This year has been a bit off course from what I imagined. I have not completed the projects & goals I had for the year. A new year is around the corner and life is settling down a bit here so it is the perfect time to step back and try this plan again….and maybe add some new ideas!
My 2020 Quilter’s Planner arrived last week, and I had a jacket all ready for it.
This new jacket has a different edge. I tried a finish with binding for a new look. I am working on a rewrite of the Sketchbook Jacket pattern to include this as an option. You can get the current PDF version of the Sketchbook Jacket pattern in my Payhip shop HERE. I will post an update for the pattern when the bound version is included.
I ordered the unbound planner, which came without a cover. Of course I had to make a rigid cover for the planner to fit in its quilted jacket. I experimented with pieces of fabric between the laminate sheets. I made a few different ones and so far they are all holding up to the punch. the 10 mil was the perfect thickness for the covers too….and look at the fabric in there…all safe and protected. Learning to laminate with 10 mil was fun. Now I want to laminate all the things!!
I am so excited to plan 2020 with the new options in the Quilter’s Planner. The dot grid & graph paper pages are going to push me to get my ideas down so I can work them into my plans.
There is so much to look forward to in 2020. What are you most looking forward to in your 2020?
I have a thing for stickers and I cannot lie. I have been experimenting with different ways to create custom helpers for my Quilter’s Planner. Some have worked great, some not so great.
My first try was to create mini stickers to help keep up with my sewing and quilting tasks.
These stickers are perfect for placing and creating lists in my planner. I use them in the weekly layout columns to schedule time with my sewing machine, cutting table, and sewing prep. I have not quite figured out how to create a cut file for these, so for now I cut them with scissors to fit in my planner pages.
Then I tried to create a printable sticker for formatted sticker pages in circles & rectangles.
These little stickers are formatted to print on Avery sticker pages so no cutting is necessary.
And then I wanted to create stickers out of printed graphics & text for inspirational quotes throughout my planner. This led me to use my Xyron Creative Station. I printed text on colored paper and then cut them into fun shapes. After running them through my little sticker maker I was able to apply them to my goals page to give me extra inspiration to keep going back and visiting my goals page for motivation.
I have since been able to add lots of little motivational stickers through my planner pages to boost my planning goals.
BONUS…a little page of sticker notes to help you plan your sewing & quilting to-do’s. This is a PDF download and can be printed on sticker paper and cut, or, you can print on paper and make stickers with your sticker machine. Click HERE to get the PDF.
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I hope you find a little inspiration to help you motivate yourself in the pages of your planner.
I have been searching high and low for stickers to use in my planner that will fit my sewing related plans. I have found a few, but, nothing that includes all the tasks we sewists like to plan and track.
I found these Avery labels and decided to try them.
[Avery 4222 3/4 inch glossy clear, round labels]The Avery website has a template for these labels available for download in multiple formats.
I visited Creative Market and Shutterstock looking for vector icon images of sewing related items. I found a few I thought had a good selection of the tools I use and downloaded them. It was so easy and each set came in multiple formats for easy editing.
I was able to add some text and lines to each icon to make it my own. It was a simple copy and past operation to get each new icon to fit into the template.
Adding my logo to the mix of stickers should give me planning motivation for the business related work I need to get done. At least that is the plan!
Some of the stickers are completely my own design and some are designed using the vector icons.
I have more ideas to make into stickers, but for now these will do…and I need to sew, sew, sew.
Right click on this image
click save image as
save to a folder and add it to your own sewing sticker set
Having a quilt pattern in the 2019 Quilter’s Planner is surreal. I have been an avid user of this planner for the last 2 years, admiring the patterns, beautiful photography, and colorful imagery…not to mention the perfect planning tool for everything! And now, my pattern will be part of that…for an entire year!!
Without further ado
I present
Churn Echoes
photo taken by Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter for The Quilter’s Planner 2019 @thequiltersplanner
The inspiration for this quilt pattern started with a rainbow of fabrics. So many pretty colors in so many different collections!
This selection of Alison Glass fabrics is part of a much larger collection I have been gathering for a few years now. The bright saturated colors with the low volume text prints were the perfect mix for my new pattern.
The low volume text print also presented an opportunity to match the background with a saturated solid block. A favorite classic block with an echo that gives you two churn dashes in one block. Assemble these blocks into rainbow bands and you have ripples of color. The pattern includes directions to create a single color low volume background as well.
Of course you can create your own Churn Echoes quilt with the fabrics you like. There are so many possibilities with this pattern.
photo taken by Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter for The Quilter’s Planner 2019 @thequiltersplanner
Pre-order your Quilter’s Planner today and choose between two different covers! There are 13 patterns in the magazine that comes with your planner…and when you order your planner you will get a bonus pattern to download from your confirmation email!!
Here is the list of fabulous designer and makers with projects in the 2019 Quilter’s Planner . Visit these fabulous designers and makers to see their projects!
Sitting on this news has not been easy. And look who the featured designer is…
This year you can choose between 2 different covers designed by Camille Roskelley! I love that navy…but the orange peel is speaking to me…this will be a tough decision.
I just might order one of each and decide later which one to keep and which one to gift.
I ordered the unbound planner, which came without a cover. Of course I had to make a rigid cover for the planner to fit in its quilted jacket. I experimented with pieces of fabric between the laminate sheets. I made a few different ones and so far they are all holding up to the punch. the 10 mil was the perfect thickness for the covers too….and look at the fabric in there…all safe and protected. Learning to laminate with 10 mil was fun. Now I want to laminate all the things!!
