A Busy 6 Months

 I can't believe it has been over 6 months since I have posted. Just before my last post I had hiked a couple of the Adirondack 46 hikes (Donaldson and Emmons)./ After that I was hooked and ended up hiking almost every weekend and some Wednesdays throughout the summer and some of the fall. I ended up hiking 38 high peaks in just about 4 months. Needless to say I didn't have much crafting time. Then fall hit and I started classes...again, no crafting time. But during winter break I was able to get in some project time. 

I finished a quilt for my mom over the summer using some random fabric squares I got in a grab bag...it came out kind of wild but really fun. She (of course) loved it:

During the semester I started a quilt for a friend of mine that had been percolating in my head for almost a year. This was my first attempt at applique and I think it went pretty well:

Then, a work colleague gave me some "ugly" fabrics and I decided to challenge myself to make them into something interesting. I used a pattern I have worked from before and ended up making a bunch of wall hanging/place mats. There were 9 total, here are a few:

After that, I made a quilt for my car. This one has a sheet of the emergency wrap inside of it to help retain heat in event of an emergency. Currently it is with my longarm quilter so I don't have a photo of it completely finished but here it is:

Then 2021 arrived and I kept on quilting. This one was a kit I bought about a year ago. I decided to make it for my dog sitter because he has been such a champ for me all year with the frequent hiking trips and other random emergencies. He deserves a quilt (also because he thinks it is neato and therefore is craft worthy):

I also finished quilting one of my bay window decorative quilts. This one is for spring, but I have it out now because I haven't finished assembling the winter sandwich.

And I made a fun little block with the leftovers from the ombre weave quilt:

I did get a chance to cross stitch a bit, but I don't yet have a finish to show for it. 

Sadly, classes are startting again, so I will be going back into a work mode rather than a crafting mode. Maybe this summer I will be able to get in more quilting and stitching!