"long time gone"

My January OMG (One Monthly Goal) is to finish putting together my Jen Kingwell quilt top. I thought I should share the background on that so you can celebrate with me when I finish.

Last February, almost a year ago now, my quilty friend Denise suggested we do a Jen Kingwell sew-along, and she chose the "Long Time Gone" pattern. It isn't the style quilt I usually make, but I was onboard.

It has a lot of little tiny pieces. Like 1" x 1.5" strips for the Courthouse Steps blocks .....

..... and 3" x 1.5" Flying Geese units ...

added by Sandy Panagos 2 years, 11 months ago. under "long time gone" , jen kingwell , oh scrap! , one monthly goal

After almost a year of Covid isolation, and then another year of being hesitant to get back out into the world, I think I'm just going to keep hanging out at home and get some serious sewing done. I'm already used to being inside, I might as well get something done. I must have been in a good mood and feeling energetic the other day when I wrote down my goals for 2022, because it ended up being quite a list! In addition to my "regular" goals, I have twelve quilty goals. Everything from "sewing every day" to ...

added by Sandy Panagos 2 years, 11 months ago. under "long time gone" , elm creek quilts , goals , isolation , j en kingwell , one monthly goal , quilting is more fun than housework , so scrappy

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