Happy New Year!

Well, I have made it!  For a lot of decades, it seemed like 2020 was so far off in the future.  It's the year I become a full fledged senior citizen.  I would see that year so often when planning our retirement.  Wow and now it has officially arrived.

I have seen a lot of bloggers listing their finishes for 2019 and posting their lists of what they want to do in 2020.  I have no idea when my projects will be completed.  I like just plodding along and doing what I feel like doing.  I do have to admit that I am alittle excited about finishing my trailing vines. The quilting stitches are really creating such a wonderful texture.  But, I must be patient, those slow stitches take time.  I try to enjoy some slow stitches daily, but sometimes I'm too tired or I am busy with other things.  I marked the diagonal lines on strip number 8 of 11 strips in the quilt, so I am making good progress.  I need to make a label and get some fabric for the binding, but I'll wait till the quilting is done to face all that.

Isn't the texture lovely?  I have a rock wall in my home that I use to showcase my quilts.  It's a great way for me to add some color to my home as the seasons change.  I can't wait to see my trialing vines on the wall.  Right now, I have my ocean waves draped there and it will stay up until after Valentine's Day.  I think my trailing vines would be perfect for spring!

I will admit, as much as I love making quilts, I will spend more time in 2020 knitting and crossstitching and making small projects. I have purchased 12 of The Prairie Schooler Santas that I want to crossstitch.  I bought my first pattern back in the early 1980's I think it is about time I started stitching them up!

 I will continue to work on the Sentimental Stitches Cheddarback quilt. There are three more months of downloads after January.   Once completed, it will be added to the waiting to be quilted tops. I also have started making blocks for Kathleen Tracey's mystery quilt.  It's a small 30 inch quilt and my first go at a mystery.  I have alot of small scraps that I hope will work for this one.  These tops will get done one by one as fall and winter arrive each year.  My daughter in law said to me the other day it must be nice to be retired and enjoying each day the way you do.  I think, she is absolutely right, just plodding along enjoying life.