I am joining the #2024QuiltingQ3CheckIn hosted by Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl. I’m pleased how many of many goals I was able to get accomplished in July-September. But first I’m going to share the guilty pleasure I’ve recently been enjoying–making Halloween quilted items.

Some of you may remember me falling head first into a rabbit hole making Halloween projects. Well, this year I revisited that rabbit hole!

My favorite Halloween finish is a Sugar Skull pattern by Ingrid Alteneder of Joe, June, and Mae. I really enjoyed reading her post, Top 3 Things to Know about Dia de los Muertos. Below is a photo of the pillow with our cat, Minime, on my Halloween quilt from last year.

I made a small wall hanging from a block by Tiffany of Village Bound Quilts. It’s called Eerie Abode, and the pattern is available here.

A similar size wall hanging (approximately 15″ square) is my Crow, pattern by Kristy Lea of Quiet Play Designs, pattern available here.

I also made some coasters. The two purple ones are by Kristy Lea of Quiet Play Designs. The Heart of Pumpkin is free by commenting on her Instagram post here. The Cat-o-Lantern is available in her shop as part of a Lil Spooky Pattern Bundle. The pumpkins are also a free pattern by Sweet Potato quilts. Comment on her IG post, and Christina Lee will email you the pattern.

Here’s a Breakdown of How I Did with my Third Quarter Goals

• Make a fabric bucket for my friend, Ed, who will turn 50 on July 13th. Done, see post here.

• Finish my Baseball Star quilt. Done. See post here.

• Finish my Ranges quilt. Done. Read post here. I want to make another version of this quilt someday.

• Gift the quilt for Kristen’s baby boy due in August and take pics at her baby shower. Done. See post here.

• Work on a Color Burst mini quilt. No progress.
• Start to work on a Christmas quilt for my best friend, Mary. Done except for a finished photo after binding.
• Re-bind a quilt that my mom made for my niece, Mary Frances, when she was in high school. Done. See post here.

• Write a post about the sawtooth star blocks I received and possible projects where I might use some of them. Done. See post here.
• Possibly work on some Fussy Fuel blocks. This project is officially on hold.
• Possibly make some scrappy color gradient blocks. As is this project.
• Make more progress on a Sashiko Japanese tea mat in different shades of purple. Minimal progress.

My Favorite Unplanned Project

In June I found out that a very special couple are expecting another daughter. Read more about this baby quilt here.

What’s on Deck for the Last Quarter of 2024

I’m deliberately keeping my 4th quarter goals rather vague as I will be helping out family in California in the next month or two with some health-related issues.

• Possibly make another Halloween project or two.
• Finish a memento of my trip to Europe in August.
• Work on some Christmas projects.
• Possibly work on some mini quilts.
• Work on one or more Sashiko projects.
• Make progress with my online Foundation Paper Piecing Design class with Melissa De Leon Mason.
• Write a 10 Years of Quilting post.

 .Linking up to #2024QuiltingQ3CheckIn.