UpStairsHobbyRoom: winter bound

2013

8 Finishes

Along with an exhausting list of other projects....that even amazed me when I started to write down everything I made this year!!! I've had so much fun.....

Sewing List

3 chalkboard table runners

2 portable chalkboards

13 place mats

7 coaster sets

2 casserole carriers

1 Christmas Stocking

3 Wallets

3 Fall table runners

2 Lunch bags

Knitting/Crocheting List

6 Cowls

1 Pair of socks

4 Pairs of mittens

3 Pairs of fingerless gloves

8 Market Bags

7 Sets of Baskets

And all of this is great, but this is the list that haunts me......My WIPs

5 Tops done that need to be finished:

5 Sets of QAL/BOM that need to be put together and finished:

Last Block done in April 2014

and 100 City Sampler Blocks (not all pictured)

All this said to get to this:

Goals for 2014

Simply to complete every project I have started in 2013, and learn how to use EQ7!

I have even put a limit on the BOM/clubs that I can join! (3) I'm there already!! lol

And I joined "A Lovely Year of Finishes" to hopefully keep me on track to complete all the WIPs!

So it looks like 2014 will be a Lovely Year for Finishes and the beginning, I hope, of my own creative side blooming!!

Oh I almost forgot, I'll be back Friday with my Post for the Wake Up with Kona Blog Hop!!

I have a couple of great sponsor prizes up for grabs so don't miss out!!

Blog Hop List Link

Late Addition!!

What I've Been Up to:

I know early for some...but I am Canadian....and really, is it ever to early to start being thankful....or to express our gratitude or to be generous... I know I need to take more time to think about how fortunate I am and how I can give back to my family, community and the world I live in. In the business or busyness of life I forget sometimes. So I thought I would make a list of things I am thankful for....

1 I am thankful for Family, I cherish
2 for Friends, to laugh with and cry with
3 Home, a safe haven, and space to create!!
4 Food, an endless variety of choices
5 Nature, Seasons, sun, moon, stars- all spectacular
6 Technology- that can keep us connected in ways that are amazing when the distance is far
7 Health- to enjoy it all,
8 and isn't taste and touch and all our other sensory abilities fantastic...can you
imagine not having them??
9 I am thankful for today!!!
10 I am grateful to God for all these gifts and more!!!

Hope you are having a great weekend and taking time to enjoy life and be thankful......

What I've Been Up To:

I made my own ice cream sandwiches! I used Dare Simply Delicious Cookies, Chocolate with Black Cherry and Spice with Praline Crunch, but find a combination you like. Just make sure you make them the day ahead and leave in the freezer over night to soften the cookie.

I also tried a new recipe that I found on a new online friends blog, . Jacquelynne has a wonderful website and blog, and puts out a free e-magazine, The Art of Home, full of great ideas.

even shared with friends that moved to an amazing new home, they designed, last week!! ( ok I was a bit behind on delivery, lol )

Finished appliqueing all the red and green numbers, only brown left to do! Then I can start assembling the pockets!!

Finished the tester pattern for Kristy at Quiet Play ! I loved this paper pieced block and quilt pattern. It went together so quick and easy! Great beginner block, but with such versatility great for all. (I took some pictures of other ways the block could go together)