Well, I'm a Doofus!

Last month I finished my project and completely forgot to post it.  This month I finished my goal in the second week of the month.  I waited for the link to be posted so I could upload my information to the ALYOF site and I almost forgot again.  Getting old sucks!!  I wear glasses now, my boobs get caught in my shoe laces and I cannot remember anything.

So, this month's goal was to finish the first block of a project I started last year.  It is a wool applique project that was a monthly project through my local Quilt Shop, "The Christmas Goose."  There were a limited number of spots in the project because all the wool was hand dyed by Andrea, the owner of the shop.  Luckily for me someone backed out and I was able to step in.  I have never done wool applique before so this first block is quite crude.  I just saw another member's quilt blocks and she has all twelve finished and they are stunning.  I learned that I am doing it all wrong.  I was using floss the same color so you could not see my stitches.  TOTALLY NOT THE POINT HERE.  So, I will work harder on block number two and make sure to use contrasting floss to make everything pop.

You cannot really see in the picture but I even added some beads to the centers of the circles.  They really do make a difference in the, "Live" version.

Please do not think poorly of the quilt shop when you see my work.  If you saw a block from an experienced person you would be blown away.

Roses are red....

So, it is February in Las Vegas.  The temperature today was 78 degrees.  I miss winter.  Not the type of winter they are having in Boston but I would at least like to wear my beautiful winter coat once this year.

I guess since there will be no winter in Nevada this year I'll start working on my, "Summertime" wool applique again.  This was a BOM and I am a year behind. 

For my February goal I would like to complete the January block.  I have all the pieces cut and placed and I have a little bit of the hand applique finished so I need to complete the remainder of the hand stitching.

Summertime BOM Wool Applique

Completed January 2015 ALYOF Goal

Well, I had the project completed on time but I screwed up and forgot to post the darn thing.  So, I still want to make myself keep the posts going so I can at least show my work at the end of the year.  I picked these colors so they would match the breakfast area.  This was the easiest pattern and I hope to go back to UT to pick up more of the stuff that was inside.

Block Three of the Project of Doom

Here's block three...

Block three

Block Two of the Project of Doom

I completely forgot that I was posting these here.  I'm already working on block four and block five will be released in the morning.  I better get my butt in gear.

Block Two

Block One of the Project of Doom

I love paper piecing.  I do not do it nearly enough to be really good at it but this project should absolutely resolve that issue.

I am not a Harry Potter fan but I am not opposed to little guy either.  I think it was a combination of things really.  My son was too old to just sit and let me read to him but he wasn't old enough to take the books and read them himself.  And then when the movies came out we were seriously watching every single penny and movies were never in our budget.  Now he is almost seventeen and Harry Potter is sooo not cool.  I may actually go online and see if there is a way to watch all the movies just so I can get a better feel for this project, we'll see.

Anyway, I have always had a love of books and libraries.  I spent many, many, many days as a kid at our local library.  I even picked the house we purchased a few years ago because of the built in bookcases in the formal living room.  So, this project is right up my alley in that vein.  I was not happy last night when I was finishing this block as I thought it was much too busy.  But a quick text to Shirley for some constructive criticism proved to be just the ticket.  She gave me some sound advice, which I followed, and now I am very happy with the finished product. 

So without further a due (Insert drum roll here) I present block number one in the 2015 Project of Doom.



Paper Pieced Block Number One
 

January 2015 Goal

Hellloooo 2015!!  I am so happy to see you.

I love how we all think that turning a page on a calendar gives us a fresh start.  Does it really?  I mean is there any difference in what you were doing a week ago compared to today?

Hell yes there is!  There is, for whatever reason, a brand new sense of newness or fresh hope or whatever you would like to call it.  It may all just be a mind game that we all play but if so, I'm ready to roll the dice and take my turn.

I went to UT recently with some friends to visit quilt shops and we had a wonderful time and got a lot of inspiration from everything we saw.

I purchased a package of interfacing that was cut into four pieces perfect for place settings and they even came with quilt as you go pattern.  So, I have cut all my fabrics and started my setting of four.

My goal for January 2015 is to complete the set of four placemats.