With all the travel in the last few months, it was really nice to have a month (mostly) at home - I did take two quick trips, but both because I wanted to! It was busy with holiday prep and wrapping up the work year, but I managed to squeeze in some good crafting time. Let's go craft-by-craft.
On the stitching front, I had 5 finishes, a record for this year. I had been close on two of my WIPs and was able to finish them both up relatively early in the month. They were also both on my Stitch 9 Challenge list, so it was nice to wrap them up.
Next up was the December Lizzie Kate Flip-It. It stitched up quickly, although I had to purchase some more thread to finish it up. Once I finished December, I went ahead and stitched January as well. I am so glad to have all 12 of them finished!
My last stitching project was also my last Stitch 9 Challenge project and I decided a day or two before Christmas that I wanted to get it done. I pulled it out and started my stitching a few days before Christmas and finished it up on New Year's Eve. This is Shasta Daisy and it was a pre-cut kit. I think it will look nice with a spring candle.
I also put some good effort to finishing a few projects over the holidays. I had a few that didn't go as well, but I got a few others done - and I am not sure how old these are...maybe 15 or 20 years old? They look like some of the Mill Hill kits that I worked on during college!
Next we have a new craft - well, not new, but one that I hadn't really done much of. Several years ago, I bought a Brother Scan N'Cut with the plan to cut fabric for appliques. I did okay - cut out a few projects - but never really figured out how to work it well. A friend of mine in Illinois also has one and she gets together with a couple friends once a month to work on their machines and keep the knowledge current. My mom and I headed over the second Friday in December and spent the day with them and it was great! I learned how to cut stick-on vinyl, heat-transfer vinyl, fabric, and paper. I had such a good time! I wound up making shirts for the kids for Christmas and they were big hits.
In addition to all the crafty time, we had a great month - my daughter and I saw Hamilton in Indy (our second time to see the show and it was just as good the second time!), we cut down a lovely Christmas tree that made our house smell like the holidays, I enjoyed Christmas shopping with my teenage daughter, we had a lovely Christmas eve and Christmas day with both sides of the family, and we spent a few days visiting my cousins to wrap up the month. Overall, a good end to a good year!
Last up are the stats for the month:
Stash Report:
Fabric added this month: 3 1/4 yards - for project bags and a quilt border
Fabric used this month: 3 3/8 yards - for a quilt back and project bags
Net fabric used: 1/8 yard!
I will do the full report in a year in review post soon.
Crafting Time:
I spent 15 minutes or more on my crafts for 24/31 days in December, for 77% - my highest for the year!
Hope you had a great December - I will be back soon to share my year-in-review.
On the stitching front, I had 5 finishes, a record for this year. I had been close on two of my WIPs and was able to finish them both up relatively early in the month. They were also both on my Stitch 9 Challenge list, so it was nice to wrap them up.
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| Belle Pepper by Little House Needlework (adapted to fit my fabric) |
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| Playing with Jax by Cricket Collection |
My last stitching project was also my last Stitch 9 Challenge project and I decided a day or two before Christmas that I wanted to get it done. I pulled it out and started my stitching a few days before Christmas and finished it up on New Year's Eve. This is Shasta Daisy and it was a pre-cut kit. I think it will look nice with a spring candle.
I also put some good effort to finishing a few projects over the holidays. I had a few that didn't go as well, but I got a few others done - and I am not sure how old these are...maybe 15 or 20 years old? They look like some of the Mill Hill kits that I worked on during college!
Now on to quilting - I really enjoyed two weeks off of work at the end of the year to get me back into my sewing room and I am glad with the projects I finished. I also have a few more in process and hope to have some finishes to show you on them in a few weeks. The projects I finished are cross-stitch project bags - one for me and two for gifts.
Next we have a new craft - well, not new, but one that I hadn't really done much of. Several years ago, I bought a Brother Scan N'Cut with the plan to cut fabric for appliques. I did okay - cut out a few projects - but never really figured out how to work it well. A friend of mine in Illinois also has one and she gets together with a couple friends once a month to work on their machines and keep the knowledge current. My mom and I headed over the second Friday in December and spent the day with them and it was great! I learned how to cut stick-on vinyl, heat-transfer vinyl, fabric, and paper. I had such a good time! I wound up making shirts for the kids for Christmas and they were big hits.
In addition to all the crafty time, we had a great month - my daughter and I saw Hamilton in Indy (our second time to see the show and it was just as good the second time!), we cut down a lovely Christmas tree that made our house smell like the holidays, I enjoyed Christmas shopping with my teenage daughter, we had a lovely Christmas eve and Christmas day with both sides of the family, and we spent a few days visiting my cousins to wrap up the month. Overall, a good end to a good year!
Last up are the stats for the month:
Stash Report:
Fabric added this month: 3 1/4 yards - for project bags and a quilt border
Fabric used this month: 3 3/8 yards - for a quilt back and project bags
Net fabric used: 1/8 yard!
I will do the full report in a year in review post soon.
Crafting Time:
I spent 15 minutes or more on my crafts for 24/31 days in December, for 77% - my highest for the year!
Hope you had a great December - I will be back soon to share my year-in-review.
Comments
We saw Hamilton for the first time in October. What a great show!