Bloggiversary

Today I have been blogging for 3 whole years! At my 1st bloggiversary I wrote "120 posts and 34 followers later I can look back and feel really happy about the projects I've created and shared, the comments I've enjoyed, and the satisfaction of having a colourful record of a year in my creative life." 

Elephant transfer HERE

Still feeling that happiness :: This is blog post #360 and I now have 87 followers - thank you :-)

Embroidery in progress

Although I sometimes have creative dry spells which affect my blogging, I still want to continue this visual diary of my projects and inspirations, and experience has shown me that the dry spells always come to end.

It is useful to have this record to look back on how I did things and it definitely encourages me to be more productive. Above all, it's fun to be part of the blogging community.

I'm looking forward to sharing the next year of projects with you.

The elephant has now found its place on the indian wall-hanging - last seen here.

Still a Mystery

I'm continuing to work on Susan Claire's online mystery quilt - take a look at Part 5 on her blog to see her very different colour way to mine. I didn't share last month, but these photos show my progress through the 5 parts so far :

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

 Below are all the components I have now with only 1 month to go

Still some pieces cut and not joined, and quite a few numbers without any fabric attached, so I imagine there will be lots to do next month when all will be revealed! Have a great weekend...I am hoping to start quilting a top that has been in my studio waiting for some attention for a while.

Ta Da and To Do lists

Welcome July and we are half way through the year. Decided to share my to-do list for the next 6 months, but first thought it would be fun to look at the projects I have completed so far this year : Ta Da!

Various projects blogged HERE

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Blogged HERE

My most recent :: see myprevious post

Not to mention a few more pages completed in my Full Tilt Boogie journal

Like those I blogged HERE and HERE

some stamp carving

Blogged HERE

some gelli plate printing

Blogged HERE

and some card making

Blogged HERE

And this is the made-some-progress but on the to-do list for July-December :

Last blogged HERE

Back on the design wall

More on the mystery quilt

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Hoping to do some more quilt-making in the next 6 months, and also looking forward to this FREE Strathmore Online Workshop ::

Artful Card-Making techniques with Jane LaFazio and Joanne Sharpe : SEPTEMBER

Wonder what else the next 6 months will bring