2023 Finished Projects

1. Project Quilting 14.1 my first machine embroidery project made a fun mug rug. Finished Jan. 6.

2. I’m Kinda Sweet On You Blog Hop Project. Another first for me! An embroidery piece which I squared up and added two borders to. Minimimal Stitch in the Ditch quilting finished it. I added an envelope back to it and gifted my DH it for his recliner cushion. 🥰

3. Shades of Blue Blog Hop Project seaside Adventures Quilt, finished size 72” x 100”. Block Patterns by Sandra Healy Designs.

Blue skies, Blue water; what could be more appropriate for Shades of Blue Blog Hop. Binding finished Jan. 9 and sent on its way.

4. Block Pattern test. Two Hearts by Sandra Healy Designs

5. Shades of Blue Blog Hop Project. Let It Snow Wall Hanging. Finished Jan.11, 2023.

Let It Snow Wall Hanging, Finished Jan.11

6. Lonestar Printed Panel, 42” x 42”, hand quilted, binding machine stitched to the fron, hand stitched to the back. Finished Jan. 13.

7. & 8. Two new runners for my daughter’s freshly painted bathroom. Finished Jan.14

9. Pattern Test Blocks Love Letters by Sandra Healy. Finished Jan.16

10. PQ 14.2 Pink Tint. Zippered Project Bag made with pink scraps. Finished Jan. 17.

11. PQ 14.3 54-40 or Fight. Zippered Project Bag for my RSC blocks for the year. Finished Feb. 2.

12. Pattern tested a sweet Sea Turtle pattern 12 1/2” finished block for Sandra Healy Designs. Finished Feb. 11.

13. PG 14.4 A Novel Project. 5” square FPP mug rug with an envelope back to hold a gift card from a local book store. Charlotte’s Web is a favourite book of myself, my kids, grandkids and great-grandkids so this was my homage to it. Finished Feb.17.

14. PQ 14.5 Sew Not a Square. A hand stitched, double sided, hexie, flower shaped basket for quilting clips. Finished Mar.3.

15. Stay at Home Round Robin 2023. This is the brainchild Quilting Gail, started during the pandemic. Gail and several of our friends share prompts each week until we get to finish our quilts and joking theParade. My little quilt was created to cover my IMac, printer and keyboard. Finished Mar.12.

16. PQ 14.6 Conquer A Fear. 2 placemats, using curves, appliqué (needle turn and reverse) and Y – Seams. Hand quilted. Binding finished March 18.

17. February’s Sew It- Show It Challenge, Sweet On You – I used some orphan blocks from some pattern tests I had done for Sandra Healy Designs to make some throw pillows.

18. March’s Sew It – Show It Challenge, Little Green Apples theme had me working on some fun green projects; an appliqué quilt which is sandwiched and being quilted in between other projects and a Double Wedding Ring quilt which began as the centre cream panel from Denise. It is on the longarm frame waiting for me to get back to the studio to finish the quilting. 😳

I referred to this as my Pond Quilt, but have decided to re-name it, The Water Hole, for the cute pond that inspired it.
Denise’s center piece inspired me to finish this DWR quilt.
It’s on the long arm and quilting was started. 😁

19. April’s Sew It Show It Challenge was Say What! It inspired me to try a fun fabric weaving technique from Woven Quilts book from our Guild library. I used the woven panel to create a new bag to fit on my suitcase to hold our water bottles or electronic devices when we are travelling. 😁

20 . May’s Sew It Show It Challenge, Rose Colored Glasses had me seeing pink and creating 2 pieced/appliquéd wall hanging to put on the wall above my scuttling table. 😁

21. An opportunity rose to do a pattern test for The Quilt Pattern Magazine. Four Square is a pattern by and was to be published in the November issue. It finishes at 48” x 48”. It quilted it on my dsm, doing stitch in the ditch to keep it soft and cuddly. The hand stitched binding was finished May 27 and it was donated to a local fundraiser for a wonderful friend who was just diagnosed with terminal cancer.

22. When Pigs Fly Sew It-Show It Challenge #1 Winnie the Pooh Panel Quilt. Finished size 46” x 52”. Gifted to a friend for her little one’s youth bed. Quilting is a simple curvy line and swirl, using my favourite Essential Threads, to keep it soft and cuddly. Finished June 10th.

23. When Pigs Fly Sew It- Show It Challenge #2. Double Wedding Ring. It started when Denise gifted me the centre panel. I finished sewing the arcs, finally decided on the background, and quilted it with an Urban Elementz panto, and the binding was finished June 11th. Finished size

The centre with thcream background was a gift from Denise.
Funky Feathers panto from Urban Elementz.

24. When Pigs Fly Sew It- Show It Challenge #3 – Mosaic Mystery by Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs which ran July 2019 – April 2020. I used another of Urban Elementz’ pantos Flower Power. With the angular lines of the quilt design, I wanted a curvy flowing quilting pattern so this seemed to work.

25. Quilty Hugs. Throw Quilt. 55 1/2” x 70 1/2” pattern is Small Change by the Canuck Quilter. This was a UFO from my TBQ bins. Longarm quilting was a E2E panto done By Kerstin from Divine Sew. I gifted it to Dee to remind her I’m always sending a hug when I think of her dear husband, Kenny (my best friend for 35 years) who passed in Sept. 2022. 🤗

For those who know me, my world went crazy in June when I started a new career managing the clubhouse (and cooking) for the golf course where I live. I soon discovered that even at my age I could manage to work 15-16 or even 18 hours a day. The craziness continued with my involvement on the Board that runs our Not For Profit Society that manages the golf course.

I did do more sewing

At some point I will be able to finalize this list and get it updated, but for now this is all I can share.