Closing Out 2022

     This week I have tried to finish projects or bring them to a completed top. The GD's Christmas placemats for 2022 got quilted. They don't look very different from the tops I showed but now they are quilted.  I finished them pillowcase style with no binding.

The Quilting Life 2022 BOM is a completed top.

Pat Sloan's “Hometown Charms” Block Wednesday just needs borders.

       Looking back at my 2022 yearly quilt goals I am satisfied.

How I did on my goals for 2022:

1. finish UFOs
   I started the year with 26 UFOs on my list and 12 have been finished. Today there are 14 unfinished; however, good progress has been made on 7 of those.

2. decrease stash fabric

   My stash is moving in the right direction and decreased more in 2022 than in 2021 (net decrease 62 yds). I still have plenty of fabric.

   Stash fabric used or added:

   this past week- Used: 2.25 yd Added: 0 yds
   So far this year- 145 yds Added: 53.75 yd
   Net decrease 91.25 yds

3. control and use scrap fabric

   This is probably the goal that I am least pleased with my progress. Even though I spent a few days dedicated to working with scraps, they are not under control and I want to do a lot more with them.

4. make charity/comfort quilts

I made and donated 2 QOV tops and finished one of them.

I finished 8 comfort quilts for church and pieced 5 more tops.

Stay safe and healthy while enjoying some time sewing and quilting.

Happy New Year! Prayers that 2023 will be a great year for all.

I'm linking up with Alycia for Finished or Not Friday.  Check out the inspiration. 

Year End UFO Progress

     With a few holiday activities on the calendar I spent minimal time sewing this past week. I redid the black Celtic knot with a solid color and like it better. Since all the Celtic Fantasy appliques have been fused I started making some test thread samples to decide which colors to use for the blanket stitch to secure them. I didn't get very far. This is how one quarter of the pieces look.

     I added the final border on the Carolina Chain top so it is ready to be sandwiched at the next church quilt day. 

    Next I pulled out another UFO project. I'm calling these blocks Dogtooth Stars. They started with leftover units from a Bonnie Hunter mystery several years ago. I now have 15 blocks pieced.

With a plain alternate block they will make a setting 5 by 6 for 30 blocks. Here is my EQ plan.

I am trying to use only my stash so I may end up piecing the alternate blocks.

Stash fabric used or added:

this past week- Used: 0.5 yd Added: 0 yds
So far this year- 143.5 yds Added: 53.75 yd
Net decrease 89.5 yds

Hope you are getting projects finished for the end of the year.

Stay safe and healthy while enjoying some time sewing and quilting.

Progress – Not Much

     Hope you are enjoying this festive time of year. Sunday after church I had lunch with a friend and she gave me this lovely poinsettia. I have not put up many Christmas decorations so it adds wonderful color to my living room.

     My quilting machine has been silent the past week; however, I did work on a couple of projects. I worked several days on appliques for Celtic Fantasy. The black Celtic knot is not fused and that is good because I don't like it. My artist sister says the print looks gray and it needs to be a stronger black. I needed a good black so a quilting friend let me shop her stash of black to redo them.

     As a batch of holiday cakes were in the oven baking, I pulled out Carolina Chain blocks in progress and finished sewing the center quilt top together. A border of matching fabric is cut and waits to be sewn on.

    That is it for the week and probably for the year. I don't expect any more projects to be finished in 2022.

Stash fabric used or added:

this past week- Used: 1 yd Added: 0 yds
So far this year- 142.75 yds Added: 53.75 yd
Net decrease 89 yds

Hope you are enjoying some special events this holiday season.

Stay safe and healthy while enjoying some time sewing and quilting.

Holiday Happenings Take Center Stage

      This time of year there are many special events with family, friends and church so that quilting/craft time is limited; but, the special times are being treasured. The past couple of weeks I had a few days with GDs when they decorated their annual gingerbread houses. This year Mattie actually did the construction and had freedom to create some unique houses from parts. She created a dormer and a 2 story house.  Here they are during and after decorating.

    

   

    GDs also drew their annual Christmas squares and I pieced them into placemat tops. I still need to do the quilting.

Besides enjoying time with family my goals were to:

1. Control pile of scrap fabric. Done. I cut up piles of scraps for my scrap user system and created a kit for a charity quilt.

2. Quilt a comfort quilt for church. Not touched. It is still waiting but we do have a pile of finished quilts at church so there is no rush. Instead, I put the binding on a QOV. It might look familiar. I pieced the top and Bonnie from guild quilted it.

Stash fabric used or added:

this past week- Used: 2.375 yd Added: 0 yds
So far this year- 141.75 yds Added: 53.75 yd
Net decrease 88 yds

I have 2 more holiday gatherings this week which take time from quilt projects so my only goal for this week is to add more appliques to Celtic Fantasy.

Hope you are enjoying some special events this holiday season.

Stay safe and healthy while enjoying some time sewing and quilting.