December was actually quieter than November for me. Which meant I was able to lean in to some lovely Christmassy activities, and do some hibernating during the darkest days.
- Jumper – No change
- Large mixed media embroidery – No change
- Clamshell draft excluder – I actually sewed most of another row down. I have one full row to go.
- Mandolin quilt – I’m working on mandolin 20 and all the connections are complete apart from one missing triangle. I also want to change one outer ring so still some more to go.
- A beaded Christmas wreath – No change
- The mixed media quilt as you panels – I had to reconstruct the top but I think I have it now
- A cherish quilt – No change
- A beaded star for the star Christmas lights – I made and attached 5 over December. I’ll probably do another couple over January and pack away for the year.
To finish off the year there was a finish and a blog post for my beaded bauble. I also made Christmas cards again this year, which I really enjoyed, as I’d missed doing it last year.
For 2024, I would like to do some more different projects. I haven’t done any bead embroidery for a while or knitting and I have several kits waiting for me to open them. The kits are a mix of bought ones and projects I’ve kitted up myself from ideas. So I’m going to see what it feels right to start and what I should shelve from my list.
Like I said in my 2023 review, more improv style projects is something I’m going to explore doing.
I would like to donate another quilt this year as well, whether it’s to project Linus or elsewhere I’ll have to see, but I’ll plan it into my making.
And I’m going to look through my beading patterns and pick one to complete for the year.
I’m going to set a target of publishing 5 blog posts this year, I enjoy writing them and documenting things so it will be good to do more.
Let’s see what the year brings.
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