New Month New Year New Goals

Hello 2021 - There are mixed emotions from person to person on how happy they or unhappy they are about getting rid of 2020.  There were things that weren't good, and things I didn't/don't like - but I did have a lot of good things happen over the year. 

But now it's a new year and even though my sewing time has been cut by working, I still have dreams of projects dancing in my head.  :)

Today I went over to my friend Cheryl's and sewed with my girlfriends again. I was able to get the little zipper purse done that I posted about in the last post.  

Then I worked a little on my Embroidery panel #1 of 3 for the Over the River Quilt. 

This will be my One Monthly Goal for January 2021.  

Here is my starting point today. 

My goal for this month is to get to this point - where the red dots are.  It's a small goal but I need to start somewhere.  :) I'd love to say I'd get the rest of the panel done - but it seems the days off go way too quick with all my other duties and interests in life. 

(Sorry about the poor quality pictures) 

Okay that's it for now.  I'm going to link up to One Monthly Goal over at Elm Street Quilts. 

Have a blessed day!

Lynn 

Month End and OMG

With the holiday's I'm getting a couple extra days off - Yay!!  So even though I didn't get a chance to work on my OMG block while on vacation in Oregon, with some of my kids, I was able to get it done.  Nice way to finish out the One Monthly Goal challenges - a finished goal.   Here is my finished block. 

I worked on it a little on last week and got it to this point - 

Then I went to my friend Cheryl's house yesterday with my Sister and other friend Gloria and worked on it more until it was all but the tree trunks done. So this morning I  did the trunks and now it's finished. 

Had a great time sewing with my buddies, I don't get much of that now that I work.   

They were working on these little zipper purses.  These are the ones Gloria (In the red) made. 

She gave me a zipper so I came home and found these fabrics to make one.  

Gloria was also wanting to make more of these tissue box holders.  I have never made any but want to.  She couldn't remember for sure how to make them so I helped her figure them out.  Now of course I want to make some for gifts.  

Well that's it for this month.  I have to work tomorrow and doubt I'll get much sewing done.  

Now I'm going to link up to One Monthly Goal over at Elm Street Quilts.  

Blessings, 

Lynn 

OMG 2020 December

 Since this is the last month of the year and what a year - I have to find a little something that I can do for my one monthly goal.  One that is quilting related that is.  :)  I am going to be very busy for the next couple of weeks. (I'll share more about those plans in a later post). But I do have an extra day off coming around Christmas and one around New Years.  Sew... I'm going to take advantage and get a little sewing done. That being said unless I get any sewing time over the (busy) next two weeks, those two days may be the only opportunity I have to sew. 

 I shared in my last post that I have been working on this pattern.

I've fused and stitched several of the little blocks and still have a few to go, but I also have 3 of the house blocks to do.

  My OMG for December will be to fuse and sew one of the house blocks.   I think this will be the one...

Close up - there are a lot of French knots.  I use colonial knots they work better for me and look the same. 

Well that's it for now.  I have some cooking and cleaning to do before hubby gets home from golf, and I also want to get this posted and linked to One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts. 

Have a Blessed Day! 

Lynn

Wrapping up another Month

The days and months are going by and I'm amazed that another month has come and gone.  Yesterday I was able to finish up my little wool squares for my One Monthly Goal.  Yay.  

My monthly Goal was to finish up the 3 I had started... 

 
 Close up of Kitty.

Then do the other 8. Three are above, teapot, sheep and turtle. And  here are the rest of new ones:  

 And with that I will be linking up over at Elm Street Quilts. 
Happy last day of June, I'll see ya in July!  Blessings,  Lynn 

Hello June

I'm hoping since I will be on a more regular schedule this month, that it will allow me to get more stuff done.  I hadn't sewn on my sewing machine since March and finally got to last month.  I know I said I wanted to focus on getting a lot of my hand work done - but it's nice to sew on the machine too.  
Okay enough of that for now... I need to post my June One Monthly Goal.  
After just saying I like to sew on my machine, my OMG is again hand stitching.  :).  I started this little wall quilt quite some time ago. It's called Simple Joy. 

The 4 patches are already sewn together.  And I have started some of the applique blocks.  Here are the ones I've started and need to finish. My goal for the month is to finish all the topstitching on these three... 

And do the topstitching on these 8 squares. 

I have some other sewing that I'd like to do - but this is my One Monthly Goal. 

Now I'm going to link up before I forget!
Have a Blessed Day!
Lynn 

Over the River and to the Bridge

Hello,  I got a little more done in the sewing world this month than last month.  My One Monthly Goal - was to get to the middle of the bridge on my "Over the River" embroidery. Well I made it.  

I am linking this up for my finish for One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts. 

Also I put borders on a little panel and started quilting it for my Nephew's new baby. As of today I finished it.

For the rest of my world - I'm sure I have so much I could write about. However since I haven't written much this month, I would probably go on forever. Work is going good but it is super - super busy.   I am a flooring associate, however there hasn't been coverage in appliances in the evenings so I've been selling appliances almost more than flooring.  I get to work have 3 or 4 messages from people wanting calls back and 2-3 sets of people lined up wanting help.  I just do what I can.  My days off have been scattered and my schedule has changed several times.... In June, I will be covering for my coworker that is out on medical leave. I will be on a steady schedule with 2 days off together and the same ones.  That hopefully will help me get in a routine.  
On the home front,  I have been working at doing what cleaning and meal prep I can do with the time off I have.  As you can guess it hasn't left me with a lot of sewing time.  So on that note, I better finish this up and get linked upt to One Monthly Goal.  
Have a Blessed Day!
Lynn 

Hello May

Hello - I hope this finds all of you healthy and happy. 
In April I severely over estimated what I could accomplish.  I was going to finish one embroidery piece and get "X" amount done on another.  Whoa was I wrong or what. All that to say - I'm not sure how to gauge what is reasonable for May.  
I have been mega busy with family and work, and not with sewing.  However, I think I am finally at a point with my work schedule that I can get in some kind of a routine.  I will have different days off but will have the same shift daily.  That should really help. 
Okay now back to the sewing part... 
I will try again to get to the bridge on my "Over the River and through the Woods".  Here is where I am at as I start this month. 

That's it for the goal.  It doesn't seem like much but with only 5  or 6  day's off  until end of month it's enough.  The fold in the center of the next picture is where I want to get to. 

As you can see, it took me all month to get the rest of the tree branches done, the one house and some fence posts.  

This is my One Monthly Goal and I will be linking up over at Elm Street Quilts.   

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If for some reason I do get that far and want extra credit... ha ha ha....I will work more on my Halloween wall hanging.

Again, I hope you are healthy and happy and I hope you all are sewing up a storm.  

Blessings to all,

Lynn 

OMG Wake Up

This morning I had that nice feeling of gently tossing and turning because I knew I had the day off and I actually got a full nights rest. So as I was slowly waking up - all the sudden I had a jolt of electricity go through me .... I forgot to link up my finish for the March OMG.  Dang!!  I finished it on March 10th.  Dang. It's one thing to not finsh something and not be able to link up, but to finish and then forget.  Did I happen to say Dang!?.   It has bugged me off and on all all day.  (Dang!)  
Okay - I'll let it go.  April is a new month and with all that is going on in my little world, let alone the whole world right now, a missed link up is really nothing.  
So I'll post about April and the One Monthly Goal I want to accomplish.  


For April I want to get the rest of this embroidered.

And get at least 1/2 of this panel embroidered. It would be around the brick bridge. 

(You may have to click on it to zoom)

The pattern is "Over the River and Through the Woods" 
This is my year for "Hand Work".  I have _?_# of WIP and UFO's that need a lot of hand work before they can be completed.  Also I've gone back to work and 6 weeks into it, I was offered full time -I guess hardly unheard of.  So with the limited time I have to sew, the hand work will work well.  (And I may get some UFO's knocked out) 
Okay time for me to finish up and get this linked up. Then go check out some of the rest of the links. 
Have a Blessed day - Stay Safe.
Lynn 

March OMG

Hello March... I am continuing on with my Spring Wool Mat and since I will be taking only hand work to a retreat I'm making it my One Monthly Goal.  My goal is to complete all the rest of the crazy stitches.  

I have 7 1/2 seams left to complete.  Then I will be able to back and put the binding on.  Yay! 
Now to link up to One Monthly Goal over at Elm Street Quilts. 

Blessings - Lynn