2021 Crafty Plans, recent Updates and September plans

Another late post… like really late. Life has been insane.

As always, I went into extensive detail on my plans here, for quilty here, for knitty here, and for cross stitch here.

Here’s the short list:

Quilts –

Jan Krentz – Diamond Star – At some point, I started working on this project again. I applique’d a center star and chose my border fabric. I plan to get the border done in April
- Finished the top! 4/25/2021
Bonnie Hunter – Grassy Creek – I finished Clue 4 and I need to get started on Clue 5. See here for the most recent post.
- Recently finished clue 5 and I’m working on Clue 6. My goal is to get this finished before the next mystery quilt comes out in November. 🙂
Scrappy Stars Around the Corner – finished top! 8/7/2021

Dancing with the Stars – I pulled this project out because Linda Ballard will be coming to our guild in 2022 and I want this quilt finished when she comes.
- Finished 7/17/2021

Radiant Jewel – Finished top 8/14/2021
- I need to take a pic of the final top. This picture below was the picture I took when I had all the blocks on the design wall and was moving parts around for the final design.

Hawaiian block – finished top. At the moment, it’s hanging around where I can enjoy it. I’m still enjoying it so I’m in no rush to do anything with this project.
Raining Cats and Dogs – no progress
Rainbow Garden – no progress
Simple Days BOM – you can see my last update here. no progress
Halloween quilt – I’ve not touched this in many years. 🙂

I’ve not done a ton on my knitting…. I finished a pair of socks but I still have to weave in ends.
My Weasley Sweater – pulled this out to work on in August and I haven’t started on it. I am now way behind and may not get this done in my goal of xmas.
24 days of Christmas Shawl from Jimmy Bean – finished! I am done weaving in the ends, so I need to get this blocked and then do my glamour shots.
- still need to do my glamour shots. weather has been perfect to do this but I’ve not had the time to do so.
Water Lily – finished knitting! I’m working on weaving in the ends during my Thursday knit nights.
- the ends are woven in and I need to do my glamour shots; I still need to do this.
Beanie for Kayla
Tranquil Mist – Now that it’s April and the Weasley sweater is back on the priority daily list, this project was shifted down to a weekly project to be worked on on Thursday knit night.
- pulled this out 6/13/2021 and started working on this until the end of the quarter.
Orient Express – I work on this one weekly and it’s still small enough that I enjoy it.
Blue Hat – pulled this out of hibernation, wound the second skein of yarn and have picked this back up for knit nights.

Like my knitting, I’ve not been stitching much either.
Gamer Nouveau – did a bit of this but I’m not going to make my goal for the year. I’m way behind and the goal was way too aggressive for the amount of time I save for stitching.
A Stitch In Time – no progress
Shades of Red
Autumn Owls
Titania
Tsuru kame
Unicorn
Bountiful Blossoms

And I realize that I didn’t even mention my to be quilted list… here.

SoCal Quilt Run Area 1 Mystery Quilt from 2012
SoCal Quilt Run Area 4 Mystery Quilt from 2012
Provence
saved top from the august treasure hunt some years ago – I’m calling this my Orange quilt top and since this was at the top of my to be quilted pile, this is the one I’m working on next. I hope to get this finished in March but with 2 workshop classes and a very busy work schedule, I’m not going to be upset if I can’t finish it. I just want to be sure to work on it every weekend to help push me forward on getting this done!!!
- This top is being quilted right now. I plan to be done quilting next week and will work on the binding, label and picture.
- This was not done in time to be a finish in April. But I’m plugging along. I have the inner part quilted and my plan is to finish this in May.
- This is done. 5/10/2021

Jan Krentz – diamond quilt – finished April 2021 and added to the to be quilted list…

Short List – May goals

Top 3 piecing quilts – Grassy Creek, secret project, 45 & Life to go
Hand work – Simple days, Raining Cats and Dogs
Knitting – morning socks, Weasley Sweater (sleeves)
Cross Stitching – just do a bit on my weekly project every day (whatever tiny decisions selects)
To Be Quilted – Glam Clam

I hope this isn’t so boring for you as it’s simply a short (but very long) list to quickly refer to everything I’m working on.

Happy Crafting!

Melanie