Catching Up

 I need to do a little catching up.  I had a couple more finishes that I haven't posted, so here they are!

Finish Number Eight, 

First up is a Redwork baby quilt.  It's a preprinted panel to embroider.  I decided to do it in red thread.  I finished the embroidery quickly and got it pinned and ready to quilt.  And there is where I got stuck.  What color of thread to quilt with?  I ended up going with a silver gray as there are clouds all around the sleeping baby.  I'm not happy with the way the back looks, but it is a finish!

Finish Number Nine is this quilt from "Diamond Chain Quilts".

This was a great challenge as it was one of the first times I had pieced diamonds.  I learned lots of tricks with this quilt, and it was worth it!

So I think this may have things caught up, but I may have some other project I forgot about.  

Seventh Finish Of The Year

 My seventh finish of the year is this cute little quilt for a great nephew.  

This super simple pattern is from Material Girl Quilts and here's the link.  The pattern is called "Square Dance" and uses a pack of 10 inch squares.  The fabric line is "On The Farm" by Terry Runyan for Benartex.  And of course I ended up messing up one set of fabrics and had to throw in one from my stash.  That's the nice thing about having a stash, I didn't have to run out and buy more fabric.  I'm not even sure I would have been able to find this same fabric as it's been out for over a year.

The backing is John Deer tractor fabric that I had in my stash.  It's flannel, so it makes a nice and cozy quilt. Hope it keeps him warm!

Sixth Finish Of The Year

 My sixth finish of the year is "Simply Posies".  It is a sampler quilt that Jean Kritenbrink designed.  She has designed other quilts and table toppers.  You can check it out at the link I shared.  I don't think this pattern is on the page, but you can message her to see if she can send it to you.

I took this class in 2015 and stalled out at putting the last border on.  I don't know why those long borders do that to me.  I have a couple of more quilts at that point that I would love to complete this year.  And this is the year it's going to happen!

Fifth Finish Of The Year

 Fifth finish of the year is this Homespun quilt.

This quilt was also on the Project 52 list.  I started work on it April 18, 2022.  It was number 28 in the line up of Project 52 .

I used a fleece blanket I had purchased at Target and it is a cuddly quilt for sure!

Before it was trimmed and bound.

Third And Fourth FInish

I have a third and fourth finish for 2023.  

These are Valentine Gifts for my friends Chris and Mary. They both love camping, so these bags use the National Parks fabric from Anderson Design Group.  I love the way they look.

And these are the fun gifts I received from them:

A wonderful fruit bowl.

A decorated box that opens up.

And look at all the candy once it's open.

We've been going out the eat with these friends for Valentines Day for years.  It's such a fun tradition.

Second Finish For 2023

 My second finish for 2023 is a little kitty quilt.  I bought this kit years ago at Prairie Star Quilts and they closed in 2012 so it has aged well in the stash.

Super simple and very fast to make.  Plus it's super cute!

First Finish For 2023

My first finish for 2023 is this Charm Tablemat from Country Threads.  You can find it here. 

I got this already to quilt back in July of 2022 and never got it quilted.  So this past weekend I decided it was time.  It didn't take any time at all to get it done.  Now why did I put it off for so long?  I'm thinking it may be my squirrel syndrome. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.  Ha!