We are experiencing the first blizzard of the season in New Jersey. I'm not sure how much snow we will eventually receive, but the amount does not matter when you are 2 years old and all you want to do is build a snowman.
"You want to play, Mimi?"
I thank God everyday for allowing me to share my life with these beautiful little boys.
laptop computer.
I have been having fun with my new toy/tool. This is the first blog post I have written with it. I've taken one introductory class and I am scheduled for another later in February. I'm sure I will never learn all that this device can do. Hopefully I will learn enough to make this purchase worthwhile. So far I LOVE my new computer!
January
(in review)
1. Spend quality time with my wonderful grandsons.
A few pictures from our adventures this past month:
Is there a baby among all those toys?
Ryder loves to read books.
Look at Logan standing at 8 months old!
Look at the ice that Ryder cut with his saw from the pond.
Just like Frozen!
(No worries...Granddad helped with the saw) 
Logan is ready to RIDE!
Helping Granddad move all that snow.
Logan and his incredible smile!
XOXO
2. Garden Stroll inspired commission quilt.
I continue to make progress on this quilt.
I have almost finished the first set of blocks.
I continue to make progress on this quilt.
I have almost finished the first set of blocks.
3. Katie and Brian's Memory quilt blocks.
4. Baby Zurich's pink and brown quilt.
I wanted to make my friends Brian and Katie a special quilt for the baby girl who will join their family soon.
I have always admired this quilt from Studio 180 Design.
I got out my graph paper and started sketching some ideas based on this quilt.
The next step was to find fabric to match the pink and brown nursery Brian and Katie are planning.
Here is the final quilt. At this point I still need to hand tack the binding.
Here is Katie, the mommy-to-be, holding the quilt I made
for her special little girl.
5. Quilt for Wyatt.
Wyatt is a little boy that my daughter cared for this past summer while she was on summer break from her middle school teaching position. Shea became quite close to little Wyatt and she asked me to make a quilt for him. His NYC nursery is decorated with turtles so I chose a Quiltmaker magazine pattern. Here are some pictures as I created my quilt:
Wyatt turns one year old in April. I hope to have his quilt finished so Shea can give it to him for his birthday.
8. Bonnie Hunter's new mystery quilt:
Grand Illusion!
It amazes me how all those little bits and pieces become such an amazing quilt when they are put together. Thanks Bonnie Hunter for this wonderful mystery!
Grand Illusion!
9. November and December 2014 Aurifil quilt-along blocks.
10. November and December 2014 steps for the
Tell It to the Stars quilt-along sponsored by Judy Laquidara.
Currently I am working on a pieced border for this quilt.
12. Choose fabric for Arcadia Avenue Quilt Along sponsored by Sassafras Lane Designs.
13. January Mini-Quilt by the Aurifil Thread Designer of the Month.
14. January block for the Friendship Star Sisters
2015 Block of the Month.
15. January block for Quiltmaker Magazine 2015 New Year's Mystery:
Auld Lang Stitches.
16. January block for Pat Sloan's 2015 Mystery Quilt: Vacation Time.
17. January blocks for Calypso Kaleidoscope by
Quilt Addicts Anonymous.
18. January block for Scrapitude: Scrap-in-a-Box mystery quilt by
Quilting for the Rest of Us.
19. January blocks for the RSC15 Sampler by So Scrappy.
20. January Block for the Nancy Zieman 2015 Adventure Quilt.
21. Complete quilting the quilt currently loaded on Annie:
Lazy Sunday and any other quilts currently on my Git-R-Done List.
Lazy Sunday has been quilted. I was only able to finish Lazy Sunday and my Quilts for Kids quilt this month.
There has been no progress on any of the following:
23. Black & White Sampler blocks
24. Crazy Quilt using Shar Jorgenson templates by Omnigrid.
25. Fit for a Hero, a quilt by Judy Laquidara.
26. Grandma Mary's 9-Patch, a strip club quilt by The Village Quilter.
27. Country Threads Sampler blocks.
29. Julie Herman's Toes in the Sand quilt.
30. Uncle Sam's Quilt, a strip club quilt by The Village Quilter.
32. Work on the following BRODY Projects:
Civil War Tribute
*James River Blues
Daisy Dazzle
Glory Box Table Runner
Cool Breeze
33. Attend the Quilts for Kids workshop at Pennington Quilt Works.
Lots of quilts were completed this month.
Lots of quilts were completed this month.
34. Attend Saturday Sampler workshop at Pennington Quilt Works.
35. Attend Strip Club at The Village Quilter.
These are the strips I will receive when I am able to get to Mt. Holly:
36. Celebrate my DMIL birthday.
Bad weather forced us to change our surprise celebration plans but we were still able to get together to celebrate my DMIL's 79th birthday.
Bad weather forced us to change our surprise celebration plans but we were still able to get together to celebrate my DMIL's 79th birthday.
February
1. Spend quality time with my wonderful grandsons.
2. Garden Stroll inspired commission quilt.
3. Katie and Brian's Memory quilt.
4. Make a few little zipper pouches for future gifts.
5. Quilt for Wyatt.
8. Complete the 2014 Aurifil quilt top.
11. January and February blocks for the Arcadia Avenue Quilt Along sponsored by Sassafras Lane Designs.
12. January & February Mini-Quilts by the Aurifil Thread Designer of the Month.
13. January and February blocks for the Friendship Star Sisters
2015 Block of the Month.
14. January and February blocks for Quiltmaker Magazine
2015 New Year's Mystery:
Auld Lang Stitches.
15. January and February blocks for Pat Sloan's 2015 Mystery Quilt: Vacation Time.
16. January and February blocks for Calypso Kaleidoscope by
Quilt Addicts Anonymous.
17. January and February blocks for Scrapitude: Scrap-in-a-Box
mystery quilt by
Quilting for the Rest of Us.
19. January and February Blocks for the
20. Complete quilting the quilt currently loaded on Annie:
Git-R-Done List.
21. Bind/label 5 table runners, Lazy Sunday and other quilts I complete this month.
22. Black & White Sampler blocks
23. Crazy Quilt using Shar Jorgenson templates by Omnigrid.
24. Fit for a Hero, a quilt by Judy Laquidara.
25. Grandma Mary's 9-Patch, a strip club quilt by The Village Quilter.
26. Country Threads Sampler blocks.
28. Julie Herman's Toes in the Sand quilt.
29. Uncle Sam's Quilt, a strip club quilt by The Village Quilter.
31. Work on the following BRODY Projects:
Civil War Tribute
James River Blues
Daisy Dazzle
Glory Box Table Runner
Cool Breeze
James River Blues
Daisy Dazzle
Glory Box Table Runner
Cool Breeze
32. Attend the Quilts for Kids workshop at Pennington Quilt Works.
33. Attend Saturday Sampler workshop at Pennington Quilt Works.
34. Go out to dinner with some very dear friends.
35. Attend a Super Bowl party.
37. Take a few training classes for my new MacBook Pro laptop.
Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!
Sharyn
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