Saturday - April 18, 2026

The Finish Line

I've been galloping ahead to finish the Songbird quilt. It always helps to have a deadline. I joined a challenge where I need to finish this project by the end of April. I sewed the quilt blocks together and machine quilted using a meander stitch. Now I'm binding the quilt, enjoying the hand stitching. Always relaxing for me.

(The yellow solid binding fabric was also used for the bird beaks.)

I've also started knitting a new hat. Loving the bright colors. I knitted the brim in two different pink colors, a bright pink, and one a bit deeper in a rose shade. I found the variegated pink yarn at a yarn swap and will knit it into the hat body with the other yarn.

(The variegated yarn adds fun interest.)

Looking forward, I have several projects planned. One of them is a challenge from one of my quilt guilds. The challenge is to make one or more blocks in the Shadow Box design. I've never done a Shadow Box quilt. I'm going to assemble some blocks and will probably piece another baby quilt top. I have fun novelty prints that will look great. Here is a link to the free pattern.

Meanwhile, the vegetables I planted indoors are growing. I used leftover seed from last year. The beans literally bolted out of the soil. I keep having to raise the grow lights to accommodate them, and the leaves are huge. The peppers, as usual, are slower to grow, but are larger every day.

Several of our local libraries offer free seeds from the garden clubs. (About 5 seeds per small bag.) I didn't have any zucchini seed and wanted to experiment by growing a squash plant in a huge plant pot indoors. My local stores and the library had run out of zucchini seed, but the library did have summer squash. I planted a seed indoors, which is growing, and will plant more seed outdoors when it's warmer. Crossing fingers the critters will let the outdoor veggies grow in peace this year. Last year, it was a free buffet in my garden. I don't mind sharing, but they happily munched it all.

Enjoy a terrific day!

Dawn

 

Saturday - April 11, 2026

Trimming and Sewing

I've been zooming along on the Songbird quilt. The first photo is a mockup photo I took a while ago when I began setting some of the blocks against a background fabric. I wanted a feel for how many flower blocks to construct.

(Testing background fabric with the bird and birdhouse blocks.)

I finished sewing the flower blocks and trimmed all the blocks to seven inches. The background fabric is from my stash, a pale blue with a light floral design in white. I played with layout, debating whether to add sashing. While I liked the idea of the sashing to make the quilt larger, I wasn't happy with the block spacing. I sewed some extra side pieces to the blocks ... not sashing, but the extra fabric separates the blocks a bit.

(Final layout for the Songbird quilt.)

I debated sewing additional flowers, but felt they made the layout look too busy. Instead, I placed squares of the background fabric to complete the initial layout. I have some lacy applique butterflies that I'll add for a fun touch. Then I'll decide on border treatment.

It's gorgeous outside. Robins are in the yard, and a light breeze is stirring the tree branches.

Hope you have time for some outdoor adventure!

Dawn

 

Saturday - April 4, 2026

April Flowers

I need to finish the Songbird quilt, so joined a challenge to propel me to the finish line. The challenge objective is to take a photo of a work in progress and then complete it during the month of April. I finished the four birds, and two birdhouses. Now I'm working on the flowers. Another challenge is that I'm running out of the background fabric for the flowers. I should be able to eke out enough fabric for two or three more blocks. which will be enough. I printed the flower pattern from EQ8. I've sewn each flower a bit different for variety.

(Three paper pieced flowers.)

My to-do list is growing again. One of my guilds proposed a "shadow box" challenge. Here's the link to the free pattern in case you want to check it out. I've never tried this technique. I'm going to sort through some fun novelty prints and make a children's quilt for donation. Another challenge was posed by Sew Becca on YouTube for May 1st; a jelly roll challenge using vintage sewing machines (though anyone can join).

I received a craft store gift card and happily went shopping. I want to make a table runner for my coffee table and found a purple fabric with a dragonfly print. I think it's similar to the dragonfly print in yellow, of which I only have a few scraps remaining. I also stocked up on fusible interfacing and fusible foam for future projects. Plus I indulged in a new Ott light. I like that this table light is both flexible and adjustable with three brightness settings.

(The purple dragonfly fabric I bought.)

My indoor garden experiment is progressing. The bean seeds I planted and covered with clear plastic wrap sprouted three days ago. The bean seeds I planted uncovered have not yet sprouted. The plastic wrap creates a greenhouse effect, which the seed likes. I've also been eating the leaf lettuce I grew in a small indoor planter. Love homegrown veggies.

Enjoy a beautiful day!

Dawn

 

Saturday - March 28, 2026

Free Clipart

One good thing about having an injured foot, it's given me time to create more quilting clipart. It's fun hunting out traditional patterns or creating new block designs. The images are larger on my website (not the size in this photo).

(A sampling of the free quilting clipart I create.)

Now that my foot is feeling better, I've started sewing a bit more. Still keeping it simple for the moment, and limiting the sewing time. I keep reminding myself to be good so that the foot doesn't over stress.

Early this morning, I sewed this Dear Jane block. It's from the EQ8 software: block K-12. Each block contains the white fabric and features the Riley Blake "Misty Meadows" fabric line. One of the women in the sew-along has already completed four rows in the quilt. I'm not sewing the blocks in order.

(Dear Jane sew along - Block K-12 "Doris's Dilemma ".)

On my to-do list is to make French onion soup. I've never made it before, but a friend tells me it's easy. Onions were on sale at the market. All I need to buy is the cheese. My friend uses swiss cheese in her recipe (the recipe is in her head, so she has no written recipe for me to follow). It's colder this weekend, so soup sounds like a great plan.

Enjoy a creative, fun day!

Dawn

 

Sunday - March 22, 2026

This and That

I tested my hurt foot yesterday with the sewing machine. It worked fairly well, but I had to be careful. So no mad dash sewing for a little while longer. Still, I managed to sew a Dear Jane block. I picked one of the simpler designs. Can't get much easier than a nine patch.

(Dear Jane sew along - Block M-10 "Simple Simon".)

A friend invited me to dinner last night. After enjoying her homemade chili and corn muffins (so good!), we chatted about our projects. I started knitting a new hat in pale yellow and blue/yellow variegated yarns. My friend has been crocheting like crazy.

As you can see in the photo, this is a sampling of her creativity. Starting from the left is a cowl-like head covering for winter. It slips over the head like a hood, and covers the mouth as a scarf would (leaving the rest of the face uncovered). Next to that is a series of beautiful scarves. The blue and white piece is an ear warmer headband. And in front of it all is a lovely flower petal pillow. She opted for a rainbow effect, using leftover yarn. The pattern shows it as a sunflower. Here is a link to the free pattern if you want to check it out.

(Lots of crochet goodness.)

I love to read, and finished two fun books. The first is Agnes and the Hitman. A hilarious read. It's a combination romance, mystery, suspense by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer. I can see myself reading this one again. And one of my favorite authors released a new book Beast Business, which is part of the paranormal romance Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews. It was fun revisiting the characters and seeing what new adventures they are finding.

Enjoy a terrific day!

Dawn

 

Saturday - March 14, 2026

Stripes Are It

My foot feels so much better ... just good enough to get me into trouble. I want to sew so much, but my sewing pedal foot needs a bit more time to heal. I admit, I did enter the sewing room and stared longingly at the sewing machine.

Instead of giving in to sewing temptation, I gathered yarn remnants to knit a hat. I loom knit and decided to create stripes with the different yarn bits. I'm happy with the results.

(Striped knitted hat using yarn leftovers.)

Meanwhile, I enjoyed attending the virtual Quilters Paradise week-long event. I found some new quilters to follow online and learned several new quilting techniques, enjoying the 28 presentations.

In case you are wondering, here is a brief breakdown.
Monday - 5 classes (totaling 1.7 hours/102 minutes)
Tuesday - 5 classes (totaling 2.5 hours/151 minutes)
Wednesday - 7 classes (totaling 3.2 hours/191 minutes)
Thursday - 6 classes (totaling 3.4 hours/205 minutes)
Friday - 5 classes (totaling 2.6 hours/153 minutes)

On a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best rating), most classes came in as a 4 or 5, with some as a 3. Nothing rated lower.

If I had to pick one disappointment (for me), the freebie handouts required people to enter their email addresses and sign up for mailing lists. But the event was free and packed with info. I would participate again.

Some quilting friends decided to do a sew-along using the Snail House quilt pattern. Pat Sloan is also doing a quilt-along on this project. There are two quilt versions. I love this one with the cats.

(Snail House scrappy quilt pattern by Wendy Sheppard.)

The snow is finally melting. I ventured out and saw that the daffodils near the house foundation are already six inches tall with fat buds.

Spring is almost here!

Dawn

 

Saturday - March 7, 2026

Blues (and Yellow)

A few have wondered about the plant mat I created. I made it from leftover half square triangles from a table runner project. I treated the mat as a mini quilt and hand-bound it in a dark blue. I particularly love the yellow fabric with the dragonfly print. To protect the mat from a possibly dirty plant pot, I placed a piece of clear plastic atop the mat, then set the plant on top. The plastic isn't even noticeable (see the photo below). This is the clear plastic I used; I cut it to the size I needed (a bit smaller than the mat).

(Succulent plant on the mat I made.)

Here is a close-up photo of the block (with the plastic on top). It pays to save those leftovers. This was a fun quick project since the pieces were already cut out.

(Square made from leftover half square triangles.)

And this is the table runner I made for my aunt last year. It is the Interlocking Blocks pattern. I used 5-inch squares in the design. Here is a link to a five-minute YouTube video tutorial if you are interested.

(Interlocking Blocks table runner.)

An update on my injured foot. I've been staying off it as much as possible, elevating the foot. Of course, it's my driving/sewing pedal foot. It's hard being good ... no sewing machine for the past week!

I am looking forward to the virtual Quilters Paradise Summit next week, March 9-13. An intro "kickoff" to the event is being held tomorrow afternoon on their Facebook group. I joined with the free signup.

Have fun creating!

Dawn

 

Saturday - February 28, 2026

Oranges and an Ouchie

Thankfully I was at least able to finish a flower for the Songbird quilt before I damaged my foot. The block is paper pieced. The flowers will be in various shades of oranges and yellows. I printed the block from EQ8 software.

(Paper pieced flower for the Songbird quilt.)

Then I hurt my foot. Honestly ... all I did was stand up. But the foot twisted wrong. and ouchie. Of course it is my sewing pedal foot. So for a time I'm having to be a bit more flexible with creative time while the foot heals. I finished this orange hat, and am eager to begin the next one. I'm also going to start embroidering the crazy quilt blocks I've sewn.

(Orange and cream loom knitted hat.)

Friends are also having quilty fun. Several are currently sewing the "Show and Tell" quilt by Elizabeth Hartman. I love that quilt! Three friends completed the Winter Kisses quilt by Flamingo Toes. And an adventurous friend recently finished the Jane Austen quilt: free pattern and it comes in a quilt kit.

Before the foot incident, I was feeling spring vibes despite the blizzard. So I transplanted a succulent and decided it needed a quilt mat beneath the pot. I sewed some leftover blue and yellow half square triangles together to make the mat and quilted it. Then I decided it was too pretty to place a plant pot atop (what if the pot leaks to stain it). So I cut a square of clear plastic to place on top of the mat that the pot can rest on. The plastic is a binder insert page.

Hope you enjoy a fantastic day!

Dawn

 

Saturday - February 21, 2026

It's A Bearry Good Day

I finished the Spring Challenge quilt. And I shocked myself by finishing it a month early. I free motion quilted the piece, and the scrappy binding was fun to do. I titled the quilt "It's A Bearry Good Day " since the quilt is cheerful and uses a fun print featuring bears. I will donate this baby size quilt to my local United Way.

(The Spring Challenge quilt is finished.)

Another block for the Dear Jane quilt is done. It seemed appropriate to complete the block titled " Snowball" since it is a snowy day outside, with another large snow storm moving our way for Sunday/Monday. I also finished sewing more birds for my other project, this time using blue fabrics.

(Dear Jane sew along - Block F-3 "Snowball".)

Eagerly awaiting March. I signed up for the free virtual Quilters Paradise Summit being held March 9-13. Over 25 sessions are advertised. The free option comes with a downloadable Inspiration Look Book that includes the week-long class schedule. The classes are available for 48 hours after they launch. There is also a virtual goodie bag that will be emailed on March 8 after the kick-off party.

A nice feature in the Look Book is a chart of all the instructors, their websites, and links to their various social media accounts. A Facebook group has also been set up for participants. The book provides instructor profiles and includes class summaries and the topics that will be discussed. Classes are labeled as beginner, intermediate or advanced. Looking forward to the fun and learning something new.

Enjoy a terrific day!

Dawn

 

Saturday - February 14, 2026

Binding the Bear Quilt

It's been a busy week. I've been out of the house more than in it. Still lots of snow outside. Robins are in the yard though!

I decided to sew my binding remnants together to make a scrappy binding for the bear quilt, which is my Spring Challenge contribution. Several websites recommended scrap lengths of 6 to 10 inches long. So I varied the lengths and sewed them together into one long strip. Then I ironed the binding. One of my favorite sewing tools is the June Tailor Quilt Binding Express. It makes ironing so much easier and is safer for my fingers, keeping them away from the hot iron.

(Stitching the binding on the Spring Challenge quilt.)

I'm listening to podcasts, or my favorite Youtube channels, while hand sewing the quilt binding. My favorite podcast is the Cabinet of Curiosities created an narrated by Aaron Mahnke. He also wrote a book featuring the info in his podcasts. Another podcast I've recently discovered is American History Tellers narrated by Lindsay Graham. I've been listening to the Prohibition series.

This morning I woke up early and sewed two more quilt blocks. The first block is a red bird for the Songbird quilt. This bird is a bit different than the first one I sewed. Then I grabbed the scrap bin and assembled another crazy quilt block. So much fun to make!

(A cute red bird and another crazy quilt block.)

Yesterday I baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Today I am visiting my houseplants and doing some repotting. The Christmas cactus definitely needs a larger plant pot. I'm also going to root some of the spider plant babies. The lettuce is filling out the Vego Garden Mini Planter, but not ready to harvest. I'm also going to move some succulents into a new planter (a third grade teacher gave me the mother plant).

I'm also toying with an indoor garden experiment. Since the critters keep eating my zucchini plants whether they are "protected" in the garden, or grown in raised beds, I'm going to plant seed in a huge indoor plant pot and see if any squash grow. I'm already going to grow pepper plants indoors, so why not zucchini.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Dawn

 

Saturday - February 7, 2026

Progress on 3 Projects

Another very cold New England day, and it's snowing outside. A perfect day to stay inside to sew. And bake! Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are on the to-do list.

I sewed the first bird block in the Song Sparrow quilt. I've morphed this quilt so much that it is nowhere near the original design. I'm going to start calling it the Songbird quilt. It doesn't look it in the photo, but the background is a pale blue with a very pale floral. So now I have two birdhouse blocks and one bird block. The blocks finish at six inches.

A Dear Jane block also made it onto my sewing machine. This is the G-2 block. I chose this lovely lavender fabric from the Misty Meadows fat quarter bundle. This is another block that I printed from the Electric Quilt Dear Jane software program.

(Dear Jane sew along - Block G-2 "Mohawk Trail".)

I've been having fun piecing the crazy quilt blocks. I haven't begun embroidering them yet. I need to settle on which embroidery stitches to use. Not sure whether to limit it to a few select stitches, or if I should embroider stitches as the mood takes me. Also deciding if I want to stay within a family of embroidery thread colors, or just use whatever comes to hand.

(Two more crazy quilt blocks finished.)

If you enjoy fantasy with a twist of mystery that features a unique detective team, I recommend The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. I finished the book last night and enjoyed it so much that I'm diving into the next novel in the series.

Enjoy a beautiful day!

Dawn

 

Saturday - January 31, 2026

Blocks and Hats

I woke up this morning to -8 F. degrees. Way too cold. So I ate breakfast and headed to the sewing machine for happiness therapy. I'm almost done sewing another Dear Jane block with most of it in half square triangles.

I finished the "Shutter Bug" block for Dear Jane. I love the square-in-square block look. Paper piecing made sewing this block a cinch. The block will finish at six inches.

After I finish sewing the current Dear Jane block, I'll pull out another crazy quilt block to work on. I've raided my stash and found some more fabric with printed words. I'm having fun adding a word (or words) to each block.

(Dear Jane sew along - Block G-4 "Shutter Bug".)

The Spring Challenge quilt is basted and ready to machine quilt. I debated between straight line quilting and doing a meander free motion design. The meander is so far winning the decision. Next choice is binding. I could go with a blue fabric, but I'm going to review all the leftover binding strips that I've amassed. I may do a scrappy binding.

I've also been knitting. Another good cold weather activity. On the loom, I have a pretty periwinkle and light gray yarn I've been working into a hat. Currently I have a pile of knitted hats ready for donation.

(Some hats that I've loom knitted ... ready to donate.)

My bit of spring indoors is coming along. The lettuce is sprouting in my Vego Garden Mini Planter. My Christmas Cactus has decided to gift me with a second blooming. And I have a mystery plant with lovely small yellow flowers. It's a grocery store plant buy that someone at work purchased for an event about three years ago and put up for adoption afterward. The plant always delights me with cheerful yellow flowers several times a year.

Enjoy a fun, creative day!

Dawn

 

Saturday - January 24, 2026

Crazy Jane

It is 3-degrees F. outside, a partly sunny day with a winter storm moving in for tomorrow and Monday. A good weekend to stay indoors and sew.

I'm finishing another Dear Jane block. It is half-way sewn and waiting for me at the sewing machine. I'm loving the batik fabrics I'm using - Riley Blake "Misty Meadows". The white swirl fabric will appear in every block for continuity. I bought an entire bolt of it from JoAnn's Fabrics before they closed. The white fabric is not a batik, and it looks beautiful with the Misty Meadows colors. These photos are showing the bright white fabric in gray-blue tones; much prettier in person.

In the photo, the green block on the left is called C-1"Trooper Green's Badge". The blue block on the right is called D-6 "Challenge". I just noticed that I picked green fabric for "Trooper Green's Badge". Not planned LOL!

(My latest complete Dear Jane blocks - C-1 and D-6.)

I'm having fun with the crazy quilt blocks. The paper piecing technique is working very well with them. I'm going to begin hand embroidering the blocks. I'm deciding whether to do one embroidery stitch for the entire quilt, or if I'll mix embroidery stitches and techniques.

A friend has been teaching me to English paper piece (EPP), so I've been working on basting hexies together for sewing. Not sure what the project will be, but it's fun sitting and sewing together.

(Paper pieced crazy quilt quilt block in cotton fabrics.)

I added the border to my Spring Challenge quilt. This weekend I'll iron the backing fabric and baste the layers together for machine quilting. The deadline is in March, so I have plenty of time.

This past week, I started a new plant pot of lettuce. I'm also going to experiment with growing bush beans indoors. The sweet peppers did so well last year, I'll plant more of those indoors too. It's way too cold to be thinking of gardening outdoors...so I have my own bit of spring inside.

Hope you enjoy a wonderful day!

Dawn

 

Saturday - January 17, 2026

Spring Challenge

I changed direction for the spring quilt challenge. With so many projects in progress, I opted for a simpler pattern with a fun focal fabric. The focal fabric features cute bears in a garden setting. I chose fun fabric colors: a light blue with pale white hearts, a yellow floral tone-on-tone, and the border fabric is a small yellow floral.

This quilt also serves a double purpose. It's my entry for the Spring Challenge, and is also a donation quilt. I had enough of the bear focal fabric to cut another set of squares. I'll make another donation quilt with them, but with a different setting.

(In progress, my quilt for the Spring Challenge. Needs borders.)

The bear blocks are 6 1/2 inch squares. I sewed 2 1/2 inch wide strips of fabric into strip sets, and then cut the strip sets into 6 1/2 inch blocks. I alternated the bear blocks with the strip-set blocks.

I also started the Song Sparrow quilt. I added bird houses to the design. All the bird houses will be in various purple fabrics. This particular block came from Electric Quilt 8.

(Paper pieced bird house quilt block.)

If you are interested in sewing a quick simple shopping bag, Tiffany's Quilting Life posted a YouTube tutorial yesterday. She uses both a serger and a sewing machine, but the bag can be made with a regular sewing machine straight stitch. I like the wider bottom on this bag. And there is no pattern ... simply cut a rectangle of fabric. So easy.

Next for me is to sew the borders on the Spring Challenge quilt. I want to complete another birdhouse and a Dear Jane block, too. Keeping busy!

Have fun sewing!

Dawn

 

Saturday - January 10, 2026

Two Block Fun

Anyone else feel so energized that they signed up for way too many quilting events? I'm feeling over-committed, but at the same looking forward to sewing.

Projects on my list:

1. Dear Jane blocks. The good news is that I promised myself not to make all the blocks and to keep the quilt on the smaller side.

2. Crazy Quilt. I'm letting this quilt grow as large as it wants to be. I'm guessing lap size or a wall hanging. I plan to hand embroider the blocks.

3. Song Sparrow. I've stalled on this project and need to re-energize myself about it. There are lots of pieces in the bird block, so I'll begin with modifying the design and sew a bird house. When hesitating, switch up the plan and forge in a new direction.

4. Dog & Cat Applique. This is my AccuQuilt project. I'm excited to dive into this one since the AccuQuilt is a new quilting toy to experiment with.

5. Spring Challenge. I can't resist joining friends on quilting adventures. Lisa (The Awkward Quilter on YouTube) posed a challenge in her Discord group. Make a spring-themed quilt that measures at least 36". So far I've thought of three ideas and have discarded them all. I need a thought to stick. I've been wanting to make a sheep quilt...so I'm pondering a fourth idea.)

(First crazy quilt block pieced; ready to embroider.)

I also sewed another Dear Jane block. My plan is to include a bit of the white of fabric in each block. The paper piecing is working great.

(Dear Jane sew along - Block A-8 "Florence Nightingale".)

I discovered another fun quilting channel on YouTube. It has the unusual name of Rope and Anchor Trading Co. Tracy is a quilt pattern designer, and she has her sewing studio on a narrowboat, appropriately called "The Little Boat". She sews from the Grand Union canal in England.

Wishing you a terrific day!

Dawn

 

Saturday - January 3, 2026

A Finish and A Beginning

The sore fingers from hand sewing are worth it! I finished the 2024 Temperature Quilt. I machine quilted the houses with straight stitching. I used a zigzag stitch in the narrow brown "sidewalk" beneath each house. I hand stitched the dark green binding. I also added a fabric key to the back of the quilt, so people would know which fabric equals what temperature. (One house represents the average temperature for that week. There are 52 houses and 4 trees. Each tree is placed to break up the seasons.)

(2024 Temperature Quilt - 52 weeks.)

And to christen the new year, I began assembling the blocks for the Dear Jane sew along. Lisa (The Awkward Quilter on YouTube and Discord) is spear-heading the event. Our group is sewing the blocks in no particular order, sewing at our own pace, posting photos of our quilt blocks as we go.

I used the Electric Quilt (EQ8) add on for the Dear Jane blocks. The blocks are well presented in this software, with lots of choices for resizing and printing the patterns. I opted to print 6-inch blocks with the foundation paper piecing option. So far, I've sewn one block, and plan to sew more today. My plan is to sew some but not all of the blocks for a smaller quilt.

(Dear Jane sew along - Block A-6 "Uncle Homer".)

The Song Sparrow quilt along begins on Monday (Fat Quarter Shop has the Song Sparrow pattern and fabrics). Lori from Quilting in the Country on YouTube is hosting the sew along. Deb S the Pug Mama Quilter came up with the idea, and Lori volunteered to host the sew along on her YouTube channel. This is going to be fun!

If you are interested, Deb just began hosting a sew along for the Winter Kisses quilt. I opted not to participate in this event since I'm doing a few others. The quilt is lovely.

Enjoy a cozy day crafting!

Dawn

 

Saturday - December 27, 2025

Finished - Whew!

I'm not sure why I thought this UFO from 2017 was my nemesis. Once I started working on it again...adding a border, basting layers, quilting, binding...it went pretty quickly. And TaDa! Here is the finished quilt.

(Finished the batik half square triangle UFO quilt.)

And finishing the UFO quilt also means that my 2025 bingo card is complete! If you want a copy of the original bingo card, click this link for a pdf file. Perhaps you'd like to challenge yourself (or friends) in 2026.

So to recap the year ....

Paper Piecing - Garden/nature quilt, house & gnome blocks
Striped Fabric - Halloween quilt
Applique - Gnome blocks, Halloween & Snugly Sweaters quilts
Try a New Technique - Applique application & quilt binding
Hand Sewing - Embroidery & hand sewn quilt bindings and labels
Orphan Block - Included in garden/nature quilt
Jelly Roll Project - Table Runner & Baby Quilts
Make Mug Rug - Several mug rug sets
Animal Fabric - Halloween, Garden & Snugly Sweaters quilts
Free Motion Quilting - Lots using Jazz II & Bernina sewing machines
Geometric Print - Fabric used in various quilt blocks/projects
Make Gift - Coaster Sets, Table Runners, Baby Quilts, Tote Bags
Your Choice - Sewed a new iPad Holder & fabric bowls
Add Words - Fabric used in Table Runner
Make Bag - Four tote bags & cat fabric handbag
Finish UFO - Batik UFO from 2017 done
Share Tip/Technique - Yes, in person and through social media
Holiday Fabric - Halloween and Snugly Sweaters quilts
Sew Quilt Kit - Snugly Sweaters quilt (included template & fabric)
Organize One Area - Several sewing areas reorganized
Join Quilt Along - Finished nature QA & joined Dear Jane quilt along
Use New Sewing Tool - New scissors, sewing needles, binding tool
Scrap Quilt - Halloween quilt (used lots of scraps!)
Donate - Baby Quilts, quilt blocks for group projects (and knitted hats)
Purple Fabric - Added to several quilt blocks and projects

I'm also quilting my 2024 temperature quilt. With luck, I'll finish quilting it by the end of 2025 and start hand sewing the binding on the quilt.

Hope you've enjoyed a creative, happy year!

Dawn

 

Sunday - November 23, 2025

A New Book

A bit of shameless self-promotion here. So excited to announce my newest book .... Crafty Word Search. I've wanted to create a puzzle book forever, probably because I enjoy them so much! There are 112 word search puzzles. Hand-curated word lists created by a fellow crafter who enjoys everything from knitting, sewing and macrame to embroidery, quilting and more. Makes a great gift!

Thank you for letting me brag a bit. I've been working on this book for a while, and it feels great to talk about it.

Time to sew more binding to the baby quilt. With luck, I'll finish this project today and return to work on the batik quilt. So many entertaining projects.

Have fun!

Dawn

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