January always brings a flurry of activity AFTER the bustle of the busy Christmas season and this year's trip to see the grandboys. And this year will be no different.
I ONLY have 3 new projects to get started on:
1) Corinne et Cecile Quilt Along (A French online group on facebook) Here is the announcement for the new year's theme: Corrinne et Cecile Quilt along The theme is ANIMALS. Yes! , I found a pattern to do a crazy quilt with little cats in corners. This will be for my grandson. 8 weeks of blocks, and then assembly and quilting by May 1.
I have participated in several of their quilt alongs each January : 1) stars ( in process of quilting), 2) flowers, 3) circles/curves which is still not pieced as I had started a New York Beauty, 4) 9 patch which was my first and favorite and 5) applique and piecing which is my Christmas gnome quilt I just finished from this 2022. So this will be my 6th year WOW!
2) Fatcat Designs of a beautiful filigree kind of applique. I just got the pattern and am still choosing colors. A friend of mine was working on it at retreat, and I fell in love with it. It is a free pattern called Southern Gentlemen. Email Sindy at sindy@fatcatpatterns.com if you are interested in the pattern. There is also a closed group on facebook to see the incredible different colors and blocks.
I bought a gorgeous pale blue background for it and need to assemble some batiks to go with it.
This is a photo of block 1 in black and white
3) And I fell in love with Crinkly Quilts latest quilt which is version of a wedding ring quilt that I saw on instagram. She is hosting a sew along and I have already received her pattern and templates. I had a 3 yard quilt backing that did not match a recent quilt just sitting. So I found some grunge bright fabrics to add to it.
There is a scrappy version that I will be making from THESE fabric:
And I really want to take a cue from Maggie Fellows at Making a Lather who this year made of goal of only working on UFOs and picked 5 each month to work on a little at a time. Wow, did she make a dent completing I think 30 quilts this year. So impressed with her dedication and focus as well as her finishes.
Need more inspiration..... Always being tempted by the many projects you do!
