A Year of Finishes - 2023

2023 Recap: A Year in “Makes” and WIPs Going Forward

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2023 RECAP OF WHAT I MADE

I was inspired by other bloggers’ year end recap posts and I thought jump in. I have a paltry amount of “makes” for 2023. Below are photos of projects that I either finished or at least finished the quilt top on:

Oh and I didn’t make all the handmade Christmas gifts I had planned, but I did make a Dallas Cowboys (American Football team) tote bag for one person who is a huge fan:

I did have to include a little bit of humor and added this tag on the side which states “Dream Impossible Things” – ha! She got a kick out of it.

My excuses for an underwhelming amount of makes in 2023: I broke my ankle in January 2023 and have my first under anesthesia surgery when I had a surgical repair of my complex ankle fracture; as well as immobility for several months…so yes I am using that as one of my excuses – ha!

Another excuse for a lack of “makes” in 2023 was that once I was able to be mobile again I did a bit of traveling. I’ll share a recap of my 2023 travel in a separate post.

WORKS IN PROGRESS (WIPS) HEADING INTO 2024

Here’s what I have on my plate to start out 2023:

1) 3 finished quilt tops to quilt (the first two below I will machine quilt and the 3rd one I plan to hand quilt

2) 2 granny square blankets to finish

3) A new table runner in progress

And then I have like a million (ok perhaps a little less than that) projects in queue.

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52 thoughts on “2023 Recap: A Year in “Makes” and WIPs Going Forward”

  1. My fav is still that gold/copper/bronze with grey sashing quilt. It’s interesting to see most of your finishes had to do with ‘containers’ of some sort. I’m excited to see that grey granny get done, in 2024! (Grey Granny is fun to say!)

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  16. Do find yourself telling people how amazingly talented you are? You really should, as you are. I love all of what you make, but I don’t think I love anything as much as your gnome bags. I can’t wait to see what you make next year.

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  20. You made more than me, and I don’t have a broken ankle excuse! Love the quilts you get to work on in 2024!
    Happy quilting and happy new year!
    Monique

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  27. That’s not underwhelming at all! The number of bags alone is impressive. I think the colour wheel is my favourite though, it looks so fancy.
    Do you have a favourite make?

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