Hello everyone,

It's the end of the month and time to report on completed projects. I'm in UFO challenges on 3 different groups and I've completed all my listed work. Unfortunately I can't show you photos of all of my projects, as the rechargeable battery for my camera won't hold a charge long enough to take even one photo! I'm so annoyed. I have photos of most projects, but the last two will have to wait until my new battery comes later this week.

Here is a summary of the sewing I did this month.

I sewed 6 tops for Quilts for Kids. In one of my Yahoo groups, I issued a challenge last fall encouraging others to make blocks for QFK. I would put them together and then send the tops on to the group leader to be long armed and then taken to hospitals. I have enough blocks to make two more tops, and I hope to get them done this week and then the box should be full enough to mail out.

Next I got out the collection of Patriotic Star Swap blocks and started laying them out. I realized I had enough for 3 quilts. I finished one quilt which will be used on my daybed this summer. And the other two tops will be donated to wounded veterans. I am very pleased with how well the blocks went together and how nicely the quilts turned out.

I also finished the 2010 NYE mystery quilt and my husband really likes this one, so it will be used as a living room throw during the winter months.

Next I worked on and finished an old mystery project from a couple years ago. It was one I was not happy with at the time, it would finish too small to be useful to us but we liked the colors and pattern, so didn't want to give it a way. Well, I finally came up with an interesting border for it and it will also be used as a living room throw probably during the spring months. It has lighthouses on it and my husband loves lighthouses. No photo of that one yet, but I'm sure glad to have it done.

And last, but not least, is a new quilt for my daybed, using the eagle panel and coordinating fabrics that is on my list in this group. It went together quite quickly, but I love how it looks. Once I get my camera working I'll be sure to share the photo and I'll probably show you the back of it as well, because the coordinating fabrics for this eagle panel were fantastic.

Now on to the February projects.

Karen