End of Year Review

      As 2025 nears the end, it has been interesting to look back at what I worked on during the year. I finished 27 quilts including 2 wall-hangings, others mostly lap or couch size and a couple of twin or full bed size quilts. I made 1 QOV top to be finished by another QOV group. I made numerous other smaller quilted projects like quilted journal covers, mug rugs and placemats which were all gifted. Below is a group picture of my favorite 2025 finishes.

Here is how I did on my goals for the year.

1. Finish UFOs - I started the year with a list of 11 UFOs for me and 12 for SQG (Shandon Quilt Group- my church quilt group). Of those 11 I have 5 remaining and made a little progress on some of them. I started 2 new projects that are not yet finished plus I moved orphan blocks into another lap size charity top so they are at the top of my UFO list for 2026. While working on organizing the UFOs for the new year, I remembered another quilt top that was started in 2025 and is not finished. I had leftover fabric which I used to make another Kenny Koala top.

   Of the 12 UFOs for SQG, 9 were finished, one has quilting in progress, one was shared with a friend to quilt and only one waits. We did receive at least 5 tops from another group for us to quilt and donate so they are added to the list for the new year.

   Sadly I know I have other UFO projects and collections of orphan blocks. Actually last Monday I shared 20 rainbow anvil blocks that I finished. I'm not sure how I will use them. They are waiting for inspiration. My list for 2026 is growing.

2. Reduce fabric stash - You can see in my stash report I have a net decrease of 86 yds. That is not quite as much as last year, however, it is close and I am pleased.

Stash Report for 2025

So far this year - Used: 127.14 yds Added: 42.5 yds

Net decrease 84.64 yds

3. Control and use scrap fabrics – I would like to make more impact on using my scraps. That means making more scrap blocks and more made-fabric. There may even be more fabrics that I can part with for someone else to use.

Have a Wonderful New Year and enjoy sewing, quilting and creating.

Blog Anniversary

     Tomorrow will be the 15^th anniversary of my blog. I started because I was teaching quilting classes locally and wanted to share what my students and I were creating. I was not and still am not much of a writer. I love to share my creative sewing/quilting projects and am inspired seeing what others create.

     I enjoyed a wonderful visit with family a week ago. It is a tradition to decorate gingerbread houses with my granddaughters. They do some creative construction now and I enjoy watching them create. Here are this year's creations.

     Then I came home with the flu even though vaccinated and did not do much of anything for the rest of the week. When I finally felt like getting up for a while, I worked on a UFO project. I started blocks about 2015 inspired by Bonnie K Hunter's “Wild Child” quilt from her book String Fling. My plan for the blocks have changed over the years. Last year I used 20 of the blocks for the “Wild Rainbow” quilt for a great niece.

Sunday I finished the last 20 blocks for another quilt. That feels like great progress on a UFO and a good way to end the year.

I hope you enjoy this wonderful season of peace, love and joy.

 Merry Christmas!  

Holiday Happenings without Sewing

     I enjoyed a few days with family so not much sewing/quilting was done. My younger GD was in her school show of Frozen Jr for 4 performances and 4 different costumes in each show as she was the queen then part of the Townspeople, Hidden Folk, chorus and dancers in other scenes. It was a cute show by sixth through eighth graders.

     I baked gingerbread house pieces with the plan for GDs to construct and decorate today after school.

This was Lily's creation last year.

    Sunday was a quiet time to visit and enjoy dinner out. Here is a picture of son Will and I.

Hope you enjoy the holiday season.

Have a great week.