Slow Stitching & Reflecting

The first month of the year is almost behind us, and I find myself reflecting upon what's motivating me, and what's not. I joined Kate's 15 Minutes to Stitch Challenge in hopes I would be more intentional about sewing daily. Nope. In reflection, I'm more of a "binge" sewer. I like to sew on Saturdays when my husband is working. I enjoy spending most the day in what my niece referred to as my "Woman Cave" (#sewing room). I look forward to my Saturdays. I find they provide the perfect opportunity to continue this year's OMG challenge. I am enjoying my monthly stash busting and the patterns I'm choosing make for some easy, rejuvenating Saturday sewing...perfect way to end a week.

 I'll save daily sewing for Summertime when I'm off from teaching.   

Thank goodness for my hand stitching is all I can say! So with that said, I think I'll sit by the fire a bit longer this morning and enjoy a bit more of it. Happy Sunday Stitching everyone and I hope you too are meeting some of your goals for 2018 and adjusting them when needed.

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Scrap Play!

I've continued to enjoy Kate's 15 Minute to Sew Challenge and even finished my Jan. OMG Snowman Jelly Roll into a flimsy. Here's just a peek as I'm hoping to get my long-arm back from some well needed maintenance and actually have it finished by month's end.

I also started a CREATIVE project that I've had in the back of my head:

I've never done strip piecing.

I've been wanting to use text prints against bold, print  for e v e r.

With that said, this makes for the perfect 15 minutes of sewing after a long day at work.

It's going to be fun to watch this project evolve, as right now I have no plan accept to continue having fun creating these scrappy flowers that seem to be quickly blooming from my scrap basket.

 My report this week:

Days with sewing this week:  5 out of 7

Days with sewing this month:  10 out of 14

Days with sewing this year:  10 out of 14

Success rate:  71%

Stay tuned!

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Jan. OMG: Jelly Roll Progress

 I continue to enjoy stitching my Anni Downs BOM.
I'll receive my final block next month and will have the whole quilt baste stitched. At which time, I look forward to adding a bunch of Sue Spargo's creative stitching as this continues to be my evening stitching project though-out 2018. I can't wait to add a bunch of whimsical details to this piece.

And have found motivation in the rejuvenation of Kate's 15 Minutes a day linky:

Days with sewing this week:  5 out of 7

Days with sewing this month:  5 out of 7

Days with sewing this year:  5 out of 7

Success rate:  71% 

This is a perfect statistic for me as my "15 minutes" doesn't include my evening stitching. Instead, I;m using this linky as motivation to get myself into my studio and sewing. And it worked!

I got all my jelly roll strips sewn and pressed this week. Four sets of six:

Three sets of five:

At this pace, I'll have these cut and sewn into a flimsy by next week's report. This will put me right on track for meeting my OMG. Happy New Year to me! Thanks for the motivation Kate. 

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Finding 15 Minutes A Day...

As the evenings start getting darker sooner and the outdoor chores requiring less time, I bet I'm not alone as I find comfort in turning my summer sandles for winter slippers and sipping tea after a long day of work.  

And after almost a week of not even being in my sewing room and suddenly finding myself in creative withdrawals, I thought I'd join Kate's 15 Minutes to Stitch Challenge from now to the end of the year...to get myself into a Winter sewing routine. I've got a lot of "ToDo" projects done and delivered...so tackle this challenge with a sense of quilty freedom to just sit down and play with my sewing. Curious how you find time for your quilty habit? Comment or even better, stop by Kate's linky and share.

With smiles!

Val:)