2019 - Finishes

My finishes for 2019 actually began New Year's weekend, December 2018.

All the Baby Quilts were donated to:
Jack's Basket.

All the Doll Quilts and Gowns were donated to A Doll Like Me.

December, 2018

Baby Blue Quilt - Hands 2 Help donation

January, 2019

Penguins for Christmas

 

Bookmarks offered by Jenny of Elefantz

Thi Baby quilt was a participation in

Susan's Mystery Quilt Along.

Sugar's new bed

February

UFO #1 - Color Bear Challenge - 2018

Hosted by Clever Chameleon

March

Crosstitch I did years ago, finally framed.

Valentine Wall Hanging and a second one for a gift.

This one is embellished with buttons and beads.

 

 

Doll quilts and gowns for made charity.

 

UFO #2 - Color Block Challenge 2018

 

Tracy's Mystery QAL - charitable donations for Hands 2 Help.

12 Things - #7

 

  

Two UFO Christmas wall hangings.

April

 

Baby quilt front and back. The front was a donated piece of Care Bears panel. The back were leftover and donated pieces of flannel. Made for a really cute quilt.

 

Doll gown and quilt.

May

 

 

June

Baby quilt 

 

Doll quilt and gown

Halloween mini

July

  

Flannel quilt for 13 year old great nephew.

August

Flannel Dinosaur quilt for 5 year old great nephew - getting his first "big boy" bed.

 

Front and back of baby quilt.

Doll quilt

Doll gown

Fallen pillow cases (2)

September

All my projects carried over to October.

October

 

JoAnn 1997 

Wall Hanging I made for Susan's visit.

November

 Bowl cozies

Scissor cases

I forgot to take photos :(

36" x 60" scrap flannel quilt.

" Renesme' "

December

 

Doll quilts

Doll gowns

Two pairs of pajama pants for Newton.

I also made two others that I forgot to photograph.

 

Patriotic pillows

 

Patriotic pillow cases, a pair of each

 

Gnome projects for a swap

Total Baby Quilts donated to Jack's Basket:

6 shipped in May

3 shipped in December

Baby Quilts total:  9

Total Doll Gowns: 21

Total Doll Quilts: 21

Both donated to A Doll Like Me.

It's been a very productive year, not just for me, but for some worthy organizations.

One more total. I read this on another blog and decided to give it a shot.

How many spools of thread did I empty?

19

Some are big and full, some were partials, some were small, even tiny. All of them were emptied in 2019.

Thanks for stopping by,

Wishing you a day filled with things that keep and make you happy.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:16 NIVUK

Closing 2019

As I closed out 2019, I kept myself very busy between Christmas and New Year's.

Gnome projects for a swap. 

 

an ornament and a 3D pillow

 

I wasn't sure how this little guy would turn out, but I am in love. Hope my partner feels the same.

I finished my mending. who knows how long some of those things have been waiting!!

I ordered and received this Christmas BOM book. Unfortunately, it as not complete as advertised. I need to contact seller again.

 I made contact, waiting for resolution.

I sorted through fabric sitting on my table.
It's always in progress. I used some to make these:

 

A pair of pillowcases

a pillow

and two mini pillows made from the scraps of the panel in the patriotic advent quilt. The blue stars should have been hangers on the wall hanging and "America the beautiful" should have been the label.

These all coordinate with the "Advent" quilt.

It has been a very productive month. A great way to end the year.

Thanks for stopping by,

wishing you a day filled with the things that make and keep you happy.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no-one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIVUK

Keeping Busy in December

Be prepared to be inundated with posts from me as I play catch up on my blog. 

December has been busy and productive. I decided to join a couple of swaps for the month. They ended up being fun and I really ended up enjoying them.

 

For this one, I was to make bowl cozies. I had plenty of fabric, so I added a hot pad and

because my partner was so generous, and I already felt that pull, I made and added an apron. I heard back and she was thrilled. I especially liked the apron. I'll use that pattern again.

 

I also caught up my commitment for A Doll Like Me. I have a nice little stash that was sent last week. I also sent the last of the baby quilts I had made. I'll have a total count when I do my final blog of the year.

I joined Susan in the Advent Sewing Challenge. 

I found a bundle of white shirtings, and red and blue bandana prints. They were perfect for a patriotic quilt block. The block is super easy and in no time I had a stack of blocks complete and ready for top assmbly.

I hadn't decided what to do with the blocks, but as I was looking for additional fabric for borders and backing, I found an adorable panel that I purchased years ago when I worked for JoAnn's.

 

That cinched my decision. I would gift it to my husband, who is a veteran of the army.

I have long wanted to make a patriotic quilt but hadn't settled on a pattern. I've just collected fabrics for years.

Honey Do has been part of the finishing process, helping me decide what to do. He knows about the quilt. He doesn't feel the panel makes it too feminine.

I had the quilt sandwiched and pin basted. I planned on taking the last couple of weeks between the holidays and other goals to complete the project. I really hadn't planned on making a new quilt before the end of the year, but sometimes things just do what they are meant to do. I did the last of the quilting new year's eve and the binding new year's day. It is officially finished.

I spent the weekend before Christmas making PJs for Newton and a couple of other children. The others got wrapped and mailed without photos. 

He's getting a bonus pair do to the glaring oops, but I didn't want to waste the fabric, so I just finished them. He can chuckle and remember mom is really human, after all.

Thanks for stopping by,

wishing you a day filled with the things that make and keep you happy.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

James 1:2-3 NIVUK