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Hi everyone! It's hard to believe that just a week ago was New Years Eve. Seems like the holidays were eons ago. We have been having grey but warm-ish weather all week, low winds too, most important weather factor here. My bones are hurting though, I think a cold front is lurking.
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I've been looking back at quilting and other projects today, sorting through photo files. I always think quilt round up posts are a bit braggy, the Oh look at me, I made 5000 quilts this past year aspect, lol. But I find the posts are a useful tool when I'm searching for photos of projects, so here it my year, 2022. Low output, it was a less than fabulous year for me---poor vision and eye surgery in late January and long healing process; double vision never resolved. Then a flare up of extreme joint pain in May, which I thought was improving but on a day like today my optimism falters.
I made no large quilts from scratch. Finished/ almost finished two antique tops from eBay and FB Marketplace.
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Version two, Candy Cane Lane, made and not gifted to a tiny girl whose 2022 Christmas was cancelled by Covid. I love this , would like to make a full size version in these pastels.
Lori/ Humble Quilts antique orphan block challenge:
One finished,
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TQC's handpiecing challenge quilt became my Zinnia Garden quilt. Hand pieced, hand quilted. Inspired by my deck garden pots of zinnias.
A sweet little doll quilt for a friend's child:
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I finally finished finished Best Friends, begun many many years ago and set aside when my first pug passed away in 2009. Machine pieced, machine applique, handquilted.
A gifted mini: TQC Postcards quilt: "October". Simplified and enlarged but still tiny.
"Gather" or Welcome Pineapple top completed and sent to my quilter.
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I finished Mo's Rainbow sweater and completed a large modern project of a batik duvet cover and pillow cases.
And a last minute request for one of my angel dolls resulted in the creation of Estrella, who made it to Texas for Christmas, for one of my long time and most favorite customers/ supporters. I ll post a story soon on how I made her.
I did some painting and journaling, newly rediscovered hobbies for days when I cannot sit and sew.
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Looking forward, I hope to finish sewing the top of Winter Marsh.
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Hand sewing and hand quilting for summer will be Giraffe in Egypt
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and the Sarah Sporrer hand appliques.
I also got this wonderful Pennsylvania Star top in the late fall and immediately set it aside. I hope to at least evaluate its issues and create a plan to finish.
And Mo and I will pray we do not get Covid and we'll work on ever longer walks again. Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who visits here, I love my reader-friends. You are truly special to me.
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love,
lizzy
gone to the beach...
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I was just thinking this morning "how is it already the 8th?". Looks to me like you created a whole lot of lovely things. I especially love the tiny quilts. They are so sweet and can be used in so many ways. Sorry to hear about your eyes. Definitely frustrating when we can't see to craft properly. Right now I'm dealing with pain in my right wrist so can't even write without difficulty and have to adjust that side when I am trying to do yoga. Take care of yourself. Cuddles for Mo.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely quilts, both finished and WIP. Love that Winter Marsh one. A re the stars pieced and appliqued or is the block totally pieced? It's always good to get some inspiration from your blog. I think the coming year will be one where I am very tied to home, so no excuse not to have a splendid garden and the Heritage quilt under way. (It's a William Morris one, have had all the fabrics for about 4 yrs now, so time to Get Going with it.)
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Good morning! Thanks for kind comments. The Marshh: The small stars and moons are machine appliqué, the birds are hand applique, and the Large Stars, pictured, are entirely pieced.I'm looking forward to seeing your quilt w the W Morris fabrics. lizzy
DeleteYou've worked on a lot of fun projects, and have a lot to show for your year. Onward!
ReplyDeleteposting for Mel : Trying again... So many cool projects, and you say it isn't much! I think you're doing pretty darn good!
ReplyDeleteI love the way Giraffe turned out. And what size did the pineapple turn out to be? I loved the 'Candy Cane Lane' and doll quilts, so cute! I hope the little girl gets the quilt later? Did she get Covid? I hope she's okay.
I was just reading that the new strain of Covid is extremely contagious but maybe not as hazardous - plus they have better treatments for it now. Still, I hope you manage NOT to get it. Keep up your vaccines!
I'd love to see a photo of Mo in his new sweater if you have time.
Take care!
Melody
You got a lot accomplished this year! Not only did I enjoy your quilting but I loved your painting and sketches too!
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to scroll through your many 2022 projects. You use color so well. So many gems, and how fun to be painting and journaling also. I bought a small set of watercolors a couple of years ago but have yet to open them up. Maybe this will be my year. I hope you have a healthy new year, you and Mo both!
ReplyDeleteYour angel is delightful, Lizzy! I love what I think of as a little look of surprise on her face. She's too sweet!
ReplyDeleteYou had some nice finishes this year, even if you think the output was low. You've had a lot of health problems this year! (I'm not a big one for end-of-year posts, either but looking back I can console myself that at least I accomplished something.)
Both the old quilts you finished are fabulous. I especially like the one with wagon wheels. I think it's especially interesting that the wheels have different numbers of blades. (Is that what they're called?) Remind me, did you buy the blocks and make the quilt or was it already a top when you bought it?
Your little tree quilts are fun. Did you quilt them at home? I hope the little girl in the Covid environment had a good Christmas even surround by illness.
I love your giraffe quilt!
Wait a minute! I'm scrolling through this post and just realized that you finished a LOT of little quilts. I'd say that's great output for the year.
The star top looks beautiful, but maybe not flat? I have heard that those stars are some of the hardest to make. No experience with that here, though.
Your journal pages are such fun to look at. And I love your ocean views.
I missed this post somehow. I am so in love with your little wagon wheel quilt. Did you applique the cheddar circles on top? It is just delightful. I have gone back to previous posts about it many times. Love the giraffe quilt, it just makes me smile. And the blackbirds!!! Sigh. Your angel turned out to be so pretty and soft and "just right". I sure enjoy your blog.
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