A Recap of Quilting Endeavors in 2020

Despite COVID, its stress and restrictions, I worked on 13 projects this past year.  Twelve tops got done.  Of those 12, eight got to the completely finished stage or sent where directed. Captions talk about each one. 

Two charm packs from Lois made this baby quilt top.

No Greater Love - Lenten quilt - faced instead of bound. 

Table runner for entry to Dust Off a Quilt Book by Beaquilter.com

Same as above - placemat from leftovers.

Leader and ender project - baby quilt.

Blocks for Covered in Love block drive. Sent to Cat.

Made masks and masks and masks....  To family and others.

Block for Quilt block lottery that replaced Block Lotto

Quilt Along at Faith and Fabric Designs.

UFO from 2010 Stars and Stripes Sampler. Pattern by Fons & Porter

Arrow Rock Sampler. Pattern by Shelly Pagliai of Prairie Moon Quilts. Finished week after Christmas.

And the one I wanted to finish but didn't have time (not a good photo - too dark) - only 8 hexies to go!  I have to decide on a background. What color do you suggest?

Linking to Oh Scrap! and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.  What are you quilting?  I'll be quilting these leftover tops from 2020.  Plus started others, of course.  LOL

God's Blessings in the coming New Year!

And one I forgot!  Quilt with fat quarter Guild gave us. Queen size. 

This and That - Dec 27, 2020

 Christmas was a nice and quiet day.  As we are in Tier 4 here in California, we're suppose to stay home. Frankly, after the frenzy of Thanksgiving, I was looking forward to a more relaxing day.  I miss the family of course, but we kept in touch.  

I'm happy to report I finished one of the quilt alongs.  

I made mine 1/2 the given size.  Instead of 84 by 96 inches, it is 42" by 48".  I'll be using it as a wall hanging in my living room - probably in May when the actual Arrow Rock Quilt camp happens.  

On the second quilt along - I have now finished 12 of the remaining 24 that it needed before I can call it done. This is where I'm doing my hand stitching. Frankly, I lost count of where I was in the % of time stitching. If I have to guess it would be at about 75% because I know the week after Thanksgiving was bad. And the time before Christmas wasn't any better.

It would be nice if I could finish it in the remaining days of 2020. Then I can start off fresh in the New Year.

 I'm linking to Oh, Scrap!, and 15 Minutes to Stitch.  What have you been up to?

This and That, Dec 6, 2020

 It's been over a month since I last posted.  Not because I haven't been sewing, but just life got too complicated and I could just barely cope.  So much to do in November.  All good things. Yet, they leave me feeling relieved they are over instead of happy of the new memories we've made. Will try to do better next year - either streamline the events, let others take some over - something like that.  Here's a little sample of what I was doing in November:

I have been working on those two quilt-alongs that are now over, but I've not finished.  First, the sampler.

I finished the third row of the Arrow Rock Sampler - just one more row to go. Here it is:

And here's the latest row four block I'm working on:

Then there's my Curved Hexie Stitch-Along quilt:  I'm working on part 12 - the last part!  Here's where I was (not stitched down) before Thanksgiving:

The polka dot blue and white stood out so much, thought I'd have to change it.  Then the light bulb went on. I realized those two still had the templates behind them.  Once I took them off they didn't stand out so much. The 1/8 parts of part 12 turned out 

So I left it.  It's going to be a wall hanging when I'm done.

We had an outdoor Thanksgiving dinner - safely distanced and with masks on when we weren't eating, and there was only 8 of us.  DS#2 made the turkey. It was perfectly delicious. This year instead of making the sweet potatoes on the stovetop, I roasted them, and they were a big hit.  

And finally at the end of the month, we celebrated our 52nd Wedding Anniversary.

 

The gold candle is 50 years, and the white ones are a year. This was an Italian Creme Cake with pecans.  My favorite and I was so lucky to find a half cake - just right for the two of us and the freezer.

I'm linking to What a Hoot's BOMS Away post. Lynette is working on a fabulous Felke quilt. Hope you are taking time to enjoy the season and meditate on its reason.  Blessings.