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.

Third Week of December

I do feel more unready for Christmas than other years!  It has come up so quickly.

Fabulous mail has been landing in my post box

Some gorgeous Tilda ornaments from Michelle....

A lovely postcard from Maria,

Cute reindeer ornament from Karen,

... and a pair of Angels from Susan (an extra one specially for Debs)

I am well behind on a gift I have been making.... panels have been quilted - you can see better on the back (supposed to be gum leaf shapes)

This is the pretty fabric I am using (it's actually backing but just what I wanted)

Quilting of my Sylvia's Sampler is ongoing though I am at the last few rows....

.. and I have picked up the crochet blanket now more blue yarn arrived, it is very hot in the evenings so it's going slowly.....

Wishing everyone an amazing Christmas week..... 

Righto, Gotto Go..... another ridiculously hot day ahead..... and I need to make progress on that gift.

2nd Week of December

A few more blocks have been quilted, a few more rows crocheted, some more looped picots on the Hardanger and a few more stitches added to a piece...

I did complete another Caswell block.... all those grapes!!!!

This is the pattern, the flowers were supposed to be lots of petals... an executive decision was made!

I've been baking for my daughters family lately - just some sweet treats ...  It was worth it so see the size of the slice Widget cut!

Hubz was getting grumpy he didn't get cake so I made him his own little mini one!

Righto, Gotto Go ....  the day is waiting. 

This is my bit of festive ... hopefully it will survive long enough to go in the garden.

Have a lovely week....xx

First week of December

I am so not ready for December.... 

I needed another lesson on looped picots for my Hardanger - so nothing more to show there.  I received a couple of learner books from Jennifer and they are helping me learn... thanks so much

Over the year Susan and I have been sewing Be My Neighbour blocks each month..... I got my binding hand sewn down this week so I have a finish... it's being called Debs' Village.

I did in the ditch quilting around the buildings and windows... some lines in the borders but it has kept it nice and soft.  As you can see in the next picture the backgrounds are different colours.  Quite a cheerful village I think, it's had a wash and ready for the right time to gift...

I did start on another Caswell block.... poor quilt has been severely neglected.  I do love doing the needleturn so not sure why it seems to take a back seat so often....

I had a single ball of this lovely soft thick yarn and made up this beanie.... well I had to do a few attempts so that I could get it all out of the one ball.... done now and this will go into the KOGO pile for next year.  Another square was done too.

Blue stripey crochet blanket has come to a halt as I did not estimate the yarn well enough and didn't have anything here that would suit so have ordered on line and waiting for delivery so I can finish it off.

Not been a good week for estimating yarn amounts!!!

Righto, Gotto Go - we went into Brisbane yesterday to watch a day of The Ashes, a rivalry cricket game between Australia and England.... had such a fun day.  The Gabba is going to be torn down - another place built for the Olympics, so this will be the last of the Ashes Tests here..... evening break as the sun goes down.

Have a lovely week.....xx