It's been an off year for me and that applies to my crazy quilting as well. I don't intend to give it up totally but have been putting some of my time elsewhere. Last year I started a Christmas "art quilt" designed by McKenna Ryan which I purchased in kit form from Batiks Plus (http://www.batiksplus.com/) This quilt is called "Heaven and Nature Sing." I finished it recently and will be giving it to my daughter on Thanksgiving as a Christmas gift. I love McKenna's designs so it's been a pleasure doing this. 
I've started another of her kits "In Full Bloom" so will show you each section of the progress on it as I go along this time. These kits are easy in some ways but are very time consuming and you do have to pay very close attention on how you add the pieces. Her charts are nicely done and she's put a lot of time in making the patterns and instructions user friendly. Since I'm not a very good machine quilter, I've learned how to add the pieces in layers and stitch a scant 1/16" from the edges of each piece as I go. I'll take it to a long arm quilter to finish it for me.
Love the McKenna Ryan designs. It's not CQ but it needs the same attention to detail that you are so good at! XO
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