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Happy New Year and welcome to 2020! I hope you have had a safe and happy December. I'm kicking off with my favorite podcast episode of the year - all about the word I've picked to be the guiding principle for the next twelve months.

 

Enjoy watching this podcast episode and seeing lots of beautiful projects as well as my first painting!

Click Here to check out Leah Day’s Goddess Quilts – I included a few minutes from this new book to explain my new word of the year – Light. This is taken from the last page of Leah Day’s Goddess Quilts, the book I’ve been wanting to write for several years.

 

Find the Audiobook of Leah Day’s Goddess Quilts Here – The section of the podcast is taken from the end of this audiobook. So if you enjoyed that segment, you'll likely enjoy this 2 hour audiobook.

 

Click Here to find the Dream Goddess Planner – This is how I made the book of my heart a reality last year! I couldn’t seem to focus on my goal until I began designing this planner. I didn’t originally plan to publish it, but I’m so happy I did because I’m starting my second planner this month!

 

Click Here to find the Prior Attire YouTube channel – I love seeing all the layers of historic fashion. I’m most interested in the American Pioneer Era around 1840 because that’s when most of the cabins at Hart Square were built.

 

Click Here to find Ms. Bunny – I’m hoping to have lots more costumes for her to wear this year! I can’t wait to try making a 4 inch mini corset. So much fun!

 

And find Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt here – This is my first fiction novel and I’m going to begin recording the audiobook for this in April. I can’t wait to do voices for my favorite characters. I actually think I like the evil queen best!

Light and the phrase Focus on the Light is my word of the year for 2020. My goal is to actively search for the light, the joy, the glimmer of happiness in everything I do.

We’ve been through dark time and Josh and I took the month of December off to be with our family. Now as I step into 2020, I feel that I’m emerging from that darkness with an open heart.

In this spirit of keeping it light, I’ve decided to share two fun video series this year:

 

Mini Block Monday – Each Monday I’ll share a quilting tutorial on how to piece a 3 inch quilt block. All of the information will be written or spoken within the video. There will not be PDFs or patterns to buy as this is not an official Quilt Along. Also – there is no final quilt because…

Mini Block Projects – Each month I’ll share a new pattern that uses a few mini blocks to create a small project. This will be a Quilt Friends Club Exclusive. The project patterns will be free for all Club members and not available anywhere else in 2020.

Free Motion Friday – I’m getting back to free motion quilting and will be sharing new designs every Friday that are half filmed on a home machine and half on my longarm. I love a good challenge so I’m going to play with digitizing designs, exploring ways we can use designs in real quilts, and more!

And of course, I’m continuing with the Hello My Quilting Friends Podcast each week! I love to check in and share what I’m working on and this also helps me stay true to my goals. I love being able to show progress and what I’m learning each week.

I hope you’re excited about these new videos coming in 2020!

 

I’m keeping things light as I begin a new book (or two) this month and I also plan to tackle the audiobook for Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt this spring.

 

I’ve also tried my hand at painting for the first time officially. Yep, I’ve dabbled a bit here and there, but this is the first time that I tried to paint a specific picture on canvas. I love how it turned out!

So more painting, writing, quilt designing, and learning is in store for this year. With everything I do, I look for the light. I look for the joy in my work and slowly that joy has been filling my heart. I hope you have a very Happy New Years filled with light and love.

 

Let's go quilt,

 

Leah Day