2021 Challenges

2021 Challenges 

This is a new year of challenges and I did it again.

I'm joining in more than I can possibly get done.

But, if it motivates me to complete more than I would, then I will count it as a success!

All People Quilt 2021 Challenge

1. Cheyenne Grad Quilt

February 2. Oasis Cover

3. Scooter Bag

4. Tree genealogy

5. Stonehenge Pillow

6. Fish Bowl

January 7. Zippered Pillows

8. Football Pillow

9. Patriotic Coasters

10. Jo's Club Blue HST

11. Round Pillow

12. Memory Pillow/Bear

HCMQG

January #90 John Deere Baby Quilt

February #Hive Mind

Stashbuster

January # 9 Round Pillow

January #42 Crocheted Pillow

February # 4 A Little Bit Shorter Tree

February #60 Flower Shop Quilt

One Monthly Goal

January - Trees Quilt

February - Ashley's Round pillow

Quilting Gail PhD

This is a new one for me.

She suggests listing 12 items and being able to change them if you want.

My list, as of now, is as follows:

1. Orphan blocks

  

I'll be working on these all year long.

My guild is doing a challenge with orphan blocks, so this helps that too.

2. iron caddy

January 3. Table Graces

Finished a little late or a lot early for Christmas

February 4. A Little Bit Shorter Tree

5. Christmas - Nature Gift

6. Christmas Embroidery

7. Snowman Ornaments

8. Tree Genealogy

9. Quilter Wall Hanging

10. Rob Peter

11. Paris

March 12. Patriotic Coasters

Last UFO of January

 In the knick of time....

This is Kimberly Einmo Design.

I've been calling it trees, but it is Perfect Pines.

Trees

I had Trees on the design wall for a long time

It has been ready to quilt for this month.

I finally got it quilted and hope to bind it tonight.

As I'm quilting along, I run out of bobbin.

After a bobbin change, it is quilted.

Stash Report #5

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	Used this Week:	4.07 yards
	Used year to Date:	16.55 yards
	Net Stash used in January	11.30 yards
	Added this Week:	0.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	5.25 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	188.70 yards
	Net Used in 2021:	11.30 yards

   

 

 

Five pillow shams from UFOs

 

 

Four postcard swaps.

I was late on most of them.

I had motivation problems and inspiration problems.

But I figured it out, and they are all mailed.

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	125
	Perimeter in inches:	6631
	Number of UFOs finished this year: UFO Yardage Used:	5.5 5.83
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	35%
	Number of Bobbins Used this week:	5
	Number of Bobbins Used this year:	13
	Number of Spools Used this week: Number of Spools Used this year:	0 1

Kate at Life in Pieces is doing the challenge of 15 minutes of sewing.

	Days of Stitching 2021: Number of Days this week: Number of Days this year: Days Organizing 2021: Number of Days this week: Number of Days this year:	30/30 7/7 100% 30/30 7/7 100%

I am working each day, even if it is only for 15-30 minutes.

It makes a difference.

Motivation comes when there is progress.

Quilting is more fun than Housework has us working on scraps.

Hearts were made from scraps.

This was in the hoop.

Not a great experience.

Kimberbell design customer service was lacking, in my opinion.

The bottom line, they want me to find a one needle machine to use their designs.

😞

I think they are doing false advertisement by not stating their designs are not made for multi-needle embroidery machines.

It turned out nice, just not for a multi-needle machine.

Completions

Grannie's Block of the Week (BOW) Block #1

 

Two pillow covers from orphan blocks.

 

Postcards and more

Another guild challenge idea.

I had these hearts cut out and put netting over the top.

I quilted it with organic quilting.

Postcards galore.

Dark Skies

Masquerade

Recycled

Year of the Ox 

I had this crocheted piece leftover for 30 years.

DD wanted it on a pillow.

She is 21 and I think it was 10 years ago she said she liked it and wanted a pillow.

Finally, it is stitched on the pillow and finished with a little quilting around it.

Two UFO pillows.

Embroidery

 I've been running the embroidery machine

I made some postcards, which I'll show when they are finished.

I made this little heart mug rug all in the hoop of the embroidery machine.

It is a Kimberbell Design.

I'm frustrated with this company.

The in the hoop design does not stop at a color change.

It has to be manually stopped to go to the next step.

It is frustrating that when contacting the customer care that they can't answer simple questions.

They give the "well each machine is different" answer.

They do not comprehend the questions.

They can't seem to listen to the answer to get the information they might need.

They go back to the answer they are giving instead of the answer I am giving.

They want a video of the machine running and not stopping.

It makes no sense to me and I'm not sure I'll be doing any more of their designs.

Sorry for the rant.

I can't abide a company making it difficult for their customers.

This one takes the cake.

Update: Their program is not meant for multi-needle machines.

Why is that not on the packaging?

I bought more than one of them and now I'm not sure if they should be used.

Monday Design Wall

    I'm linking to 

Small Quilts and Doll Quilts Design Wall Monday and Monday Making.

MY main design wall has some orphan blocks on it.

One of the challenges for the New Braunfels Area Quilt Guild is to find your orphan blocks and do something with them.

  

I did make two pillow covers on Friday.

I have 3 or 4 prepped for next Friday.

Then, a challenge for the Hill Country Mod Quilt Guild to make something with hearts.

I'm still having trouble figuring out how to do what I want to do with these hearts.

Then, the blue on the right is from that last T-shirt quilt.

I forgot the zipper on Friday, so I had to bring it home.

I'll add a zipper at the bottom and then cut to size before I sew the last two sides.

Hopefully, it will be done today.

Stash Report #4

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	Used this Week:	4.30 yards
	Used year to Date:	12.48 yards
	Net Stash used in January	7.23 yards
	Added this Week:	0.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	5.25 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	192.77 yards
	Net Used in 2021:	7.23 yards

 

  

I finally finished the little John Deere Baby quilt

This is an embroidery stitch out that I kept and made into a pillow sham.

This was leftover from a quilt I made 4-5 years ago.

It is another little pillow sham.

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	105
	Perimeter in inches:	6029
	Number of UFOs finished this year: UFO Yardage Used:	2 3.67
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	31%
	Number of Bobbins Used this week:	1
	Number of Bobbins Used this year:	8
	Number of Spools Used this week: Number of Spools Used this year:	1 1

Kate at Life in Pieces is doing the challenge of 15 minutes of sewing.

	Days of Stitching 2021: Number of Days this week: Number of Days this year: Days Organizing 2021: Number of Days this week: Number of Days this year:	23/23 7/7 100% 23/23 7/7 100%

I am making progress.

I seem to not have the motivation to work as long as I normally work.

Quilting is more fun than Housework has us working on scraps.

Those pillow shams above were made using strips from my scrap bins.

John Deere Done

I finally finished the binding on the little John Deere baby quilt.

 

John Deere

It's been loaded for a while.

I finally got it quilted today. Now to get the binding ready.

I might get it bound while waiting for DH's dental surgery tomorrow.

 

Design Wall Monday

   I'm linking to 

Small Quilts and Doll Quilts Design Wall Monday and Monday Making.

MY main design wall has some orphan blocks on it.

One of the challenges for the New Braunfels Area Quilt Guild is to find your orphan blocks and do something with them.

I have some that will lend themselves to table runners.

I have some that will lend themselves to pillow covers.

So, this month I'll work on getting some of those blocks out of my cabinet.

I'll tell you a little secret, these are not all of my orphans. 😒

For my other design wall, I have a completed quilt top that will be coming down today.

Then, a challenge for the Hill Country Mod Quilt Group to make something with hearts.

These are applique and embroidered hearts that I'll either make some pillows or a quilt.

I'm not completely sure yet.

Trees

I finished the center of the Trees quilt.

This is a Kimberly Einmo quilt class I took.

Have the outside border to go.

 

Stash Report #3

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It's been a slow week.

	Used this Week:	1.92 yards
	Used year to Date:	8.18 yards
	Net Stash used in January	2.93 yards
	Added this Week:	5.25 yards
	Added Year to Date:	5.25 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	197.07 yards
	Net Used in 2020	2.93 yards

 

  

I didn't take photos of all the things I'm working on.

I did make two towel boas for myself.

I finished a set of placemats.

I would rather have had the colors alternate than what the pattern called for.

I also made a few more of the travel kleenex covers.

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	94
	Perimeter in inches:	1299
	Number of UFOs finished this year: UFO Yardage Used:	1 0.38
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	5%
	Number of Bobbins Used this week:	3
	Number of Bobbins Used this year:	7
	Number of Spools Used this week: Number of Spools Used this year:	0 0

Kate at Life in Pieces is doing the challenge of 15 minutes of sewing.

	Days of Stitching 2021: Number of Days this week: Number of Days this year: Days Organizing 2021: Number of Days this week: Number of Days this year:	16/16 7/7 100% 16/16 7/7 100%

I am making progress.

I seem to not have the motivation to work as long as I normally work.

Quilting is more fun than Housework has us working on scraps.

I haven't been working with my scraps this week. :(