{"id":35129,"date":"2016-12-06T15:55:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T22:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=35129"},"modified":"2016-12-06T15:55:28","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T22:55:28","slug":"26-projects-december-2016-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/26-projects-december-2016-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"26 Projects &#8211; December 2016 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>I have been sewing fairly steadily for the past month or so. I am making progress, but don&#8217;t have any finishes &#8211; or any large finishes &#8211; to speak of. Somehow I feel like I am in a morass of projects and not able to move forward. It is as though I am sewing in place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finished 2016 Quilt Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/black-red-improv-quilt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cityscape \/ Red &amp; Black Improv<\/a> quilt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/finished-foty-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fabric of the Year 2015<\/a> (FOTY 2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/quilts-2\/quilts-etc-2016\/flowerburst\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flowerburst <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/finished-food-quilt-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Food Quilt<\/a> #3<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/flower-sugar-donation-quilt-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flower Sugar <\/a>donation quilt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/food-donation-quilt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Food Donation<\/a> quilt (did not quilt-just made top, back and binding)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Finished 2016 non-Quilt Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apron (need to take a photo!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/christmas-tablerunner-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas Tablerunner<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Periwinkle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/periwinkle-sew-together-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sew Together Bag<\/a><\/li>\n<li>4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/gift-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\">gift bags<\/a><\/li>\n<li>my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/mine-all-mine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sew Together Bag<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Periwinkle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/gift-post-5-multi-tasker-tote\/\" target=\"_blank\">Multi-tasker Tote<\/a><\/li>\n<li>3 Thanksgiving table runners<\/li>\n<li>BAMQG Winter Extravaganza Palooza Swap gift: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/bam-swap-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flip Flap Bag<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In Process<\/strong><br \/>\nThe\u00a0 \u2018In Process\u2019 is used to denote projects on which I am actively working or pretending to stitch. I try not to put away projects, because that will ensure I never work on them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/carpenters-wheel-8\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carpenter\u2019s Wheel<\/a> blocks \u2013 I still need to make a few blocks, though I did see a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/carpenters-wheel-layouts-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">layout similar to the one I mentioned I liked<\/a> in the new book I got from Sandy K from the BAMQG Winter Extravaganza Palooza Swap. The layout has the blocks laid out in a circle.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"EPP Stars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/epp-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\">English Paper Piecing Project<\/a>\u2013 half hexies \u2013 I am still making stars. I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/pre-thanksgiving-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">cut a big stack of fabrics<\/a> for more stars over Thanksgiving.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/lobster-placemat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lobster<\/a> \u2013 have more stitching to do and then I need to quilt it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/octagon-9-patch-returns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Octagon 9 Patch<\/a>: ready to put together. Not sure what I am waiting for. Another leaders\/enders project or do I want to lay out the blocks more carefully?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/peacock-quilt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Peacock Quilt<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/revisiting-projects-peacock-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\">on the design wall <\/a>and sewing the top together is in process.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/quiltcon-day-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pies and Points<\/a> from Victoria Findlay Wolfe class. No further progress. I did find more of the background fabric when I went to Portland, so I can make a larger piece.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/a-few-more-stepping-stones\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stepping Stones #2<\/a> \u2013 I am in the process of making the border blocks after I designed them to be a little different from the first Stepping Stones quilt.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/pamela-cqfa-2\/pict3895sm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Under the Sea<\/a>: class project; like the design and am happier with the colors. I bought a few spools of Aurifil 12wt and have been embroidering motifs with it and Perl Cotton. It might become a lush pillow for someone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Still WIPs<\/strong><br \/>\nI still have WIPs. Who doesn\u2019t, after all? A project in the \u2018UFO\u2019 category means I am stalled. A nicer way of saying UFO is a WIP. The list is a lot shorter and the projects are newer, for the most part.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/2011\/07\/sampler-quilt-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aqua-Red Sampler<\/a> \u2013 I made progress on the partial seaming tutorial and need to sit down to finish it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/2010\/06\/basting-quilting\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Tarts Come to Tea<\/a>: I still haven\u2019t worked on this since April 2011, though, it is in a prominent location so I have easy access. I am taking a machine quilting workshop soon (shock, horror, I know) and the focus is on background motifs. Just what I need!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/pointillist-palette-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pointillist Palette #4<\/a>: Fourth is a series of 6 quilts; needs tiny square patches sewn together. I still haven\u2019t worked on this project either, but I do think about it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/3198\/262\/1600\/Portrait.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Self Portrait<\/a>: started in 2006 at a <a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/pamelala-teaches-at-quilting-adventures\/\" target=\"_blank\">class at Quilting Adventures<\/a> in Richmond, Virginia. My career counselor breathed new life into this project for me. She asked a simple question and the end result was inspiration for this piece, but I kind of lost steam again after printing images on paper to try out different designs. Lately, I have stopped feeling like I need to finish this piece. I am not ready to give up on it yet. I think it really needs major surgery.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Serendipity Lady Starts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/serendipity-lady-starts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serendipity Lady Quilt<\/a>: no progress, though I have been thinking about her.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Ready for Quilting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thanksgiving tablemat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In Quilting Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theoretically, the Tarts Come to Tea is in the quilting process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Binding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>None<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hunting and Gathering<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blue Gradation Quilt: cutting 2.5 inch x 4.5 inch blue rectangles<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/pink-and-blue-lemonade\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Lemonade<\/a>: cutting blue, green, purple 2? squares<\/li>\n<li>Pink Gradation Quilt: cutting 2.5 inch x 4.5 inch pink rectangles<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/hooked-on-hexagons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spin Wheel<\/a>: really not started, but supplies gathered. I probably have enough fabrics and just need to decide to start.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/windmill-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">Windmill<\/a> quilt: Still hunting and gathering. I am supposed to be cutting a variety of greys for the background. I bought a new template, so I should be able to get going again<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stepping Stones #3 using the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/and-in-other-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Macaron pre-cuts from Hoffman<\/a>. I have all the fabric in pre-cuts and am just waiting for space in my schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What\u2019s on your list?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been sewing fairly steadily for the past month or so. I am making progress, but don&#8217;t have any finishes &#8211; or any large finishes &#8211; to speak of. Somehow I feel like I am in a morass of projects and not able to move forward. It is as though I am sewing in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/26-projects-december-2016-edition\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;26 Projects &#8211; December 2016 Edition&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[374],"tags":[195,353,362],"class_list":["post-35129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-374","tag-26-projects","tag-process","tag-works-in-progress"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35129\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}