I am joining the #2025QuiltingPlanningParty hosted by Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl. Like many quilt bloggers, a main motivation for blogging about my quilting has been to have an ongoing journal about my quilting journey. At this time of year I like to take the opportunity to revisit my goals for the year and to refine my goals for the coming year. I wrote three posts about progress with my 2024 quilting goals: #2024QuiltingQ1CheckIn, #2024QuiltingQ2CheckIn, and #2024QuiltingQ3CheckIn.

For the last quarter of 2024, I focused a lot on Christmas projects, some of which I blogged about here. I also finished the Red Sashiko Christmas Tree shown above which I started two years ago and finished this month by adding the free-form trunk and then stapled it to a 10″ square blank canvas. I’m not sure where I bought this pattern, but I think it was from BeBe Bold. I also made some Nativity blocks (pattern by Burlap and Blossom Patterns). Below is one that I finished in an 8″ x 8″ frame.

I also redid the binding on a quilt my mom made for my niece in the 1980s (see post here) and wrote a post about my Ten Years of Quilting.

2025 Quilting Goals

I have committed to working on the SAHRR 2025 and three block of the month programs:

• Stay at Home Round Robin 2025 hosted by Quilting Gail
• 2025 Murder Mystery Quilt
• Starry Signs Block of the Month 2025
• Frightful Fun Block of the Month 2025

These are some other projects that I may work on in 2025 or in future years:

• Aurora by Bryan House Quilts (I actually want to use the layout of this quilt for a wall hanging).
• Seaglass and Fussy T-Shirt quilts by Exhausted Octopus
• Effervescence Quilt by Quilting Jetgirl
• Signal Trace by Quilting Jetgirl
• Cleo and Modern Postage Stamp quilts by Kitchen Table Quilting
• Luminary by Craft a Dream
• Star Shower (modified) by Mashe Modern and Maeberry Square
• Butterfly Effect EPP Eclipse by Lillyella (scroll down to see the Eclipse version with the black background–I purchased this kit three years ago).
• Ombre Tree Time by V and Co.
• Color Burst Mini Quilt by SassaFras Lane
• All Star Quilt by Giuseppe Ribaudo (@giucy_giuce on Instagram)
• Online FPP Design class with Quilt All the Things

I also hope to participate in at least one Project Quilting challenge this coming year.

 Linking up to .#2025QuiltingPlanningParty