Well, time flew by once again, and it's time to report in for the #2025QuiltingQ3CheckIn with Yvonne of @quiltingjetgirl. I did look back to my original 2025 Quilting Planning Party post, and I'm pretty much on track for the year. I did add back a quilt project to today's listing, as I'd intentionally postponed it until fall/winter of this year. Otherwise, I'm pretty much taking things as they come, which is working well enough. So here's what I've accomplished (or not) during this last quarter.
Quilts
- Effervescence - After participating in the Effervescence Sew Along with Yvonne @quiltingjetgirl I finished a big bold, beautiful quilt. I'm super pleased with it.
 
- Ode to Joy - A Bee Sewcial finish that took most of my focus for weeks on end, but I'm thrilled with how it turned out.
 

- The 2025 Seattle MQG BOM, Calendar Cascade, is still in the works, but I'm working on getting caught up.
 - Sweet Sixteen - an impromptu project when I joined the Summer Scrap Bash hosted by Brittany @loandbeholdstitchery. It was made completely from stash.
 
- The Plus Progression - this one, made totally from scraps, is still in the works. I've begun work on a pieced back, but it's been set aside to work on other projects. Hope to get back to it soon-ish!
 

- Luminaries II - Begun last December (a variation on this one), this was a project I intentionally set aside until holiday-time of this year. So I'm hoping to get it back out in November and hopefully finish it up to use in December.
 
Sewing
- Of course I had plenty of Beesewcial blocks to make. First up was a prompt of You Me We for Jen @jen.broemel, where we made 12" blocks then cut them into quarters.
 
- Then it was Fantastical Flowers in September for Karen @capitolaquilter. She said if we wanted, we could make a pollinator for our second block, so I made a hummingbird.
 
- Then for October, it was Inside/Outside for Felicity @felicityquilts. This was a really unique prompt, complete with raw edges showing and stitching with neon or dark threads.
 
Handwork
- I'm still stitching samplers from the Dropcloth @dropcloth Floral Stitches II series:
 

- The Dropcloth Summer ABC Bloom Stitchalong was a sampler that got turned into a needle roll, which was very fun
 
- A Year of Doodles - A sampler from Stitch Doodle Design @stitchdoodledesign, I'm still stitching on this each month too.
 

Community
- Still regularly blogging and publishing monthly issues of The Scrap Basket.
 - Continuing participation with my local Seattle MQG. A bonus was being able to attend "I Heard It On the Radio" PNQFAM Artist Reception.
 - Went to see the work of a guild friend at the Art Gallery at Lynnwood City Hall exhibit.
 - Just joined Season 3 of Block Studies Collective with Tara Faughnan @tarafaughnan. I'm looking forward to playing with this month's prompt soon.
 - And, I appreciated a feature with Kim of Leland Ave Studios - Meet Me In My Studio.
 
So it was a pretty busy quarter, I'd say! Here's to more of the same going forward.














I'd say that it was a busy and delightful quarter; you completed lots of stunning work! This is a good nudge that I need to go take a look at my last 3 months as well. Thanks so much for linking up!
ReplyDelete"I'd say..." is right! My goodness! You are no doubt the most productive, engaged, busy, and focused maker I know. Your quarterly review is terribly impressive. Those quilts are fab! Of the five (FIVE!) finishes you showed, I think Effervescence is my favorite, probably because of the wonderful splash of colors. But your improv block-making, and handwork... and newsletter writing, and interview, and, and, and... they're all wonderful. You're just too much, Deb! And I mean that in the best way. Fabulously done work in just three months! (I don't engage in such reviews because I'd be woefully behind and lacking.)
ReplyDeleteLinda, you plucked your comment out of my mind! I think commenting two/three weeks after the post tells you all about my current progress. Lol. Though I will look back at the end of the year ;)
DeleteDebbie, big congrats on all your finishes and accomplishments. xo
Absolutely impressive! I especially enjoying going back and reading the Ode to Joy posts. What a wonderful collaboration!
ReplyDeleteoh good. Thank you Mary. I'm glad you enjoyed the quilt and the posts about it.
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