2015 in Review

Happy 2016 to all!  My wish for each of you is all the quilting time you want and for life to treat you well.  I decided I would share the quilts I finished this year with you today (well, ok, tonight.)  First a few statistics.  From my monthly fabric in and out book, I figured out I finished 17 quilts.  11 of them were UFO's as of Jan. 1, 2015.   6 were started and finished during 2015.  12 of the quilts were donated to worthy causes.  The other 5 are living at home for the time being.  I am particularly proud to finish off 11 UFOs.  I've got several quilts ready to be quilted but haven't gotten to them yet.  If I just quilt the ones that are ready to go now it will be a great start for a successful 2016.

Heart Quilt -- Jan

Boy Happy Quilt Feb

Another Happy Quilt

Penguin Stripe -- April

Blocks from Queen Bee group -- Feb

Love Shack -- May

Kitty Cats -- June 

Wild Dogs -- June 

Quatrefoil Table Runner 

Trip Around the World -- August

Floral Triangles -- July

Stars Table Runner -- October 

Heart Teddy Bears -- October

Soccer Bears -- October

Birds and Houses -- November

Nickel Quilt -- November 

Evidently I didn't get pictures of every quilt I made this year.  I should work on getting sharper pictures too.  I take most pictures with my iPhone.  It is actually a better camera then my actual camera.  

I also made a Professional Tote that I'll also share as it was involved as making a small quilt. 

Professional Tote for Aimee

I'm linking up with Needle and Thread Thursday at Quilt Infatuation.  And, Can I Get a Whomp, Whomp at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.  That should be posted tomorrow so I'll update my blog tomorrow. 

Happy New Year and Happy Quilting All! 

Design Wall Monday -- 12-28-2015

It's the last Design Wall Monday of 2015.  I'm going to share some of the things I made for the grands for Christmas this year.  Although the presents were well liked there was a small hitch.  None of the embroidered fleece hats fit the child it was made for! Bummer.  Natalie's fit Ellie so Natalie agreed to let Ellie have it and I have agreed to make new custom ordered hats for Natalie and Sophia.  

Hats and mittens ready to be wrapped up. The mittens fit fine.  The grey kitten went to Ellie.  New hats will be made the first week of January and sent to Natalie and Sophie. 

Here are two of the reindeer cross stitches ready to become ornaments.  

Here's one ready to be wrapped.  These were really cute but are a bit too big so next year I need to pay more attention to the size.  

I did pretty well on the goals this past week.  Of course, the goals were mostly things that HAD to be done by Christmas. 

December 21, 2015

Finish ornaments√

Enjoy lunch out with friends√

Go to Star Wars Movie √

Wrap presents √

Finish embroidering secret stuff√

Enjoy Christmas with the kids √√√√√

Keep on working on antique 9 patches √

And here's what I'll be doing the last week in December, 2015. 

December 28, 2015

Keep on working on antique 9 patches

Pick an older project to finish and get on it!

Cut out a quilt with the new AccuQuilt Go

Cut some scraps into useable shapes

Make a donation quilt for 2016

Rest and enjoy the rest of the year!

I'm looking forward to using the AccuQuilt Go.  Plans are to start cutting scraps into usable shapes.  I may decide to add a few more dies before I can make much of a dent in my many containers of odd shape scraps!  

I hope your Christmas celebrations were joyful.  Let us all enjoy the last week of 2015 and welcome 2016 with hope. 

I'm linking up with Monday Making at Love, Laugh, Quilt; Main Crush Monday at Cooking Up Quilts; and Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times. Spend some time seeing what quilters are up to this last week of 2015. 

Happy Quilting All!