It is time to report progress on my January OMG (One Monthly Goal).
My goal was to machine stitch in the ditch to stablilize the quilt for free motion quilting.
Mission accomplished!
You don’t see the quilting? Hmmm…here is the view from the back:
Just so you know…I did it! <Grin>
I am linking up with Elm Street Quilts OMG (One Monthly Goal). Click on the link to get inspired by more goal setters and their accomplishments!
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A new year, a fresh start. It feels good to begin anew.
I am not making big goals for this year. No new resolutions that I may keep for a couple of months and then leave by the wayside.
I am keeping it simple.
I want to walk on the beach in the sunshine.
I want to read more; especially His Word, as I have let that slide.
And for January’s OMG (One Monthly Goal), I want to work on the Leavenworth quilt.
I blogged my virtual play time with the Leavenworth Nine Patch block back in January 2013 here and here.
*You can also find those blog posts by clicking on the Quilt Blocks tab at the top of my blog.
Sometime after that, I actually worked up one of my design ideas into a quilt top and pin basted it. I showed it on March 27, 2015.
So my goal for the month is to machine stitch in the ditch so that the quilt layers will be stabilized and I can remove the pins (and thus lighten some of the weight). The quilt is approximately 74″ x 88″, so it is a large size for machine quilting on a domestic machine.
I am linking up with Elm Street Quilts OMG (One Monthly Goal). Check out what others have chosen to work on this month; it can be very inspiring and motivating!
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Funny how what goes around comes around.
For my December OMG, I decided to focus on a UFO called The Case of the Secret Garden.
I dug through the blog to see when I last worked on this project. It appears it was also my goal for December OMG 2017. Hmmmmmm.
If you click on the links above, you can find links to the beginning of this project, and each clue that I worked on it, as well as find where it originated on Linda Franz’ website, Inklingo. Linda began this enjoyable mystery in the year 2013.
So, why did I wad this project up in a corner?
Partly because I went through a tough time (why do I throw my creativity aside when I need it the most…another mystery), and partly because I changed my mind about my fabric choices.
I like the fabric choices. I don’t like the fabric choices. I like the fabric choices. I can’t stand the fabric choices.
Oh brother!
But then, my Mom and a couple of sisters visited for Thanksgiving. One of my sisters said, “I really like this!”
Nothing like a little positive motivation!
So this top is pin basted, and I am in the process of machine quilting it.
I hope to complete the quilting, of course, but realistically, because it is December, and the busiest time of the year, my goal is to complete half of the machine quilting.
I am linking up with Elm Street Quilts for One Monthly Goal (OMG). Click on the link and see the other goals for December! Maybe you would like to add a goal!
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