Year End WIP/UFO Report

Has the year gone by already? What a strange year it has been.

I last posted about my WIP/UFO's here. Here's my latest update. I've taken out the finished projects and added the new ones. In case you are wondering, I did finish a few things - and they can be seen here.

Year 2 of the Temperature Quilt 

Year 3 of the Temperature Quilt 

Year 4 of the Temperature Quilt 

The House Quilt

The Midnight Mystery Quilt 

Flower Applique Wall Hanging

Hexagon Block Wall Quilt

The Hexie Tree Wall Quilt 

Miscellaneous Diamond Hexie Shapes

Ribbon Album Wall Quilt

Mary Queen of Scots  

Bess of Hardwick 

Paisley Purse

RSN Knot Garden 

RSN Rice Fields

The Miniature Rug 

Miniature Footstool

Miniature Chair Cushion 

Silk Gauze Cat 

EGA Drawn Thread GCC

Blue Hardanger 

White Hardanger

Kogin 

Dogwood Afghan 

Bluebell Pillow

Winter Banner

New Year's Eve Mystery

Sneek Sampler

Horse Cross Stitch

Pumpkin

Bead Fob

Band Samplers 

 

Sashiko Table Runner

Temari

Fashionable Ladies 

Scarf

Fairies Hiding

Redwork Girl

Little Dragonfly Stumpwork Project

Sardinian Filet

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).

Friday Finish - Japanese Map Afghan

 Merry Christmas!

The Big Year End Clean Up - 大掃除

In the US, people sometimes use the phrase "spring cleaning", but I don't know if anyone actually does it. In Japan, there is oosouji 大掃除, big end of the year clean up, and I'm pretty sure almost everyone does it. It's a ritual and a way to start the new year with a clean slate.

This week I've been thinking about it and making my To Do list. In addition to the regular cleaning jobs, I want to declutter some of the things that I've been saving, just in case I might need them. I never need them.  I also want to get rid of negative things - old clothes I don't wear, email about things I don't care about and won't look at again, generally all things that aren't good. I want to start out 2021 better than 2020 has been. We don't know when the pandemic will end, but my space will be cleaner and more positive anyway.

I have ten days off from work for the new year holiday and since I'm not traveling this year, I hope to do a really really big clean up. Do you have any end of the year rituals?

Work In Progress Wednesday

 Here's more of the pumpkin - - -

I started a new beading project.  This will be a little fob.  I made some others like this last year and one a couple of years ago.

The little redwork piece is progressing.

And, at stitch group Sunday, I started a new band sampler project that will be a mini stocking.

Stitching Friends, My Birthday, and Christmas!

 I love my stitch group!  We met on Sunday, and they are so good to me!  

First we had some show and tell from the last get together.

I made the beaded ornaments as gifts and they were well received.

Our new project is band samplers.  We looked at stitches and practiced stitches and prepared the fabric. We started our stitching.

After we put away the stitching,they gave me cake and presents and sang happy birthday.  They know how old I am because last year was my kanreki.  

I am so fortunate to have such a wonderful group of friends!  A big thank you to all of them!

Monday Morning Star Count - Week 33

Year four of the temperature quilt 

Week 33 

December 6 - 12 

55, 61, 63, 52, 54, 57, 59

I am reporting the high temperature each day.  My Year Four temperature/color (Fahrenheit) scheme remains the same: 

100 + Brown 

90-99 Red  

80-89 Orange 

70-79 Yellow  

60-69 Green  

50-59 Blue 

40-49 Purple 

30-39 Pink 

20-29 White 

10-19 Black  

You can see my finished Year One Quilt here. 

O Christmas Tree

 I like my little tree so I leave it up all year. Recently, I took all of the ornaments off and rearranged it.  I had made some additional ornaments and it was getting a little cluttered.  I had to put a few ornaments away, but I may trade them out later on.

A few close ups -- 

It's a simple little tree, stitched ornaments, no lights. Simple is good at this stage of my life.

Mt. Fuji - Inside and Out

 I received these two Mt. Fuji glasses as a gift.  They are absolutely gorgeous!

Friday Finish - Six Beaded Ornaments and a Fob

I made these to give as gifts. I've made beaded ornaments in the past, using bugle beads with seed beads.  These ornaments use only seed beads.  I think they turned out well.

While I had the beads out, I finished this little beady fob, too.