2024 PROJECT OF THE MONTH Kick Off! Join us in an adventure to complete some unfinished projects!

Introducing our 2024 Project of the Month! I share the projects that I will be attempting to finish this year. I have picked projects that I have been wanting to tackle for years. The shop projects always come before my personal projects and it's time to put some fun projects back on my list!
We challenge everyone everywhere to pick out 12 projects you want to accomplish in 2024.They can be any type or size of project you want! Quilts, Crafts, Painting, knitting, Crocheting, Home Dec, Scrapbooking Projects, Clothing, Legos, Art Pieces, - absolutely any category! It's your choice! Write the list down, numbering them one through twelve. Find a way to store them so they are accessible and easy to find. The first week of each month we will present a video where I reveal what I accomplished and to pick the number for the project that month. Then it's time to work on whatever project we pick for that month!! Get It Done!!
This year we encourage you to also pick a bonus project, something BIG! Do a little bit every month and by the end of the year you will be done or at least closer to done than you were in January! Some projects need to be spread out over a longer period of time, look for something very special.
We know it is sometimes hard to motivate yourself to finish old projects or start on a project that is intimidating. We want to help you get over the hurdle and help you create and enjoy the satisfaction of a finished project! Let's do this together!!
Here is the link to make the journal cover as shown in the video:
• Make a quilt journal t...
Here is the link for the 2023 Project of the Month playlist to see how we did this last year:
• 2023 Project of the Month
Here is the link for the 2022 Project of the Month playlist to see how we did this in 2022:
• 2022 Project of the Month
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[@brandyhossain422]

I absolutely LOVE this...I am so glad you are restoring these. I also love that you are a quilt shop owner but your channel isn't just about selling us fabric. Much respect! God bless you and happy new year!

[@karentzn]

I totally agree with you. A stunning channel.

[@golfanyone65]

Love the T's quilt. Reminds me of dogs. Just need to add eyes and noses.

[@thequiltedforest]

Thank you so much. By the way, I'm happy to sell you all the fabric you need. But in the meantime, enjoy the show! 🤣 Oh, and Happy Quilting!

[@saffronflora]

Hi Shelley. My name is Tracy and I live in Australia . Your project box #4 - the T blocks are for a Temperance Quilt. I have Kathleen Tracy's book "Civil War Sewing Circle" in which she tells a little of the history behind the Temperance quilt and features a mini quilt pattern. I'm excited to see your finished quilt. 😊 I too like to rescue UFO projects from Thrift stores.

[@bevcote2357]

This is so special. It’s like you are preserving history and rescuing quilts that were so lovingly begun. Blessings.

[@GeminiPeg]

You truly are amazing. You have rescued so many projects from antique/resale shops and brought them home to finish. I am very excited to see the results every month. Thank you for sharing.☺️

[@thequiltedforest]

Thank you so much!

[@dnetlayton3456]

You are so awesome! It is going to be so much fun to watch what you do with these different projects over the year. I just love how you are honoring the work of previous people and completing their projects. Bravo to you!

[@trishwinstead28]

I think 2023 is on a Playlist if you "need" to Watch. Enjoy 😉

[@chicletlux]

Number 9 is a spiderweb quilt pattern, a pattern I wanted to make for 30+ years, maybe 2024 is the year…

[@audreylemaire2720]

Wohhh ! I am impressed about the courage behind the idea “I start with something that doesn’t make sense and make something beautiful 😮” Really impressed about the job you have done with project number 9 🤩 You are wonderful !

[@lorrainemcgeough9596]

Love all of your vintage projects and pieces of fabrics. Those fabrics remind me of my grandmother's projects and fabrics she used to make quilts. I am so anxious to see what magic you will do with each project. My favorite fabric is the reproduction 30's.

[@PatsyVaughn]

Thank you so much for saving these beautiful old works of art.

[@amymilner9995]

What a wonderful theme you’ve developed for 2024 with all these beautiful rescued projects! I can’t wait to see what happens each month! Thank you for your videos!

[@lilys786]

Your projects are so interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing them come alive.

[@deliad8826]

What an interesting year of projects. I am looking forward to seeing what you create. I particularly loved the note from your aunt. That was a wonderful slice of your family history. Wishing you continued good health.

[@lindagillian8157]

I love all the unfinished quilt pieces you have found!! Truly a treasure!! Thanks for the inspiration!!

[@sandyheller5438]

Wow you have a lot to do this year. I watched last year all that you accomplished. You are really challenging yourself. I’m impressed. I think everything you finish will be beautiful. I can’t wait to see all of them. 💕

[@cathyayers3988]

If it were me, I would leave the number 12 quilt like it is. Asymmetrical would be gorgeous! Just my opinion.

[@SewingWithLawayne]

Looks like some fun projects to work on and finish.

[@deborahkeith6354]

I just love all the vintage quilt pieces! I can’t wait to see what you do with them!

[@maryannmontague2396]

Love this idea! I have so many UFO's I go in circles. Your system sounds manageable, fun, and has a fun accountability factor too. Your vintage fabrics & projects are treasures! Happy 2024 :)

[@markiecrossmandixon7343]

You don't know how glad I am to see your projects. I also buy up other sew sisters' projects from the past. I have many many mid-century blocks and partial blocks, wedding ring curves, etc. I'm very excited to see your solution to some of these and it inspires me to work on my collection. Isn't it fun to see the fabrics, and to wonder about the maker- as well as her life? I like to think of these projects as a team effort in getting them done. I will be avidly watching!

[@shelleyopland4041]

I CANNOT wait to see your progress on these projects in ‘24!

[@janrichardson8331]

Good luck with your very interesting projects for 2024. Congratulations on saving old UFOs, the original maker will be pleased. Also, I think that project 9 is sometimes called a spiderweb pattern. 😊❤

[@MyLogHomeLife]

Those T blocks look like shirts or kimonos. My grandmother on my dad’s side was also named Mildred.❤

[@Cassandra-..-]

It’s kismet! I left the quilt I need to get done immediately off the list and made a 1-9 collection, ready to re-arrange it so that I’d work on the urgent one in January - and #10 was selected! Perfect!

[@gwynwellliver4489]

Oh my! Ambitious and historic. I love, love everything, but especially your strings/stars and the grandmother's flower garden. I have a few retro projects I have been saving for summer travel in 2024. You should let Pat know that you are going to finish your Splendid Sampler. ❤

[@jannimarys465]

What a treasure trove of projects and fabrics. I can’t wait to see what you do with them all. I’m sure the original owners would be thrilled to see them completed. Funnily enough, I made all the Splendid Sampler 2 blocks using repro 1030s fabrics. I still have to get up the courage to quilt it.

[@danawhite9731]

Love that you're using a lot of vintage quilts that were never finished. Please show us how you clean them up and show us the cleaner you mentioned. I've never heard of retro-clean. Love your channel and look forward to all your projects and ideas. Thank you for all your hard work!

[@tracyrichmond-pshyk8863]

This will be a challenging year project wise, can’t wait to see all your antique and older projects come to life. Exciting.

[@marilynjohnson1782]

Thank you for this idea. I did this with my WIPs and the smaller kits I bought last year during the shop hop. It really helps me focus on one thing at a time. Love it!

[@thescrapmanager6980]

Yay! I love vintage quilts and I love 30’s repros! Can’t wait to see these projects come to life 😮

[@sheilacarroll7143]

I love this way of getting projects completed. You make it fun! Thank you for sharing. 😊🌹🦋

[@deloresrast8543]

The T blocks make great dog faces!!

[@BellaSandella]

Thank you, thank you, thank you Shelle! I have had so many projects, most just needing binding (which I hate doing) and wondered how I would ever get all of it done. Now, I have 10 neat little boxes (still need 2 more tubs) so by the end of the year, they will be done on off to someone else's house. :)

[@cashby1425]

I’m so glad I found your channel. The bonus project is going to be so darling!

[@marymccluskey1516]

Wow, Shelly, what collection of 30’s quilt blocks and parts! This is a great line up of projects for 2024. I really enjoyed this series last year and I look forward to this year, as well. And maybe, just maybe, I may join in and get some of my own done. I know I can come up with at least 12 WIPs that need attention😉Thank you for the inspiration!

[@earlinemcgahen3931]

On #10 could put 1 color way on front and other colorway on the back of the project

[@eelliott9581]

I'm actually purging and packing so I can sell my house and move out of state. When I was setting up my sewing room many years ago, my Son actually gave me this idea. He said I should have no more than 10 containers on my shelves. When I finished one, I could add another to the end of the line. Maybe I'll join you next year but I'll certainly keep up with all of you to see how you're coming along.

[@dorothyyoung8231]

The T blocks are Temperance blocks. The Temperance movement is largely forgotten today, but was a huge issue women worked on in the late 19th up to the mid 20th century.

[@thequiltedforest]

Thank you for the historical message!

[@janelogsdon2268]

Looks like a fun year! On project 8, I visualize the wavy wedding ring elements as a baby or throw quilt with "rows" of those waves. And on project 12, how about adding a border that you trim to make the quilt square? Happy quilting!

[@elainejudd4892]

You have such beautiful 2024 projects! I followed you all of 2023 and finally decided to participate. So I made my list yesterday, and number 10 will be first up - to finish two months of easy blocks for a block of the month I never finished from a few years ago. I am dreading number 11, which is to finish the hard blocks on said BOM, so thanks for not choosing that one. 😂. I have one project spread out to last three months because it is … awful. One of mine is also squares which were hand-appliquéd to the background that my Mom and I started 45 years ago. She did lovely hand-appliqué work. I was supposed to do the border. All fun fabrics from my childhood as Mom made all my clothes. I am trying to decide how to add the border without having to appliqué it on. But that will be for another month. Happy sewing!

[@livingweirdestherc6644]

I love this series it’s my favorite. I have loads of of unfinished craft projects I can do

[@marionbartley214]

Such a nice video I enjoyed watching and seeing all of your quilt blocks. When all of these blocks are made. into quilts You will have so many beautiful quilts. Looking forward to seeing each one made. Thank you for this video and your time in creating it.

[@Dranma51]

I love your projects! I wish I could find projects like these when I haunt antique stores!

[@jamiepenfold3182]

Project #4 looks like kimonos to me. That’ll be fun to complete.

[@jessiedains4873]

I love this idea and I LOVE all of these partly finished projects you found and or were given to you! ❤

[@mariaf5474]

I look forward to seeing how your projects look completed. What a fun focus for this year. This morning I decided on a list of 10 projects, and most are not quilt related but are creative projects that need finishing. I am out of country most of January and February, so I will number the list when I get back and pick up from March. Thanks for a fun start of the year.

[@beckyjohnson3161]

So fun that you are doing this again this year. It was so fun and encouraging to watch your progress last year. I started out good getting several projects done. I need to plan out this years projects. When you use the refresh cleaner, are you spot cleaning? Washing before quilting? Maybe you could talk about this process when you work on one of those quilts! Hope you are feeling good after your surgery. Happy New Year! 🎉🎊🔔

[@pamward7676]

Great job on those finishes. Your new #9 looks festive like Mexican festive.

[@janetbauknecht2936]

Good luck with your projects. Working on a hand sewn grandmothers flower garden. Taking me a long time. Those are some old quilt projects you have there. I'm jealous. Love each and every pattern you shown. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to each month.

[@thequiltedforest]

Thank you!

[@dawnesmith-sliming7004]

I saw a few of your videos at the end of last year. What a great concept. I’m playing along this year but my goal is to make significant progress on each project rather than the pressure to finish them on a domestic machine. I think my WIP pile will decrease in 2024. :)

[@AvivaHadas]

Those "T" blocks look like puppy faces!

[@carolinedubose5136]

Wow!!! Not that I want to rush time.... but I can't wait to see how you finish all of these projects!! I have a couple sets of pieced parts that have been given to me back in the 80's. I think I need to get off of my fanny and start working on them!!

[@cece624]

Looking forward to seeing how you assemble the blocks for project #10.

[@susyk6839]

Thank you! Can’t wait to get started! I love your projects. I look forward to seeing how you create each set!

[@jodymckean9605]

I look forward to seeing what you do with your projects. Those are some pretty amazing finds.

[@christineoliver646]

Love the idea. I recently was given an old unfinished quilt top. I gave it to my long arm quilter and now have to bind it. I love this top it has given me so much enjoyment. Finished is so much better than worrying I hadn’t hand quilted it. Chris

[@thequiltedforest]

Wonderful!

[@user-py4qn3lt4t]

Great idea! I have unfinished projects galore.

[@tammyschweitzer7850]

Wow! This is going to ve interesting.....i watched your monthly videos last year and really enjoyed. This a big challenge you put on yourself. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

[@peggersf9709]

On project #4 looks like the blocks I made and I appliquéd 2 circles to make the block look like a puppy dog 😂😂

[@mayg.m.3767]

I hope you’re feeling well after your surgery. I love this rescue plan and I’m looking forward to see your videos every month. It’s wonderful how your followers told the name of some of your quilts, it’s magic!!! I’m new at patchwork and quilting and in my country is not traditional to make quilts, but as I learn I’m making mini quilts and small projects with the blocks. You must have quilts enough to make a wonderful museum. Thank you so much for sharing. ❤

[@jayneathey9626]

#8 vines (serpentine) and flowers (dresden). Front of dress is sunbonnet sue. Should be an arm, hat and foot,too.

[@madkwilter5693]

I really enjoy this segment of your channel. This looks like it will be a really fun year! Thanks for all your hard work and for sharing with us!

[@thequiltedforest]

Thanks so much!

[@JuanitaHooker-wx9up]

Thank you for showing your projects for this year. There are some nice ones in there.

[@tonikreicbergs4822]

Looking forward to your projects for 2024. I am going to list my projects and see how many I can get done❤️

[@thequiltedforest]

You can do it!

[@koalasez1200]

❤. I generally don’t listen to much narrative on quilting & sewing channels, but I actually thoroughly enjoyed listening to you because you have an easy to listen to voice, you aren’t playing background music 😬, and it’s been such a pleasure seeing what you’ve found and your plans for them. I like old cookbooks from thrift stores and think about the person who made the notes in the margins of recipes they’ve tried. I never see old quilt items but maybe I should keep an eye out for them. 😊Thank you for a lovely overview!!!

[@sharonblevins9969]

I started my list from memory and have 5 things on it, one of which could be my bonus project. I need to check my pile of UFOs as I know I have way more than 5! My bonus project is a hand pieced hexie quilt top. I started it in 2010 when I was diagnosed with an illness and needed to go backwards and forwards to hospital regularly. I haven't touched it in a long time. It's a good sized piece now so I am thinking of just filling in the gaps and turning it into a Linus Quilt. I'll finish my list this weekend and see which project lands at No10.

[@marilynsmith5391]

i'm really looking forward to number 9

[@karentzn]

My heart is overjoyed with knowing you are lovelingly going to finish those bought partial quilts. We know how long it takes. So sad they were not loved by the owner or family. Glad your heart is open to finish them.

[@scottydog6539]

A wonderful video. Thank you.

[@judithcordell1139]

What an awesome idea. I always have multiple projects going but, this will give more focus.

[@thequiltedforest]

You can do it!

[@maryirish5552]

Love this idea

[@cherylbrown4058]

Love the projects you chose.

[@vickirobles3406]

Super!!

[@diannplatt-roberts8692]

Really like this idea.

[@SuperBettyboop23]

Good idea !

[@danabailey6174]

Just subscribed. I find you delightful! My mom was Mildred, and called Millie.

[@amybiblewski6038]

Amazing that you are going to give those quilt a new life and a forever home. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

[@teresabaez6925]

Me encanta todo lo as rescatado,!!que maravilla poder seguir con los proyectos, gracias por compartir 😊🤗 Feliz 2024!!!

[@user-er2fm7dl5r]

Yay! Glad you are doing this again this year, I really enjoyed last year.

[@cjanderson768]

I’m glad ur doing this again. I’m going to start this also this year

[@NanaKathy47]

I am never fortunate enough to find old quilts, completed or not, at thrift stores, etc. Nor do I have any living relatives to hand me down old family quilt projects. I'm amazed at what you have accumulated over the years. I have to ask -- what do you do with what you rework and complete? Do you pass them on to other family members or maybe donate them?

[@thequiltedforest]

I donate quite a few to worthy causes. Some I give as gifts to friends and family. And every once in awhile I keep them. Happy Quilting!

[@amandaaskew7606]

What fun! Thank you for sharing all of these treasures with us! I cannot wait to see what you do with everything! I hope you are on the mend and feeling better!

[@debbiewood7718]

This is going to be am interesting year. What special projects. I would like to suggest you document the projects. I just have a fealing these will be come part of something bigger some how. #9 could also be one of your jelly roll projects.

[@carolgeorge9620]

Wow just wonderful. Love the feelings and love around the quilts so lucky you found them .❤️❤️❤️

[@jans8139]

that hexi quilt is beautiful!! so lovely to see these projects being rescued

[@pamelapokragac6038]

Your quilt in bin 2 has my heart!! I absolutely love the projects you chose for this year!!!

[@beverlyzientara4502]

Wow, Great Projects!! Great inspiration!!

[@thequiltedforest]

Thanks so much!

[@michellegarraway2214]

Wow, this will be an ambitious year. I'm very excited to see your finished projects. Thank you for your productive videos!!

[@rachelburgener819]

Wow Shelli These are fantastic finds and gifts!!! This will be really interesting to see these come to life. I’m looking forward to alllll that you have to offer. ❤️😀

[@katielin2379]

You have some task ahead of you. I have my mom and dad's quilt. Unfortunately, it's too far gone. My mom's mom made it for them in the late 1940s.

[@greenquiltsgalore1326]

Your planned projects are so exciting! I think I have the Pat Sloan book, but haven't done any projects from it yet so now I will take a look for your block!

[@vickisromovski4979]

Such a great idea! Thank you ! I love the things you do! You are so inspiring!

[@thequiltedforest]

Thank you so much!

[@janesamaniego6853]

I have stumbled upon this just a little late. I am so inspired by your ambition and projects that I am running to my sewing studio this minute to pull out 12 projects! At this rate I may clear old projects out in 4 years or so! 😅 I am grateful to you for this inspiring way to tackle all these "to do someday" projects! I have not been allowing myself to buy anything new but never know what to tackle so haven't accomplished much. So, so happy right now! Thank you!

[@showmegalusa4521]

We do this every year at our local quilt shop. It works well.

[@lisah6159]

This is a great idea to motivate us to finish all those small projects we purchased on a whim because we loved them.

[@thequiltedforest]

So true!

[@ariel393939]

I just stumbled across your channel and sub. You have some lovely old fabrics. I won't participate, but I am excited to see your completed projects. So I will be following. I really like the feed sacks, but projects number 3 & 5 are my favorites. Number 5, I really want to see what you do with it. Will you cut it in 2 or 3 parts to make a quilt ? I know you mentioned a table runner. It could be curtain valances as well. Have fun completing your wonderful projects.

[@thequiltedforest]

Thank you so much!

[@rachelburgener819]

I too saw window valance out of all that length🤪 ❤️😀

[@paulathomas9240]

Your vintage projects are the bomb! You are going to have a beautiful collection antique quilts when you are finished. You have motivated me to dig into my boxes of old. I hope you are getting the rest you need to heal, too. ❤

[@thequiltedforest]

Thank you so much!

[@jonnaosborne1832]

#9 with the green pieces and the string pieces is a Spiderweb design. I will be watching with interest, as I have a few old quilts I would like to repair and/or restore and/or re-make (because a lot of the fabric is not strong enough and has started to deteriorate. I love your collection of old quilt blocks, and I will be so happy to see how the quilts turn out. Thanks for the lovely video.

[@celieaguayo9000]

I think the number four is a dog like a terrier type dog possibly that’s what I first thought on. I saw you show this.

[@jennyhesse4937]

Can’t wait to get started. Project #10 was the same project # for December 2023. I didn’t get December’s #10 started so I just rolled it over to this years. It must be the project I’m supposed to do next!

[@elkstruttermom]

I have my Splendid sampler 2 to finish as well. Aimée