The great move is still happening and work is becoming all consuming. So my crafty life takes a hit. The mini retreats offered through my guild and my little mini group has been a lifesaver as I wouldn’t get any crafty time without those.
1. Christmas in Paris – finished flimsy!

- started a long time ago prior to 2022. Flimsy finished… 06/2025
2. Tender Whispers of the heart – 2025

3. William Morris QE BOM – 2025

4. Riley Blake Door Banner of the Month – 2024

- only 6 banners left. I plan to sew all the tops first and then go back and quilt them.
5. Quilty Pleasures 2023 Saturday Sampler

6. Tula Pink’s Butterfly 2.0 – I finally broke open this kit and started in 2023… I only work on this at retreats so it’s been slow. but I’m now working on the second set of blocks.

the items below haven’t been worked on in the last year…
1. Tuella and Friends – 2021

2. Judy Neimeyer’s Double Wedding Ring – started Jan. 2020

2022 New Starts
3. Ornaments – I started this in December 2021 but I’ve been stitching diligently on this throughout 2022. All of the ornaments are finished and yet I wasn’t excited about the finished products. I really had one last step to do and that was to attach a piece of thread to make a hook so I could hang these ornaments on a tree or other place. However I rarely have a tree at Christmas as I usually go home to my mom’s house. As such, I was inspired to make a little table mat. I’m slowly making my way attaching each ornament to the black wool. When they are attached, the next step is to do some ornamental stitches.

4. Prairie something…. I haven’t started this really. I bought it and attended the class at Quilt Emporium and other projects jumped in line. This is not my product but a picture of the instructors and a reminder of the cuteness of it.

5. Mountain Mist: Apple Blossom (November 2022)

I am much further along on this but I have to take a more recent picture. I haven’t yet completed this first block so not that much futher along.
2023 New Starts
6. Kit from Texas trip – 2013…need to take a picture
7. Kimberbell: Candy Corn Quilt Shoppe – see my post about starting it here.

8. Alaska Quilt by Edyta Sitar

—- this top is actually finished but I need to take a picture and post it.
2025 New Starts
9. Orange Sherbert and Bird of Paradise


Happy quilting friends,
Melanie
Love your new Halloween candy corn quilt and the bird appliqué one is gorgeous too