Completed Projects 2009 - Part 2

1. Maple Leaf Placemat For PQS2, 2. Placemat Quilt Swap Package for my PiecefulChaos, 3. Winter White Schnibbles Quilt, 4. My#3 scary look 2, 5. Cotton Blossoms Tablerunner, 6. Christmas table runner, 7. Star Table runner #2, 8. DSCF2371, 9. DSCF2394, 10. DSCF2429, 11. Star lap quilt, 12. Ornament

These are the last 12 items that I made in 2009.

Well, it has been fun to see my progress.

I have greatly improved my skills since the beginning of the year.

 Thanks to all of you who have inspired me to do new projects and learn new skills.

It really has been a great year.

December 23rd was the 1 year anniversary of my blog.

Yeah!!! It has been a lot of fun.

 I just love blogging about my quilting and sewing projects.

 I have met so many wonderful people in blogland,

 and have made some wonderful friends. I have been truly blessed.

I am going to have a giveaway soon to celebrate.

But I want to make something to give away.

So, I will try to make something nice on the weekend since I am off work.

So keep checking.

Happy New Year everyone!!!!

Hugs Ariane

Completed projects 2009 - Part 1

These are the first 36 projects I finised in 2009.
Wow!!!
I am so glad I am looking back.
I still have more finised projects to show you.
This does not include any of my UFOs.
I have quite a few of those. 
I worked hard this year.
One of my goals for 2010 is to get some of those UFOs done.
I will come back later, when I get home from work
and show you the rest of my finished projects.

1. Tote bag, 2. Jacob's Ladder quilt, 3. Chicken pillow cover, 4. Mini Tote 9-patch bag blue side, 5. Tumbling block quilt, 6. Front of tote bag, 7. Crayon Roll, 8. DSCF0902, 9. DSCF0910, 10. Skirt and appliqued top - pink, 11. A Skirt and Appliqued T-shirt, 12. DSCF0997, 13. Puss in the Corner quilt, 14. The puppy quilt, 15. Front of bag for Bag Swap, 16. little coin purse and pin cushion, 17. Cupcake purse - close up, 18. DSCF1108, 19. DSCF1142-a, 20. Cotton Blossom Purse SMS giveaway, 21. Let's drive baby quilt, 22. My Spring Blooms mini quilt, 23. Whirleygig Quilt, 24. DSCF1533, 25. DSCF1537, 26. DSCF1541, 27. Cottage Mini Quilt, 28. DSCF1784, 29. DSCF1786, 30. DSCF1995, 31. DSCF1937, 32. DSCF1982, 33. Three Stitcher's Angel projects done, 34. Good Ol'Summertime Mini Quilt Swap, 35. Log cabin Beatrix Potter quilt, 36. Charming Bed Pocket 1

My trip back home and more Advent Swap gifts!!!

I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday. I had a wonderful christmas with my family in Northern Ontario. There was a lot of singing, food and celebrating. I have a huge family. So it is always a big celebration at Christmas when we all get together. We do not exchange gifts because it would be too costly to buy for everyone. I have 42 people in my immediate family. All my brothers and sisters gave my parents a gift and then we just celebrated together and enjoyed each others families. That is what Christmas is all about. The kids got to play games with their cousins and go sliding down the big hill behind my parents place. It was a lot of fun.

The drive to my parents was pretty good. The drive back was another story. We drove 13 hours in a blizzard. Normally, it only takes 9 hours for us to drive home. It was a very stressful drive home to say the least. I was glad we arrived safely. Many times we had to stop in the middle of the road because we could not see where we were. It was a total whiteout.

I also opened the last of my Advent Swap gifts. I just love all the gifts I received. Jeannette made me so many nice handmade gifts. I am so lucky. My main gifts was a wonderful handmade bag. I love all the tiny little pieces on the front of the bag. I love it. It is in my favorite color too. I have already used it to go out. My Mother-in-law tried to claim it, but I would not let her. Thank you so much Jeannette. This was a wonderful swap. Thank you also to Fiona for organizing this swap. It was so much fun.

I wish you all a very happy New Year. I will try to do a post of all my projects from 2009.

Ariane

I made a Star Quilt!!

It has been a very busy last couple of days. I have been working. I have been trying to get my Christmas gifts done. We celebrated Christmas today with my inlaws. I made a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. We are going away to Northern Ontario tomorrow to see my family. It is an 9 hour drive. I hope the weather is good.

I made a lap quilt for my mother-in-law. I used the same star block as the table runners. I did not  have much time, so I thought I would stick with something I was comfortable with. I used some Kansas Troubles and Buggy Barn fabrics. I really love this quilt. I did some simple quilting. I finished it at 10am this morning. My inlaws got to our house at 12:30pm. So I got it done just in time. I hope you like it. She loved it.

Well, I am going to be gone until the 29th. So I wish you all a wonderful Christmas.

Ariane