Thursday, January 18, 2024

Here we go, 2024!!!

My word for the year 2024 is energized!!

It seems like so many things have been put on hold the last few years, but this year I feel ready to go!! I'm looking forward to 2024 as a time for new adventures. I'm also hoping it will be a time for reaching many of the personal and artistic goals, ones that seem to have been put on a waitlist since 2020. I have quite the list of quilts I hope to work on this year, we'll see in December how that all works out!

Last weekend I started 2024 by joining a new quilt group in my area.  The theme of the month was scrap quilts and below are photos of the two quilts I brought for sharing time.  Both of these quilts are older works and I have posted about them before. But, when it comes to being a scrap quilt what could be better than a postage stamp quilt and a crazy quilt.

In 2014 I made this queen sized postage stamp containing over 7000's pieces.

It has a cotton backing. and the binding is a gentle scallop.  I quilted the piece on my domestic machine with a very geometric squares and rectangles design.

Also completed it 2014 is this crazy quilt which I called Paris in the Spring.  The tittle comes from the Paris themed commercial fabric I used for the focal square in each block. 

Embroidery, silk ribbon, beads, buttons, lace and misc. embellishments. This wall hanging is 28" X 28", with a batting and cotton backing.  The piece is tied. 

What are your goals for 2024? Have you start a check list of quilts to make? 

Have a wonderful day!

MaryEllen

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