Starting this blog was one of my favorite parts of 2009. I’ve so enjoyed reading your comments and finding out what’s of interest to you. I have a lot of tutorials and free patterns on deck for 2010 and would love to hear about which topics you’d like me to write about.
For all you bloggers out there, for Christmas my husband Bill thoughtfully used Blurb to compile my first year of posts on craft nectar and have it printed into the printed book shown above. It’s kind of fun to see a year’s worth of posts all in one place.
I bid a very fond farewell and give thanks to Warm Woolies, which ceased operations last week. Warm Woolies delivered hand-knitted wool clothing to orphanages around the world and I was delighted to have knit for the children they served. I’m saddened not to be able to get more orphaned children the warm clothing they need but understand that the logistics of distributing clothing around the world is complex indeed. My next sweater will go to a child in Afghanistan and will be distributed through Afghans for Afghans, another wonderful organization that distributes clothing to needy families. I’ll also be making some wool neck gaiters for US ground troops serving in Afghanistan that will be distributed by theshipsproject.com. Small acts with great love is how we change the world right?
Several of you have requested a tutorial of our one-step machine binding method featured in the Modern Quilt Workshop and that is on deck for 2010. One reader requested that I post the list of ways to troubleshoot tension problems on a long-arm quilting machine. I’ve found a link to a list that is similar to the one we had.
At the end of each year I always try to set aside a little time for daydreaming about the upcoming year. It’s not so much resolutions as planning for me. I dream about things I want to accomplish professionally and things I want to work on to be a better person but I also think about what I can do to keep myself inspired. In the coming weeks you’ll see posts about how I organize my lifestyle and my time so I can be as creative in my work as possible. I invite you to share your ideas for how to be creative and productive when all of the details of life sometimes distract you from what you really want to be doing. My favorite book on this subject is called The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp and if you’re looking for a book to give you ideas on how to be more creative in 2010, look no further.
I’m ready for a new start. A new decade. New adventures. Come on 2010! I can’t wait!
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Weeks,
What a great gift from Bill! Congratulations and thank you for sharing so much creativity and inspiration with all of us this year on Craft Nectar. I always look forward to checking out what you’ve posted.
A very Happy New Year to you, Bill and Sophie!
On my list of things to finally get done this year is to get all my blog posts (I have three blogs –> “Granny Hall: Her House is a Museum”, “My Favorite Obituaries” and one for my dad’s family history) since I’ve decided to that I’ve often used blogging as an escape from the writing I really should be practicing.
Thank you for showing me an easy way to cross this off my list and have a great keepsake of the 5 years I spent blogging!!!
Happy New Year, Bill & Weeks! I’m really looking forward to your new book and the surprises in store for your blog followers.
Hi Weeks, I stumbled upon your blog a few months ago and really enjoy reading your enteries. I am not a quilter, however, I have made a quilt! So the posts I like the best are of the more practical variety. Embellishing your daughter’s pants, revamping the dress you bought, and those types of things are what interests me. I am an intermediate sewer, knitter and scrapbooker, but I have a 3-year-old boy, so I haven’t done quite as much in this stage of life. So in a lot of ways I enjoy your blog to live my crafting ambitions through you!
Well have a great new year and it is “nice to meet you” in a virtual way.
Kari Sherry