OMG ~ May 2020 ~ Goal Complete

My May One Monthly Goal is Finished!  

I set this goal here in the

OMG May 2020 @ Elm Street Quilts

It started with this cross stitch work and these fabrics 

Here in my May OMG Post

and finished

 Here for my "Cool To Be Square Blog Hop" Post

I used an artist's canvas and my heavy duty stapler to display this finish.

More how-to photos in the link above.

Happily, I am linking up today with the

OMG May Finishing Party Link Up @ Elm Street Quilts

I am always very happy when I meet my monthly goal.

Time to think about my June OMG Goal.

I have many, many WIPs and UFOs.

Hmmmmm ... what shall I choose?

Time will tell ... :-) 

May Goal In Progress

Working on my 

May One Monthly Goal

project today.

These are the fabrics I am using to make this a finished project.

I chose the fabrics before I started cross stitching 

and chose floss colors to match the fabrics.
This is my own method.

The sewing on this one is going together quickly.

I will be posting a tutorial for this finishing method,
which I am figuring out as I go. 

No waiting until the last day of the month this time ... :-) 

OMG ~ My April Goal is Done!

Maestro's Quilt is bound and done!

My OMG April 2020 Goal Here was to bind this quilt.

My Senior Quilty Kitty had to step in to keep me on track.

We are

Linking Up With the Finishing Party Here

with a few hours to spare.

This quilt has been quilty kitty inspected ... 

... approved with  Quilty Kitty Thank You Kisses ... 

... and ready for napping.

Enjoy your quilt, Maestro.

I am enjoying having met my monthly goal.

:-)

One Monthly Goal For March ~ Finished!

One Monthly Goal ~ March Finish Link Up

My March Goal Setting Post

This was the fabric pull for a very fun to design and make pillow.

My March Goal was Finished Here

This pillow cover was designed by my daughter 

and sewn by me an together we created this

 Free-For-Personal-Use-Only-Pattern ... 

Bone Broth for the Little One ~ Free .pdf Pattern Here

from  

I have also posted a series of 

How-To Make This Block and Pillow Tutorials

Thanks to all who have followed along on my Star Wars quilty journey.

Thanks to 

Patty @ Elm Street Quilts

for helping me with my goal setting this year. 

May your quilty place be your refuge

 and may you and yours be well. 

<3 

One Monthly Goal for January ~ Completed

My January OMG is completed!

This goal oriented event is hosted monthly by

Patty @ Elm Street Quilts

I started this project with this blank cloth and new thread spool

and posted this as 

My January 2020 OMG Goal

These were my first Sashiko Stitches. 

I combined this goal with my Winter Blues Blog Hop project

which was to learn something new for this first month of the New Year.

I enjoyed this new journey very much and decided

to honor my first Sashiko stitches
by framing it in fabric and a simple white frame.
The small vase was a refrigerator magnet gift from one of my sons
and it seemed the perfect touch.

I am happy to have completed this simple goal and am linking up with

all the bloggers at the

OMG Finishing Linky Party ~ January 2020

Sew many wonderful goals completed in the links!

I hope to join this party again next month. 

Slow Sunday Sashiko Stitching

I have been away from my machine and doing some slow stitching this weekend.

This is progress on my ...

OMG Goal for January Started Here

This is very easy to carry along with me in these pretty sunflowers project bags.

I did not make these bags,

I have a similar pattern, but I do not enjoy sewing bags so I bought them from

someone who does  a very nice job of sewing them ... 

These pretty bags were made by

Denise @ DotDotGooseDesign Etsy Shop

I am not affiliated in any way with this shop.

I am just a happy customer.

This is the back of my work. 

This new stitching project is Sashiko,

which is a traditional sewing method of Japan.

I saw a demonstration of this more than once and was

intrigued but not sure my stiff and achy hands could manage it.

My small success with getting back to cross stitching has give me the courage to try.

I am pleased with my efforts and am even managing several stitches at a time.

I actually find this easier than cross stitch and very soothing.

I hope to get my fingers nimble and strong enough to do some of the

lovely large stitch hand quilting that I have been seeing in the

modern quilty world.

Hope to have  my January OMG goal completed on time.

Linking up today with all the lovely 

Slow Sunday Stitching @ Kathy's Quilts

Happy stitching!

OMG ~ Something New to Meet the Winter Blues 2020

Something old that will be new (for me) for the New Year.

I have decided to participate in the 

One Monthly Goal Challenge @ Elm Street Quilts

A few years back I used to participate in this regularly on another site.

My track record in recent years has not been too successful.

So I will make a January goal and see how it goes.

I am also participating in the 

Winter Blues Blog Hop @ Creatin' in the Sticks

I am combining efforts here. 

My January Goal is to beat the Winter Blues by stitching something new and blue.

It just may have something to do with this piece of dark blue fabric.

Wish Me Luck.

Are you setting monthly goals for 2020?

If sew, maybe you would enjoy participating with the fun

OMG January 2020 Linky Party ~ Goal Setting

Many, many inspiring projects in the works.

Hope to see you joining us.