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Keeping with the tradition for me to share my top five blog posts of the year and link them up to Cheryl's Best of... blog post, here they are. While my monthly linkup was a little inconsistent, look for more details for a revamp to the linkup in an upcoming newsletter. And thank you to everyone who participated in the Show Me Something linkup in 2021! Sunset All About Angles is one of my favorite finishes. I love the colors and the quilting and it's a really fun example of my All About Angles workshop which I love to teach.

Top Five 2021 Posts

  1. Sunset All About Angles Mini Quilt - 734 pageviews
  2. Project QUILTING 12.1: Illuminating + Ultimate Gray - 717 pageviews
  3. All About Angles Workshop with Ocean Waves Quilt Guild - 714 pageviews
  4. Show Me Something That's a Challenge - 682 pageviews
  5. Show Me Something With Solids - 639 pageviews

Visit my Best of 2015, Best of 2016, Best of 2017, Best of 2018, Best of 2019, and Best of 2020.

I'm linking up to Cheryl's Best of 2021 Linky Party.

If you'd like to keep up with what I'm up to, be sure you sign up for my newsletter. I include color and design inspiration from around the web as well as info about what I'm working on and where I'll be teaching.

And FYI, Season 13 of Project QUILTING starts January 2nd!

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Loide requested improv Christmas blocks for November in our Bee. She told us that anything goes for Christmas and our blocks could be traditional Christmas colors or something else.

After pondering about what I would make I started with a candle block, approximately 13" x 16".

Some others in the group had made some Christmas trees, so I pivoted and made a wreath, approximately 12" x 12". As I was working I decided that it would be a chunky square wreath, though I included extra background fabric for Loide so she could add some corner triangles to soften it up if she'd like.

Lastly, I chose a candy cane... it's some precisely pieced improv, but it was still built improvisationally. I sewed together red and white strips, then cut at an angle and pieced multiple pieces to make the length of the candy cane, approximately 10" x 13".

You can follow along with our bee, Quilts Unscripted, on Instagram.

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We are into the last quarter of WIPs Be Gone with less than 25 days left in the year. (Where did 2021 go!?) I missed my 50 Day update here on the blog, so here are the Day 50 and Day 75 updates for WIPs Be Gone, a WIP finishing challenge running for the last 100 days of 2021, hosted by Leanne of Devoted Quilter.

To be honest, I've lost steam a bit over the last couple weeks, but I am planning to finish some more quilts in the next few weeks.

Day 50 Update

Nine little finishes, plus some other progress in quarter 2.

I bopped around making some progress on a few different things. Then as day 50 approached I focused on my tiniest WIPs to finish this pile of nine mini mini quilts. They finish at 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" each (Artist Trading Card sized).

This project was only a WIP because I had a fabric pull and an intention. In late October I started piecing my purple Prism Play quilt. This will be a submission to an upcoming SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Northern California/Northern Nevada regional exhibition. Oh, if you'd like to join SAQA, you can do so now with code: FRIEND to save $20 on membership.

I made a scrappy binding and started binding my Waterfall quilt. (Have you seen my machine binding tutorial?)

The other thing I did in Q2 of WIPs Be Gone was to take a full inventory of my UFOs/WIPs. It had been about 2 years since I'd updated my list. I like having the reference to see it all in one place. Pictured above is my Patchwork City project. I finished piecing the 75 blocks in a 100 Day project that started last year around this time.

 

Day 75 Update

Four finishes in quarter 3.

Just after day 50 I kept working on my tiniest quilts. These two teal mini minis finish at 5 1/4” x 2 3/4” and 4 1/2” x 4”.

I finally circled back to my half bound Waterfall quilt and finished it up.

Made a little component of my Purple Prism Play project. This 6" square is the first part of what will be a 15" x 45" quilt.

Inspiration is everywhere. I finished up this mini quilt inspired by a friend's photo.

This project was started in 2016. This year I finished making all the components (that then were cut into quarters). During WIPs Be Gone I have put together 35 blocks. Now they've been packed away to switch gears and work on something different. I have lots to choose from.

In case you missed it, here's the link to my Day 25 update.