2021 MidYearCheckIn - DawnyK

Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl is hosting the Mid Year Check In of the 2021 Planning Party! So for #2021PlanningParty how's the plan going?

You can join the MidYearCheckIn even if you missed the Planning Party. To join in before the link-up closes on July 31 or to see everyone's progress, head over to her page!

What are the updates on my plans for 2021? 

Purpose: Love of fun sewing and other projects!!!

First, I've decided to participate in 2 paid BOM's both through Pink Door Fabrics:

1. Smitten - English Paper Piecing using Heather Ross' Malibu fabric line. I LOVE Heather's Trixie line and have made the Trixie doll, but still have yet to finish her companion Thomas
1. STATUS: separated paper pieces for each block, separated fabrics to align with the blocks, decided to try my hand at a practice EPP piece so have gotten the gluing done, but that's it. Will use the Flat Back stitch first.
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2. Nebula - Jaybird Quilts has designed the pattern and using Tula Pink fabrics
1. STATUS: collecting the monthly block packages, still working on the Journey to Nebula projects to practice using the templates

AND for the BYOF (bring your own fabric) BOM Patterns By Jen's 2021 Color Challenge  I've kept up with each month including making a 2" square for one of my littlest girl mouselet, Lil'Trixie.

Checking out Lil'Trixie's first 6 months blocks with Lady Kate and sewist, Gracie:

Status of the UFO LIST/Finish-A-Long ridiculously long list: 

• Q1 127 projects listed:
• 3 finished
• 0 projects' milestones
• Q2 129 projects listed:
• 2 finished
• 0 projects' milestones

Status of blogging and my time-based goals and link-ups: 

• Weekly: Kate's Life in Pieces 15 Minutes to Stitch
• Posted 19 out of 26 weeks; missed weeks were counted as a catch-up in the next blogged week
• Monthly: Patty's Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal
• Made 6 out of 6 months blog postings for proposals AND goals
• Quarterly: Finish-A-Long which has moved to Instagram as @finishalong
• 2 quarterly proposals and 5 project finish postings successfully completed on time

My little Wool.I.Am gang has grown, check out Instagram for the many #wooliamgang members and adventures around the globe.

Last to arrive, Lenny and Henry had a warm homecoming welcome!

The gents in our gang. SirT, Lenny, Henry, Quartzy, hAPi, Horsey, 3 Kinder Happy Hippos and Sir Hare-y:

The Ladies of our gang, Sunny, Gracie (sewing), Lady Hare-yetta, Trixie, Lil’Trixie, Lady Kate (housekeeping), Telephone Kinder Happy Hippo and Nellie (Personal Assistant).

Everypawdy back in the Living room (Horsey is a little bit too big). The youngsters are getting to know each other over toys and storybooks. Sweethearts SirT and Lady Kate are holding hands, how adorable. And our sweet Gracie and Lenny are definitely getting along and seem interested. We shall see how things progress.

That's 18 little friends now whereas at the beginning of 2021 there were only 12. Luckily they are a happy mischief and easy to live with. 

More adventures and sewing later. "Say Goodnight, Gracie!"

Link-Ups:

• Quilting Jetgirl's 2021 Mid Year Check In As #13