First new year resolution would be to write often and on time
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I was planning to write this post for ... 24 days now and didn't find the time.
Between work, the kids, laundry (My task at home and ironing) and a little bit of quilting I don't have much to write about or I am too exhausted and go to sleep.
I am busy with some quilting for competitions and learning new methods (still trying to get fine little stitched with hand quilting
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My etsy shop would have to get a thorough shop make-over after the new rates of the dutch post office were publishedl. It would cost 22 dollars(!!) to ship a bag to America or Canada. And that is not even for registered post! It was already expansive and I had to absorb some of the post costs in the product price because no one would even pay so much for shipping but now it is even more impossible. I would have to take some bags out of my shop because selling them would just cost me money!
We have bought flight tickets to Israel and we are going to visit my family. It has been 3 years since the last time I was there. I will take the bags and give them away..
I need to make some presents for the kids though. and for my mother. I already gave her a bag once.
As for my new year resolution:
- apply to quilt competitions
- Learn new techniques for example: one block wonders, english paper piecing, machine embroidery
- make at least one quilt with traditional method
- finish 10 UFO's
- give more structure to my blog and have columns names such as "Gadget of the month" for example.
- Built a dollhouse (started already) with my son.
Then I made some felted roses using the tutorial from TeaPartyHats
Next time I must not sew the roses too tight. Then I sewed 2 blue roses and 2 leaves on my boring winter hat and got a hat for singing in the rain!
Almost wish the winter doesn't end..
NOT!!
