First week of January 2026

Getting a quick win with finishing off the binding on this small quilt.

I was lucky enough to be invited to join the Brisbane girls in a sewalong for this quilt called Floral Fun.  (Pattern in Quilters Companion #127) Susan drew up a helpful schedule which was not too much each month.

The original pattern is this and was done in raw edge machine applique...

I chose to do mine mainly using my Tilda scraps (I did need to buy some plain for the flowers) and to needleturn the flowers....

Civil War Bride is finally being quilted.  I finished this top in September 2023 (started January 2021)  I am probably going to stick to outlining the applique and some small detail like leaf veins etc.  Slow and steady.

I finished off my 'looped picots' hardanger square..... I will need to wait for the next class for guidance to a new stitch in a couple of weeks....

A new crochet blanket has started using these colours......

This one was finished last year but I forgot to post about it.

Roughly 1.2m by 1.6m

I do like the look of the shell stitches

Here are a pair of Sulphur Crested Cockatoo's waiting for some seed to be put out.  I do love their cheeky characters and they are beautiful, but destructive and naughty too!  For those not in Australia they are a big bird (about 1/2m in length) and make the most dreadful scary squawk!  

Righto, Gotto Go.... today I plan to get a bit of that quilting done.....

Have a good week everyone....xx

2025 Quilts

These are the quilts that were finished in 2025

"The Bull" was sent for my eldest brothers 70th birthday

Hexagon Field Journal was a long term UFO

Birch Forest had been made from a Jelly Roll....

This quilted tablecloth made from a cheater fabric..... it is so useful!

Pies and Tarts, and EPP project..... top made 2023

Baby quilt made using a Charm Pack..... top made in 2024

Angel Story, one of my favourite Anni Downes quilt designs...  Top made in 2018.  Given to eldest grand daughter Chloe.

Mod blocks using some cheerful fabrics.  Top made in September 2023

Flowerville .... The top was made in 2019... finally quilted and bound

Jack's Trout fishing quilt.  Start to finish 2025

Baby quilt using a panel....

Be My Neighbour.... renamed Debs' Village.  2025 BOM with Susan W, quilted and gifted to Debs.

Some quilts take years to finish, others take weeks..... it doesn't really matter unless there is a specific timeline....

Righto, I am a bit surprised how many quilts got finished so glad I looked back....

All the very best for 2026...... may we face it's challenges and successes with humour and gentleness....

2025 UFO finishes

I do love a list and have a blog page HERE where I list projects that are carrying over from the year before, and a few started during the year!!!!:

These are UFO projects that I managed to finish in 2025.  You will notice quilt tops are included (I count those as a First Finish and then they make the Quilting Queue)

I still have more of these little stitcheries but they haven't been started..... 

These were made into little needle-cases which were given to the Embroidery club for sale at their exhibition....

Picnic Quilt was cut and ready for sewing using a charm pack....

The top was made in January and it is in the Quilting Queue

Moda Love using a Layer cake - all cut and ready at the beginning of the year

Top Made August 2025 - in quilting queue

 

Field Journal, the embroideries had all been stitched by 2023 and I had started framing the hexagons

All done and ready to show at our Embroidery Exhibition in September

Tea Cup Critters... I had about 5 of the blocks done

Quilt top completed in June and it's waiting in the Quilting Queue

PROGRESS MADE BUT STILL UFO

365 Sashiko..... I feel I should have made better progress on this project.

I had under 90 at the beginning of the year

Now I have done 155 blocks

Scrappy Stars... happy with the blocks I have made... still got lots of coloured scraps so will build up lights for backgrounds than I can do more as they work well for using up all sorts of colours.

I just had loads of scraps cut at the beginning of the year

50 blocks were made.  They are 12" square so enough for 2 quilts

Embroidered Table Runner...... I have done 3 sections this year and now half way through the embroidery..... 6 sections to go!

Embroidered TAble Runner - started Sept 2023

Caswell Quilt.... at the beginning of the year I had done 5 blocks

I believe I have done another 9 blocks this year.....  there are 30 altogether..... long way to go

Righto, Gotto Go... today I want to go through my drawers and find projects I have forgotten about!!!  

Last week of 2025

Christmas is all over once again ...... and I look forward to some gentle days watching the Boxing Day test match and eating left overs!  (oh and Hot Cross Buns have hit the shelves - my favourite part of end of Christmas)

We had a lovely day, relaxing and filled with love and laughter.  Thanks to technology chatting to family in other parts of the world.

This year I did a dozen Sashiko decorations to send out......

This is the Garment Bag I made for local daughter.    Over the shoulder handle and a big zipper pocket on the outside

I joked that this was made with love for about 20 minutes, from then on it was made with scowls and swearing.... It is so much easier making a quilt!!

To be fair the pattern was great and going step by step.  It is the Garment Bag from Caroline at Sew Can She.

Zipper all the way down the front and ties to hold the coat hangers in and small handles to hang or carry

I initially started this as she had a job requiring a fair bit of travel, curve ball has arrived and suddenly she is very ill but it will wait till she can make use of it.

I have finished quilting Sylvia's Bridal Sampler.  The binding is added but still hand sewing it down to be done....

Yesterday I did the last 4 flowers for my 2025 Blackwork SAL.  Each flower is different and this was a test of endurance!!! haha

I've ordered a 35cm hoop which is what I will use to finish it off.....

Righto, Gotto Go, Christmas Day was at our house, and there is still some tidying and sorting to do.... there is always so much paper and boxes to get rid of.

Have a lovely time betwix one year and the next.... We'll catch up in 2026.