50 Projects, Let's Do This! 2022

[AIMR (Linda--Join us in the Happy Mail Craftalong! :us:)]

Bolded items are WIPs
Ideas:
Sewing Table Scrap Bag
Organizer Caddy (sewn)
Carol Shawl
Iron Tote
Deer Heart Cross stitch
Reindeer Cross Stitch
Winter wonderland Cross Stitch
Ornaments cross stitch
Gnome ornaments
Elf ornaments for bunting
Skeleton Couple
Scrappy birds
Fabric Beads
Boho bracelets
Scrappy fish
Singletons
Macaroons
Fabric Pumpkins
Felt Christmas Sweeties (3)
Madonna Shrines
Sewing table curtains
Painted birdhouses
Domino accordian book
scrappy pouches - quilted, boho
Felt ornaments
One thing from my Pinterest board every month! 1
Clothing: tunic, petticoats, dotted top, black knit skirt, smock,
Quilt along
Shawl along
Goldfinch totes
Sweet potato biscuits (roler’s recipe)
Alisha Burk art lessons
Squirrel project-Tula Pink Fabric
Ginko Shawl (WIP)
Baby afghan-purple (WIP)
Macaroon
Dresser Runner
Bathroom curtains
Cat Stockings
Tree Skirt
Aboriginal Fabric Quilt
Harbor blanket crochet–colorwash
Blue floral dress
Red petticoat skirt

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Short List:
Dragonfly pouches
Milkmaid dress
Tags
Guitar pouch
Zoom art 5/22/22
Kimono Summer Robe
Crochet pouch
Crochet bag

May

29.Frog fabric coasters
28.Frog fabric basket
26.-27.Sample fabric pouches
20.-25.Tags 5-10
19.Repair Jim’s cutoff shorts (no Pic)
18.Wrap around pants

Jan-April
14.-17.Tags 1-4
13.Carrying Bag for drum circle stands
12.Guitar Cover
11.Red trio necklaces

10.Evil Eye Necklace

9.Buddha necklace

8.Crossbody Bag

6.-7.Pouches (2) -forget picture of blue one

5.Key Fobs

4.Aboriginal Designed Fabrics Frankenbag

3.Harbour Blanket

2.Orange Button Hoop

1.Purple Button Hoop

[AIMR (Linda--Join us in the Happy Mail Craftalong! :us:)]

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[TheMistressT (Tara - she/her)]

YEY! I’m so glad to see this so soon! THANK YOU, @AIMR !

I generally only have a few goal-goals for crafting-by-the-year so I will list those, but I will also use this topic as a way to catalog actual finishes throughout the year.

A few things I would like/should do in 2022 are (some are there from last year!):
Built-in bookcases
Living room decor update
Master bedroom decor update
Tiny paper houses
Haunted Bathroom diorama
Redo cedar closet
Nicho/shadowboxes/shrine “blanks” to use up scrap wood
Fabric bucket for woodstove paper
Jewelry Xmas Tree (flat or 3D?)

The things I actually do/make will go here : WARNING: THERE COULD BE UNBLURRED PHOTOS THAT ARE NSFW

JANUARY

1. Mini Grungy Towel
   

   

2. Pillow Cover
   

3. Room shell for diorama
   

   
   
   I’m going to keep counting sections of this larger project as their own completed projects.

4. Grapefruit Poppyseed Cake
   

   

5. Tiny, Stained Bathmat
   

   

6. Masterboards
   

FEBRUARY

7. Earl Grey Cardamom Shortbread
   

8. Mini framed cross stitch
   

   

9. I Pine For Thee
   

   

10. Star Box Card
    

    

11. Interior for diorama alllllll but ready for contents
    

    

12. Thank you notes
    

    

MARCH

13. Hand Mixer Storage Bands
    
    

14. Sweet-hot Pickled Jalepeno Pepper Deviled Eggs
    

    

15. Poseable skellies
    

16. Cedar Closet Update/Reconfiguration
    

    

17. Mug Cupboard, add two shelves
    

    

18. Dog Bed Insert
    

    

19. Make a Wish Matchboxs
    

    

20. Schmawzalotl
    

    

APRIL

21. Embellishments
    

    

22. Cording
    

23. Throw pillow covers
    

    

24. Matchbook Notepad/giftcard Holder
    

    

25. Tee shirt quilt
    

    

26. Peggy’s Hat
    

    

27. Peggy’s card
    

28. ATC & ATCoin Boxes
    

29. Mother’s Day card with box
    

    

30. Mixer Strap for Erin
    

    
    

MAY

31. Distressed mirror/framed book covers
    

32. Post-run Towels
    

    

33. Snow White Treat Box
    

    

Tara of Cleavers Frame

Stump pillow
Pam’s Pillers
skellie round pillow

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

DECEMBER

[Lynx2Lancer (Laura)]

1. A Marbled Pair of Hummingbirds
2. Julian and Tia Animal Crossing Painting
3. Watercolor Egg Atcs
4. Assemblage Art
5. Scrappy Watercolor Earring and Necklace, plus magnets!
6. 4x6 Carved Floral Block
7. Unloved Masterboard into tons of bottlecap magnets…and mini envelopes
8. Metallic Galactic Watercolor Mini Envelopes
9. Abstract Watercolor Practice – Mini Envelopes, two styles
10. Watercolor Tree Study Mini Envelopes
11. Watercolor Atcs

[AntBee (Jen)]

I love this craft along and I’m so excited to see it up already! (And to see your name, too, @AIMR happy new year!)

My hope-to-do list:
Child sweater yearly project, Striped blanket knit, Entrelac blanket knit, Crochet owls, Dog sweater crochet, Project keeper footstool, Nana knitting bag, Christmas Countdown Calendar, House elf ornament, knitted dolly (with clothes or topsy-turvy maybe), House shaped tissue box cover, Reusable party decorations, storage for Small Bee’s numerous toys and activities, random slippers, Fork and Spoon, wall decor prints framed, Chair socks, easter eggs, easter basket, Needle Minder kit, Star Wars kit, candle mat kit, Gnome kit, turtle kit, Christmas socks, circus mouse, Mouse friend, craft space created, Family Yearbook, friend Yearbook, Mando/Grogu ornament, Coffee Press Cozy, something to use the Puffin Rock Patches, rabbit or dog ears hat, FPY used up, Activity kits for clubhouse, button garland, bedroom buntings, yearly sweater, Crochet Mama and Papa Puffin, Mossy, Silkie,
Sophie Mouse’s friends
My completed projects list: (11/50)
January: crochet owl, Fingerless gloves, second owl, sock puppet, Crochet Hydrangea,
February: Indoor Snow Ball Fight, Paper Valentines, mending,
March: Rag wreath,
April: Fortunes Shawlette, Child’s legwarmers
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

[mellybelly81 (Mel (she/her) 🇭🇲)]

I’m in! I have been in a bit of a slump, so I need the inspiration (and accountability!)

What I’d like to achieve!

• Monopoly quilt for my dad (this one has been planned in my head for years and I almost have all the fabrics I need)
• Squatter quilt for my mum (an Australian board game, same deal as above)
• Family tree cross stitch (probably my longest personal WIP)
• Crochet tunic for my sister
• Skirts for me
• quilt for B
• fix quilt for M
• dish drying mats
• pillowcases for boys
• temperature scarf
• Christmas tree skirt
• table runner

What I have completed! (Isn’t that a great word??)

January
1 Upcycled market bags
2 Rockpool Crochet Rug

February
3 & 4 Crochet fabric rope cup and coaster
5 Sparkly Crochet headband

March
6 pair of kids masks

[mellybelly81 (Mel (she/her) 🇭🇲)]

So happy to see you @AIMR !!

[Cyn-energy (Cynthia - ADHD crafters unite! SQUIRREL!)]

All right… I’m in. I’m terrible about capturing what I’m making but I will try to start and be more diligent. This is my spot!

January

1. Joy on 4x6 inch paper

[poetrylover828 (Rain)]

Oh yay! I have a cricut now so got some projects I want to do with that plus all my other crafting.

[jemimah]

Wonderful to see you @AIMR!!

I’ve started working on my list too

[skrutt (Josefin 🇸🇪)]

Im in too! Have started writing down some project I want to do in my bujo, but this is better.

JAN
#1 Minecraft Creeper knitted hat
#2 Svira-skirt

FEB
#3 Emils socks
#4 Valentines card for Emil
#5 Bird-planet cards (4 of them)
#6 ATC for swaps and myself (6 cards)

MAR
#7 Small amigurumi wolf
#8 Small band made with a loom

APR
#9 Small amigurumi bear
#10 Small amigurumi wolf
#11 Impkin, amigurumi
#12 Small knitted crocodile

MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC

[Animegirlie (Malinda - burner of pizza)]

Woot! Posting my list!

JAN

• Flora and Fauna Sorbetto [Done and posted]
• Baby hats - 2 for twins, one with a flower and one with leaves (boy and girl) - DONE and posted
• Lemon Peel stitch washcloth - DONE wrote the pattern up and posted to my site
• Unicorn Lapghan - DONE and posted

FEB
Not much done in Feb…

• I mended a “Gimme Sweater” - already wore it to work!
• made some more pages in my art journal
• made one half of the lemon peel sweater, only to realize as I’m making side 2 that I miscounted the rows on the 1st half

MAR

• a Sorbetto completed
• more collage pages in art journal
• picked fabric and bought matching thread for 2 more sorbetto tops - (Blue & Pink Palm trees, Green and blue hounds tooth - DONE)
• started goofing around with a sock pattern - not going well
• wear happy color week all 4 weeks done (orange and yellow were such a stretch. The easy week of Blue and purple was last)
• mended my Porter Wallet
• made a scrunchie from the green hounds tooth shirt fabric.
• made a tote bag from my old Liberty of London Shirt that didn’t fit any more

APR

• Made a skirt! red berry skirt
• Earrings from husbands cast off injection mold test parts posted

MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC

Projects to tackle…

Crochet

• topsy turvy sweater - frogged. Didn’t like the stitch for intended purpose. Replacing with:
• Easy Peasy Lemon Peel Sweater from Heart Hook Home
• washcloths (made 1 in lemon peel stitch)
• Bavarian blanket (bought yarn)
• socks… (bought yarn)

Sewing

• Skirt in the chinese tapestry I bought years ago
• couple more Sorbets
• totebags (I never have enough)
• little zipper pouches for organizing my bag
• (stretch project) make a girlie version of the mission workshop bag I like

Paper

• continue art journaling ( started one in November will finish in Feb - oops March)

[mellybelly81 (Mel (she/her) 🇭🇲)]

My first make for the year, these upcycled market bags from dresses. They were a last minute Christmas gift for my Aunty and her wife.

[Renstar (Ren)]

Yeesssss, happy to see both this craft along and @AIMR back for 2022.

Hoping that I’m out of my crafting slump this year and ready to tackle a whole bunch of wip’s

Happy crafting year!

1. I started and finished a thing (subject to weaving in ends)
   

   

2. Happy mail - no pictures

3. Destash Smurf slipper socks

4. 2x inchie dice for swap, again no pictures

[fishstix43 (Alicia)]

Totally wasn’t me checking every couple hours to see if this was up…

Events at Christmas have pushed us in the direction of moving again at some point in 2022, so I am going to try to keep focus on a smaller group of projects and finish 2 WIPs for every set of new supplies I buy.

The List :
Butterfly latch hook
Kitten cross stitch
Green double moss stitch scarf
Green and purple slip stitch shawl

Completed: 2/50

1. Brown latch hook
2. Redwood tote

[Magpie (Straight, not narrow 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🌎)]

Here’s to a more productive 2022! I turn 50 this year so a project for each year of my life… I can do this!

JANUARY
Batik coasters:

Mommy & Me dinosaur bags

Earrings

Crystal suncatcher, impossible to photograph

Needlebook

Purse

Altered a sail. For a boat. No, really.

Batik MAQ

Jersey dress/pattern test for sister

FEBRUARY
C2C baby afghan for our new cousin. Completed on what would have been Dad’s bday, made for his brother’s grandchild.

Jersey dress/pattern tests for cousin

Mending, mending, and even more mending.

@jemimah 's watercolour class

MARCH
Bubble pod, figuring out a pattern.

Bird purse

Batik coasters, boxes & mugrugs

Denim & galaxy fabric bag

Wrist pin cushions

Sewing machine pin cushions

Kitty fabric pillow case

Scrappy rainbow heart

More scrappy mug rugs

Denim and beautiful batik fabric work bag.

Eff bomb hanging

Masks

Wrist pin cushion

Coasters for work mates.

3 Rainbow baby books

APRIL
Cupcake ring pin cushion

Scrappy tea wallet

Eff bomb badge

Sweary mugrug & coaster set

Positivity TM patches

More positivity TM patches

Positivity Mushroom Magnets

50 positive affirmation cards

Veggie quilt game

New wallet for moi

Sewing machine cover

Sewing machine mat

Window suncatcher crystals

“Laughing is the new Crying” flower hoopla

MAY

Mother’s Day cards

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

[steiconi (textile junkie)]

January (finished projects: 11) all from stash
2 grocery totes
2 cloth gift bags,
casserole carrier;
2 pillowcases;
cloth catch bin for table.
Pink ruffly blouse (semi-drafted, no shawl collar). It might as well be spring
Stitchalong hoop

February (finished projects: 8)

1. blue ruffly blouse It might as well be spring .
2. Drafted shawl collar pattern following How To Draft A Classic Shawl Collar | 2020 Updated Version - YouTube
3. Made a CYA from an old shirt. CYA blouse extension
4. Made a blouse from a skirt. Boho tunic
5. Embellished a blouse I made last year. Embellished tunic
6. Designed and 3D printed a hub for dominos that includes storage for trains. Shared it on Thingiverse Mexican train hub with storage by steiconi - Thingiverse
7. Emptied my fabric cabinet, wrestled it from the studio to dining room, and filled it with games.
8. Assembled and filled new 20-cubby storage unit. It does so count, though the new unit isn’t from scratch.

March (finished projects: 16)

1. bed pad carrier for sweet sleep on our travels.
2. went through (almost) ALL of my craft supplies, made some hard decisions.
3. Pillow carrier
4. Pregnant curtains
5. Strung up a whole lotta beads. Bead window hanging
6. undies
7. Made earrings from some Peachbloom glass.
8. pads
9. Olive green tunic https://forum.lettucecraft.com/t/refashioned-top-top-dress-top-top-top-top
   which includes all the other tops and dresses made this month.
10. Beige and blue dress
11. Another green tunic
12. Hide-a box for passports and such
13. Beige tunic
14. Sewing weights filled with high-carb white rice
15. Table organizer
16. March stitchalong

YTD 35
April New goal: 30 projects in 30 days. Did it!

1. prepped supplies for class I’m teaching tomorrow
2. Designed and 3D printed a base for my new salt and pepper grinders
3. Paint dyed black and white skirt to black and shades of blue
4. Taught class
5. Finished yet another tunic
6. Dyed a few other black and white fabrics to coordinate with skirt, to use for bodice.
7. Made a summer nightshirt from stash gauze
8. Made another one
9. And another!
10. Small crossbody purse for travel. Too small, doubled it. Still too small. Sigh.
11. Stealth purse to wear under my blouse to hold passport.
12. Two more stealth purses; #11 was too small, and hubby wanted one.
13. Simple billfold
14. Sorted huge gift of beads and findings into my stash.
15. Crafted a 4-piece thank you gift. https://forum.lettucecraft.com/t/bead-thingies
    50 projects in 100 days!
16. Visor, drafted pattern and made beige version. Pix of all the visors at Visors 2022
17. Hawaiian fabric visor
18. blue and white visor, narrow band
19. hubby’s visor, narrow band
20. Mending and alterations
21. April Stitch Along Let’s Stitch Along to the End of Time! - #1414 by steiconi
22. Took apart April #10 and turned it into a travelling jewelry keeper.
23. camera case with cable pocket
24. Repadded dressform
25. Draped shoulder princess bodice
26. Tea dyed fabric for piping
27. Paint dyed more fabric for piping on another project. Made piping!
28. Tested and adjusted bodice.
29. Redyed piping fabric. Made 6+ yards of piping.
30. Drafted petal sleeve pattern.
    YTD 65

May

1. Made a dress using draped pattern, piping, and petal sleeve New techniques! New dress!
2. Made a new ditty bag Ditty bag using the good stuff
3. enlarged camera case.
4. made another nightshirt
5. designed and 3D printed bramble frame for Sleeping Beauty booknook.
6. Two more nightshirts
7. May stitch along On the Road Again
8. Bead thingies. Bead thingies

Completed projects: 72 don’t worry, I’ll be travelling for 2 months, won’t get so much done then!

Planned projects:
Chinatown book nook. Maybe Sleeping Beauty, instead. or both. By our mini show in October.
Stitch along projects every month

[thanate (Ann needs more tea)]

Still probably going to lurk, but maybe… actually post 50 projects would be a good goal for me.

[LuckyXIIICreations (Not to be trusted in craft stores.)]

I’m in again this year. I did not keep up with my list last year though I was crafting all year. Did more than fifty. I’ll try and do better this year.

January:

1. Lunar Moth art frame
2. Love Notes Notebox
3. 8 Layer Mandala
4. 5 Layer Mandala
5. Moon Blossom
6. 
7. Charmed I’m Sure
8. All my resin…so far!

[momiemae (Formerly Rantyhippie)]

I am in! I don’t have as much space as I used to now that we have moved but I try to fit in as much crafting as I can.