New Year and New Projects

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!

 

When we arrived back at the cabin after Christmas, there was a package waiting on the doorstep from Henry Glass Fabrics.  Christmas continues at Wilder's Last Resort!  I was delighted to receive a very generous package of Country Journey fabrics by Jan Mott.  This is one of the lines of fabric I will be using in my role as Brand Ambassador for Henry Glass Fabrics.

 

In addition to the cut yardage, the package contained two panels.  I envision cutting this panel up by season, and make a year of tablerunners.  I will make components and place them around the table runner, and each season will be different.  This is going to be a nice little project.

But wait, there's more.  The next day I received another generous package from Henry Glass Fabrics! I was excited to receive the first package......and then another one too!  This line is called Best of Days by Janet Rae Nesbitt.  This package also contained four spools of Aurifil thread, my favorite thread for piecing.

I put both lines out on the dining room table to take pictures, and low and behold, the two lines wanted to play together!  Their rich shades blend perfectly.  You know me, I use everything but the kitchen sink in my quilts.  I hit the quilting jackpot with the two fabric lines.

 

In my role as Brand Ambassador, I need to create one large project or three small projects.  I'm having trouble sleeping at night with all of the ideas swirling around in my brain.  I want to do this, I want to do that.....I need to focus on my main project and actually started working on a new design yesterday.

In this process I need to stay true to myself and my style.  My style is small blocks with small pieces.  I was able to create something with small pieces, yet easy to make......and most importantly easy to finish.

My process begins with really looking at the fabrics.  I fold, press, and fondle each and every piece. I get to know the fabrics.  I worked out a design in EQ software, and made a sample block.  The goal in my big project is to use almost every fabric.  By the end of yesterday, I incorporated 18 of the fabrics into 8, 9" blocks.

Over the next month, I will be posting my progress, along with tutorials and quilting tips so you can make your own quilts with these gorgeous fabrics.

So many quilters on Instagram posted their top 9 pictures with the most number of "likes".  Not one to be outdone, I posted my top 9 too.  It looks like I worked on the same quilt for most of the year!

I have totally cut back on my schedule for 2020.  Last year I spoke to so many quilt guilds and held countless workshops.  I did shows and was constantly getting ready for something, and waving goodbye to Mr. Joe.  I felt that I lived out of my suitcase, and in the process I drove thousands of miles.  I didn't have time to do what I wanted to do......and that was designing and quilting.

This year is going to be different.  I'm going to be home creating and enjoying every minute!  My word for the year is Gratitude.  I'm grateful for my family,  my friends, and the many opportunities life has given me.  I'm going to have the Best of Days in 2020.

Soon,
Madame Ambassador

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