One Year Blog Anniversary Reflections

July 6th marked my one year blog anniversary! Thankfully, I've been off work this month, so I've enjoyed much needed leisure time to reflect and celebrate the sewing I've completed this year.

As I reviewed my blog, a few entries brought smiles to my heart (I linked up past blog posts if you want to check out photos)...here are the numbers:

• 44 blog posts (22 the first 6 months, 22 in the second 6 months) 22 is my magic number so it was only appropriate to post this reflection on 2:22 on July 22nd, 1 month before my decade birthday on August 22nd.  

• 12 quilts
• 2 Mini Quilts (1 in memory of my dad, 1 for my kitchen)
• 3 Math Quilts (2 called the distributive duo, 1 about fractions)
• 5 Quilts for Family and Friends (Mama's Quilt, Grandma's Quilt, Earthy Log Cabin Quilt, Sweet as Honey Quilt and the Ride the Train Quilt)
• 2 Other Quilts (My first ever quilt: The Rail Fence and my second quilt: Kaleidoscopic Kites
• 10 Puppets 
• All of these were created for friends. The Smiley Face Puppet took the lead with the most viewed post on this blog. 
• 7 Blocks posted for the "Flow Zone" Block of the Month! 5 more to go and I love checking out the blocks in the Flickr group.
• 3 Recycled Projects
• Grandma Marge's Old Couch
• iPhone Case
• Scrappy Christmas Tree Skirt
• 1 Tutorial: The piano mug rug This post is the second most viewed but I have yet to see that anyone made it. 
• Other: I sewed and quilted about 20 bags, a few dresses and skirts, 5 table toppers (here is the hexagon one), 10 plushies like the Neapolitan bunnies, practiced free-motion quilting, and bunch of other things that didn't join blogland.

So wow~I sewed, quilted, created, and did a ton of math! Through these projects I learned way more about myself than I ever expected. In an interesting way, what I choose to create offers a glimpse into my life and passions, as well as where I stand in my personal learning journey. Yes, there are plenty of things I wrote about that I would do differently and I hope that will be evident in my future posts. One thing is crystal clear to me: Every single project I do, I learn something that I didn't expect to learn. Every single time.

So all in all I'm reminded to...

Be positive. "Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Lao Tzu

and most importantly...

Keep on keepin' on -Henry + The Invisibles