welcome 2022!

 

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many blessings came my way in 2021 and have many hopes for this year--good health, good friends, safety and prosperity for me and my loved ones, happiness for all, maybe some dreams fulfilled...planning on more sewing, more exercise, more good reads and always God's loving care and protection. unfortunately the COVID train barrels on and our county is again on mask mandate for all indoor public spaces...isolated life continues, but could be much worse...sending wishes for healthy, happy, joyful new year....we could even tolerate a bit of snow...LOL! 

december mini

here is december's mini....linking up with wendy so be sure and check out the other mini links she has posted...

only about 17" square, it's about as mini as i ever make....love the blue/white....so crisp looking and very wintry, even tho we have no snow and not even cold winter temps.  

it's already thursday so only 2 more days in magic week...this morning listed projects i'd like to do in 2022...have pulled some floss for a couple of cross-stitch tasks, planned out a quilt for next christmas giving, pulled fabrics and book for january mini leaving only laundry and a quick grocery trip.  my new year's wish is for covid to disappear entirely....sigh....

finished - one monthly goal!

 chalk up the last finish of 2021....my december monthly goal....

my apologies for not listing designer....i saw this made by somebody else long ago in blues and lavenders so have no idea i'm afraid...i went for scrappy.  it's throw size, 54" square, but nice to curl up with...that makes 45.31 yards busted for the year with only the previously mentioned 18.5 added so a respectable accounting.  i'm linking up with patty, who keeps track of the OMG stats....

today's task?  bind the december mini, machine quilt and bind the 'trees' runner, start a new quilting project and some cross stitch might round out the day.  not to mention washing dishes and doing laundry, the least fun tasks, oh, and the must-do exercise.  keeps thumper (heart) happy you know!

magic week progress

it's the dawn of day 3 and progress has been made!  first tackled this task before it became unmanageable....

cut up all the scraps in the basket and filed them away in their respective shoeboxes...do have a small stash of batik scraps that i'm keeping separate for a percolating project....next came this finish....

the guild's challenge....mine was blue and a baggie of scraps challenged my quilty muse to the max!  they were hinky scraps and i added the pink in the center, a lovely dutch chintz.  dear friend (now angel) marianne came to the rescue again with the border print she flung my way during one of her purges.... these quilts end up with a charity so no doubt somebody will love it, just not me.  *** last night started sewing the binding on 2021's last finish so that will continue today.  ***  surprise visit from santa on his way to Cancun for winter vacation.... a wayward gift in the bottom of the sleigh......

some lovely repro fabrics!  the total added to the stash for 2021 is now 18.5 yards with used up--as in done/done not waiting UFO--of over 40 yards this year!  by my dodgy math that's progress. *** as every year since i relocated, waiting for winter weather that has not yet arrived...at least by my new england inner gauge.  today's predicted 54 with nary a flake in sight...not winter but spring!

it's magic week!

 

no annoying covid talk here.....just a bit of new england winter to close out the year....the quintessential lobster trap tree!  magic week is that week between christmas and new year where the focus is off holiday prep and onto the anticipation of the clean slate of a new year.  still in the glow of a wonderful holiday with my daughter and son-in-law...and basking in the blessings we shared.  with no other family around, those hugs are so precious to me...received some lovely gifts....

also some joann gift cards for quilty supplies....the soap from a far away quilty friend...another gift card toward replacing my cd player....all are very nice and will be enjoyed..hoping to finish the christmas cross-stitch this week....but it's the hugs and warmth of family that give me the greatest joy....i'll take more of that please!