Week Four of Project 52

I can't believe how fast the weeks go by, it's Week Four of Project 52!  I decided that it has to be a super easy one if I'm going to get it done, so I am finishing up the wrist lanyards.

 All I have to do is sew the last X to attach the fabric to the D ring.

I did finish the inside garden on Week Three's project along with one side of the garden fence.  The flower blocks were a little off, as points were cut off on some flowers, but my piecing skills have improved so much since I started this little quilt.  I do love how it is finishing up.

I will continue to work on the fence sections and also piece Patched Hearts.  I did get three or four Patched Hearts completed as Leader/Enders.  These projects are definitely taking longer to finish than I thought they would.

Week Three of Project 52

 Week three of Project 52 and I'm going to work on "Pam's Garden".  

As you can see, this pattern came from a Garden Tour that happened 12 years ago!  I have 3 of the flower blocks done so I'm hoping this will go together fast.  But who knows.  Pam is no longer with us.  She was such a fun friend that I had made through a local quilt shop.(The shop is no longer here either.) So I will be making this in memory of her and all the support she gave me as a struggling quilter.

Done

 The burp cloths are done!  All ten of them!  WooHoo!

 

I ended up using just my stash flannel, as part of my goal is to use as much of the fabric I have already purchased.  This project really did it all.  

Project 52

 Project 52 update, I have a couple of Patched Heart blocks completed!

I started talking about Project 52 here and today I thought I would give a little background into how it came about.   

I listen to Podcasts while sewing and one of the shows I listen to is from American Patchwork and Quilting.   You can find the link here.  One of the shows talked about being more productive and completing projects.  My quilting room is a UFO station, a real Area 54.  So you know how ideas percolate in your mind?  

One of the tips suggested working on one project a week and if at the end of the week if you are tired of it, switch to another projects for a week and then back to the original project the following week.  I have so many small projects, the last bits of things. So I decided to list them out, 52 to be exact, one for one week of the year.  Thus my sewing room became Area 52.  

Some of the projects will be completed in less than a week and some will take longer, but the idea is to complete projects and help them find new homes as usable items.

I really debated with myself about waiting until the new year to start this, but I decided that there is no time like the present and I needed to get going!  And that is how Project 52 was born!

Week Two of Project 52

 This is week two of Project 52.  I pulled out some cloth diapers I had leftover from making Burp Cloths from way back when in 2013.  You can read about it here.  They were fun to make and to give away.  

I have a friend and a niece who are now expecting and I thought this would be the perfect gift to give.  So I'm going to make some more.  I used this free pattern  from "The Thinking Closet" back in 2013 and it's the pattern I am going to use again because it worked so well.  

I had these fabrics in my stash, but I think I want to get come updated flannels to use in addition.  (Any excuse to go fabric shopping, right? LOL)

Tote Bags

 This week I finished a bunch of tote bags for Wing Of Hope!  Yay!

You can find this tote bag here.  It's super easy to make and it makes a lovely tote!  I thank Svetlana Sotak for sharing this wonderful free pattern.

Project 52 Progress

 Project 52 progress has been made, in the form of some HSTs.  I got them all cut out and bagged up.  I've also started to sew them.

Ten are completed!