2019 Here We Go !

It’s that time of the YEAR,  time to set up your goals for 2019 !  I love doing this and TRY every year to do better than the last year on achieving my goals. 

I have made the big jump this year to the journal kind of book. I’ve seen what everyone is doing with their journal, (my Pinterest) but I’m starting slow and steady, I chose a simple one, purchased stickers, and colored ink pens and going to go slow. I usually use a plain old notebook, mixing it up this year. It’s PINK too !

This is YEARS into writing my goals, the first year I used my daily calendar and filled in the blocks. I’ve used plain lined paper, notecards and this past year a binder. Don’t over think what you write it, just write !   I try to write my goals out FAST, quick don’t think about what you are writing, just write them. I will probably NEVER get to sing on a stage again, but I seem to write that one every year.

Remember too, goals and dreams are the same to me. Dream HUGE, Dream HAPPY, Dream FAITH !  After I have them all written down, which takes me a few days. I kind of outline them into time frames and calendar times to each month, or days.  No rules to goals, not right or wrong way.

This past year has been my year of taking care of myself. I don’t think I’ve ever really, taken care of me before. And I will continue to do it, it’s pretty much changed me, changed my outlook and how I put my feeling first. 
Clever Fox journal 2019
I chose a Clever Fox Planner from Amazon, it’s non-dated, has weekly and monthly calendars for productivity, passion, motivation, happiness and focus. IF I can do it pretty I will share, if not that’s OK, I have to have one place for all my ideas and stuff. I really want the daily calendar to record happy of each day.
My goals this year have a lot to do with time management. I seem to lose myself in others and I’m going to TRY and get a plan together.   These past few months I have learned and used a lot of self-care. I’m 60 years for just a few more weeks it’s time to do for myself a bit.  I am no longer the fixer. I am the walk away one.  Here are just a FEW of my goals.
  1. Care for and about myself first
  2. Daily walk
  3. Eat right
  4. Read one chapter daily
  5. Write daily
  6. Journal daily
  7. Take photo’s once a week – go someplace too!
  8. Lose myself in all my projects
  9. Sleep 7-8 hours
  10. Etc.
  11. Etc.
  12. I have 32 goals ? ! ?   Always More is better !

So, get yourself a cup of coffee and start having some fun setting up YOUR 2019 Goals.  IN 12 SHORT MONTHS IT’S 2020

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Self-Binding Quilt Tutorial

Self Binding means: Bring the quilt backing to the front and using it as your binding.

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Just a few days ago I received this comment on my original post:   from Helen:

After reading the tutorial 3 times I committed to try the technique.

It worked perfectly. I just followed the instructions and it worked

on a table runner. This method stops so much waste of material.

Step by Step How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

 Make your quilt block, add batting heat resistant, and quilt. Trim the batting even with your quilt top

How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

Cut one backing 1″ from the quilt edge

How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

Fold the backing to the edge of the quilt, 1/2″, I like to press it down

How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

Again, fold the backing over onto the quilt top, make sure you are on the quilt top with the edge, this is your sewing edge, pin it down

How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

Fold the corner over as shown

And then do the steps as before, fold over half way and then fold over half way again. Pin well.

Sometimes at the corner, you will have to move it around a bit to make the corner perfect, go slow and pin well. 

When I get it like, I like,  pin and I press a bit, between pins and at the corner it holds it just a bit better. Remember, pressing is up and down with an iron. Doing it up and down your fabric will not stretch or move.

With your machine sew along the backing edge, do a few back stitches to hold ends

I like doing 2 rows of stitching, just my personal like.

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My Quilt Pattern Block for North Dakota

I have only been through North Dakota on our way to a fishing week. I remember the fields and fields of Sunflowers, they were over the top perfect. And, the purple fields of Flax, which we had to stop and ask what it was?  Here for you their site.

This is my North Dakota State Quilt Pattern Block, it’s a simple and fun quilt pattern to make and with the center strips, it will go together as a full quilt wonderfully!  Finished quilt block is fourteen inches by fourteen inches

See this Quilt Block Pattern HERE

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My Rhode Island State Quilt Pattern Block

My Rhode Island State Quilt Pattern Block, finished size of fourteen inches by fourteen inches. I love this quilt block, have fun with color. Rhode Island Quilt Pattern HERE

Rhode Island State Quilt Pattern Block

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Rhode Island State Quilt Pattern Block

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My NEW Alaska State Quilt Pattern Block

My Alaska State Quilt Pattern Block, finished size is fourteen inches by fourteen inches. I have shown it with a white background as snow, but black or a dark blue…wonderful too !  I know this looks a bit over the top in the cutting, but it’s not hard to do, go step by step. See Alaska State Quilt Block Pattern HERE

Alaska State Quilt Pattern Block

Alaska State Quilt Block Pattern

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Alaska State Quilt Pattern Block

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My Virginia State Quilt Pattern Block

Take this quilt block and have fun with color. Finished quilt block will be fourteen inches by fourteen inches. Make the small four patch in a color that will pop, it gives the quilt block motion. Virginia Quilt Block Pattern is HERE

Virginia State Quilt Block Pattern

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Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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The State of Texas Quilt Pattern Block

MY state of Texas Quilt Pattern block, this quilt pattern has a finished size of fourteen inches by fourteen inches. Please have COLOR Fun, just because I used red, white and blue, does not mean you can’t change YOUR colors around. All straight line piecing.  Here is my Texas State Quilt Block Pattern
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Texas State Quilt Block Pattern

 

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My Quilt Pattern for the State of UTAH

This is my State of Utah Quilt Pattern Block. The finished quilt block is fourteen inches by fourteen inches. Utah Quilt Block HERE for You

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Utah State Quilt Block Pattern from The Quilt Ladies

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Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey
Fourth 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina
Fifth 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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