Thursday, December 29, 2011

Happy New Year ( almost)

Just a few more days and the new year will be here... bringing new goals... new ideas...and new creativity.

I've decided that my Goals for 2012 will be:

Finish up ALL the UFO's that are laying around.... this includes quilted...sewn.. knitted..crocheted and embroidered........

Organize the sewing pit........ so maybe it won't resemble a pit so much

And for the first 6 months of the year.... concentrate on ME! I have ideas for several throws I want to make for ME........a new shower curtain for MY bathroom....knit slippers for MY feet..... you get the idea.......

Dear Jane and Farmers Wife Samplers will get a few more blocks added to them.... The Hobo Quilt will get a few blocks made and I'll do a couple more Civil War blocks....

I will shop my stash before I shop the stores......and the scraps that have once again accumulated will be reduced to crumbs!

If you figure that there are 1,584 square inches to a yard of fabric.... and that fabric costs anywhere from 6 to 12 dollars a yard... one square in of fabric equals a penny....... now that doesn't sound like much.... BUT..... a 2 1/2" square equates to about 6 cents....... a 3 x 5 scrap is worth 15 cents... a fat 1/8th is about 1.89.... so using up those scraps is a definite money saver!! Lots of projects can be made from these precious little bundles.... now personally, I don't save anything under a 2 1/2" square.... small crumbs and bits go into a 12 x 12 muslin bag along with snips and trims and when full... it gets sewn shut and sent to the animal shelter to be used as a comfort pillow for the strays.......

So there you have it....... last year I completed 13 ufo's........ we'll see what's in the box to be finished up this year.........

Progress will be posted........weekly.... perhaps..... maybe every other week.... pictures will be taken and put here and on flickr....... ideas will be gathered...and creativity will blossom!!!!

All in all it will be a good year!

Be safe... be warm... be healthy... be happy.... have a wonderful 2012