January 2015: A Lovely Year of Finishes - Finishes Party

How can it already be the END of the month...

It's all good.  I kinda want this month to be over. A wee bit of mouth pain going on in our house and the pain of the bills going to start soon :)

Thankfully I have some amazing people to help me get through this life thing!

One of these people is my amazing co-host Melissa at Sew BitterSweet Designs.  Even with her month she's finished her amazing goal...pfft!

I actually finished mine TOO! It feels good to start the year off with a success.

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But now let's get down to your projects...

You have requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {this previous post} the first 7-days of this month

and

2. Link-up below during the last 7-days of this month 
~ with a successful finish.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Melissa and I so other people can join in the fun! {See stage left for the grab the button stuffs}

And if you remember to make it easy for us we'll click through the winners faster..aka put number of goal link up. The easier for us to choose you the happier we are.  

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Melissa , so there is no need to enter twice **

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If you have a successful finish here is the list of the lovely new and old sponsors and prizes for January: 

1. PDF Pattern from Katy - The Littlest Thistle

2.  Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

3. Sew BitterSweet Designs  one pdf pattern

4. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

5. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

6. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

7. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to

Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

8. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

9. One pdf pattern from  Sew Sweetness

 

10. Honey, Bunny and Doll – 1 pdf Pattern

11.  Thimblepie's Quilt Supplies - Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere 

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Remember to click on a few other's links and give people some love.

And if you know my track record...if you can't finish in time, try again!  :)  It's a whole new month in a bit here.

Just keep Stitching

A whole new year...where I am with my ALYoF goal

So as most new years I evaluate my habits.

I have some changes ahead for myself.  

Things I know..like braces as an adult. 

Things I don't know... if I'll ever learn to roll with life doing drastic changes on me.

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It's also in the way I approach the A Lovely Year of Finishes goals. I want to finish my projects oh so many ideas...but everything takes time.  Maybe not a ton of time but time none the less.

I've set a super reasonable goal for myself...hand stitching the binding on a wall hanging.  Totally achievable.

So what's the first thing I do....

pull out an old project

oh and THEN

start a new one.  

I really have been working on my ALYoF goal.

I love how setting a goal, for me, motivates me to maybe procrastinate but look at all that I'm getting done. :)

Funny new year.

Just keep Sewing

2014 A Lovely Year of Finishes ~ Finale Winners

It's been such a treat to read on everyone's review of an entire year.

A Lovely Year of Finishes that Melissa from Sew BitterSweet Design and I co-lead is so grand. We so enjoy that it's been a helpful endeavor.  But really this is successful because of YOU, thank you for your participation.

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Well we have some fantastic sponsors be sure to go and support them.
And for the finale....the winners are:

1. $35.00 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

Becky - Flickr

2. & 3. TWO winners each getting to choose TWO pdf pattern
from Sew BitterSweet Designs($40 value)

Ellie Q - Color My World

&

Heidi - Red Letter Quilts

4. Box of thread from Aurifil

 Iris - Crazy Dutch Bird Quilts

5. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

Jessica - Just Some Boobs

6. One pdf pattern from  Sew Sweetness

 

 Kell - Flickr

7. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to

Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

Heather - A Reformed Heath'n

8. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

 

SarahAnne - Bobbins, Bokken, and Books 

9. PDF Pattern from Katy - The Littlest Thistle

Lucy - Lucymade

10.  Honey, Bunny and Doll – pattern kit

Val - Val's Quilting Studio

11. prize from Clover and Violet

Shauna - Shauna's World

12. prize from Thimblepie's Quilt Supplies

Moneik - Moneik Quilts

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Thanks to everyone.  I can't wait to just keep trucking on 2015.

Join us whatever months you can or feel like it..this isn't a competition or a race.  It's just good ol' goal setting so we can get to where we want.

Just keep sewing

December Winners ~ A Lovely Year of Finishes

Let's celebrate with all of us that finished projects for December.  Finishing any goal is amazing with the holidays.

Oh and a little extra there are some amazing sponsors that are providing goals to make ALYoF just all that better.

Let's thank our December sponsors and celebrate with our winners: 

1.  Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

 Heather - Heather's Creative Blessings

2.PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

Jasmine - Quilt Kisses

3. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

Cathy - Winter Wanderings

4. One pdf pattern from  Sew Sweetness

 

Wendy - The Crafter's Apprentice

5.Thread Prize from Aurifil

Carol - Ladybugs Quilting Challenge

6. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to

Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

Denise - crafTraditions

7. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

Susan - Desertsky Quilts

8. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies - Custom fabric package, 4 yards (worth $20) plus free shipping

Mary - mary emmens

9. Sew BitterSweet Designs  one pdf pattern

Heather - nepeanquilter

10. PDF Pattern from Katy - The Littlest Thistle

Drowning In Fabric

11. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

 Lisa - Quilts by Lisa

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By the way I'll be emailing winners later today.  

I {cough} might be behind the ball a smidge.

Melissa and I hope you are having another Year of Lovely Finishes.  Look for the 2014 finale winners posted tomorrow.

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Just keep sewing.

January 2015: Lovely Year of Finishes ~ Goal Setting Party

I'm so thrilled to see so many recaps of 2014 and personally to kick 2014 out the door.
The new-ness of 2015 and all it's possibilities make me smile.

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Melissa from Sew BitterSweet Designs and I are so excited to be  here all year long for another year of A Lovely Year of Finishes.

I'm excited to finish some projects on a monthly basis. I did better last year than the previous..what more can you ask for. :)

My tactic is is choose small goals and then in the background to finish the bigger ones as I'm on a roll. Melissa just cranks out awesome work all the live long day..so keep a close eye on that lady.

To that end let me share what I'm planning on busting out this month.

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I have the binding on my freshly FMQ'ed mini.

I SO can finish this one by the end of January!!

Whoop whoop

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Do share, what's your January goal?

What one item will you choose?

You have two requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {on this post} the first 7-days of the month 
Please choose ONE project

and

2. Link-up in the last 7-days of the month 
Only with a completed, successful project.  And yes the same one that you choose earlier in the month.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Melissa and I so other people can join in the fun!

And if you are on twitter or Instagram tag #ALYoF

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Melissa , so there is no need to enter twice **






Here is a list of the lovely new and old sponsors and prizes for January: 

1. PDF Pattern from Katy - The Littlest Thistle

2.  Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

3. Sew BitterSweet Designs  one pdf pattern

4. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

5. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

6. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

7. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to

Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

8. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

9. One pdf pattern from  Sew Sweetness

 

10. Honey, Bunny and Doll – 1 pdf Pattern

11.  Thimblepie's Quilt Supplies - Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere 

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Thank you to everyone for jumping on board with us for the first time or again.

Remember to click on a few other's links and give people some love.

Just keep Stitching