holiday wishes

 

just a quick post to say 'merry christmas' to those who celebrate and happy holidays to others...as always in spite of challenges that seem to occur all too frequently, my life is full of blessings that overflow.  happy to be ending the year still on 2 legs, even tho a bit shaky at times.  i didn't put tap shoes on my christmas list but maybe next year??  may we all bask in the joys of the season and look forward with anticipation and hope for a kinder, gentler world.  seems unfathomable i know, but still possible.  thinking surely woodstock would agree!

in the hoop

the humongous gift quilt is now done, just a wash and then it'll get packed and sent off to its new home.  happy to say i busted just over 15 yards with this project.  ramps up my usage considerably.  i don't keep detailed in/out statistics, just a basic tally that might not be wholly accurate....no matter, i'd rather be sewing than accounting.  so this project is now in the quilt hoop....

it's the glad tidings wall quilt....the mustard print is called glad tidings by jo morton...i swooned over this print and know it will be a seasonal favorite when complete.  you can see the shell pattern i'll be quilting in the blank squares....and on the design wall....

the dargate baskets....i took this with me on vacation and think i finished one block...totally anemic effort.  i put the finished ones on the design wall as a "reminder" or "nag" to get going on this...it's one of my oldest UFOs, if not the oldest....and to the far left is a string of "S" hexies for the dutch panel project.  

heading into 2023 with about 26 UFOs, 4-5 of them bed size and all but two of these ready to baste and quilt.  the rest are wall quilts.  roughly calculated about 3 years' worth of sewing--lots of hand work with piecing/applique/quilting required.  not included are 3 scrappy tops that'll be donated as tops being made from precut scraps on hand.  one new year's wish is for continued health to see all of these done.  

getting ready for a big freeze and nasty weather here...ran out this morning for gym, groceries and gas, so the next 4 days i'll be ensconced in the apartment...if i get really bored i can start in on cleaning....LOL!  and one christmas wish?  that mary berry would invite me for dinner!  flying time to applique baskets and i know i'd look good in that funny paper crown!