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Sunday, January 31, 2021

A Bit of Productivity

  Well Happy Sunday to you. I hope your week is starting off well. Can you believe January is coming to an end? Last night I was looking through my stitching/ quilting journal  and evaluating my progress for the month. Have you ever thought about when you are the most productive?  I  think I did pretty good for the month; though I do have to admit, I  have  found that January usually is not my most productive month. I think my productivity is affected from coming off the highs of Christmas, the change of the decor and the winter season. To be honest, right now  I am more drawn to sitting quietly and quilting on larger projects and here and there pulling in a few cross stitch pieces.  My mind wanders to warmer weather and patriotic quilting and stitching. Oh how I look forward to the summer.  


This is my progress on Tree of Samplings "Beauty and Grace" . 
I started 15 new cross stitch projects this month . Ten of those were my own design.  I completed 12 of those cross stitches and fully finished 9 of those. 

This is Winter Blues by The Stitchy Kitty. 

Frosty Stamp was a freebie of mine that I designed and completed this month. 

Winter Salt Box was one of my favorite January stitches completed. 


By the middle of the month, I was focusing on Valentine stitching. 
Luv Ewe was also a January freebie  . I also created this little redwork pin pillow. 
Three redwork pilows were created and finished in January  including Luv Chicken and Luv Moo . and five redwork quilt blocks. 
I enjoyed my time in the Quilt Nest this month too . Seven  new doll quilts were started and three were completed .

I pieced this little green quilt though it is not quilted yet. 
Peppermint Twist a  2019 little quilt was completed and later the binding was added. 

I pieced and later finished Little Boy Blue Quilt. 

I also joined Angela of So Scrappy in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and created the first five blocks in a row quilt. She is hosting the RSC 2021 challenge where she is providing tutorials on a quilt she is designing.  The Hashtag blocks are the first blocks. 


Vinney Valentine was  started and completed inspired by Angela's monthly color challenge. January's color was pink.  I can not wait to see what February's color is. 


It is time for a new quilt for the kitchen so fabrics were pulled and blocks were made. I hope to progress further this coming month.  

 This month I was committed to working on 3 UFOs too . And who got me inspired? Why it was Patty at Elm Street Quilts. She has a link party for One Monthly Goals, and after drooling over her blog in 2020, I decided to take on the challenge. So I set 3 small goals. Do you want to see what I did? 

 Goal 1 was to hand quilt 1 1/2 hoops on my Easter Quilt which I started in 2019.


                              

I have about a third of the quilt completed. I will quilt on it tonight for Slow Sunday Stitching with Kathy. 

 I am quilting this quilt using the Baptist Fan pattern . It is such a joy to work on.  


Goal 2 was to add borders to the Cherry quilt that I started in 2018 .  I worked on this goal on Saturday- there is nothing like waiting to the last minute. This little quilt lingered in the Quilt Nest for sometime.  I added a simple border  with some pretty reproduction fabric. This little quilt reminds me of a vintage tablecloth. I can not wait to quilt it.   The little quilt behind it was purchased at the Goodwill for just $1.99. It has different little teapots and vintage lace and buttons on it. I knew I would put it out in February for Valentine's.  I am linking to Angela of So Scrappy for Scrap Happy Saturday . 



Goal 3 was to construct a minimum of 20 yo yos that I started in 2016.  I ended up constructing  exactly 20 yo yos in the turquoise colors. In February, I hope to add some more to my growing yo yo basket.  I think I will focus on one color at a time.

 

I already have some yo yos attached for the beginning of a new quilt.

I plan to construct a house tonight as I work on one of my own little designs. I started this little sampler last night. There are only a few colors in this piece which makes for a relaxing stitch.  As I stitch, I will also contemplate my February goals which I will soon post. 

Thank you so much for visiting and seeing the UFOs that I worked on for January. Every little stitch moves me forward to a finish. 

Happy stitching, ya'll

Melisa


 


10 comments:

  1. Beautiful projects you are working on! Happy Stitching!

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    1. Thank you so much, Karrin. I am so happy to have completed a few things for January and look forward to seeing what Feb. has in store. Hope you have a lovely week. Thank you for visiting.

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  2. Gosh, so many lovely projects you are working on. I must say I love all your blue pretties. I am thinking you will never be bored.

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    1. Lol I try to not get bored. I guess that is why I seem to hop from project to project, but I have fun and that is the most important thing. Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Kim and for taking the time to visit. You made me smile.

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  3. Melisa, you had a wonderfully productive month of January. Between your stitching and your quilting projects, you should be proud of what you have accomplished. Well done!

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Robin. I feel like I was sort of dragging but once I started looking at it I realized I had done better than I thought. Thank you again , Robin. Hugs.

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  4. Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish! Love the hand quilting.

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    1. I so appreciate you bringing quilters together and providing encouragement and motivation to get some things done, Patty. Have a wonderful February.

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  5. My goodness, you have had a busy stitching month! And enjoyed every bit of it it seems.

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    1. Lol you are so right, Jenny and I loved every minute of it. I am so grateful to have such a rewarding hobby. Thank you so much for visiting and taking the time to leave a sweet comment. Have a great week.

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