From Whence I've Come

Goodness gracious. Am I the only one that feels a tad speechless in trying to sum up this past year? For the record, I've made mosaics galore - all the blocks (it took two, not including the City Sampler!), littles (here and here), bags, Patchwork, Please projects, and of course, the quilts.

1. Binary, 2. Modern Crosses, 3. FAITH Circle February quilt completed, 4. Scrappy Trip Along, 5. "Common Affection" completed!, 6. "Auspicious Sky", 7. Summersville Baby, 8. "Crossex", 9. Starcrossings - FAITH Circle's June quilt, 

10. Anticipating Autumn: A Modern Maples Quilt, 11. "Chinese Checkers", 12. Fissues - a slice and insert quilt, 

13. "Twinkle", 14. Unknown Journey, 15. Snapshots

Besides all the actual sewing, there were numerous unforgettable experiences and highlights. Bear with me as I recount some of them and celebrate the steps along the journey.

• Hosting the Triple-Zip Along - We made over 200 pouches in just 2 weeks! The tutorial is still my most viewed post every week.

• Becoming a quilter in the FAITH Circle of do.Good Stitches - Funny how something seems so implausible at one point in time, but later, it just becomes the right thing to do. 

• Cohosting Zakka Along 2.0 :: Patchwork, Please - This was an honor and a joy, and it was such a delight to have so many of you join in.

• Six new tutorials - These were challenging, yet rewarding, and I hope to share more.

• My quilt Common Affection winning a modern quilt challenge - Having it join a traveling exhibit and meeting up with Fissures is icing on the cake.

• Being Published - I never saw this coming, but how gratifying.

So that's it! To say this year has been full is an understatement. Full of fabric and thread, yes. But so much more. Thank you to all of you for filling this year with encouragement, challenge, and affirmation. And of course, friendship. You make all of it so much more rewarding.