Thursday 31 December 2015

Best of 2015

I am jumping on the Best of 2015 bandwagon. 

Cheryl at Meadow Mist designs is hosting a linky party which is a great way to see what other quilt bloggers have been up to this year: Best posts, best quilts...

I already started my visit, and discovered a few new bloggers.  I intend to go back for more.


As for my own "Best of 2015", it was an easy choice.  As much as I like making little things: pillows, lanyards and other knick knacks, there is nothing quite like finishing an actual quilt and this year, I finished five of them, so that is what I am presenting to you.

Here they are, in reverse order.  Click on the pictures to get to the blog post.
 
1 - My most recent finished, the Not-So-Quiet Christmas Quilt, inspired by Amanda Jean's Quiet Christmas Quilt.  I love the look of simple squares!

http://www.runningthimble.blogspot.ca/2015/11/a-finished-quilt-its-beginning-to-look.html

2 - Happy Quilt - a bright and sunny parting gift for a wonderful lady that was a ray of sunshine for one of my kids.
 
http://runningthimble.blogspot.ca/2015/06/happy-finished-quilt.html

3 - A baby quilt just because I love to play with colourful scraps.  I also love this picture with kids sledding in the background... one of the reasons to love snow!

http://runningthimble.blogspot.ca/2015/03/could-it-be-yes-its-another-finished.html

4 - Have I mentioned I love simple squares? Here is another baby quilt.  It was really nice to play with a limited colour palette.

http://runningthimble.blogspot.ca/2015/02/a-blue-green-finish.html

5 - And last but definitely not least, the biggest quilting accomplishment of the year... four years in the making... a handquilted full size quilt for my daughter.
 
http://www.runningthimble.blogspot.ca/2015/01/a-labour-of-love.html 

It's been a great year - quilt-wise and otherwise.  I did not make any quilty resolution as evidenced by this early January post, and that kind of worked for me :
"As for 2015?  It's a blank page.  While I do have a few things in the back of my mind that I'd like to do, I will refrain from writing them down.  Just go with the flow and see where that leads me..."
I am pleased with the quilts I made, and the time I spent with quilting with friends.  More of that to come in 2016!

Off I go see what others have been up to in 2015!

10 comments:

  1. What beautiful finishes! Thanks for linking up!

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  2. Lovely finishes, Dominique! I've enjoyed each and every one of them. Looking forward to more in 2016!

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  3. Great finishes! I really love that last one!

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  4. You made some wonderful quilts this year!! Thanks for sharing them with us. Happy New Year!!

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  5. Dominique I agree with you - as much fun as small projects are (and they actually get finished!) there's nothing like a real quilt. It just feels like a milestone in the journey of life. Yours are all charming and I especially like the four year investment you made in your daughters quilt! Cheers!!

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  6. I love your Christmas quilt! So pretty! :)

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  7. I remember all those. And they are great the second time around!! Here's to 2016.

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  8. Beautiful quilts! I'm so glad that I jumped on the bandwagon, too. I'm really enjoying all of the quilts and meeting a few more bloggers! I'll come back to read about your daughter's quilt. I have a feeling there's much more to the story than one photo can tell--do I see applique? It certainly looks like it. (see what I mean? I have to know now!) Happy 2016!

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  9. Lovely, lovely quilts, you've done really well. My favorite would have to be your daughter's quilt. You did a great job.

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