Do you ever feel like you spend all your time treading water and never really swimming anywhere?  I think that’s how I’d sum up 2009 for myself (personally) and for our family.  Good things happened, bad things happened – but, I don’t feel as if I’ve gone anywhere.  So, I thought I’d take this opportunity to really see if I’ve moved forward with regard to my creativity & quilt therapy:

1)  January 2009: 

• Launched Quilt Block Dash
• Made a Texas-themed table runner

2)  February 2009:

• Quilted Wine Glass Coasters (and I still owe a set to Ms. Mac in the Village of the Damned a set of)

3)  March 2009:

• Casket Cover and Prayer Shawl made for the precious Mrs. Stone
• Have a Heart wall hangings made & quilted for Easter
• Mystery Quilt Dash launched

4)  April 2009:

• BOMquilts.com mentioned in Better Homes & Gardens
• Published in a book about working from home by Mary Byers

5)  May 2009:

• Strip quilting lesson given for local quilt group
• New Quilt Block designed for Mark Lipinski’s “Krakow” fabric line
• Quilt completed and gifted to the retiring Girl Scout Executive Director
• Wall Hanging put together for church friend and donated to local children’s center
• Banner made for kids’ Sacred Arts class at church

6)  June 2009:

• Quilt designed and made for Christmas in July at BOMquilts.com
• Quilt made and delivered to my brother in Missouri
• Quilt made and delivered to my niece in Missouri who graduated from high school

7)  July 2009:

• Helped my middle daughter and a Girl Scout sister learn to make quilts
• Published in a book about webmaster work by Bruce C. Brown & Charlotte Evans
• Designed & made Christmas card holder for BOMquilts.com Christmas in July

8)  August 2009:

• Designed and made prayer shawl for our re-retiring pastor
• Made tote bags galore! and more here!
• Launched Quilt Designer News website

9)  September 2009:

• ummm, don’t see that I did anything!  eeek

10)  October 2009:

• Finished piecing “Krazy Krakow”
• Attended Quilt Market in Houston and here and here and here and here
• Made chair covers for middle daughter’s science teacher’s classroom

11)  November 2009:

• Made crazy quilt top with Christmas fabrics
• Made quilt for SIL’s boyfriend
• Made and taught local quilt group to make teacup pincushions
• Launched Quilt Fabric Sale
• Local quilt group completed and donated quilt to local volunteer fire department fundraiser

12)  December 2009:

• Designed new quilt for BOMquilts.com 2010 Block of the Month
• Made a number of quilted projects for gifting