First Mini Finish of 2026

I took this little mini to school with me yesterday.  I knew I would be in a special classroom with students that appreciate calm to focus.  They would have some computer time and center time during which I had extra time to stitch.

A lady I used to swim with in water aerobics (Betty) gave these to me.  She had been working on them when she and her husband traveled exciting adventures in the US in their rv.  Her husband took ill and passed awaw shortly thereafter.  Betty no longer wished to continue the projects.  Sha gave them to me in hopes that I would enjoy them.  I didn't hand quilt at the time so I threw them in the UFO bin.  Betty passed away a few years ago.  I am confident to finish them now.  Betty House #1 & Betty House #2 are on the list to be finished this year.  It's interesting that the quote on the hearts in the corner say, "When this you see remember me."  Awww.  I stitched the first one to completion.

Here's the back where you can see a lot of the beautiful stitching that Betty did.

It measures 19" square.  I love the feel of the texture and can't wait to work on the other one in the set.

2026 finishes -- 1

Here's my Fall 2025 Ravelry UFO Club Projects:

1.  Bit Con quilt -- Needs more rows of strips sewn together -- size yet to be determined

2.   Rail Fence 3.5" RSC block -- 900 blocks needed/need arranged

3.  Piccadilly Circle -- Need a few more circle blocks

4.  Kite Girl -- Needs sashing sewn and put together

5.  Folk Art Birds -- Need more birds and alternate blocks

6.  Hourglass Mini -- Needs sashing

7.  Maroon Sampler -- Needs two more blocks

8.  Dicey -- Blocks need sewn together with sashing and cornerstones

9.  Fireflies Wall Hanging -- Blocks need appliqued

10.  Tall Shoofly Block Lotto Win -- blocks need sewn together

11.  Sail Away crib quilt -- Blocks need sewn

12.  Aqua/Brown HST -- quilted, binding attached -- needs binding sewn by hand

13.  Aqua/Brown arrow crib quilt -- quilted, binding attached -- needs binding sewn by hand

14.  Fish -- a 12-block RSC26 project -- 2 fish sewn

15. Scarborough Fair -- Needs more blocks made

16.  Random Blue Blocks -- Hand Quilting -- In the hoop

17.  Acorn Harvest -- Quilt top needs assembled

18.  Bubble Gum Pink/Blue Quilt -- quilted, binding attached -- needs binding sewn by hand

19.  Green king-sized quilt -- quilted, binding attached -- needs binding sewn by hand

20.  Green king-sized quilt #2 (problem child won't lay flat) -- quilted, binding attached -- needs binding sewn by hand

21.  Lupine and Laughter (Bonnie Hunter 2025 mystery quilt) -- in the piecing process

22.  Christmas Memories 4-patches sewn, need more

23.  Noel -- quilted, needs binding hand stitched -- binding half way done

24.   Zip It Sew Along (started sewing blocks together)25.  True Blue Sew Along (starts 1/15/26) -- 9 blocks made

26.  Kawandi 17.5" x 22" -- backing and batting sewn together.  Rows are being stitched

27.  Cameo Rose embroidery quilt quilted, binding attached -- needs binding sewn by hand

28.  King Rosebud embroidery quilt (flimsy completed by my grandma around 1973) on the frame

29.  Kathleen Tracy Mini #1 (pinwheels)

30.  Kathleen Tracy Mini #2 (squares)

31.  Kathleen Tracy Mini #2 (HST and a Square)

32.  Classic Meets Modern QA from 2014 -- block complete, need sashing

33.  RSC UFO (six blocks for a crib-sized quilt) binding half way done

34.  Betty House #1 -- finished 1/7/26 -- first finish

35.  Betty House #2 -- some stitches done