2025 Annual Review
Most significant achievements:
Starting to use the bigger building, although still under renovation!
Late April, during shop hop we moved our fabrics into the front section of the building so that we'd have a bit more room with all the traffic.
Enjoyed putting this mini-brick project together. The handwheel turns and the needle goes up and down and the pedal oscillates.
For all customer who would like to incorporate my logo as part of their label (as the quilter), these are available at no charge for customer quilts that I quilt.
New Patterns - find all the patterns here
New designs w/Island Batik fabrics
Fossilized Jewels City Windows - Earth Essence
At Lincoln County, WA fair, City Windows received a Special Award, as well as a blue ribbon.
Before sending 24 Karat Rondure back to Nancy Cargo, I had to capture how I had documented the quilt's success in the show circut. Unfortunately, not long after, due to complications from a surgical procedure, she passed away. I am honored that her husband Billy gave it back to me and I have it hanging in the new shop.
New Signature collection - Countryside Charm - shipping mid 2026
Wallhangings one block set and framing from Hearts-a-Bloom and a sampler of all shapes of my Half Hexi ruler.
Angled Shadows
Honeycomb - Waterfall
Hearts-a-Bloom
Bonus pattern included with Hearts-a-Bloom; Windy Pinwheels
I used leftover backs from all the quilts to piece this together for Windy Pinwheels.
Sintra Entrada
New colorways showing off my Hugs and Kisses pattern with the Missing You collection by Terri Vanden Bosch of Lizard Creek Quilting. Squint at them....the first has a light O and a dark X behind. The second has a Burgundy O and a Light X behind. -- a Subtle hug and kiss O X ;-)
New design with Northcott fabrics
Rose Gallery (to be made)
New design for 2025 All Pacific NW Shop Hop using Riley Blake - My Washington - "Wandering"
"Angled Shadows" with sashings to show the map of the regional designations of the shop hop.
New designs with In the Beginning Fabrics - 2025 All Pacific NW Shop Hop
Oregon Icons (made top; sold it); Oregon Scenic Rows
Pacific NW Nights -- designed with In the Beginning fabrics for the 2026 Pacific NW Shop Hop, selected to be in the magazine. Pattern is available in the 2026 Magazine and kits are also available. While supplies last these are available at KISSed Quilts.
Secret designs in process - a 2nd Signature Collection with Lumin Fabrics/Island Batik Division!
New, Completed Projects
For a special friend - inspired by the Pam Bono design - Flying Home.
I named it "Flying Again by God's Grace". I worked with Greg Nelson for several months in 2003 while in San Francisco. He has now been diagnosed with a very unique Alzheimers, he is losing his words first. As a speaker, songwriter, singer ...this is especially difficult. But, by God's Grace he will fly again.
I named it "Flying Again by God's Grace". I worked with Greg Nelson for several months in 2003 while in San Francisco. He has now been diagnosed with a very unique Alzheimers, he is losing his words first. As a speaker, songwriter, singer ...this is especially difficult. But, by God's Grace he will fly again.
Crazy Heart - class sample for Sew Expo 2025 - using EZPiecing foundations
Compass - class sample for Sew Expo 2025 - using EZPiecing foundations
Cross-stitch
Machine Embroidery work
New WIPS - 2025
LoneStar - sample for class
WIPs - 2024
Compass - Sample for Class
From 2023
- Tulips a row from the Row by Row 2023 event
- The Jr. pattern for this year's Row by Row event
WIP - Really Old! - PROGRESS
OLD LIST, once upon a time was publicly listed as 'next items' but never got started and there are too many piles of fabric destined as possible projects to list here ;-)...ha!:
- Snowflake/blizzard --except that I used some of the snowflakes as inspiration for the Cool Penguin design and in my "Protection from the Storm" several years ago
- 2007 Shop Hop the Blues - bow ties?
- 2009 Shop Hop the Blues - fall leaves?
2014 list
- OWN - next up is the last large block
UNCERTAIN COMPLETIONS from 2015 list:
From 2022
READY TO QUILT
- Lucky Pot of Gold or Ode to Ireland (a Mi Amore shamrock version) applique still to add.
2016 UFOs:
RxR - On the Go - Envelopes - still needs some applique elements.
Aves -- I got the fabrics selected and the first block cut out in 2018 ...but that is it.
- Train set - with IB Sea Salt Sandy and some other background -- an IBA challenge that I want to incorporate into something bigger. #Accuquilt dies (rentable in the classroom) were used to cut these.
- Little cars - with IB Fire Island -- an IBA challenge that I want to incorporate into something bigger. #Accuquilt die (rentable in the classroom) was used to cut these.
- Umbrellas -- an IBA challenge that I want to incorporate into something bigger. #Accuquilt die (rentable in the classroom) was used to cut these.
- Raindrops --an IBA challenge that I want to incorporate into something bigger
2018 WIP list
2019 WIP - Commissions
Tie quilt - awaiting progress payment from client (ready to quilt)
2021 WIP PROGRESS
1. U.S. Tour blocks -
2. Five pointed Star templates from Off the Wall Quilt.
From 2022
- Dancing Waters at Grand Coulee Dam (Shop hop Block)
from 2025
Teal Lonestar (SS) - sample for class
Angled Shadows w/Sashings - Shop Hop 2025 Map
from 2024
Boondoggle Ruler - Rainbow Runner - class sample at Sew Expo
Crazy Heart - Sample for Class
from 2023
- Peace Park
- Back Yard
- Nature's Whimsy
from 2021
- One-Block-Wonder (OBW) using a Serendipity Panel into triangles
- William Morris Spring Honey Bun
- Seaside Adventure Quilt-Along
from 2017
- Lone Star piecing (2009 class w/Eddie Walker) --thinking about quilting it by hand
- 2016 North Central Washington Shop Hop - Come Fall into Love
from 2015
from 2014- Four Patch Flip- a spring result, but has been sitting there waiting for me to work on it. - now ready to quilt! Finished Piecing - 4/12/18
- Metro Rings
- Electric City - a new 1892 Rondure version, stalled in 2015 --most got going in March 2017, still needed to do 3rd round. 3rd round completed May 2018. Borders added October 2018.
- Baskets - WW Valley Quilt Guild 2006 BOM (pictured years ago! and my quilting designs for it continue to evolve)
Old
- Out of the Darkness - Pam Bono
Joint Projects (ready to quilt)
- Cool Penguin, partly pieced by Julie Tapley - Country Register Pattern Sample (or add snowflakes?
- Humpty Dumpty's Wall/Poppy Dance Party/Dogwood Branch --designed by me; (Humpy Dumpty) pieced by Betty Baerg - INCORPORATED INTO GARDEN PARTY COLLABORATION QUILT
- Camouflage Canopy (waiting for tester to return it)
- Barb Kelton's pieced Emerald --thinking I need to make two more to represent my mom and my sis
- Row by Row 2018 Junior version - Piano Keys and made leftovers -- gave to mom
Totals:
Completed: 14
Completed: 14
Started the year (2025) with WIP: 30 + 5 joint projects
New WIP in 2025: 3 + an old one ;-)
Ended 2025 with WIP: 34 + 5 joint projects
Ended 2025 with WIP: 34 + 5 joint projects
Note: Quite a few bindings done on customer projects this year. Lots of photos at http://www.facebook.com/kissedquilts. Or check out the 'Quilting Examples' tab on this blog. Albums have been updated.
Still undergoing renovations on our new larger space, I'm hopeful for a completed move in 2026.
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