She forgot her insecurities (8†x 10â€)
The above quilt is a thread embellished print of a scanned painting that was printed onto cotton fabric. When creating the original painting, the words stuck with me and I spent most of 2011 letting go of insecurities and taking risks. It didn’t always work out well; there were tears and frustration. But overall, I’ve had an adventure, learned a lot and I’m thrilled with all that I’ve accomplished this year:
- Creating art quilts in all shapes and sizes like this one, this one, this one and this one
- Finishing my first hand quilted quilt
- Having quilts and articles in Sew Somerset June issue
- Creating and quilting my first queen size quilt and commission
- Opening an Etsy shop
- Teaching/presenting how to make creative girl art quilts
- Having quilts and an article in Art Quilting Studio December issue
I feel like celebrating my successes and the timing of the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day is perfect.
One lucky reader will win the thread embellished print/art quilt above.
A second lucky reader will win a Creative Girl Faces & Dress Patterns mini kit with the dress pattern in 2 sizes, quilt instructions and 8 small and 4 large faces.
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment before 5pm Pacific time on Friday, December 16th telling me about one of your favorite successes of the past year.
I’ll randomly select the 2 winners (one for the quilt and one for the kit) on Saturday.
Be sure to visit Sew Mama Sew to find all giveaways this week.
I love the quilt. My sucess was hearing my college daughter say..I never realized we were poor when I was growing up. I never wanted her to deal with the adult problems we were having. I wanted her to be a kid. Mission accomplished.
oh, this is lovely. i’d say that letting go of insecurities was one of my sucesses, but really, it’s more of an ongoing theme in my life!
i’d say my biggest success was being invited to contribute to a juried art show, and the huge interactive art quilt that i made for the show. i need to start planning a piece for next year’s show!
Gorgeous art! Would absolutely love to win this! My biggest success this year has been to lose 51 lbs. and thus become healthy again. I feel fabulous!
biggest success is having aa beautiful son, and ive made him diapers, shoes, coats, ahhh he’s just turning one yikes it flies
Mine was to teach myself how to do Cathedral windows. I was pretty thrilled with it!
Probably my greatest success this year was not going nuts worrying about my husband’s safety while he was climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Oh, and I lived through another year( this makes 8) since my daughter died.
My biggest success is to be still alive…because of cancer.
Thank you for the chance to win such a wonderful prize.
Kind regards from Germany.
Claudia
frauknopf@gmx.de
I tried to let it go this year! I didn’t always achieve it but my greatest success was in the trying!
My biggest success this year was being present for my daughter as she struggled with anxiety and depression. My creative endeavors made it easier.
I am happy that I got a new job and my husband and I have been able to start the journey to owning our own home.
I did a 30 mile bike ride. I didn’t think I’d maybe ever be able to do that, or at least not for a year or two. Felt so great.
beautiful work!
i finished my first quilt this year…it was only a baby quilt, but it made me realize i can do this “thing” that i love.
thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
I published 4 projects in an Australia Craft Magazine…Yay me
thanks for a chance in this giveaway 🙂
gorgeous work.
success for the year? i thhink i found my ‘groove’ in quilting…no patterns, just sew. Took some classes with Gwen Marston and found lots of confidence in my work. no pattern, just sew. thanks for a chance!
I successfully moved two kids out of the house! They are grown up and doing great.
I started my own blog and I got a transfer in my job very near my house.
AriadnefromGreece!
ariadnesky@hotmail.com
Congratulations on your successes! I would count my daughter’s wedding as one of my successes! I’m so proud of the woman she has turned into.
Accomplishing a dream and producing my own range of simple womens patterns which I am selling commercially…it’s baby steps in the right direction!
My success this year has been having the courage to join a site where I can swap handmade items with other bloggers and to have the courage to accept that what I make is good enough
I become a mummy.
Thanks for the chance to win ^^v
My favorite success this past year was “growing” into a semi-retirement. It isn’t necessarily as easy as it might seem. However, my boys are grown, gainfully employed, beginning families. My husband also beginning semi-retirement. It is a whole new world!
The kit is so cute. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Erin
Hello! Thanks for a great giveaway! Happy Holidays! 🙂
my biggest success from this year was quitting smoking!
My biggest success this year was simply making it through the year with our home in tact. It’s not been a very easy year financially but going back to basics (and only neccessities) we have been able to make it through. Lots o’ beans & rice and oatmeal around here!
Just learning how to enjoy my own company….I’m not so bad to spend time with…..grin.
hmmm….my year was not as successful and rewarding as yours, but good all round. Love love love your work, very inspiring!
One of my biggest successes was potty training my son
I would hang that quilt in my bedroom as inspiration.
One of my successes of 2011 was giving birth to my 3rd child.
My biggest success this year was helping my little guy transition into Kindergarten. 🙂
A couple of big things happened this year, I turned 40 in July and competed in my first ever Triathlon. It has taken me around 6 years to pick up the courage to actually make it happen, I now have another planned for February. Mx
My biggest success this year was going into a classroom as a beginning teacher where the students had already chased away 4 different teachers in 2 1/2 months and surviving, lol.
My biggest success this year was finally getting back to my pre-baby weight! Thanks for the incredible giveaway!
My fave success of 2011 is making a baby!
First of all, adorable piece of art. How can you part with it???
One of my biggest successes this year was to not freak when my son started to drive. I pray for his safety but I can’t be there to protect him. Hard for mama to let go…..
what beautiful art! thanks for the giveaway! This year, I successfully became a mom to three…it’s hard work!
My biggest success was purchasing a business with my husband so he is his own boss.
this year has been extremely challenging and i think just to make it through has been a success! 😉
Wow I love the art print. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all let go of our insecurities? My biggest success of the year has probably been getting a significant raise at work at a time when money is tight 🙂
I love your work. My biggest success this year is working to overcome postpartum depression. I still have a long way to go, but things are definitely looking up!
I love this art quilt. So powerful. my favourite success–making through 2 very trying and difficult times and not succumbing to a deep depression that could have swallowed me whole after 2 very tragic deaths.
I conquered hand quilting this year. And I love it!
Susanne
“She forgot her insecurities” I like that and I get it. I have had a year like that…I’m on my own now and doing great. I’m not afraid to try anything anymore.
My best achievement this year is finally looking for work after 3 years of being unemployed and sick. Had 2 interviews so far, no job offer yet, but good practice.
jowynj(at)blueyonder(dot)co(dot)uk
My biggest success this year is staying sane! We had our third child in Jan. putting our count at 3 kids ages 9, 2 and 11 months. I’m amazed I make it through the day and some days I even finish sewing projects which I just started this year. Your work is very inspirational to me.
i have loved quilting and trying new techniques this year!
My best success this year is feeling better! I have had a hard year with lots of medication switching, but I’m better!
Wow! I am so impressed by what you made! What a beautiful piece of art!
Will be back! 😉
And thanks for the chance to win!
Oh, was so impressed with your beautiful work that I forget to tell you about my success … well, it is hard to say. Maybe letting go of my old job – does that count? I would really like to say “figuring out what comes next” … but as I have not done that really I can not say that. 😉 But I have learned and still learn that many things that used to be important to me really are not important at all. That sometimes it is okay to just start walking into a direction without really knowing what will happen next …
Sound very vague I guess. But I really do not know how to put it into words better!
Love
Ms Muffin
My favorite success is teaching my first floral arranging class. I had applied to teach balloon decor and when I went to interview they wanted to add the floral arranging since that’s what I got my certificate of completion in. I was nervous about up until after the first class. I’m a lot more confident now because of it.