ta-da!

I was so excited to see all of the the One Little Word quilts at the BMQG meeting this afternoon!  Everyone did a great job and I love seeing how all of the mini quilts were so different from one another!  No one had the same word, either.  I didn't bring my camera, but hopefully Heather and/or Dawn will post some pictures soon.

Here's mine:



I am in love with how it came out.  I love the wonky stars, I love the paper-piece letters, and I especially love the new (to me) FMQing.  LOVE.  I am hoping to partake in a bit of Leah Day's FMQ Project this year.

We also started a Round Robin Quilt this month.  Here is my center block, which has been passed on to the first participant to add a 2-inch border.  I won't see this fella again until June, and I'm so excited to see what he turns into!



I was also able to finish up my socks over New Years...they're a bit tight now that they've been washed, but I love them nonetheless.  Not bad for a first effort, eh?





I signed up to take a toe-up sock class at The Knitter's Nest and we had our first class yesterday.  I chose to work with this yarn for this project:



Can you say, LOVE?????  I am so excited about these socks I can hardly contain myself!  They are made with Judy's Magic cast on and the Magic Loop technique...MAGIC MAGIC socks!  I have the toe done for one and am working my way up the foot right now.  I already like this technique better than top-down.  I will share pictures of my progress soon.

journey.

That's it.  My One Little Word for 2012.  This word has so much meaning for me...

Spiritually | I started reading Eat, Pray, Love, and am so inspired.

Emotionally | I really want to be in a better place.

Physically | We are traveling to Europe as a family in June (eep!).

Creatively | I am venturing into unknown territory...knitting and free motion quilting..and it's so exciting!

I am participating in Ali's class again this year.  I didn't keep up last year, but I'm starting fresh with the best of intentions.  We'll see where it takes me.  I am so inspired right now.

          jour·ney  (jûrn)  n.

          1.  a. The act of traveling from one place to another; a trip.

               b. A distance to be traveled or the time required for a trip

          2.  A process or course likened to traveling; a passage: the journey of life.

The BMQG is also hosting a One Little Word Challenge.  I finished up my journey quilt last week, but can't show it quite yet...here's a sneak, though:

We're sharing them next week, so I'll post more pictures then.  Notice the FMQing! It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, and I'm very excited to try this on a bigger project soon.