December OPAM

Surprise!  I'm back again.  I went outside today to brave the cold for this picture.  It has been unusually cold the past few days, and there doesn't seem to be a warm-up in the near future.  This quilt was from the Class I took at our Cape Cod retreat back in late September.  It's called Atlantic Flyway, and features Deb Tucker's flying geese ruler.  My colors are similar to those shown on the pattern sample, but it was fun to see all the other color combos that classmates chose.

I also whipped up a little cover for my new Featherweight.  Now I just need to clear some shelf space for her to sit when I'm not sewing on her.

And of course I needed to make a spool thread doily for her as well.

Which brings us to my word for the year.  Challenge.  It's not easy to see, but there is a buttonhole on this doily.  I don't know if I've ever made a buttonhole before, but If I have, it would have been in Junior High Home Ec class.  I won't challenge you with the math, but that was a very, very, very long time ago.  I had to decide between the challenge of figuring it out and just doing it, or finding someone to do it for me.  Guess what:  making buttonholes is quite easy.  But you all probably knew that. 

I plan to challenge myself in other ways this year as well.  I'm going to learn some new quilting techniques, improve my photography skills, and address some health/exercise challenges.  And I won't back down from the challenge if I need to make a buttonhole!

How about you?  Have you chosen a Word for 2018?        Sunny