Tuesday, December 29, 2020

My Stitching Resolution Blog Hop




Today is the big day for My Stitching Resolution Blog Hop, hosted by the fabulous Carla @Creatin in the Sticks.  When Carla first brought up this idea, I had to jump at the chance.  I have so many projects I would like to finish.  This is a one-day hop, and no sewing was required, just come up with your resolution (s).   Thanks so much to Carla for helping us get on track for 2021~

My Stitching Resolutions for 2021 are as follows:  I have too many, I can't just post one!

1)  Finally finish my lighthouse/sailboat quilt for my king sized bed, into flimsy stage at least.   I started this 16 or so years ago, I did the center panel.  Some quilting friends in a birthday swap made the sailboats.  I planned to make Storm at Sea blocks for the next round, but I must have been cutting wonky because they were not right.  I got the Accuquilt Storm at Sea Dies, and need to put them to use.   I have quite a bit to go to make this king sized.  I have never made myself a bed quilt, though everyone else in my immediate family, so I would really like to get this done.


2)  Finish Buhl-Bushong into flimsy Stage.   This was a BOM through the Virginia Quilt Museum.  I got my borders done, and 5 center blocks.  I need to finish the rest of the center blocks and sew them together.  


3)  Jaeger's Graduation Quilt.  I need to finish this up, and quilt it.  This is the Pieces From the Past Sewalong by Melva @ Melva Loves Scraps.    I'm caught up with these right now, and as soon as the last few blocks come out, I will quilt it.  My grandson Jaeger graduates in 2021.  



4)  Make brother Bill a lighthouse quilt for my SIL Char.  He asked me if I would do this last year, and I told him as soon as I finished my bed quilt.  Well neither got worked on.  I am going to make it a priority this year.  I actually have all the elements of a lighthouse BOM I never started, and plan to put that together for them, with a little enlargement to make it king sized.  



5)  Finish watching my Free Motion Academy videos , practice my motifs, turn my final projects and graduate.   This is a class by HollyAnne Knight.  I watched the first few videos, practiced a couple of motifs in the Fall.  Then my grandchildren went back to school, and needed me to transport them after school, then in November my husband's fall, and rehab.  So I missed the majority of the class and missed graduation this time.  I would really like to finish this up, and it is high on my list.  I need a lot more practice on swirls.  








6)    Quilt my Father Christmas Quilt.  This was another long-term project.  Made one guy, top right corner in around 1999.  Finally finished this several months ago.  I would like this done in time for Christmas 2021.



7)  Quilt Frolic Mystery.  This was Bonnie Hunter's Mystery from 2019.   I plan to give this to a former coworker who got married several months ago.  


8)  Quilt Summer Sails.  I finished this quilt that had been on my wish list for a number of years this year.  I would like to quilt it.


9)  Finish up CQ project.  This was a project I started in Judith Baker-Montano's Crazy Quilt class a number of years ago at an Empty Spools Retreat in Asilomar, CA.  I would like to finish this up, and I would like to gift it to a friend.  


10)  QAL by the Sea into flimsy stage.    This was this year's QAL by Partners in Design.  


I think this should be a reasonable list and hopefully easy to attain.  Check out the other blogger's below and see what their resolutions are~  


 Wednesday, December 30th




Thanks so much for stopping by~

25 comments:

  1. Hi Karrin, what lovely quilts/flimsy and I am sure you will get them all finished this year. Just love the lighthouse and sail boat one. Have a wonderful 2021. Hugs & Love, Susie xx

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  2. Your UFOs are way too beautiful to not finish them! I love your nautical theme quilts, and the crazy too. Great resolutions for the coming year!

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  3. Love those flimsies! I hope you get to finish them up this year!

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  4. I love all the lighthouses! It seems like an ambitious list to me.

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  5. It's a great list Karrin. Thanks for sharing all the pictures, can't wait to see the finishes. You can do it! Happy New Year!

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  6. So fun to see what you're planning to work on this year, Karrin! I love that Father Christmas quilt. Are you going to hand quilt that one? I think your FM quilting looks wonderful! That's something I've tried, but never practiced enough to become comfortable with, so I think you're on the right track with your plans.

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  7. You have some lovely projects to move along to the finish line. Good luck with them.

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  8. A beautiful list of projects for you to complete. Good luck.

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  9. Love your quilts!
    You will be SEW happy when they are all finished!
    Happy Quilting! :-)

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  10. Your list of projects is fabulous. Great list of goals.

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  11. You have so many beautiful UFO's to work on...great goals! I need to drag out some of my UFOs and take pictures, though it might scare me to see what I actually have. Here's to 2021 and finishing our UFO's! Happy New Year!

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  12. My favorites of all of these are the lighthouses. Good luck with your goals.

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  13. Love your quilts. I hope to make a crazy quilt this year.

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  14. You have a wonderful variety of quilts on your resolutions list. Happy stitching for 2021!

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  15. Wow, really all pretty. Your free-motion quilting is looking awesome as well.

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  16. You have some stunning projects to finish up. I am loving your lighthouse quilt. A storm at sea border will be a perfect finish for it too. Your Father Christmas quilt is gorgeous. I need to put Frolic on my to do list too. I think all I did was pull fabrics. So many project, so little time. LOL!! Happy New Year!

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  17. It looks like you've got your work cut out for you with those goals. Best of luck with the finishing!

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  18. Hi Karrin. You have quite a list of goals and beautiful photos of the projects. I’ll be cheering you on through the year! 😉 Carol

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  19. Wow you have a lot of things to be working on in 2021. They are all so beautiful. Good luck completing them.

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  20. Such a great collection of To Finish projects. Wishing you several finishes and a Happy Healthy New Year.

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  21. Knowing how you work, I think these are reasonable goals Karrin, as long as you are enjoying them! May 2021 be a year filled with Hope and Joy!

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  22. Wowza! You have lots on your plate for 2021. Best wishes for a quilty kind of year.

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  23. That's a nice variety you have on your list. I expect I'll be seeing finishes all year, knowing you. =) Best of luck with time and your machine.

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  24. I love all the different projects you will be working on - so it will never be dull!! Your lighthouse quilt will be beautiful. I just purchased that Storm at Sea BOB and am looking forward to playing with it this year. I love that pattern! Wishing you a beautiful quilty 2021!

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  25. That's a gorgeous assortment of quilts to finish!

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