Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  I am starting 2026 in a new home!  My family moved a mere 3 days before (U.S.) Thanksgiving.  We're still settling in, but it's starting to feel like home.  I have a dedicated sewing space in the new place and while it's not nearly all unpacked, I finally got the sewing machine out and plugged in. I took my first stitches in the new space last Monday, January 5th.  

I've got a couple of sewing and blogging adventures to kick off the new year.  First, the annual Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) starts THIS Wednesday, January 14th.  (Yes, we are moving to Wednesdays this year.)  The Stay at Home Round Robin is the brilliant idea of Gail from Quilting Gail.  It's like a traditional quilt guild round robin, except you stay at home and do all your own rounds.  Each week, one of 6 hosts will give a prompt, and if you decide to sew along, you make something for your own quilt using that prompt.  It's very fun and laid back and we have a lot of sponsors this year!  Here's the schedule:

January 14th: Center/Centre blocks Gail @ Quilting Gail

January 21st: First Round:    Brenda @ Songbird Designs

January 28th: Second Round: Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing

February 4th:  Third Round: That's me!!! Emily @ The Darling Dogwood

February 11th:  Fourth Round:   Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

February 18th: Firfth Round: Gail @ Quilting Gail 

February 25th: Sixth Round:  Anja @ Anja Quilts

March 25th:  Parade of Finishes showing all of your finished SAHRRs!

 

Also starting this week is A blog hop hosted by Jennifer of The Inquiring Quilter highlighting her most recent signature collection with Island Batik/Lumin fabrics.  Starry Seas is an earthy mix of golds, dark blue-blacks with touches of slatey aqua.  The hop starts Monday January 12th and I'll be sharing what I made with Starry Seas on Thursday January 15th.

 

My other quilty adventure for the start of the year is QuiltCon in Raleigh! I'm a few hours from Raleigh so will be making the trip in mid/late February.  If anyone is planning to be there, I'd love to meet up!

I hope your 2026 is off to a great start!  May all your bobbins stay full and your rotary blades be sharp!