A look back at 2019

So for 2019 I didn't really set any quilting goals, and it's probably a good thing.  While I did accomplish some things in 2019, I felt like it was largely a lost year.  My husband has been battling prostate cancer most of the year and that has taken a real toll on our time and energy levels.  Surgery and radiation are now finished, and we are praying for good numbers and no need for further treatment going forward.  There were also multiple trips to visit out of  town and out of state family that also took up lots of time.  I only had 31 posts on the blog in 2019, which was the lowest since 2012.  I had trouble remember to post things even when I did find time to do them.

That being said, here is what I did actually accomplish, creatively, in 2019:

I finished 8 quilts.  Of those, I gave 4 away as gifts and donated another to charity.
I completed 4 quilt tops that didn't get finished.  Two of which are quilted but still need to be bound.
I took a watercolor painting class and posted some watercolors that I did.
I got back into drawing, with pencil, and post some of that.
I tried my hand at pen & ink drawing, including doing the full marathon of Inktober! I only posted a handful of the drawings here.
Several of the posts were of the blocks I made for my Vintage Christmas wall hanging.  And a few were of blocks for other projects. Some blocks were donated and one still sits in my sewing room as an orphan block.  It was made for a design challenge we had in my quilt guild.

Not too bad for a "lost year."  Here's to hoping 2020 will be better than 2019!