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Thank you Cheryl for this opportunity to wrap up the year and take stock on all our accomplishments. Overall, I wish there had been more time to sew in 2023, but that’s life! I almost exclusively stitched for charities, and occasionally for a fun blog hop. Thank goodness for those hops which push and inspire me. (Thank you to Carol, Joan and Carla for the fabulous, monthly hops.) I’ve not been able to do them each time, but they never fail to motivate and push me.  I didn’t finish anything big, but I did use up some scraps and keep myself busy.  I found the end of this year challenging on a personal level but I’ll avoid talking politics or anything of that sort. This is a time for looking forward and cherishing the good things only. 

Meanwhile, below are some photos of a few projects I did this year. 

My sewing goals for 2024 are the following:

• First, I want to find more creative sewing time and resulting joy while diving through my growing mounds of fabric scraps. 
• This year, I hope to complete at least 2 quilts. That means completely finishing them… binding and all. 
• I hope to write more blog posts and document the positive things going on in my life.
• I hope to find time to join at least one BOM or quilt challenge for 2024.  
• I want to try and avoid buying fabric while giving some away to charities that I love. 

Finally, to keep me inspired, I collected a list of quilty link ups and other monthly quilt projects or challenges. Maybe this will help someone else. 

2024 Quilt link Up Parties

Updated December 30, 2023: If I made an error or missed anything, please let me know so I can make adjustments.

MONDAY

Craftastic Monday

Design Wall Mondays

Monday Musings  

TUESDAY

To Do Tuesday

Tuesday Color Linky Party

WEDNESDAY

Midweek Makers

Wednesday Wait Loss

THURSDAY

Needle and Thread Thursday

Free Motion Mavericks (An educational quilt and learn schedule is now posted. This one was new to me and it feels like something very beneficial.)

Put Your Foot Down

FRIDAY

TGIFF! 

Finished or Not Friday  

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop

Brag About Your Beauties 

Friday Foto Fun

Off the Wall Fridays

SATURDAY

Patchwork & Quilts

SUNDAY

Slow Sunday Stitching

 Oh Scrap

OTHER 2024 FUN QUILTY PROGRAMS

2024 Table Scraps Challenge (Free monthly link up party to use up scraps.  Themes and colors announced last Friday of the prior month. January is “Snowflakes”.)

Friday Night Sew In (Free, monthly link up Facebook group party, 3^rd Friday of the Month, with prizes offered.)

Tips and tutorials on the 22nd (Free, Just what it says for different sewing, quilting and stitching tips on the 22nd of each month.)

One Monthly Goal (Free, Motivation, Set a goal for yourself for each month and then post about your progress. 

Stay at Home Round Robin (Free, like being in a guild only you stay at home. Work on a quilt center. Throughout the year, you add to it until a quilt is completed. This one is complicated so click the link and read more details. It sounds fun.)

Moda Quilt Alongs (Lots of companies offer BOM’s each year but they often require purchasing something. I love anything free and often Moda offers some of those. Check out the wide variety planned by Moda’s designers for 2024.)

That’s all I have. I hope this list helps you get organized as much as it helps me. So many bloggers are busy and can’t keep these going so it’s good to stay current. I appreciate each and every blogger who runs these time consuming link-ups. Meanwhile…there’s much to look forward to in 2024. Happy New Year everyone!!!

Linking up: Best of 2023, Patchwork & Quilts, Oh Scrap, Slow Sunday Stitching, Off the Wall Fridays, Friday Foto Fun, Brag About Your Beauties, Can I Get a Whoop Whoop, Finished or Not Friday, TGIFF!