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  Free To Be Wild Finished Size: 67" x 72" I saw this quilt on social media a couple of years ago promoting Riley Blake's Back In The Saddle Collection.  I was immediately captivated and knew I wanted to make it for my daughter. Sadly, this was an older collection, and this particular panel with the black horse was nowhere to be found. However, I found this panel with the running wild horses from the same collection and knew my daughter would love it. In December, I decided to make this quilt for my daughter's birthday this month.  I searched social media for a pattern and found a tutorial for this quilt by Quiltscapes . Luckily, I found the pillow panels from the same collection for the quilt's four corners.  Sewing the top was fast and easy -- just add strips for borders and done. I quilted it with an E2E design from My Creative Stitches and used Warm & Natural for batting. My daughter's birthday is next week.  But she came for a quick visit this past we

 Happy New Year!  A new year is a new opportunity for setting goals and resolutions. “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars”. This is my third year setting quilting goals, and I'm happy to say this has worked out great.  Goal setting helps me stay on track and continue moving forward with using my stash.  Although I did not fully meet all my goals, I was able to finish 50 quilty projects.  Let's see how I did with my 2023 Goals ... Chilhowie Mystery 2023 - DONE Rams Sports Team Quilt - DONE Intrepid - DONE International Sisters Quilt #3 - DONE Exploding Heart - Top completed Foresta Fusion Hearts Quilt 8" - Top completed Quilters Stand for Ukraine Quilt - Top completed Party Girls Quilt - Top completed Boot Scootin' Boogie - Postponed to 2024 Zipper VRD - DONE In Full Bloom - Top completed Shoo Fly #2 - Top completed Hearts of Hope Quilt - Top completed Nightingale Quilt Kit - Top completed Paducah 9-Patch - Top completed Un