Review and I resolve....

A few resolutions for the new year....maybe I can keep a few of these.  And maybe you can find one that fits you.
I resolve.....

• To look forward, and watch where I step.
• To love others.
• To buy fabric that I don't really need.
• To appreciate others and say Thank You more often.
• To start projects that I really want to make.
• To sew as much as I have time for.....no, make that to sew a lot!
• To eat chocolate in any form, at any time, to heck with the calories.
• To admit my mistakes.
• To make others smile.....as I laugh at myself.
• To be a goofball or a slug, depending on my mood.
• To keep my promises.
• To just say "No" when I don't want to do something...I am old enough to not need an excuse.
• To enjoy the good moments and cry through the bad ones.
• To read a few good books, bake bread, and buy more fabric and thread.
• To change the batteries in my computer mouse before it dies.
• To believe I can make a difference.
• To know when to keep my mouth shut.  Okay, maybe this one is already broken.
• To make quilts!

    I will call 2014 the Year of the Feather....I improved so much.  I put feathers in almost everything.  Here are a few high points.  

   The border of the Whopper quilt, aka The Buzz Saw, was filled with endless feathers.  Frosty Morn has feathers in the diagonal bands. And Mid-Winter Dreams got feathers in the border.  

   When Evening Comes is a repeat of the pattern used in Frosty Morn.  No feathers but a stylized vine of leaves was used in the light diagonal area.  

I absolutely love this pattern, and will make another one I am sure.

  

    A Nickle Saved was a Let's Book It project.  Charms squares...5" size equals a nickle to me....and lots of 1" strips make a quick quilt to share as a donation quilt.

My favorite small project was Charming Bricks.   It was another Let's Book It project, inspired by the smaller version done as a table topper.  And I seem to have lost the photo of the small one.  

   A lot of photos were "misplaced" on the computer this spring when Wonder Geek and Sir Old Man rebuilt my computer.  I know the photos are there somewhere....I just can't seem to find them.  A small price to pay for a better working computer.  

   The two cascade projects......one of light and one of dark blooms....come in second favorite.  I enjoyed playing around with the design on these.  Creating the wavy design was not as easy as I expected.  

   How do I pick a favorite?  At least I can say this one ranks up there high on the list.  Tripping Through the Flowers is my banner header now.   Small Trip Around the World blocks were done in floral fabrics.  This one is really me.  

  Next year....no, this year will have more floral quilts and projects.  And scraps.....where do they come from?  Ah, yes, from those quilts I make!  You can't have one without the other, it seems.  So I plan on making a ton of slabs to get the strips and strings under control.  Then I will set them aside for a while.  A couple of things need to be quilted and then on to new projects......  

a log cabin, and  an Irish Chain are planned.  There is also  the new Free Motion Challenge to participate in at Quiltshopgal----formerly  SewCalGal.  Monthly Linky parties, and all kinds of prizes too.  I plan on following and learning...no prize needed for me.  Inspiration is always a plus in my book.

   So it is 2015......how did that happen?    I put up the new calendar and that always amazes me.  Seeing that new number is mind numbing sometimes.  So I leave you with this thought.....

   Time should not be measured in years, but by the footprints (and quilts) we leave behind.  As long as I am walking, time is mine!  Happy stitching.