A Gift

Someone near and dear to my oldest son is battling a serious illness.  Of course being the son of a quilter, he asked if I could make a quilt for her.  I asked if there were any colors she preferred, he said blues and yellows...apparently he is unfamiliar with my stash!  I managed to locate this, actually #38 on my list.

The Big EZ  found here.  Purchased in 2009, and may I add, totally cut out!  This quilt traveled to several retreats, but I never worked on it.  Because it was cut out and ready to go, it was a breeze to put together.  A wonderful quilter took care of that aspect for me, I put the binding on, attached a label, my son wrapped it up...She loved it!

Vickie

The Jars of Mrs. Rice

Hi there.  I'd like to tell you about my jars.  Yes, you read that right.  I have two jars.  I am a quilter and a while back I figured I needed to get my unfinished projects down on paper so I knew exactly what I needed to get done.  You see, I am an out of sight, out of mind kind of person and I was having a difficult time remembering all the projects I had.   

I found in the process of my counting and writing down that I have over 90 unfinished quilts.  Over 20 of them just need to be quilted.  Since I quilt my own quilts these all needed to go into the jar.  This is why I chose to split my projects into two jars:  one for any project that is not ready for quilting and another for completed tops that are ready for quilting. 

Sometimes I feel like piecing and sometimes I feel like quilting.  This way I have a choice.  When it is time to pull another paper from the jar, I can choose which type of project to work on.  My goal is progress.  

Next time I'll share my first project from the jar and my rules for The Number Jar Project (the NJP).

Mrs. Rice

Vickie's Jars

I began my "Jar Journey" when I realized how much I was actually collecting.  And of course the ever popular, what do I want to work on now?  First in, first out, last in, first out?  I took stock of what I had, projects in different stages of completion, projects I had all of the components for, some that just needed borders, etc.  I made a list, assigned numbers, the numbers were written on post it notes (folded sticky side together), and put in a jar.  My goal is to finish to completion, which for me right now is finishing the top and having it ready for quilting.  I currently quilt by check book...maybe Mrs. Rice is right, I need another jar...  Future posts will share what I am currently working on and then I will work back to November 2010, when I made my first draw from my Jar.

-Vickie