Saturday, January 15, 2011

A confession

my name is kelly and I love blogs.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

First Completion of 2011

And I love it!
This is "Wildfire".


It is 52"x52". All commercial batiks that I have collected.



Free-motion quilted with a copper polyester embroidery thread.



This will hang in our den.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Work in Progress

I haven't blogged much, but I have a good reason.

My first quilt of 2011.

The piecing is done.
 10" squares pieced together


Subcut and placed

I am now quilting. Free-motion on my Viking, of course! Stay tuned for the finish.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Avery County Barn Quilts

Here's a 2fer! My son sent this to me. these 2 barn quilts are somewhere in Avery County NC. Beautiful!



originally uploaded by kheli.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year!


It is 1/1/11 and I have been mulling over what I would like to accomplish this year.
2010 was a tumultuous year in my personal life, 
my father faced a severe health challenge (but is doing well, thanks be to God!); living apart from my husband while trying to sell our house in a horrendous market; 
living through the "house buyers from Hell", (a horrible experience, suffice it to say that while I am so grateful they came along and bought our house, I really hope that when the time comes for them to sell, they get buyers just like them!); 
trying to find a house to buy (not fun at all); 
moving twice(once out of the sold-house-belongings into storage, then into bought-house 2 months later);
continuing drama at work but most of that is beyond my control

So, my first goal of 2011 is to live it with as little drama as possible! Coming in a close second is my goal to stop complaining.

In my quilting life these are my immediate goals:
1. Finish "Wildfire" which will hang in our new great room
2. Design and complete another king-sized quilt for our bed. I plan on making this in 4 sections so I can FMQ it at home.
3. Do several smaller pieces for our upcoming exhibit.
4. Do my challenge piece for Sewingly Yours show in April. I selected a vibrant orange fabric as my starter piece.
5. Christmas quilt for son - Queen sized
6. Christmas quilt for guest room - full sized.
7. Whatever else comes along

I am also going to do some tweaking to the blog design.

Since I am now teaching a Free-motion advanced class, I need to develop that lesson plan. I have some ideas, just need to get them on paper. I am looking forward to making quilts and living the quilter lifestyle in 2011.

Happy New Year to all!