Winner, Winner!

So, I'm a little late, but I ended spending the morning dealing with some family drama...  Too make a long story short, I'm short a brother, but other situations in the family might be fixed.

Anyway, that's not anything I need to dump on you all..

So that makes our winner:

Congrats, Terri!  I'm sending you an e-mail with the CSN gift code!

1. CCQ on the Design Wall, 2. Escapees, 3. Baskets Top with Borders, 4. It's Finished!

The above four pictures are the total sum of my quilty accomplishments for 2010.   Not a lot.  Not a lot at all.

But, you know, I'm okay with it.

This year will be different.  I've got plans!

1.) All of my quilt tops, with the exception of my Grandmother's Fan top, will be completed into quilts this year.

2.) I will do a Double Wedding Ring Quilt-along on this this blog.  I think it'll start towards the end of February - I've got to figure out yardages and everything.

3.) I will start a quilting-related comic, as soon as I have a few drawn and ready to go.

4.) I'll be making a Dear Jane quilt, along with Sandi and Karrie.

5.) I've plans for a mystery quilt...  I have to finalize the design, figure yardages.

6.) I want to join more quilt swaps this year, but we'll see how that goes.  Time might still be a dicey thing, since my boss wants to open a store in the mall.  

7.) I want to start a weekly skill-building segment, working my way through color and fabric choices all the way through to bias-binding a quit.  That too looks like it'll begin in February, and start running on Saturdays.

I've a lot that I'd like to do, obviously.  The only real limitation is me, really, and how much time I'm willing to dedicate to myself, my creativity, and this blog.  But, I'm all fired up, even though I'm coming off of a stupid number of work hours in December, and recovering from a nasty cold that's taken residence in my sinuses.

Honestly, this is probably the best that I've felt going into a new year.  I don't think I've ever gone into a new year feeling like I could actually grab my life by the reins and produce the results that I want.

Exuberant Winner! (and other stuff)

I am so sorry for the delay in posting this!  My desktop computer has decided to die, a horrible, slow death, and then I lost internet for a few hours today.  And, of course, I got focused on cleaning.  My carpet is steamed, and Zeb's toys are all put away.

Anyway...  The random number generator gave me this:

...which means that the winning comment was:

Congratulations, Brooke!  And to answer your question, this is actually a fairly easy quilt to make.  The curves are very gentle, so it's just a matter of finding your centers (easy with the notches from you GO! die) and taking your time.  Keep your eye on this blog.  Somewhere in the last couple of weeks in January, I'll be starting a Double Wedding Ring Quilt-Along.  

E-mail me at gyrmalcyn [dot] go [dot] pop {at} gmail [dot] com with your shipping information, and I'll get this quilt by the end of the week.  I still have to wash and photograph the final product, but I should be doing that tomorrow evening.

Actually, working on finishing up the binding was part of my Friday Night Sew-in project.  I did a lot of "unsewing" taking the binding off, and then figuring out where I'd gone wrong.  

And, for those of you who are curious, the batik that was used just once:

Now, I'm absolutely psyched to see that I've reached 89 followers (for whatever reason, Blogger keeps showing one more than I actually have)!  So, I plan on celebrating when I reach 100, so spread the word.

When I get to 100, I'll be giving away my Mary's Fan quilt top, and the fabric I'd planned on using for the binding:

This top measures 92" X 92", and contains 384 fabrics in the fan blades.  Yes, that means that each fan blade is unique.  

I had a lot of fun making this top, but I'm not in love with it anymore, and it's so not my style anymore.  My tastes have changed so much in the two or three years since putting the last stitch in.  I'd much rather that this top go to someone who will give it the love it deserves.