January 2021 Goals

 

Welcome back! January's goals were to get a binding done on a charity quilt, complete a Lucy Boston block, finish my son's quilt and participate in the Sew by Row Stitch A Long with the Fat Quarter Shop. 

So how did I do? 

1.    The binding is made for the charity quilt but it is not on the quilt yet. My QBF has the charity quilt and I could not get my act together to get the quilt from her to bind, so I will be adding that to my list of February goals. 

 2.    Completed Lucy Boston Block! 

3.    My son's quilts is still MIA. I am hopeful I will find the missing quilt someday.  Just did not happen this month. 

4.    The Sew by Row SAL is going well. It is in week 4 and I am keeping up with it. (Pssst...There is a lot of stitches in those sewing machines.)  This will also be on my goal list for next month since the SAL ends on February 24th. 

I am happy with my the the goals I have met for January. 

I am linking up with Elm Street Quilts for One Monthly Goal. https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/

Thank you for visiting and see you in February! 

~Christine~ 

Totally Useless Stitch-A-Long January 2021

 Welcome to the first posting of the TUSAL (Totally Useless Stitch A Long) for 2021!

The TUSAL was started by It's Daffycat, a fellow blogger. It is all about saving your ORTs, (Old Ratty Threads), those cast-off thread ends which are than saved in a jar next to your sewing spot.  Saving these threads in one place creates a collection of colorful threads and they don't end up all over the place, on your clothing, sofa, floor, etc..... And you might just forget a stitch and need a little piece of thread to finish a cross stitch project. Some stitchers have made them into ornaments and save them from year to year.  It is fun to see all the different thread colors!  I emptied my jar on December 30th to have a fresh start on January 1st. 

So on or about each New Moon, I will be posting a picture of my ORTs jar. This month the New Moon is January 13th. 

Here are my ORTs from January 1st until January 13th: 

I am loving the colors already. 

The next New Moon is February 11th, 2021. 

Thank you for visiting and happy stitching! 

Christine 

New Year! New Start!

Happy New Year! 

I am linking up with Elm Street Quilts for One Monthly Goal. 

https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2020/12/one-monthly-goal-january-link-up.html Linking Up with Elm Street Quilts

January 2021 Goals

1.    Getting the binding done on a charity quilt. I volunteered to help finish 3 child size quits that were donated to the Evening Start Quilters Guild. I will be doing the binding on the quilts. One is ready for the binding. This is a picture of the quilt which my friend, Mary Mack Made Mine quilted on her longarm.

This is the fabric I will be using for the binding from my stash. 

2.    Completing a Lucy Boston Block. This is the fabric I am using.

3.    Finishing my son's quilt but first I have to find it. I must of put it in a safe spot and now I don't remember where? I started this quilt as a high school graduation present and two years ago he graduated from college. His birthday is this month so I really need to finish this quilt before it turns into a wedding gift. No, he is not getting married. LOL!   (no picture) 

4.    I am also participating in the Sew by Row SAL with the Fat Quarter Shop.

Good luck to all with their OMG! 

Happy Stitching! 

Christine