lisae Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 You'll do all year. So the old saying goes. Our kids and granddaughter spent the night last night. After a lovely breakfast of pumpkin muffins, scrambled eggs and bacon everyone went home. I headed to the Quilt Cave and got busy! I put the binding on a quilt and I'm hand stitching it tonight. Then I prepped the next block in a hand appliqué project. Next, I put together the center of a cute quilt for my granddaughter. I think I have my bases covered! I got to spend time with my family and I got lots of good quilt time in. How about you? What did you do today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmwife Darlene Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I finished some felt coasters on my Milly and then loaded a memory quilt made of my dad's shirts to give to my sister. My oldest son also wanted me to patch his torn jeans. I've patched them so many times I'm putting patched over patches. Lol...... Hope this means I get more quilting time in 2013! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I sure hope that saying is true! I spent the morning quilting and then went to spend the afternoon with Kailey! It was a lovely day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoTech Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 DW has a policy of only making quilts from start to finish. She does not take in quilt tops for quilting. Well she made a quilt for a lady that was giving as a gift for her daughter. She delivered the finished quilt to customer and she loved it. Customer asked DW to look at this finished quilt she picked up at a thrift shop and would she add another back and quilt with a panto. DW felt sorry for this lady, Christmas and all, and said ok. I didn't think about it because of the holidays and DW asked me to help her today with the quilt. OMG this quilt was pieces of upholstery fabric sewn together, piecing was awful, it was wonky, i mean WONKY. Well it got done, I put a 5.0 needle in the Liberty to help with thick the fabric and seams. I reminded DW why we don't take in quilts to quilt and she agreed. I hope the customer is happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyh Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Well, I hope that is not true for the whole day! I spent most of the day quilting!( fantastic!!) I finished a quilt top, a year long BOM from a local quilt teacher, with fabric and pattern purchased. ( Yay, a finished quilt top!) I made so many cutting mistakes that I began wondering if I was losing my mind!! (I kept forgetting the rule, "measure twice, cut once"!) I had to make do with limited fabric leftovers to correct. (I will make sure my quilting covers this!) DH and I had a great dinner tonight, so I guess alls well that ends well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 The entire morning is spent in the kitchen to make lunch. We start the new year eating in the dining room (instead of the breakfast room) to get things started in the right direction. We always have company on this day - usually neighbors and such. The afternoon is spent watching bowl games on TV with company. I usually hand stitch or crochet while we watch. I never quilt on new years day (hmmmm, perhaps that is a situation I need to correct!!!!) We love New Years Day at my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestieMom Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I hope the saying is true, Lisa! I did two of my favorite things on New Year's Day...a started cutting fabric for a new quilt (yummy batiks) and spent the afternoon with family and friends...it was a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 New Years Day. Looked and looked for the embroidery CD for the Viking. Not Successful. Did some quilting using the QZ. Sewed some. Tried to figure out how to get the embroidery unit on and stitch patterns in the machine. Relaxed a bit. put odds and ends away. Avoided the 3 ball games he insisted on watching. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Hmmm...well I tried cleaning up in the studio and doing some organization while spending time with DH in between. I wouldn't mind doing more of both of those this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I went to a local quilt shop for her New Year's Day sale and left a few $$ there.............then I pieced a Mystery Quilt on and off most of the day. I had the TV on and sort of watched some ballgames as I pieced. I can't just sit and watch TV..........I have to have something in my hands or be at the sewing/quilting machine doing something. If I just sit, then the first thing I know I have food in my hands and that's NOT good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cblevins Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Gosh, I wish I had heard that saying before ! I was so lazy yesterday it was awful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I spent the morning on my long arm and then cooked and did applique during the early afternoon. Then over to the grandkids for christmas! Not a bad thing to do all year HOWEVER....my DH is sick with a bad cold so I hope that is not what he will be dealing with all year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Our day started with a trip to the coffee shop with DH and our boxer dog, Sid. No coffee for Sid, he's wired already! Then I started making bread, which is an all-day project but leaves plenty of room to quilt as the bread raises. Worked on a beautiful customer quilt, it's Christmasy but she knew it would not be done by Christmas. Then, after many years of waiting, DH hung one of my quilts in our very tall stairway. He doesn't mind ladders, but I don't like him being on them. You'd think I would have figured this out year ago: the way to getting a project done is to make it involve a trip to the hardware store (which it usually does anyway) but it also needs to involve buying a new tool or, in this case, ladder. Happy guy - he has a new ladder! Happy wife - her quilt is hung in the stairway! That was my very good New Years Day! And 2013 will be even better because after 31 years of working full time at the same place I get to go part time in April. Time to focus on quilting more!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloar Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Spurred on by a QOV Facebook Sew-in Day, I pieced and almost finished a QOV top. Watched the parade and made a little pot of pork and saurkraut with mashed potatoes. With DH deployed, I don't cook much so this tasted really good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 My goal this year is to go through every, I MEAN EVERY, box, jar, bag, nook and cranny in my sewing rooms and organize and clear out! I spent about 3 hours clearing out some shelving. Oh man, I hope this plan works. I seem to be making more of a mess than organizing. I'm hoping this is going to be like the show "Clean House" where they make a huge mess then by magic every thing is organized and beautiful by the end of the show. (One hour no less!) I am beginning to have obsessive organizational thoughts. Do I need an intervention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyh Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 In my experience, every attempt to become more organized must first involve complete chaos! Stick with it Chris. Room for everything and everything in its place is soul-satisfying. If it could just stay that way...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I am loving everyone's responses! Chris, yes, organizing requires making a mess first! Pat C, congrats on the quilt hanging and going part-time. Cheri, sometimes lazy is a very good thing. I wish everyone a very happy, productive New Year, no matter what you are doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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