2024 Wrap-Up

 It's December 31st already and time to look back to see what I accomplished in my sewing room this year. There are still lots of UFO's hanging on --a started course for 2025!

January

I used some 4.5" orphan basket blocks to make some pin cushions for my friends who came to my house for a sewing day. 

I took a class with David Owen Hastings and finished off this small quilt "Inspired by Dunnottar Castle". 

I finished knitting a moose hat for my husband--this was a 2023 Christmas gift. 

February

Katie and I participated in the MQG swap at QuiltCon in Raleigh, NC.  Katie is holding the churn dash quilt that I made for her.  My quilt depicts the state of Oregon where Katie lives. 

March

A scrappy nine patch --an attempt to use up some of my 2.5" squares. 

A bunny wall hanging for my MIL's room at her long term care home.  

A baby quilt from a jelly roll for a friend's new grand-daughter. 

I completed my scrappy stars rainbow scrap challenge quilt at a retreat. 

My bunny cross stitch was completed and framed in time for Easter.

April

My big finish in April was my modern sampler quilt. 

May

I finished a nearly 10 year old UFO in May--Overlapping Tiles--a quilt started in the fall of 2014 at a class with Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Malby. 

I made 12 blocks for Quilts for Survivors of residential schools using my batiks. These were donated to this group at Quilt Canada in June (delivered by a friend who attended).

I made two Sew Together bags --one for me and one for a friend for her birthday. The first one is mine made with New York City fabric which I bought at QuiltCon. 

I made this one from fabrics in my stash. The outside of the bag is the Kaffe print at the right end of the inside of the bag. 

June

Yet another Sew Together bag for a friend's retirement. 

July

A flannel vortex baby quilt for a friend's baby boy.  I still have lots of flannel scraps left. 

I hand quilted my Put a Ring on It quilt.  I started this quilt during an online class with Latifah Saffir in Feb 2021.

 

August

Another cross stitch finish--Sunflowers. Pattern by Satsuma Street. 

I also made a quilt for my cousin--she likes purple and green.  This was a fun quilt to make from my stash.  The picture was taken before I added a mauve binding. 

My friend, Christine, and I took a barn quilt painting class in August.  Here is my barn quilt. 

September

I started making placemats for Meals on Wheels--an outreach project of the Oxford Quilt Guild.  Here are two of the 12 placemats that I made. 

 

October

I had my Christmas cross stitched framed.  I love the red frame. 

I quilted and bound a quilt for our local hospice which will be opening in the Spring of 2025. I used my batik scraps and the potato chip block pattern to make this quilt. 

November 

I made another potato chip quilt as a gift for another cousin--this one in teal and brown. 

I made some pillows and a table runner for the church Christmas bazaar. 

December

I finished an 80+ year old UFO, started by my husband's great grandmother who died before finishing it. I gave this to my sister in law.

I made my daughter a Sew Together bag for her crochet supplies for Christmas. 

I quilted and bound another UFO--this top was made in one day at the VP challenge day for the Oxford QG.  This will be given away as a baby quilt. 

Phew--I guess I did get lots done in 2024!  Hopefully, there will be lots of productive time spent in my sewing room in 2025.  

Happy New Year from me and the party animal!