Friday Finish - Embroiderer’s Guild of America Drawn Thread Group Correspondence

Finally! I began this Drawn Thread Notebook project in 1997, when I belonged to the Indianapolis EGA chapter. I moved to Illinois shortly after the course started and it was put away. I carried it from place to place when I moved around after that. After moving to Japan, I began working on it again, but got stuck on the last section. It called for coral knots, that I put in and took out many times. They always looked too loose and too sloppy, so I took them out and put the project away again and again. This week, I decided to put in a simple section and call it done. So it is done. 

The designer of this piece is Jonalene T. Guiwein.

WIP/UFO Update - End of Year 2025

I’ve had a pretty good year with finishes, especially with all the bed quilts. My last WIP/UFO Update was end of Mid-Year 2025, and can be seen here. 

This is my latest update. I’ve taken out the finished projects and added the newly started ones. Bold titles show the ones I have worked on in 2025. I also wrote if I hope/plan to work on or finish these projects in 2026.

Dressing Gown - hope/plan to finish

Ribbon Album Wall Quilt - hope to work on

Bess of Hardwick 

Paisley Purse and Pocket - hope/plan to work on

RSN Knot Garden - hope to work on

RSN Rice Fields 

Miniature Chair Cushion 

Silk Gauze Cat 

EGA Drawn Thread GCC - hope to finish

Linda Driskell White Hardanger - hope/plan to finish

Bristol Bag Etui - hope to finish

Dogwood Afghan - hope to work on

Tale of Genji - plan to finish

Lavender and Lace - The Quilt Maker - hope to work on or at least unstitch the mistake area.

Sneek Sampler - hope to work on

Stumpwork Flowers - hope to finish 

Here are some kits/projects I want to start in 2026.

WIP/UFO Update - Mid-year 2025

I last posted about my WIP/UFO's here. This is my latest update. I've taken out the finished projects and added the newly started ones. Bold titles show the ones I have worked on in 2025.

Year 5 of the Temperature Quilt 

The House Quilt

Hawaiian Table Top Cover

The Trixie Blocks

Dressing Gown

Ribbon Album Wall Quilt

Mary Queen of Scots 

Bess of Hardwick 

Paisley Purse - Deborah Forney 

RSN Knot Garden 

RSN Rice Fields

Miniature Chair Cushion 

Silk Gauze Cat 

EGA Drawn Thread GCC 

White Hardanger - Linda Driskell 

Bristol Bag Etui

Dogwood Afghan 

Lavender and Lace - The Quiltmaker 

Sneek Sampler 

Japanese Patterns 

Patterns 1 - 4 DMC 311   

Patterns 5 - 8  DMC 550

Patterns 9 -12 DMC 223

Patterns 13-16 DMC 304

Patterns 17-20 DMC 799

Patterns 21 - 24  DMC 932 

 

Patterns 25 - 28 DMC 938

Patterns 29 - 32 DMC 793

Patterns 33 - 36 DMC 794

Patterns 37 - 40 DMC 367

Patterns 41- 44 DMC 518

Patterns 45 - 48 DMC 321 

Patterns 61 - 64 DMC 208

Sashiko Table Runner

Temari

Fashionable Ladies 

Stitching is finished but needs to be finish finished

Stumpwork 

I think visiting this list from time to time is helpful.  It reminds me what I have that is still unfinished (and also how many things are still unfinished). I do sometimes finish things, but I also keep starting new projects. 

 

Here are some kits/projects I want to start this year.