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Last Month

I started off December with my usual bad luck by spraining my worst trigger finger. That didn't stop me from crocheting, so I made a dishcloth and scrubbing pad out of the strangest cotton yarn I've ever thrifted.

Once my sprained finger mended enough to come out of the splint I stitched the first two mini-quilts for December: an art piece using junk jewelry that I called Inner Child, and an homage to Etsy seller 14carrot, who inspired this project, with one of her lovely quilt tags.

As physical therapy for my sprained finger (and because I finally learned how to do a granny stitch rectangle properly) I made this throw out of thrifted yarn in fun, non-Christmas colors.

My third mini-quilt for December was this stitch practice piece with a pretty vintage Napier snowman brooch that I thrifted.

This fourth mini-quilt for the month was a patchwork piece I salvaged from a pillow cover with a concealed panel during my quilt detective days.

My fifth mini-quilt for December and the very last one for the project was a stitched fabric print of a watercolor painting I gave away many years ago. I've always loved the colors and what the vine-covered brickwork personally symbolizes for me. I'm so happy I made it the last one.

With that fifth mini-quilt I finished my mini-quilt calendar project for 2025, which felt pretty wonderful.

I crocheted a cardigan inspired by one I'd seen in a shop window.

I did a one-day challenge to see how many things I could make from a quarter yard of scrap fabric, and made a pen pocket, journal cover, mini gift bag and a mug rug out of a novelty kitchen utensil print.

I mysteriously ran out of bookmarks, so I raided my scraps bin and sewed and embroidered three.

I crocheted a little standing basket to hold the wipes for my glasses.

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