My Make Nine 2022 challenge wrapped up the week of Thanksgiving, but I'm doing a photo recap here before the year comes to a close.
Compared to Make Nine 2021, the project mix was about the same—garments, quilts, pillowcases, a yarn project, pouches, and an upcycling project. Pillows and a few small quilted items for a Trunk Show rounded out the project mix.
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| Completed projects for Make Nine 2022 Top row: Kantha Zipper Pouch UFO, Fast and Fun pillowcases, cuddle quilt UFO. Middle: New to Me faux color-blocked shirt, Wild Card Trunk Show; Upcycled sock weaving. Bottom: Slow Stitch dishcloths, Scraps and Crumbs kitty quilts, two Make It Again Bristol Tops. |
Make Nine 2022 worksheet
2022 was certainly a fabric-filled year—especially when including a Trunk Show (a business project) that satisfied the Wild Card prompt. The Trunk Show was comprised of 11 small projects that included pillows, bags, pouches, towels, a quilted table topper and a runner.
Below is my worksheet that corresponds to the Make Nine photos above. Dates of completion are included for each prompt.
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| Completed Make Nine 2022 worksheet. |
Projects were completed nearly every month: January, March, April, May, July, August, and November. I continued knitting Slow Stitch dishcloths well into December.
Project details
- First UFO: I paired an embroidery and kantha stitched piece (the UFO) with improve patchwork to create a zipper pouch. (completed July 4)
- Fast and Fun: a pair of pillowcases featured the Kingfisher fabric print. This is a favorite of my husband. (completed March 20)
- Second UFO: the final Make Nine project was a shop sample quilt that was started several years ago. It was finished and donated to my guild's charity. (completed November 20)
- New in '22: was a faux color blocked shirt using a product called the "flat fat stack" from Paintbrush Studio. (completed July 31)
- Wild Card: to support an event for several of my shop customers, I created a Trunk Show with several projects using a curated fabric collection from Art Gallery Fabrics. The work and project spanned a few months this spring. (April 17 - May 30)
- Mend/Upcycle: a favorite childhood toy, the Loopy Loom, checked off the box for a repurposing/upcycling project. I'm taking worn out, unmendable socks and converting them into mug rugs and trivets. A satisfying and sustainable project in so many ways! (completed July 10)
- Slow Stitch: in July, I discovered the dishcloth knit-along. Knitted/crocheted dishcloths became my default travel project and also fulfilled the Slow Stitch prompt. The first three of 19 dishcloths were finished by August 27 and I continued through November and had a pile of 19 by December 21.
- Scraps and Crumbs: I love making scrappy improve quilts for the kitties! This is an on-going charity project for me that continues throughout the year. Four kitty quilts were completed January 30 and twelve more were finished in December 8.
- Make it Again: two knit Bristol tops were my first Make Nine finish in 2022. (completed January 15 and January 23)
Looking back at notes in my sketchbook for this year's Make Nine, I earmarked a few project ideas that could satisfy the prompts. A few projects came to fruition, but for some prompts, life stepped in and presented other options.
For history purposes, here is the Make Nine 2021 recap. This is a recap of Make Nine 2020. The 2019 recap is at the bottom of this post.
Planning for 2023
I plan to tackle Make Nine 2023 in the new year. I'll keep some of my favorite Make Nine prompts and add something new. And perhaps, a few projects on the 2022 Wish List will migrate and become next year's successes.
