Yet again, not as much was achieved in the sewing room as I had hoped but I'm still happy with what I've been up to.
Finishes in 2024
- elephant wallhanging july-disappeared
- Zion National Park quilt for my son autumn-is-sewing-weather
- medallion quilt February post
Sadly that's all I've actually finished in the quilting line. I did complete a few other things, including hand towels made from scrap materials and a library bag for my granddaughter.
I have progressed lots of different projects, some of them very close to completion. The problem with free motion quilting on my main sewing machine slowed me down a lot in November/December. Once the tension problem is fixed, I have four quilts pinned and ready to quilt. Fingers crossed!
Using up scrap pieces of material has been high on my radar, as I want to show that I've done something on Scrap Happy Day on the 15th of each month. Participating in this group has been great for my piles of scrap fabrics, although it is hard to see any change in the piles really. Maybe 2025 will be the year I actually have some finished items made of scraps?
I've also enjoyed being part of the Chookshed Stitchers which meets irregularly via Zoom, through the auspices of Chooky Blue Chooky Blue Today was an all day stitch-in with group members coming and going throughout the day between 6am and (when I left) 6pm. There may well have been stitchers Zooming together into the New Year? While I was online with the group, I completed some EPP on my Quatro quilt and worked on a new quilt, selecting fabrics and creating strip sets for a Strip Twist quilt. Not sure when this might be finished but it is on the way!
In 2025, I will participate in the Chookshed Challenge 2025. Each month, Deana from https://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/ selects a number from one to ten and quilters work on the project with the corresponding number from their own list. The main rule for this challenge is that there are no rules, which should work for me as I am away for large chunks of 2025. For example, if the number six is chosen, and that particular month is a bit tricky to work on that numbered project from my list, I can change the project! And a goal could be just masking minimal progress on a particular quilt. I like those sorts of rules. I will do a separate post re my 2025 Chookshed Challenge projects.
December 2024 fabric tally
Fabric used: - 0 m Fabric acquired: + 0 m
Running tally: + 58 m
So this year wasn't great on the fabric front! I had expected to finish those baby quilts and take my total tally down but it wasn't to be. No matter - next year will be better, I hope!
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