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    The Big Reveal - Finished Quilts & Creative Milestones - The Quilted Life - Life Built Around Art - The Studio Edit - Quilting Organization

    Lessons From the 52 Quilts Challenge (So Far)

    January 6, 2026

    Three months in, a few quilts behind, and already more finished than the last three years. When I committed to the 52 Quilts Challenge, I had a simple hope:  that consistency would help me spend more time doing what I love and have more finished quilts to show for it.  I wanted quilting to be part of my regular life again, not something I squeezed in only when everything else was done. I did expect to get more done than I have so far.  I’m technically behind.  And yet, three months in, this challenge already feels like a win. Robbing…

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    The Big Reveal - Finished Quilts & Creative Milestones

    A Halloween Finish: Quilted Bats Take Flight

    October 24, 2025

    From UFO to WIP to Finish – Week 2 of the 52 Quilts Challenge Some projects never really leave you — they just wait quietly in drawers until you’re ready to return.  This week’s quilt finish waited patiently in a Ziploc bag with the pattern teasingly on top.  That is, until the 52 Quilts Challenge gave me the perfect reason to finally finish it. Originally, I planned to finish a witch’s-brew wall hanging for Week 2, but I couldn’t find it anywhere – probably buried in my UFO galaxy somewhere in the studio.    Sigh… another Halloween I suppose… Plan…

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    Week 1: Gia’s Color Wash Baby Quilt – Disappearing 9-Patch

    October 17, 2025

    Week 1 of the 52 Quilts Challenge: From fabric squares to finished quilt — a glimpse of Gia’s Color Wash Disappearing 9-Patch journey, stitched one block for a sweet friend and sweet baby.

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    Catching Up Before the 52 Quilts Challenge Begins

    October 10, 2025

    A Whirlwind Few Weeks Two weeks ago I officially announced the re-launch of the 52 Quilts Challenge!  I shared my “why” and gave a sneak peek of just a few of the UFOs orbiting in my studio galaxy.  (If you saw my Instagram posts this week, you know there are plenty more where those came from!) In today’s post, I’ll be sharing how I’ve been preparing for the 52 Quilts Challenge… Between then and now, I’ve been mostly catching up and getting organized for the challenge.  Sort of.  That is to say, — I mapped out my overall attack strategy…

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    The 52 Quilts Challenge: Why I’m Sewing a Quilt Every Week This Year! 

    September 17, 2025

    Join me on the 52 Quilts Challenge! Discover how I plan to create 52 quilts in just 52 weeks for fun and creativity.

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    Confessions of a Serial Quilt Starter

    September 9, 2025

    Are you a serial quilt starter like me? Last week, I shared how September feels like my real new year — a time for fresh starts, goal setting, and big dreams. It’s when possibilities feel endless and hope is everywhere… kind of like walking into a perfectly organized office supply store. You know that feeling? Rows of neatly stacked notebooks, pens, and planners. Everything lined up, full of potential. The promise of order, productivity, and maybe even a whole new you. That’s how new beginnings feel to me — exciting, hopeful, shiny. My Not-So-Secret Secret: Hi, I’m Angel, a Serial…

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    Why September is Like My New Year

    September 4, 2025

    September feels like a fresh start in my quilting life. Unleash your creativity with September quilting inspiration.

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    A Plan is Brewing (or Burnt)!

    August 16, 2025

    Mapping out a Quilt Challenge Plan Two years ago—on Halloween of all days—I kicked off the wildly ambitious “52 Quilts in 52 Weeks Challenge.” And honestly? I was flying high for a few weeks… until I realized my old website just wasn’t up to the task. It couldn’t support comments, community, or the bigger vision I had for documenting this journey. So I hit pause on the quilt challenge plan. Fast forward through two years of me bumbling my way through WordPress, stalling out more times than I’d like to admit, and finally (finally!) getting things up and running—this blog…

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    The Big Reveal - Finished Quilts & Creative Milestones - The Quilted Life - Life Built Around Art

    Go Big or Go Home

    August 16, 2025

    Welcome back to Hoops & Hoots! As I rebuild and relaunch this blog, I’ve been digging through the archives — and I realized I couldn’t just jump in without sharing where it all began. This post, Go Big or Go Home, was my first brave (and maybe a little reckless) step into the quilting blog world. It’s part enthusiasm, part confession, and all heart outlining my first launch of the “52 Quilts in 52 Weeks” Challenge. Before I repost it, I’ve added a little “Today’s Note” so you’ll know what’s changed (spoiler: poodles and babies!). Think of this as me…

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    Welcome Back!

    November 19, 2024

    Welcome Back to the Hoops and Hoots Quilting Blog! Welcome Back! The Hoops & Hoots quilting blog has taken a break while I redesigned the website. Admittedly, this took a looonnnnng time since Hoops & Hoots is my passion project and not my main job! Aaaannnnddd! In the struggle to figure out my new website, I let my 52 Quilts in 52 Weeks challenge slip to the side. I actually was hanging in there really well with the pace of the challenge. Lord knows I have gobs of UFO’s (unfinished objects) / WIPs (works in progress) to more than fill up the challenge. BUT, welcome back!…

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