Hilary Florence Quilting Workshop: December 2014

Tuesday, 30 December 2014

Looking back at 2014, welcoming in 2015

I've been a bit quite on the blogging front for the last few weeks. Many of you know that I suffer from CFS and the last month has been very rough. So here's hoping for a better 2015!

Square Spiral - 2014

So as 2014 draws to a close, I thought I would take a little look back at the year and it's quilts.

Fracture 2014

2014 has been a year of contrast; a year of ending and beginning; a year of significant loss and significant gains, a year of major change.

Sidetracked 2014

I have had to face the fact that illness is long term and life changing. I have lost my job, my income, my career, much of my social life and many friends. I have had to accept a life at a much slower pace and that there are many things that I can no longer do at the moment and everything I do manage takes soooo much longer to complete.

Learning Curves in 9 Squares - 2014

It is also the year I decided to take my quilting seriously. For the first time ever, I started to enter quilt shows and in 2014 I have won 5 ribbons, including a first and second category placement and one for machine quilting.

Black on white, White on black - 2014

It has also been my first year of serious blogging. I have discovered a whole new community that I never knew existed. I have seen thousands of quilts and textile art that have thrilled and inspired. I have also formed some wonderful 'quilting buddies'.

Cosmic Split 2014

As well as following others on their quilting journey, I love getting to know others, seeing where they live and learning a bit about other countries and cultures. Thanks to Google Earth, I can even get an idea of what the countryside looks like in their part of the world. So, if you do visit regularly - do let me know where you live so I can look you up!

Going to Pieces 2014

In the UK it has also been a year of many mild and sunny days - and quilting in the garden!!

Round the Bend in 12 Squares

I wish you all a happy, healthy and quilt productive 2015!

Thanks for visiting and all your comments and encouragement throughout the year.

Hilary Florence

Please find below a list of linky parties. I may not link with all of the every week, but with some of them most weeks. Please go and have a look at some of the other wonderful quilts and quilters there.

Linky Tuesday at Free motion by the river @ http://www.conniekresin.com/

WIP Wednesday at freshly pieced @ http://www.freshlypieced.com/

WIP Wednesday at TN + TN @ http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/

I Quilt Thursdays @ http://prettybobbins.com/

Off the wall Fridays @ http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.co.uk/

Lizzie Lenard @ http://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.co.uk

Finish Friday @ http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.co.uk/

Friday, 5 December 2014

Messing about

My gold squares are coming on, but I thought I would have an injection of colour this week.

I have been messing about with paper, acrylic, home-made funky foam stamps and dyes.
No plan, no rules, no objective, no purpose, no thinking, no need for good results.