January 2022

The first half of January I was working on Rhododendron Trail (Bonnie Hunter 2021 Mystery, Quiltville.com).  When that top was complete I finished the applique for "My Garden", the red quilt kit I got at The Quilt Show.  Both quilts are now in process of quilting.  I did quilt and bind two small Bear Hugs (my guild's charity quilts). No photos, but that's two finished and out of the house.

My Garden. top finished.

Rhododendron Trail. Top complete.

I made Valentine's to send to the great nieces and nephews. As they're aging I need to find things appropriate for the older children.  

This one was so cute I kept one.

I found this block when sorting through tubs.
Now it's a pillow.

Two days were spent in virtual classes: 

Adele Scott - ruler work.  Great class. I learned some tips on using rulers in my quilting. She's offering the class again and offers repeat students different designs. I might take her up on that.

Kathleen Riggins - swirls.  Kathleen lives in Canada so outside the virtual world I would be unable to take a class from her. She taught variations on swirls that look amazing.

I think these designs are great. Now to use them on an actual quilt.

Thanks for checking in. 

Happy New Year!

I started the new year by compiling a Shutterfly book of my 2021 finishes. I managed to complete 43 projects and worked on even more. What started as a way to recognize what I called Covid Quilts, is now becoming a new tradition. I like having my finishes together in an easy to see/read format. If you have never done this, you might want to consider doing so. 

Right now I'm working on the 2021 Bonnie Hunter mystery: Rhododendron Trail.  As of yesterday the top is finished. I'm pulling fabric for the back then I'll start the quilting. Although the past couple of BH quilts I've sent out for quilting, I think I'm back to doing my own.  We'll see.

I'm auditioning for an outer border. I need to make the quilt slightly larger.

I changed my corner from Bonnie's pattern.

The ornament count is up to 34 now.  This year's design was modified from a guild 'make & take'.

My synthetic turf was finally installed.  What a difference it makes in my back yard. This is the nicest this portion of my home has ever looked. I've decided to convert a horse water trough into a planter. I'm wavering whether to to with 12 or 24 inch height. 

I've started my WIP (works in progress) list for this year. Some of them are there for the third time. I will get to them . . . . . some day!   

I was doing a lot of cleaning, sorting, and reducing (books - not weight) at the end of the year. Of course, I found even more UFO's.  One bag was a bargello pull from 25 - 30 years ago. I decided it was never going to get made so those fabrics have been returned to my stash. 

Thanks for checking in.