top I ever pieced! It's a twin size ribbon block in some Robyn Pandolph fabrics that I love. I made it when my DD was just a babe, and she's heading off to Kindergarten this fall! I have chosen to hand quilt this one, so it'll be traveling with me to my mother's this summer. I hope to have it finished before DD graduates from college! Who's it for? ME! I have finally put all the blocks together from the Black, White and Red All Over block swap that happened in 2006. I had a problem with one of the blocks and it took me a while to figure out how to fix it. I just put the first border on today, now I need to measure and see how much more border is necessary. This one belongs to my DS. I have a rainbow log cabin for a new baby that is waiting patiently for backing, basting and quilting. Again, it's going to my mother's with me. The baby shouldn't be along until later this summer. I loved the block so much, that I have another 48 in progress. (That one hasn't said anything about an owner yet. I'll have to wait and see.) I have a batik butterfly star quilt that I have managed to get all the blocks assembled and am in the border stage with it as well. Not sure about the owner of this one yet either. Might be DD's. I have a blue and white Irish chain quilt that is still glaring at me. It's gonna wait awhile longer, but I'll get to it soon enough. I just want to finish up the ones above first. It was supposed to be a wedding gift. I think they've been married about three years now. Oops. Maybe it'll find a new home, but it's supposed to be a queen sized quilt! And when I feel like banging my head against the wall, I have my Light From Within quilt to work on. It would be great it I could actually get those squares the right size. I am unsewing more than sewing on this one! I have two quilt tops that are being hand pieced. One is a foundation pieced block from Carol Doak. It looks very Christmasy, and I have all the blocks done, I am now working on sashing. The other hand pieced project is One Thousand Pyramids. It's a perpetual project and I don't expect to finish it this year, or next, or the next after that....It keeps me busy when I am waiting for appointments and such. Or just want easy work whilst watching the television. I have a few stitched pieces around that I grab from time to time when I don't want to quilt, but still need to keep my hands busy. One is the Christmas House, and I'm itching to finish that one, hopefully in time to put in the fair this fall. If not, there's always next year, right? My biggest accomplishment this year will be my bachelor's degree. I have been in school for much longer than I care to admit. Many mistakes have been made, many I will be paying for for the rest of my life. But I will have my degree, there will be no reason for my children to not make something of themselves...'cause if their dumb mom can do it, so can they! What's on your list? Dannielle Wow Danielle! What a list! And many, many congrats on finishing your bachelor's degree. It took me 10 years to get mine AFTER I finished my associate's, so I know what a long process it can't be. Makes you feel good, doesn't it? :-) Let's see as for my 2009 quilting related list.... I finished a summer weight king-sized, Starry Night on the Oregon Trail, which is now on the bed, and just in the nick of time since summer has arrived in southern NV. It's supposed to be 95 today. I'm about to finish the hand-pieced blocks (yes, I usually have one hand-piecing project going too) to Scrappy Star. I'm on the 3rd to the last one of 53 blocks. The blocks were cut out over 10 years ago, and endured two moves in the meantime. I'm estatic that I'll soon be piecing them together--which I will probably do on the sewing machine. There is a *chance* this quilt will be finished in 2009. I have my black, white, and red quilt top pieced. In fact, it's been pieced since soon after the swap. Unfortunately, it's been in my closet ever since. Part of the issue is that I was undecided about how to quilt it. Now that I've had a taste of free motion, it might prove to be my first free motion project. (One of those tops needs to volunteer, doesn't it?) The other thing is that this quilt really doesn't have a home. I love it, but it matches nothing I have. Still it would make a great throw, so.... I've started two quilts, one each for a married couple who are long-time friends. They don't do any textile related stuff and were so appreciative of a small Christmas wallhanging I made for them, that I decided they need quilts. I'll be surprised if the quilts are completed this year, but I do have a good start machine piecing the blocks for one of them. Last but not least, I'm working on a sampler from a your-pick swap. As I've decided to do a border of 6 inch butterfly blocks for it, I will be surprised if it is finished this year either. Thanks for the interesting topic! I'm looking forward to reading the other responses. Michelle in NV http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter |
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Oooh what a feast for the eyes, Danielle! You've got some real beauties
in there! I was intrigued to see that you put all the signature blocks on one end of the black, white, and red quilt. I would have never thought of that. I put some on both ends. Sometimes I think very symmetrically! LOL! Your stained glass quilt is absolutely gorgeous, and the tumbling blocks is very striking. Michelle in NV http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter dbeitzell wrote: As per your request: Ok, I updated my Webshots with the pictures I took today. You can find them at: http://community.webshots.com/user/dani41604 Maybe I should add that to my signature...if I knew how to do that! (I'll figure it out later, I have to study now!) Dannielle On May 5, 6:56 pm, "Louise in Iowa" wrote: Dannielle, I am in awe! I can't believe everything you've accomplished - maybe not completed, but certainly you've made steps in the right direction. You will promise to post pictures, won't you? In particular, I'm really looking forward to the Black, White, and Red All Over block swap quilt - I was a part of that one and can't wait to see what you've done with yours. Mine is still sitting in my "projects to get done" stack! Keep up the great work! -- Louise in Iowa nieland1390@mchsi dot comhttp://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa |
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Congratulations, Dannielle!
"Out of the strain of the Doing, into the peace of the Done," wrote Julia Louise Woodruff in 1910. Another online group has a "Fab 4" list as a motivator -- list 4 items that you will finish, and finish them. Gloat for a while, then create a new list. Nann On May 5, 4:17*pm, Dannielle wrote: No, I didn't mark it off topic, 'cause it isn't! I have been a long time piecer. *Not much of a finisher, of most things. *However, for some reason, this year is starting out to be a bit different than most. *Maybe because of the past six or seven months that have been really rotten for me (is has gotten much better the past couple of months though). *Maybe I've hit an age where I see things a bit differently, maybe it's because I'm about to (finally) get my college degree and am scared to death of what comes next. *Who knows! This year, I am finishing things. |
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On May 6, 4:02*pm, Nann wrote:
Congratulations, Dannielle! "Out of the strain of the Doing, into the peace of the Done," wrote Julia Louise Woodruff in 1910. Another online group has a "Fab 4" list as a motivator -- list 4 items that you will finish, and finish them. *Gloat for a while, then create a new list. Nann What a great idea, Nann!!! This is going to be my goal! i have so many WIP's and UFO's! I think I'll group them into 4's and take it from there. Thanks! amy in CNY (groups of 4, hmm...may take centuries.....) BEG |
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Would you like to join us on Get It Done In 2009? . Pat, If you are talking about the Yahoo! Group, then I am already on there. I probably need to update the database over there too, as I haven't been over there for awhile! Dannielle |
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On May 6, 11:25*am, Roberta Roberta@Home wrote:
You're an inspiration! I have a 1000 Pyramids going too, hand project for the very same reasons :-) Pretty much caught up on quilting tops, but there are always more coming along. Nearly done with the BOM from the Nancy Rinks websitehttp://www.nancyrinkdesigns.com/free.html(thanks to the person who sent that link) -it just needs a border, and I don't like the one in the photo. And there's a split 9-patch ongoing, my leaders and enders project du jour. Apart from that, I'm knitting a lot. Roberta in D How are you assembling your 1000 Pyramids? I've been putting mine into larger triangles, groups of 4, and am going to wait until they are all into that configuration before I try to assemble them further. I have seen some who put them together in rows, but I didn't think that was so portable for the way I work. Love the BOM link you sent! I can't wait to see what yours looks like! Dannielle |
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On May 6, 2:44*pm, onetexsun wrote:
Dannielle, I'm going to copy what every body else is saying and tell you that the quilts are beautiful and you are inspirational and amazing. And then I'm going to tell you that you are far from dumb. You are one smart cookie, clearly. And as for your kids -- well, they're just going to do what they do and who knows what road is the best one for them. Sometimes life requires a different kind of education before we get to go to school. Good work! Sunny And out of all the replies on here, I figured that you would be the one to pick up on that particular statement, Sunny! (or Polly, wasn't sure!). I know I'm not dumb, but I also know that all children think that their parents are dumb at some point in time (usually through their teens) so I couldn't resist throwing that in there! I did need a different type of education prior to college, but didn't get it. That's ok, I'll work with it anyway! Now, I cannot wait to hear about rusty rebar and how that happened! Is there a recipe or a website/book that you can share? Dannielle |
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