Looking back and looking ahead

Another year has flown by. I did get a lot done this year. 

I made 3 gnomes for gifts.

 

I made my recycle piece from plastic bags and won first place. 

I made my piece for the word challenge at a local art museum. My word was wonder and it sold.

I pretty much finished my city collage. I still have to go back and fill in any quilting that came out. 

Then I did my sister’s house on my dad’s drafting vellum.

I finally got back to the Halloween quilt. My goal was to finish it, but that did not happen.

Finally I made the yearly ornament for our daughter.  It’s of her cat.

So looking back I would say it was a busy year. I do have some things on my list for 2026. 

Make a portrait of my other sister’s house on my dad’s vellum. (January)

Create the recycle piece (February and March) based on this image. 

Finish the Halloween quilt and fix stitches for city collage quilt. 

Make a small quilt from a kit I received a few years ago. The pieces are wool and based on this pattern from Buttermilk Basin. The fabrics I have are different than this photo. 

Knit a scarf for our daughter.

Determine what art quilt I should make next.

Make 2026 ornament.

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Ornament finally done

I really put off working on the annual ornament for our daughter. I didn’t start until after Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving was late in November this year. Over the last several years I’ve made more than one ornament, but this year I was only going to make one. Maybe that’s why I put it off so long. 

I’ve made an ornament of their black cat, Quincy. It’s about 6 inches tall. It’s felt that I felted over. The antlers are made from pellon stabilizer and painted. The tiny bells do ring.

Well that’s done for another year.

Thanks for reading.

Chris

Finally some good news

I’ve been asked to exhibit at a local art museum next June. It’s a small space and I will only be able to show about 7 quilts. The theme I think I’m aiming for is a combination of landscape and cityscape. In other words, the combination of manmade and nature made architecture. These are the quilts I’m thinking about displaying.

Midwinter visitor 30 by 40

Misty morning piper 18 by 29

Visions Past 19 by 26

Paris Rooftops 26 by 19

Spiritual solitude 24 by 37

When the dark night seems endless 28 by 56

Dawn on the Charles Bridge 36 by 36

I might also be able to have a few small quilts.

Old cellar door 15 by 15

Rhythm in glass 15 by 15

Guarding the catnip 15 by 15

Thanks for reading.

Chris

Started quilting

 I have started quilting the Halloween quilt. At this point I’m just stitching around everything until I figure out what other quilting I’m going to do. I want to get the basic quilting done first to stabilize the quilt. It’s almost like quilting in the ditch for a traditional pieced quilt.

Well things just keep happening. Turns out we have to replace our furnace because the heat exchanger was leaking. It’s happening this morning and of course it’s cold. Should be a fun and expensive day. 

Then last night a wheel fell off of our lower dishwasher rack. That’s an easy fix at least. 

Then our nephew is in the hospital and after lots of tests he was diagnosed with lupus. 

Then…..what’s next?

Thanks for reading.

Chris