New Year Flare up of Startitis

Happy New Year to all my quilting friends!
It's "the most wonderful time of the year", but also the worst when you happen to have a diagnosis of chronic Startitis.
Here is the definition from the Urban Dictionary: 
"Startitis: noun - repeatedly starting new projects while still having multiple uncompleted projects."

At the beginning of a new year, many quilters have inspiration to start new quiltalongs and invite us all to join in. 
YES... OF COURSE I want to join in the fun!
But how am I going to get more hours in my days to actually have time to sew more projects!?!?

*Sandra told me about Anina's Temperature Quiltalong which looks like a fun challenge.
*Cindy is hosting a year long BOM called Garden Sunshine.
*There are 2 bloggers that are offering Harry Potter Quiltalongs - Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts and Kelli at I think it needs stitches.
*Barbara Brackman has created another interesting project called Stars in her Crown, which is a 10 week paper piecing  quiltalong starting in January.
*The Fat Quarter Shop is running a Threadology Quilt Along.
*Sindy has 2 great BOM's going on for 2019 and I especially like the Hen Party.
*You can find some links to other quiltalongs at Busy Hands Quilts and at Seams To Be Sew.

What is a vulnerable, helpless, quiltaholic to do?!?
Well, I'm going to start a new project today, that's all I know for sure! LOL
What new projects are you going to start to welcome the new year?!?
If by chance I have missed a new Quiltalong, please let me know in the comments below. I am excited to start the new year with lots of new projects!! No wait... don't read my blog post from yesterday!

Christmas Quiltalong

Did you know that Sew Fresh Quilts is hosting the Have a Jolly Little Christmas Quiltalong? Lorna is releasing a new pattern every two weeks and there are a wide variety of layout ideas to inspire your creativity.
I'm not going to sew all the blocks because I don't need another large Christmas quilt, but many of these blocks are just too cute to resist, so I will likely sew one of each of the block patterns just to get in on the fun.
Here are my first 3 blocks... the mittens, the Christmas bow, and the stockings. If you scroll down on the link up page you can see what other blocks have already been made.

Paris and Bears

That's an unusual subject line, eh?
I am speaking tonight at the quilt guild in Paris at 7 pm at the Paris Fairgrounds. That's the city of Paris in Ontario, not the Paris which is in France! I am looking forward to meeting lots of quilters and seeing what's new in their quilting world. 

In my quilt studio, the bear quilt has been started.

It was hard to narrow down the fabric choices. I think the sashing fabric will be the clincher and I haven't made a final decision on that yet. I see in my mind's eye how my project will be, but I'm not 100% sure yet if it will turn out as I am hoping. Brown is a hard colour for me to work with. My browns all seemed to be too dark, which might be a good thing since I want to make a black bear. I'm just not sure if the contrast will be enough.
But I started anyway. If we wait to start until we are certain of the outcome, nothing would ever be started!
I'll be making these blocks for a while ...one down, 96 to go!
Linking up to "Let's Bee Social"

Design Wall Monday

I have started another project and it's all Lori's fault!Lori over at Humble Quilts hosts great quilt-alongs, and she is starting another one. 

Uh-oh.

"Hello. My name is Kathy and I admit that I am a quilt-along-aholic."

These are my step #1 pieces.

Many of these little 1.5" squares were from my scrap box so I didn't have to do much cutting. I sewed the squares on my old blue White to give it a workout. It sewed beautifully.

Abundance

These quilts are from Lori's previous quilt-alongs.

Cosmopolitan (Pink Lemonade)

I love each one of these quilts and can't wait to see how this next one turns out.

Mountain Trail

To see more design walls, hop over to Patchwork Times.

Nabby's Dowry

T.G.I.F.

And you know what that means... another block pattern is posted for the Nabby's Dowry Quilt-Along!
This is a no-stress Pocket Patchwork adventure and I'm really enjoying the process of anticipating each Friday's release of a new block pattern. 




Here are the first four blocks of my version of the quilt-along.
I'm on my way to hop over to Pam's and see what she has for us to sew today!

TGIF!

Photo From Quiltville

T.G.I.F.

It's Friday... and you know what that means!  

A new Nabby's Dowry Sew-Along block is posted.




Here is my block from last week. I wish I wouldn't have put those two pink blocks in the center. I think it really draws your eye there.
Funny how I didn't notice that until I looked at the photo on the computer screen! I might change it later when I have all the blocks done, but I might just forget that it ever bugged me, and leave it as is! LOL
Are you playing along?!?
Never too late to join in...just grab some HST's! and start sewing!

Nabby's Dowry

I am really on a roll this week with the HST's (half square triangles)!
Just finished the second block of the Nabby's Dowry Pocket Patchwork sew-along.
Come on y'all...grab your HST's and hop on over to Heartspun Quilts - block #3 is posted today!

Nabby's Dowry - first block

I am still putzing along with finishing the HST's for my Nabby's Dowry mystery.
Here is my first 6" block (pattern released last friday) and it is so cute! I have a lot of variety to chose from in my finished HST's, but wouldn't you know it, I put the same dark blue in the two bottom corners?! Well, random does mean random, so I'm leaving it, and hoping that in the final quilt design, it won't bother me.
This is a fun, "summer paced" mystery project, so why not join in the fun...it's not too late to catch up! You might even have some HST's hanging around that need to be used up...this is the perfect project for them. 
For inspiration, hop over at the Wraggedy Patches blog to see Candace's scrap happy block...scroll down past her wonderful aqua blocks, and you'll see how she is using up HST's from another project. Tell her Kathy said to drop by!