Friday, June 14, 2019

Too many projects? and Squirrel thoughts!

Sometimes my quilting has been a struggle...
just too many projects at various stages of completion
have given me a very overwhelmed feeling....

Can one have TOO many projects on a design wall?

As I sit here watching a squirrel try and climb up my bird feeder
only to be stymied by the squirrel baffle ....
I feel his pain .... 
"so close yet so far"

How does one combat this?
having always been  a "squirrel" type person
this cartoon really captures me at this moment...

Trying to learn to rein in the feeling of 
"the next shiny object (or project)"!

FOCUS!!

that my word for 2019 
Focus! Focus! Focus!

Set a goal and focus!
My old Mary Kay training days are creeping back into my brain!
Having become a sales director winning two cars, 
diamond rings and other beautiful gifts during my M.K. days...
setting and achieving goals is not a new concept ...
just need to apply it to my quilting!


My guild has a show coming up in September and
as of a month ago I had not one entry ready...
(lots of starts - just no finishes!)

Set a Goal and Focus...

GOAL:
Finish at least three guild workshop sponsored project
and at last one piece to be judged...


FOCUS:
Having just added a few more markings ~
 now ready to re-started quilting my
Flower Garden


So glad I made the decision to change out the batting!
The wool is making all the difference in the world!


FINISHES:
To date I have finished the guild's challenge project:
"Peek-A-Boo Zebra"

and TWO workshops projects 
(with two more close behind!)
Modern Adventure
Daisy Trio


The squirrel outside is still struggling to get at the bird feeder....
but the squirrels in my brain have retreated!

Now to go and focus on quilting my "Flower Garden"!
(and not look at any other project today!!)

Have a great Quilty Day and enjoy the process!
                               Janet

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Workshop with Karen Eckmeier and Temp Quilt 2019

In May the Silver City Quilt Guild hosted 

the very talented Karen Eckmeier
for a lecture and "Wiggles and Waves" workshop!


singing her free hand rotary cutting technique
the goal was to cut up the fabric, press under the concave edge 
and top stitch it down
creating beautiful flowers!

Pulling some very bright scraps and green batik yardage ~
I'm loving the my three roses!

My leaves on the other hand technically came out ok,
but visually I wasn't liking them...
Let's just set them aside!!

What to do with three spiffy roses?

Make new leaves and create a flowering stem!

Now to go and add an embroidery stitched stem!

My Temperature Quilt 2019
is mostly all caught up!
January thru March shows lots
of cold days with April starting to bring in
a little warmth!


But May!
May temperatures are all over the place!
The lowest temp was 37 and the highest was 87!
Plus 14 days of rain!
The rain days have the gray bubble fabric 

Still working on putting together my 2018 Temp Quilt!!

Have a great Quilty Day and enjoy the process!
                               Janet