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Year in Review {2012}

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31 Dec
2012 brought some amazingly hard challenges but also fantastic blessings, namely a new baby and a new home.  Along with the challenges and blessings, I was able to accomplish quite a bit, more than I thought. This is surely proof that sewing is therapy for me. 
🙂
2012 Highlights 
1. Baby girl and her (guild) quilt, 2. Blue star quilt, 3. Hexie helper, 4. Noelle’s dress is finished with a blind hem. Fancy!, 5. Scrappy Quilt, Binding made from selvedges, 6. Tova 1, 7. The back, or B side, 8. Katie Squared quilt, 9. Just in time for holiday travels!, 10. Hand quilting detail, 11. Rainbow Patchwork Doxie, 12. Geode, 13. Tova 2, 14. The brightest thing in my garden, 15. Easy, Pezzy Baby Quilt, 16. An autumn afternoon, 17. Purples and Oranges mosaic, 18. Mini-Christmas Tree Skirt, 19. Rainbow Dresden Pin Cushion, 20. Star-Crossed Love clutch, 21. Binding made from selvedges, 22. Noelle’s quilt, finally finished, 23. A Vintage Christmas, 24. Embroidered Doxie Ears, 25. Needlebook, front, 26. A Boy Named Sue, 27. Red patchwork Doxie, 28. Purple needlebook, back, 29. My daughters’ first sewing project, 30. Journal Cover

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Surprisingly, there are nine finished quilts in that mosaic. Toward that later end of this year I dabbled in some smaller, non-quilty sewing. It was fun, but I’m ready to get back into making quilts. 
 Sharing my quilty journey on my blog with ya’ll has allowed me tremendous creative growth. As 2012 draws to a close, I feel I have found “my voice” and am happy with my little corner of the web. Going in to 2013, I feel I have a specific direction I want to take my craft. So thank you to all who read here. 
🙂 
To be perfectly honest, I am ready for some plain ole’ normalcy. What I hope for in 2013 is just spending time with my babies and my man in my house with some a lot sewing mixed in. 
That’s pretty much what makes me happy! 
Happy New Years Ya’ll!
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  1. Charlotte says

    December 31, 2012 at 8:55 am

    Happy New Year! Here's hoping 2013 is even better 😀

  2. Kelly says

    December 31, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    Beautiful makes for 2012 – Happy New year!!

  3. Sarah Lou says

    December 31, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    Happy New Year, I hope 2013 provides all you want!

  4. Heidi Staples says

    January 1, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    I hear you, Becca! Normalcy is such a beautiful thing, and I'm hoping to find a happy routine once the holidays are over. Loving your mosaic — gorgeous makes!

  5. quirky granola girl says

    January 1, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    i LOVE that your baby is in your mosaic. i used to look at Henry as a baby and think that he was the *coolest* craft project i ever made 🙂

  6. Nic says

    January 2, 2013 at 5:37 pm

    What a colourful year. Beautiful. I'm glad 2012 has been good to you, I hope 2013 is even better

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