My stitching resolutions.

 

Welcome to the last blog hop of 2020. Thank you Carla for organising the hop and it's such a great idea. This theme really made me stop and think about my stitching and what I wanted to do in 2021. I have several resolutions for the coming year.

First up is a quit I've wanted to make for a while. I want to make a double wedding ring quilt and in fact I started one back in 2018 but didn't get very far with it. I have now gone off the fabric I chose so want to start again.  Here's a picture of a beautiful quilt I saw in 2019. It's very traditional with a white, cream or ivory background, matching the bride's dress. My tastes have moved on and I want to make a double wedding ring quilt but with an updated twist. I have just the right pattern and I'll share it with you in the new year.

I won't be able to start this for a while due to covid 19. I will need to get some fabric and I don't want to buy online as sometimes the colours don't always look as they do in person. I'll save the fabric hunt until we can go away overnight again and I will be able to visit my favourite quilt shop.

Next I want to use up more of my scraps. I love making scrappy quilts and I even used some scraps when making the blocks for the Austen Family Album quilt. I will be starting a scrappy quilt on Friday as I need a baby quilt. One of my students and his wife are expecting a baby at the end of January. They didn't want to know the sex of the baby so I need to use unisex colours and patterns.  I'll spend some time tomorrow deciding on the pattern.

I also love hand stitching and have several embroideries I'm working on. I've nearly completed my millennium sampler. I now just have some outlining to do on it. I'll post photo of the completed sampler on the 31st. I was given the sampler as a Christmas present for Christmas 1999. I started stitching it early in 2000. This is my oldest UFO and I'm so happy to have it finished.

I have some stitching to replace the sampler. I am going to be stitching some Regency red work designs inspired by pride and Prejudice by Nancy A Bekofske.  Sherry, a quilting friend of mine in America suggested we could stitch the patterns as a stitch along. One pattern a month starting in January.

We are planning on starting the stitch along in January and I'm really looking forward to starting these patterns. If you want to join us just leave a comment. The pattern is available at Etsy so just click HERE

My final resolution is to be kinder to my sewing machine and clean it more regularly. During the UK wide lockdown earlier this year I forgot to remove the fluff that accumulates especially after you've quilted something.  It took me ages to get the machine running smoothly again.

Here are the other blogs taking part today. 

Just Let Me Quilt
MooseStashQuilting
Words & Stitches
 Sew Many Yarns
Websterquilt
Cocoa Quilts
QuiltFabrication
Stitchin At Home
Ms P Designs USA
Life in the Scrapatch
Kathy Kwilts and More
Karen's Korner
Quilt Schmilt
selina quilts
The Joyful Quilter
Becky’s adventures in quilting and travel 
Karrin's Crazy World
Quilting and Learning: What a Combo
VroomansQuilts
Cynthia's Creating Ark
PamelaQuilts
Quilting Patchwork & Appliqué
Kathleen McMusing
Quilting Gail
Homespun Hannah's Blog
appliqueand...
Songbird Designs
Storied Quilts
Susie’s World

She's Stitchin Again
Creatin' in the Sticks

I have lots of other plans including improving my free motion quilting, and designing some stitching patterns. The quilting blogging community is very supportive and reading your blogs and the comments you leave on mine has helped me through this last year. I'm looking forward to getting support and inspiration as we head into 2021. Short term the pandemic situation isn't going to improve but the quilts we make, the embroideries we stitch, the cosy knitted and crocheted items we make will brighten all our lives.

Take care and stay safe

Lyndsey