{"id":66579,"date":"2025-05-31T07:09:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T14:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=66579"},"modified":"2025-05-31T10:06:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T17:06:55","slug":"26-projects-2025-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/26-projects-2025-5\/","title":{"rendered":"26 Projects 2025 #5"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Finished May 2025 Quilt Projects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>None this month- this is depressing! I might put major progress in here going forward or omit this section until I have a quilt finished.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Finished (for me!) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>May <\/strong><strong>Donation&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Quilts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-66579 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/another-donation-quilt\/20250517_145130_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250517_145130_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"BAM donation quilt\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-66617\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-66617'>\n\t\t\t\tBAM donation quilt\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><strong>Finished Bags and Small Projects for May<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-66579 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/finished-vervain\/20250513_151904_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250513_151904_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vervain front\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-66584\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-66584'>\n\t\t\t\tVervain front\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/christmas-pillowcase-project-continues\/20250519_184145_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_184145_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Christmas pillowcases 2025\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-66625\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-66625'>\n\t\t\t\tChristmas pillowcases 2025\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/christmas-pillowcase-project-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas Pillowcases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/finished-vervain\/\">Vervain<\/a> Belt Bag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>May <\/strong><strong>Projects Ready for Quilting \/ In the Quilting Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-66579 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/old-town-top-complete\/20250524_172802_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250524_172802_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old Town top complete\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-66645\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-66645'>\n\t\t\t\tOld Town top complete\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/old-town-top-complete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Town<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>May <\/strong><strong>Projects In the Finishing Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Nothing now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>All the WIPs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>WIPs are projects on which I am working. This means that I am past the cutting out of pieces stage,&nbsp; some sewing has taken place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/la-pass-border-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Passacaglia<\/a> \u2013 I am working on the border, but need to work more and harder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/starting-chain-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chain Link<\/a> \u2013 I made a little bit of progress on this during the past few days. I have high hopes I&#8217;ll be able to finish it soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Cut Out &amp; Stopped<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/eppic-bag-cut-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPPic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/oxbow-tote-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxbow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/rose-petrillo-returns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rose Petrillo bag<\/a> \u2013 I found the pieces for this bag cut out, but not sewn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Still UFOs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I still have UFOs. Who doesn\u2019t, after all? A project in the \u2018UFO\u2019 category means I am stalled, it hasn\u2019t been worked on in awhile or it is waiting its turn to be worked on. The list is a lot shorter and the projects are newer, for the most part.<\/p>\n<p>I am annoyed that some of these are still UFOs. I have to give myself credit for completing some of them last year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/handbag-sampler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Handbag Sampler<\/a> \u2013 I <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/found-handbag-sampler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found the blocks<\/a>! I found them in a bin I thought I had thoroughly searched! I also found the fabrics carefully stored together. Hooray!!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Portrait.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self Portrait<\/a>: started in 2006 at a <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/pamelala-teaches-at-quilting-adventures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">class at Quilting Adventures<\/a> in Richmond, Virginia. After a brief burst of inspiration, I am stalled on this again. As one of my oldest (I am pretty sure) UFOs, I put it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/whats-your-oldest-ufo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my blog<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/artquiltmaker\/status\/987744235699879942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">out into the Twitterverse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ddrquilter\/status\/987747460075458560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diane suggested that I not consider this as a self portrait<\/a>. I think that strategy is a great idea. I am now trying to think of a new persona for her.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/serendipity-lady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serendipity Lady<\/a> \u2013 I am still planning to take this piece to be framed. It might need a bit of quilting first.<\/li>\n<li>Fabric of the Year 2020<\/li>\n<li>Fabric of the Year 2021 \u2013 I may combine 2020 and 2021 into a COVID edition.<\/li>\n<li>Fabric of the Year 2022 \u2013 yes, I added this one to the list, but this is the last one I plan to do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finished May 2025 Quilt Projects None this month- this is depressing! I might put major progress in here going forward or omit this section until I have a quilt finished. Finished (for me!) May Donation&nbsp;Quilts Finished Bags and Small Projects for May Christmas Pillowcases Vervain Belt Bag May Projects Ready for Quilting \/ In the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/26-projects-2025-5\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;26 Projects 2025 #5&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[195],"class_list":["post-66579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-538","tag-26-projects"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66579"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66685,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66579\/revisions\/66685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}