2013 Recap

It's recap time again! I can hardly believe the year is over. It came and went so fast. I put together a couple of collages of the projects that I worked on this year. I love looking back through the year because it makes me feel so productive. Even with losing a couple months of sewing time due to a big move to a new state.

This was the first time I moved away from my family. Prior to the move, I lived 20 minutes from my parents and my sisters. The whole process has been an adjustment and I don't know if it will be permanent, but we are getting settled and making it our home. I have learned a great deal from the whole experience and I feel like I have gone through some sort of right of passage. I feel like a big girl now!

I am really happy with the projects I made this year and look forward to 2014. I used a lot of bright colors as I always do and it has me wondering if I should try using softer colors every now and then. Is it too "in your face" bright?

My goals for 2014 are...

Learn new sewing techniques
Work with more solids
Make more scrappy projects and actually make a dent in my scraps
Make a few projects with free motion quilting
Find new sources of inspiration
...and share it all with you!!

Non sewing related...

Learn how to use photoshop
Learn how to use my camera on manual setting
...Both of these are basically like learning Chinese, I have been working on this for a while and it is slow going! If you have any tips or top secret info that will help make this process easier, I would love for you to share them! Please!

Do you have any goals/plans for the New Year? If so, I would love for you to share them.
Here's to the New Year! Candace