I’ve just recently discovered  Elm Street Quilts “One Monthly Goal” event.  We’re tasked with linking up a project we’ve chosen for the month and then linking up our accomplishment at the end of the month.  I’ve got several works in progress to choose from.  However, I want to start piecing a quilt that will be a gift at Christmas.  It’s a gift for a grandson, so I chose the Legendary pattern from Elizabeth Hartman.  All the pieces are cut and labeled and have been sitting in a box since January.  I just need to sit down and put the pedal to the metal and start piecing.  My goal is to finish at least 1/2 of the blocks for the quilt.     

Why have I started this blog?

I love reading blogs, especially quilters’ and crafters’ blogs.  Years ago, I began a blog to document my sewing, but rarely posted on it, plus the blogging site set all the rules and maintained control.  It’s been dormant for 2 years now.  Since my daughter is a prolific blogger, she guided me to WordPress, where it’s much more user friendly and I have my own website.  I hope to document what I’m working on by showing progress and completion, to help myself stay organized and finish the projects I start.  

I have a long list of UFOs (unfinished objects) that need to be completed, some even traditional designs/quilts.  I’ve been keeping a list on the computer and marking things off as I complete them, adding more items that have been started.  But that doesn’t really document progress, which is something I can show in pictures and words here.    

Why Sew Mary Modern?  

I’m not a vintage person at all.  I like modern designs, modern patterns, and modern fabrics.  I’ve “destashed” (removed from my stash) most of my older traditional fabrics (with the exception of my drawerful of batiks) so I can focus on modern.  I don’t really know how to define “modern” when it comes to designs and fabrics, but I know it when I see it.  It’s mostly bold colors, geometric designs, clean lines, and it’s not pastels, florals, or batiks!  Most manufacturers have hundreds of solids that are used to coordinate rather than blenders and fusion-type fabrics. Some of my favorite modern designers are Tula Pink, Alison Glass, and the Cotton & Steel ladies.