Sunday morning reading 20/01

Good morning!

I hope you have had a lovely weekend so far!

I have been house bound with a sick 10 year old, watching the snow fall and the other 2 boys playing in the garden...

Not much time for sewing, plus a lack of sleep kinda makes concentrating difficult...

But I have been keeping up with my plan to meet other bloggers and make comments on their blogs, and I thought I would share a few of them with you!

So go grab a mug of coffee and forget about the weather.....

First up is Adrianne's blog, On the Windy Side.

Adrianne's blog is full of gorgeous quilts, ideas and life... just the sort of blog I love! There is loads of eye candy for quilters and I love her writing style. Go check the blog out and join so you don't miss her updates!

Staying down under, I love block-a-day, Lily's blog about her crafty life.

At the moment Lily is in the middle of her summer adventures and she has been sharing photos of her adventures. The pictures are stunning and the places she explores amazing! I feel like I am there with her... and she is feeding my desire to see more of the world!

The last one for today is Needles and Lemons, the blog of Judith, a fantastic quilter who shares her tips and quilts.

 I love her ideas and chatty blog. So many pretty quilts to drool over!

I hope you enjoy visiting these gorgeous blogs - and don't forget to leave them a comment letting them you know visited!

Goals to Achieve....

I don't really believe in New Years Resolutions... in the past I have set so many - get fitter, diet, do this, do that... then I fail by 3rd January and used to feel totally lost... useless!

Now I just write myself a list of goals each month, they help me to focus at the start of the month on what I want to achieve. Plus it means you can set little targets and get a sense of achievement by completing them...

So each month I will be recording my goals here so I can see how I am doing...

January

1. Write more comments on other peoples blogs

I have been reading other peoples blogs for months, and I never have the confidence to comment. This month I aim to leave one comment a day for a fellow blogger - something to make them smile! I know that comments on my blog make me smile!

2. To learn about colour

I am really interested in working with colour palettes, but I am also interesting in learning about the history of colour. Simple Things magazine have an article this month with extracts from Colour a Journey by Victoria Alexander, which I think is a good starting point...

 

3. Learn how to take better pictures

When I made bags I learnt the best way to take photos of my work, but quilts are proving to be more elusive.... I really want to improve the quality of my pictures so they properly reflect my work....

Setting 3 means I am more likely to succeed - and not a diet in sight!