Happy New Year everyone! I really want to thank those of you who read my blog for sticking with me this year. I am planning on doing more how-tos, reviews, and showing progress on my quilts this year. I am expecting and declaring that 2018 will be one of the best from start to finish for me, my family, and all my friends.
I have a lot of fun planned for 2018 and I want to share the quilting/sewing part of it with my readers. I’m putting this in a list format and we’ll talk more about these over the next few months.
Two Quilt Shows I’m planning to attend. Will you be there?
- Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival 22 Feb-27 Feb. I’m hopeful of having my current quilt in this show. I’m also hoping one of my friends will be accompanying me.
- International Quilt Festival in Houston, Nov 7-11. Again, I am working on a quilt for this show. We’ll see if I make it on time. But I also am planning on entering Pendragon in this show.
Classes/Workshops I’m Developing…Not sure where or even if these will happen, but I’ll let you know along the way:
- Basic free motion quilting for the new sit-down quilter
- (Intermediate) Organic Free Motion and Other Quilting
- A Demo-Lecture on Surface Design and Embellishment for Fabric Art
- Machine Applique…Multiple Methods and When to Use Each One
- Make a Quilted Bag
Books already started I hope to finish:
- Quilting for Fabric Art
- Machine Applique…Multiple Methods and When to Use Each One
- Surface Design and Embellishment for Fabric Art
And most importantly quilts I am making or hope to make in 2018:
- The one for MAQF (it’s a secret until after the judging, then I will blog about it)
- Bayou quilt based on Joel Christopher Paynes artwork I bought the right for one quilt
- A fourth, and possibly fifth, deep space quilt. I hope to get the fourth one made for MQX East to celebrate its space theme
- I have a bunch more show quilts, so we will see what I manage to make beyond the three above.
- Several utility quilts, including one for my own bed and periodically make up a fast charity quilt.
- I have dropped two sizes in 2017, still have a long ways to go, but I need to make a few nice new clothing items for me.
Sew Happy in the New Year Everyone! May your dreams be met, your life be full of love, and your year fun and simply lovely!
By the way, I need some funds to help me keep my dreams for 2018 going, so I am hoping to sell several of my quilts this year to finance my attending the Houston show and keep me in stitches (LOL) and make room in my house for more. You can see which ones on my website gallery…just scroll over the quilt and you can see the price and size. Contact me if you are interested in one and maybe we can work something out that suits your budget. I’ve instituted a lay away plan for the quilts.