Finishes

Friday, January 2, 2015

Hello 2015!!

Another year filled with plans and dreams begins.
Starting a new year is almost like a "do over."
What do I need to improve on this year...
what do I need to change....
what do I need to add to my life...
or take away...?
The possibilities are endless.

I started 2015 off sewing.
(shocking, I know!!)
See, I was SUPPOSED to be cleaning my sewing room.
And I was doing pretty well
Until...
I found a bin with partially constructed blocks
from several years ago. 
What's a quilter to do?
"It won't take long to sew these into a top and then
I can use this bin for something else!"

Well, a little over a day later we have this:


This block is Bonnie Hunter's "Crabapples" from 2007.


Several years ago I made a quilt with these blocks and had the
Checkerboard patches sewn together for more blocks.
A little paper piecing, cutting of setting triangles, sashing and cornerstones
and here we are.





Okay... Maybe NOW I'll get my sewing room cleaned!

Happy New Year
 and
 Happy Quilting!

8 comments:

  1. Happy New Year, Ramona! Nice finish. I do the same thing -- start cleaning and before I know it I'm thinking "what if?".

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  2. Emptying a bin counts as cleaning in my opinion. And a finish this early in the year! Woot, woot!!

    I am guilty of doing the same thing when I clean or organize my sewing room or any other room in my house.

    Love this block design and am thinking it might be a perfect use for the tin full of 1.5" postage stamp squares I've been collecting.

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  3. Wow! You've got one finish for the year already. I love your quilt.

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  4. Finishing up a quilt project is ALWAYS a good reason to abandon any other chore - it's almost mandatory!!!!

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  5. Happy New Year!! Love your crab apples. The year has just barely started and a finish already, so inspiring!!

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  6. Sewing is always much more fun than cleaning! Wishing you all the best in 2015 -

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  7. Happy New Year! Nice quilt top! I did the same as you started cleaning and said oh heck I want to finish this top! Have 5 more blocks and I will put on my blog!

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  8. Ramona - Crabapples is beautiful! A lovely finish, well worth putting off your cleaning! I'm pinning this!

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