To Do First Feb

Ok this year I want to do lots of things, 1 being loose weight, get fit and look hot, but 2 is to be more organised. So this is the start of it, a monthly To Do List for the month ahead, Im going to use Lee's WIP Wednesday to keep a weekly check up and Lynnes Fresh Sewing day to see if I achieved and then my To Do First to set out the month ahead.

Want to join me? Im making it into a linky party for anyone else that wants to use 2012 to be organised!





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So To Do in Feb:

Bee Blocks:

Sew Bee Joyful - Not yet been given any info on this months block but hopefully I can do it at the start of the month - due by end of month

Piece Bee With You - This months theme is Under the Sea, its going to be bright and fun, looking forward to this one - due by end of month

Swaps: I signed up for a couple of swaps and need to get these done asap

Mouthy Stitches - Zipper Pouch Swap, this swap is so much fun and is great because its designed to be really chatty which I love. I have started this pouch and have used my Katherine Wheel Block and some fussy cutting for this one - due 25th Feb

For The Love of Solids - Round 2 is underway. I have picked my fabrics and drawn up my design but need to get sewing. I might make this into a mug rug to use as my something small to send with my main item - due 1st March

Tutorials:
Need to write a tutorial a week for Tutorial Tuesday Linky party - due every Tuesday

Quilts:
Wedding Quilt for each sister - I want to at least have the tops done by the end of the month.

So thats ok, not too daunting, I think I can achieve it. So now its your turn, what are your To Do's and deadlines for the month?

2012 So Far

January is over already! Where did it go? I got a lot done and I decided to be organised.

For anyone that wants to join me in being organised I have set up a monthly To Do linky party so after you have posted about what you achieved last month at Lily's Quilts, you can write what you need to get done in the month ahead. Want to join in? Write your To Do List for Feb and link it up here




And as for what I achieved in January, I think I did quite well

Nothing for me, all swaps, bee blocks and pressies but a fun and productive month. I set out to achieve the following in Jan:

Fashion Competition Dress - This was for Sew Hips Fashion Designer competition (my sketch was featured in the magazine) and was done and posted in plenty of time, fingers crossed I hear soon whether I got through to the next round

Bee Blocks:

3x6 Bee - I did a checkerboard block and posted a tutorial on how to foundation piece one of any size

Sew Bee Joyful - This month the theme was owls and I went for an origami inspired snowy owl

Piece Bee With You - The theme for this month was Mid-Century Design so I used some real life inspiration and went with my own sewing caddy

20 Superhero Costumes - Lawson turned 3 and had a superhero party for which I made 20 superhero outfits and 3 villain outfits. So much fun, definitely worth it

Alice in Wonderland quilt for Emily - This has been put on hold as sadly Emily is no longer with us. I will make this in the future for Emilys husband when things are not quite as raw

Write a tutorial each week for my new linky party Tutorial Tuesday. I've done pretty well with this, A Christmas Stocking tutorial, a quilted pouch tutorial and I have designed my own quilt block called the Katherine Wheel and written a tutorial for this too. I even set up my own flickr group, so if you use one of my tuts then id love you to add your pics here

Wish List:

Start at least 1 of the 2 quilts I need to make for my sisters belated wedding pressies (anyone else see a theme here!) - I didn't manage to do this

Extras

I did make the Horny Whale Cushion for the Crafty Campers Christmas pressie swap (have a close look at the pic to see why he has been given this name)

Head over to Lilys Quilts and see how everyone else got on in Jan

Liebster Award

Have you heard of the Liebster Award? Well I got one, how exciting is that. Courtney at Mon Petit Lyons awarded me one after she won one herself. Congratulations Courtney and thank you soooo much. Courtney said such lovely things about my blog, it has given me the warm fuzzies all day. She has some great things going on on her blog at the moment, a really good one to check out.

If you dont know what the Liebster Award is then here is a bit more about it:

Liebster is German for favourite or beloved and it is an award that is designed to share some love around this here blogland.

There are a few rules that come along with this award, basically you must pass the love around. So if you receive one, here is what you have to do

*choose five up and coming blogs with less than 200 followers

 *mention them on your blog

  *let them know by sending them a message that they have been nominated

So here are the five blogs that I love and that I think deserve an award and really think you should check out if you havent already:

First up we have Chase of 1/4" Mark, Courtney found me through the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway and this is how I found Chase. Her projects are gorgeous, great fabrics thats she puts together beautifully and some really sweet insights into her life

Next up we have Charise of Charise Creates. Her projects are seriously stunning, she does some amazing paper piecing and uses fabric beautifully. Very inspiring

My next award goes to Alli at B. Yazoo. Alli and I are in 2 bees together at the moment and her work is lovely, she always makes cool blocks (check out her chairs for this months Mid century Modern Theme) and she recently made a super cute fox baby quilt that I am in love with.

Have you seen the work of Ethne over at Flaming Stitches? She certainly deserves an award her work is incredible. I was lucky enough to be her secret swap partner in The Brit Bee Pillow Fight and the cushion that I received from her is unbelievable. Seriously talented indeed.

And my final award goes to the lovely Kelly of Zerbert who I have got to know through the bloggersphere and flickr. Her work is great and she is too. I love her blog as you get a real sense of her, there are always some snippets of what is whirling around in her head and I love that you get a sense of her, even though we are oceans apart. How great is it that we make such fab connections through blogging!

I hope you enjoy checking these blogs out and find them as inspiring as I do.