Round-up 2023

Well it is time again for a round-up to see how much I have or have not accomplished during 2023

Quilts not started but material purchased. Just need to start prepping these.

• Flower/Season Quilt combined with cross stitch – not started
• Bear Quilt – not started
• Angel Quilt – not started
• Sewing Quilt – not started
• Stonehenge Quilt -not started
• Peacock Quilt – not started
• Birdhouse Quilt – not started
• Africa Quilt – not started.
• Brown and Yellow Quilt – not started
• Garden Collage Quilt – not started
• Water meadow Collage Quilt – not started
• Windmill Collage Quilt – not started

I am itching to start the Stonehenge Quilt and Peacock Quilt but look what WIP at the moment.

Quilts Started and up to what stage

• Seaside Quilt – machined. Centre panel nearly finished. Awaiting start on surround.
• Stag Quilt – hand pieced. Top Section almost completed. Side section on left is started.
• Gail Pan Bee Hive Quilt – Top hand pieced – finished, apart from removing paper pieces.  Backing and Wadding cut ready to to quilted.
• Forest Creatures Quilt – going to do log cabin with this material. Two prototypes are made and final decision on layout then prep all the pieces.
• Christmas Quilt – hand pieced. Top is completed, removing paper pieces then wadding cut to size. backing is already cut to size, pinning then decide how to quilt this project.
• Rose Window Quilt – hand pieced. Removing papers and sewing together.
• Jane Austen Quilt – hand pieced. Top and wadding together with backing all pinned ready to quilt.
• Nashville Quilt – totally completed and with recipient, My Husband.
• Parrot Heart Quilt – Hand Pieced. Top completed, wadding and backing, now pinned and awaiting quilting.
• Hearts in a Square Dance Lap Quilt – Hand pieced. Half sewn top.
• Ring – A – Rosies Quilt. Hand Pieced. Row 5 finished now onto row 6. Another hexagonal quilt.
• Elephant Quilt – Hand pieced. Started and 2/3 complete on top.
• Memory Quilt – Hand Pieced. Top nearly finished just need to sew it together.
• Red work Basket Quilt – SAL project hand pieced. Most of the block sections are complete, just October and November to sew together. I have sewn January, February, March and April red work sections.
• Heartstrings Quilt – hand pieced. 2/3rd’s of pieces are sewn together then need to do a lot of applique work.

All of the above are my designs apart from the last two which are by Mandy Shaw of Dandelion Designs and Natalie Bird of Birdhouse Designs respectively.

Quilts Awaiting to be quilted

• Pirate Quilt - 2/3rd’s completed
• Bee Quilt
• Seasonal Quilt
• Jazzy Quilt
• Daybreak Lap Quilt – with recipient Denise – best friend
• Flower Fairy Quilt – Quilted awaiting binding
• Snoopy Quilt – completed and with binding.
• Winnie the Pooh Quilt
• Safari Quilt
• Tiled Quilt
• Autumn Quilt – started quilting this

Cross – stitch projects

• Lady Greensleeves – completed and framed and hanging in my room
• Sophia Loren – completed and framed and gifted to my husband
• John Wayne – aida and floss are purchased.
• Modern Folk Embroidery – 2/3rd’s finished
• Flower Longstitch to Quilt Project – Spring and Summer stitched
• Robin Table Runner – started
• Winter Queen – started
• Elephants – started
• Audrey Hepburn is framed and hanging in our bedroom

Other small projects

• Needle cases – completed two of these
• Pin Cushions – not started
• Table Runners and Placemats – Ironed with wadding and backing but awaiting quilting.
• Table Runner kits – not started but materials are purchased.

Wow! that was exhausting just thinking about all the projects I have on the go. Perhaps I should try and finish most of these rather than start another project. That is not a promise because like so many of my fellow crafters we like starting new projects.

Well hope everyone had an enjoyable, loving Christmas and now I wish you a Happy New Year filled with joy, hope and good health. 

Love Daisy