I've completed my Ladies of the Sea quilt. At least I think so. I completed all the hand quilting that I had planned to do, but there are a few spots that look a little barren to me. But, I can't decide what to put in those spots to make it feel more complete to me, so I decided to trip it, label it and bind it. So, it't probably done, done, but I reserve the right to change my mind later and add more quilting.
I bought the fabric for this purse about a year ago. I fell in love with the fabric and bought it with a purse in mind. I had a pattern in mind, but it all came together when I found some leather at another sale. The pattern is the Renegade Bag from Sew Sweetness. It's a bit larger than bags I usually carry, but since I also make that little clutch earlier this year, I think this will work out for times I want a larger bag. 
My next finish is this bonus quilt that I made from left over border pieces from the left over Stars quilt I completed last quarter. I realized it needed something else, and seemed like a good home for the chicken I had put together in another workshop. The chicken wire quilting was a new technique for me using a template and chalk pounce powder. I liked the pounce technique for marking the quilt, but it wore off a little too quickly. I had to learn how much of the quilt I could mark at one time before I had to reapply.
OK, first a UFO finish. I did complete the Left-over Stars quilt. I think the finished size turned out to be something like 48" x 75". It's just big enough to cover the top of my double bed with a few inches of overhang. I like it, but I'm not in love with it. Mostly I'm glad to have it done.
The next finish is this little purse. I don't often carry a full-sized purse and my cell phone and my wallet don't always fit into the tiny pockets that are put into women's jeans these days. I had been carrying another bag about this same size, but it's really not very attractive. I bought this fabric to make a full sized purse and had plenty to make this smaller piece for every day. This will do just fine.
I put a border on this top in October. It needs a back, basting, quilting and binding. I'd like to make progress on this before the next quarter.
This should be the next quilt I prepare for quilting and start machine quilting. I would like to have it completed before our guild's quilt show in May. I guess I'd better get working on this.
Yep, still on my list.
Still here, too.
These little blocks showed up in my stash and I don't exactly remember how they got there. I probably got them at a guild UFO auction. I've got a bunch of bright fabrics to use as borders around the blocks. I think there are 25 printed blocks in total. This should be quick and easy to put together.
I haven't even given this on a thought.
I've gotten a few other smaller projects done. I completed these socks. I've been playing with lace knitting patterns. I've never really done lace before, and socks are a great project to try new stitches. It took me a while to get the rhythm of knitting lace, but I did get the hang of it.
This wool table mat was a gift exchange at the quilt guild last year. I got it done in time for Thanksgiving. I thought I would really enjoy the process of wool applique given my love of needle turn. But, that was not so. There are too many tiny pieces in this pattern and I don't like that the iron-on adhesive takes away the dimensionality of the applique. I think I'll stay away from this technique.
This little bunny quilt was a baby shower gift for DH's niece who is expecting her first child in January. It went together quicker than I expected and was well received by the parents and the rest of the guests at the shower. I hope it is loved to tatters.
I really like knitting socks, and was starting to feel guilty that all but two pairs that I knit were for me. So, DH, DD and MIL all got socks for Christmas this year. Oh, and there was another pair for me, too. They are the pink/purple stripey socks that are my "Monster" socks using left overs from other socks. I still have lots of left overs, so there will be more "Monsters" in the future.
In my quest to have a decorative table runner for each month of the year, I finally made one for October. It is a pattern from a Row By Row a few years ago from Bits n Pieces Quilt Shop (http://www.bnpquilts.com/). It's machine appliqued and quilted.
The blocks in this quilt were from a star block exchange in my quilt guild. The idea is that you chose two main colors and an accent and whether you wanted 6" or 12" stars. Every month one person in a group made a star in your colors, put it in your container and passed it to the next in line the following month. We did this for two consecutive years. The first year I noticed that one member made a block for herself in her colors every time she made a block for another member, so that's what I did the second year, too. I had 20 blocks at the end and put them together in this quilt I've called Constellation. I just machine stitched the binding to it yesterday and will complete the hand stitching to it this week. This wasn't on my radar to finish this soon, but our guild is having a show this spring and they would like to have a display of the competed projects from the exchange. The quilt finishes about 66" x 80". 
This little crib quilt was made from left overs that I picked up as a bag of scraps in one of our guild's UFO auctions. One day when I needed some mindless sewing, I put together the center (see http://mairsmusings.blogspot.com/2016/02/oops-i-started-new-quilt.html) and set it aside. In the effort of trying to reduce my UFO list, I completed it. It's put away in case I need a baby gift.
This beauty is my guild's raffle quilt for the year. Because I thought it was important for guild members to be involved in making as well as selling tickets for this fund raiser, I was in charge of the committee. Members were given either a kit for the chain blocks, or a piece of the blue and asked to make a star block of their choice. The committee arrange the blocks, I assembled the quilt top and another member of the committee did the long arm quilting. I think the quilt is gorgeous. It will fit a queen sized bed. If you want more information about this, let me know. The winner will be drawn in May.
I've also completed a small shawl made from hand-spun fibers a friend gave me (she's clearing out her stash of yarn in preparation for a move cross-country) and am working on an applique border of another UFO that's been sitting for far too long. The triangle quilt (called Flower Up) will probably be completed by the end of January. That's the plan, anyway.
