2012 Goals update...and some new WIPs

ok...so here we go...my monthly review of my goals for 2012 (last updated here):

1.  Finish T's Quilt (hasn't been touched since December 10th 2011) lots of progress made...should be finishing up soon!

2.  Finish OUR Quilt (not touched since August 2011) untouched still

3.  Complete at least 2 FWQAL blocks a month (this was becoming an overwhelming project last year, so I'm hoping to keep it honest and accept that it won't be 2 blocks a week!) got 2 more done for February!

4.  Blog at least once a week missed last week, but I was recovering from the nasty cold and catching up at work...so I'm giving myself a pass on this one for right now

5.  Complete Pinocchio Cross Stitch did a little bit of stitching early in February...found an error...and haven't touched it since...this may be a road trip project...when and if we go on a road trip

6.  Relocate sewing space to craft room (currently sew in the living room, and rarely use my office/craft room...I want that changed!  will also require a LOT of reorganizing and cleaning and getting rid of stuff!) did some clearing out, got rid of some stuff...still lots more to do!

7.  Make a Christmas Quilt in time for it to be used at Christmas!  (so wanted to do this last year...didn't get around to it!) nothing so far

8.  Make at least one quilt just for me! not yet!

9.  Attempt applique on at least one quilt (mini-quilt would work here!) same as above

10.  Make Swoon Terrain Quilt in progress as part of the Swoon-along, 6 of 9 completed, #7 in progress!

11.  Attempt FMQ!  DONE!  

12.  Quilt and bind Girls SQ (before Halloween!) nothing so far

13.  Finish White Rabbit Surprise/Strawberry Swoon (at least do something with the blocks that have been made!) nada

So not a ton of progress made on the goals...BUT...maybe if I didn't keep starting new projects in the middle of trying to complete some other projects!  This week I've worked on this:

Paris Race (using this video) for Girl...

I saw the video...and desperately wanted to try making one...so I let Girl pick a jelly roll (Pom Pom de Paris) and away I went while watching the Daytona 500 this past Monday...and I  took way more than an hour...but before the race ended...I had a completed quilt top!  I will definitely try this again!

and I just started this for my Sis who has moved into a new house and has new furniture...and now needs a new quilt to go with it all!  

I have a hard deadline for the above quilt, as in a few weeks I'll actually get to see my Sis...so other goals may get pushed to the side (again!).  Fabric is Curious Nature by Parson Gray (love love love this fabric!) and the quilt pattern is City Lights from the book City Quilts by Cherri House.

That's it for now!  Hope you have a great rest of your weekend!

maybe i shouldn't have had sniff in the last title

because a week later...i have a cold...yuck...one of those home from work, swimming in vitamin C with a rudolph red nose...bleh...and drinking some of these:

not bad at all i must say! (the smoothie...not the rest of the cold)

anyways...i'd love to be taking this time at home to sew...but i have work to do for my real job...so i get to do that instead...but here is what i've been up to:

got several rows of Deploy-T done (didn't finish it while she was in town visiting...but making progress towards finishing!)

and i'm staring at these:

which will turn into Block #6 of the Terrain Swoon quilt...

hopefully I get some time to sew soon...

even more so, I really really hope that I get over this cold REALLY soon!

Grrrrrrr! Sniff...

So I had this plan...get all the base piecing done...get Deploy-T all laid out...and then assemble quilt top...I got 2 of the 3 done...

(pic via Instagram...a lovely app I downloaded as soon as I got my iPhone!)

See!  had everything ready to go...and then my temporary design wall gave way...and most of those lovely fabric squares ended up on the floor...and not just once...or even twice...so now it's all sitting in one big lump on my sewing table...and I can hardly look at it!  let alone put it all back together...and I really need to get working on it!  But the LO was almost perfect (needed a few swapped around...but nothing major!)...and I just hate the idea of messing with it and trying to figure it all out again...so for now I shall pout...and remember that tomorrow is another day...this is the least of my worries...and the recipient will love it no matter what!

Deploy-T Quilt

Wow!  What a fab day ahead of me!  Lots of plans with family and friends, so time for a quick post (that I should have done yesterday...but oh well!).  So...I've been working hard at trying to accomplish one of my 2012 goals...complete T's Quilt!  This quilt was originally on the plan from way back over here (all the way down at the bottom of that post)...and now it's February (of a different year!) and I think I'll finally get it finished!

This is what this quilt looked like for a very long time:

A lovely stack of fabric that had almost all been cut.  But thankfully I did get some work done on it in early December (no pics)...but that was about it...until yesterday...where I really got cracking!

I finished up the cutting, have about 75% of the piecing done...and hopefully before T comes to visit next week...I'll have a completely done quilt!

The fabric is Flora by Lauren and Jessi Jung that I purchased last October.  I have named the quilt Deploy-T as it is intended to be something she can take with her on her next deployment!

Alrighty then...off I go...busy busy day ahead of me!