2022 Recap and 2023 Planning

Another fun quilting year is over!  Almost all of my sewing this year was from quilt-alongs old and new or my own patterns.  My list of finishes is smaller due to real life being bigger, but I did so something crafty every day this year (quilting, cross-stitching, baking, and/or drawing), even if it was only for five minutes on the couch at the end of the night.

2022 Goal Recap

1. Be mindful in what I start.  I'm giving myself a passing grade on this one!  Only three of the quilts I started this year aren't done and all of them are in good shape to be finished quickly.  Two should be done in January and the third is a monthly quilt-along that's up-to-date!

2. Three pattern releases.  A big fail!  I only released one pattern (Meeple) and it was more of a niche personal project (limited audience appeal).  On the plus side, I love the quilts and projects I've made with it!

3. Harry Potter Quilt of Doom.  I started off strong on this one, but got frustrated when the exact pattern I wanted wasn't available for part of it.  I need to get back on the Hogwarts Express and finish this up!

4. 2022 Personal Project.  A joy to work on all year long.  I probably won't do another year-long project in 2023 because they are a lot of work and take up a lot of space, but I adore this quilt and it turned out exactly as I hoped it would.  The top is finished and I plan on quilting it myself in January.

5. Monthly Recap Posts.  They are all here!  Some months that is all I post.

Notable Accomplishments

• A colorblock quilt with solids has long been on my list, and I'm thrilled to finally have one.
• I had a quilt hang in a quilt show for the first time.
• My Zephyr pattern was used as the pattern in a beginning quilt class!

I have 11 projects on my WIP list (down from 12 at the end of 2021):

• Two should be finished tops before the end of 2022.
• One is an active QAL and two are ongoing scrap projects.
• One is a just-finished QAL; the blocks need to be assembled into a top.
• Two are former QALs. Between the two of them, only eight more blocks need to be made.
• Two are stalled out because I need to make a design decision before I can continue.
• Only one was not touched this year.

Non-quilted things I sewed this year:

• Six origami coasters -still one of my favorite tiny projects.
• Two cross-stitch projects that were mounted into hoops to be displayed in a frame.
• A set of mini quilts for a teddy bear.

Top 5 from the year:

• My most popular post of the year was the Zephyr Quilt-Along Kick-off Post.
• To go along with this, my post popular pattern was Zephyr.
• My favorite quilt-along of the year was One, Two, Tree by Sugaridoo.  It combined two of my favorite things, paper-piecing and free motion quilting!
• My scrappiest finish was the Epic Rainbow Bowtie quilt.
• My best tutorial of the year was my paper piecing tutorial.  I've had writing a paper piecing tutorial on my to-blog list for a very long time and I am glad that I finally put it together.

2022 Finish Gallery

Macaron Mystery Quilt Started October 2021 Finished April 2022	Christmas Zephyr Started November 2021 Finished January 2022	Let It Snow Started December 2021 Finished May 2022
Sydney Started January 2022 Finished January 2022	One, Two, TREE! Started January 2022 Finished July 2022	Desert Cove Started February 2022 Finished March 2022
Meeple Mini Quilt Started February 2022 Finished March 2022	Blue Zephyr Started February 2022 Finished April 2022	Meeple Pillowcase Started April 2022 Finished July 2022
Meeple Quilt Started May 2022 Finished September 2022	Just My Type Started May 2022 Finished December 2022	Spring Wings Started May 2022 Finished June 2022
Epic Rainbow Bowtie Started September 2022 Finished October 2022	Bear Piano Scarf Started September 2022 Finished October 2022	Meeple Pumpkin Started October 2022 Finished November 2022

2023 Goals

Only three goals this year, but they cover a lot of ground:

1. Write three new patterns.  I have ideas, I just need to work on them!
2. Finish all my cross-stitch projects.  I have a stack of six fully-stitched pieces that must need to be mounted into hoops or turned into mini quilts for display.
3. Finish existing quilt-along projects.  I love starting these, but finishing them often falls by the wayside.  I have four that have ended and one still in progress.

Rainbow Blossom Started January 2019 Status: 1 block to go UPDATE: Finished January 2023	Summer Sampler 2019 Started May 2019 Status: 3 blocks to go	Mother Started February 2021 Status: 2 blocks to go
Black and White Kinship Started July 2022 Status: Ready for Final Assembly UPDATE: Finished May 2023	Sew Place Like Home Started September 2022 Status: Ends June 2022 UPDATE: Finished June 2023

I'm linking up my top 5 of the year with Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs and my 2023 goal planning with Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl.  I'll have my final 2022 monthly recap post up at the end of the week and those will continue into 2023.  Thanks for stopping by!