Win from Prairie Moon Quilts

My name was drawn as a winner in: Shelly's Prairie Moon Quilts' 350 Blocks Project 2024. The prize was a $25.00 gift certificate from: Fat Quarter Shop | Stash Statement book. {Not an affiliate link}. Here is what I chose- the wonderful book Stash Statement by author Kelly Young. So many pretty patterns! This book was on my wish list for a long time, and I am so thankful to own it now. Thank you to Shelly for this awesome prize. Sending thanks to Fat Quarter Shop as well.

SAHRR Round Robin: Round 1

The prompt for Round 1 is from Kathleen McMusing's blog, a quilt block that the title begins with the first letter of your first or last name. My choice for the "D" is the Donut block {"D" for Danice}. There do not seem to be a lot of quilt blocks that begin with the letter "D", at least not ones that could be sewn easily. I love donuts, and now am hungry, lol! I am trying to use all scrap fabrics for this project, and this dark rose-colored fabric works well. The Donut block is quite simple to make, and seems to fit this project well. This Round finishes at 3 1/2" wide, making my quilt thus far measure 18" square. This is so much fun! Have you been and looked at everyone's wonderful Center and Round 1 choices yet? Please continue reading for comments.

~SAHRR Round Robin Round 1 Link Party: Kathleen McMusing~

SAHRR Round Robin: center block

Here is my chosen center block for the SAHRR, hosted by Quilting Gail. This block is titled Lady of the Lake, and is one that I have been wanting to sew for a while now. It will finish at 11" square in the completed quilt. So many blocks, so many choices, right? It is always nice to use stash scrap fabrics, too. This is the 2nd Round Robin that I have participated in, and it is fun. Be sure to go look at the other creations in the party. There is a great variety of center blocks, all awesome. Please continue reading for comments.

~SAHRR Round Robin Link Party: Quilting Gail~

Project Quilting 16.1: Mythical Creatures

*This post has been updated with the remake of the quilt*
Participating again this year in Project Quilting, going on over at Persimon Dreams blog. The first Challenge is Mtythical Creatures. This one was a bit difficult for me, as many patterns have a lot of detail that would require a lot of time to complete within a week's timeframe. I finally chose the: Crazy Labyrinth quilt block pattern from Moda, designed by Zen Chic. Please continue reading for more information, and for comments.

Little blue doll quilt

Hello friends. Here is my first quilt for 2025. Actually, it was completed in December 2024, but didn't get posted in time. It also was not counted in Quilts Completed. This little doll quilt is designed by Kathleen Tracy, and was a challenge for the: Kathleen Tracy Facebook group. The title is Small and Simple #4. It is made mostly of my scrap Civil War era reproduction fabrics. Please continue reading for this quilt's stats, and for comments.

#2025 Quilting Planning Party

Joining in on the 2025 Quilting Planning Party again this year, hosted by Yvonne at Quilting JETGirl. Last year was fairly productive for me, with 7 completed quilts + 3 mug mats {which I counted as a total of 10 completed quilts as they are all quilted}. There were also 3 dolls, 2 pillows, and 1 bag/tote.

In 2025 my plan is to complete more WIP/UFO quilts and projects. There are so many, lol. Also in my plan is doing some hand quilting, something that I am not too good at. So, that will be a goal to improve upon. After several years, I am still trying to improve upon paper piecing. Thank you to all who take the time to post tutorials. I also plan on completing 2 instead of the usual 1 quilts for donation to people who are in need.

Of course, planning to blog more often with more visiting your blogs and posting on this blog. Last year included some health problems for me, but now things are a bit better. 'Just have to slow down and not overwork myself. There will likely be some additional goals added to this list as the year progresses. I have already been seeing some awesome plans for 2025 posted by many of you all. Wishing everyone a productive quilting and sewing year. @quiltingjetgirl | #2025QuiltingPlanningParty

Happy New Year 2025!

Wow, 2025 is here! Looking forward to a wonderful 2025, with a positive attitude. Blogging is still a relevant form of social media {although not as popular as it once was}. Here's to another fun year of blogging, with much appreciation for all of you followers and your sweet comments over the past 14 years and 3 months. As far as blogging, this is the 1,000th post on this blog. Yay! Are you also happy for what 2025 will hold?

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Word of the Year 2025

Hoping you all are having a great last week of 2024. For my Word of the Year 2025, I have chosen joy. A good definition is, "a feeling of pleasure and happiness". Psalm 16:11 states: "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy;" {referring to God}. At this age, I have found that joy is an attitude that must be chosen with a positive mindset. This is a lofty goal for sure, but not one that cannot be attained. Wishing you all a year full of joy.