Making A Lather: halloween stripe runner

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Friday, November 1, 2024

5 quilt November 1, 2024

last report September 30, 2024

I try to work on these 5 quilts until they are done. Their turn in the UFO closet is over, and, they need to be finished one way or another. My top priority this year are the quilts in the to be quilted closet.

Again, health issues impacted my goals for October. I just didn't focus well or want to sew much. But, I feel better, for now, and I want to finish strong for the year. I never thought in January that I would have finished 36 ufos this year and nearly empty my over burdened 'to be quilted' closet. That is motivating to keep on going.

I finished 3 ufos in October

I wanted to finish 2 quilts In the 'to be quilted closet' before I did any other UFOs. I only finished one. But, the second one is on the frame.

1. box kite is finished

2. lozenges - I did not finish this one ....yet - It is on the frame

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. halloween stripe runner is finished

2. diamond strings is finished

64 x 64

3. scrappy twirl new in March -I just can't seem to take this quilt seriously. Maybe I should put it back in the box. But, no, I will not be intimidated, I am leaving it on my design wall and will wait patiently for inspiration. It is embarrassing how long I have procrastinated this project beyond leaving it in the closet for a few years. But, the plan was once it is out of the closet, I would work on it but I didn't.

4. midnight flight - Finishing all the quadrant blocks was my October one monthly goal. I did - yipee

5. tiny tuesday - finish the blocks - I have black and brown to do.

My PHD for September

Looking forward to November:

quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority

1. split nine patch

2. lozenges as a repeat

ufo projects for November

1. scrappy twirl -cut for the setting triangles

2. midnight flight -make star blocks -Finishing all the star blocks will be my November one monthly goal.

3. tiny tuesday -finish blocks

4. charming stars - needs sashing and assembly

5. grandpas star - needs assembly

next on the longarm- all that's left in the closet - Soon, I can quilt each ufo quilt when I finish them and continue on.

1. country roads

2. wedding ring

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Friday, October 4, 2024

halloween table runner finish

My first ufo finish for October.

I needed to make decisions about the stripe for my halloween table runner before I sewed it together.

pumpkins inside

or outside

my choice

finished top

Maybe, I wish I had paid more attention to cutting motifs at the seams, but, I was just trying to make it as big as I could. It still will be fun for Halloween. I do really like the pumpkins and their faces. I used my longarm to quilt it, by attaching a leftover piece of batting with no backing and then the top. That way I could pillowcase the piece with no binding as the pattern suggested.

3 yards

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Monday, September 30, 2024

5 quilt September 30, 2024

last report September 2, 2024

It was a good month for finishing despite health issues. I was able to see some oldies finished. I didn't add to the quilting closet, so, hopefully, I will move the piecing and assembling along next month, but, I will be starting radiation and I don't know how that will affect me. Always an adventure.

I finished 4 ufos in September

I wanted to finish 2 quilts In the 'to be quilted closet' before I did any other UFOs. I did the two I planned for September. I finished....

1.cheddar jubilee my one monthly goal for September is finished

2. garlic knots is finished

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. umbrien fields is finished

25 x 25

2. dark strings is finished

66 x 80

3. halloween stripe runner is almost finished

4. scrappy twirl new in March -I just can't seem to take this quilt seriously. Maybe I should put it back in the box. But, no, I will not be intimidated, I am leaving it on my design wall and will wait patiently for inspiration.

5. midnight flight - all the cheddar chain blocks are done. I am working on the red chain blocks. Finishing all the blocks will be my October one monthly goal. I hope I can have the big star blocks together, too, but I want to be cautious.

6. kaliedescope - mary huey workshop -ready for borders - lost really just lost - I am devastated

My PHD for September

Looking forward to October:

quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority

1. box kite

2. lozenges

ufo projects for October

1. scrappy twirl -persevere

2. midnight flight -make red blocks

3. charming - needs assembly

4. tiny tuesday -finish blocks

5. halloween runner -bind

6. grandpas star - needs assembly

next on the longarm- all that's left in the closet

1. box kite

2. split nine patch

3. wedding ring

4.country roads

5. lozenges

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Monday, September 2, 2024

5 quilt September 2, 2024

last report July 31, 2024

I was able to finish some oldies but goodies and some that hadn't lived in the to be quilted closet very long. My goal for the year was to seriously make a dent in my quilts that needed to be quilted and I have. I started with 34 and I have 6 ready, now. Of course, as I finish an older ufo it also needs to be quilted.

I finished 6 ufos in August. 29 ufos for 2024

In August, I wanted to finish 2 quilts In the 'to be quilted closet' before I did any other UFOs. I did the two I planned for August. I finished....

1. neutral territory from 2013 is finished

48 x 60

2. cathedral stars finished this year My one monthly goal for August

85 x 85

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. garlic knots -ready for quilting

2. scrappy twirl new in March -I just can't seem to take this quilt seriously. Maybe I should put it back in the box. But, no, I will not be intimidated, I am leaving it on my design wall and will wait patiently for inspiration.

4. halloween stripe runner from the beginning- top is ready for quilting

5. kaliedescope - mary huey workshop -ready for borders

6. cheddar jubilee - adding borders

My PHD for August

ufo projects for August:

1. scrappy sandwiches is finished

61 x 74

2. the basket quilt is finished

40 x 50

3. churn dash is finished from 2 ufos

76 x 76

next on the longarm

1. cheddar jubilee on the frame

2. diamond strings needs borders

3. split nine patch

4. dark string - quilted

5. box kite

Looking forward to September:

quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority

1.cheddar jubilee my one monthly goal for September

2. garlic knots

ufo projects for September

1. scrappy twirl -persevere

2. kaliedescope - mary huey workshop -borders

3. midnight flight make blocks

all the little parts

4. diamond string needs borders

ribbon border

5. tiny tuesday -finish blocks - it looks like I didn't finish the end of the year colors and blocks

next on the longarm

1. halloween runner

2. box kite

3. split nine patch

4. garlic knots

5. kaliedescope

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Monday, August 5, 2024

halloween table runner

Funny story, I drew this older ufo for my 5 quilt project. The box and card said easy halloween stripe table runner. What could be quicker to finish? All that was in the box was what I thought was a kit including fabric. No pattern or instructions. What? Why didn't I purchase the pattern at the same time? It is a few years old but I tried looking on the quilt etc website - no clue. Then I googled halloween table runner- nothing striped. I googled the actual words on the package and the easy striped pattern showed up. Oh, I have that pattern and have used it before. That is why I didn't buy the pattern. The now me, would have liked a note.

remember the days when 1 1/2 yards of fabric at 8.95 was the expensive choice?

I love the fabric and I took a long while to find a pattern, then, the hunt was on for the ruler. nope- so I called a friend and I am borrowing hers until, miraculously, mine will appear when I am almost done.

Long story to say I will be working on this soon for my ufo 5 quilt challenge. The older the ufo gets, the feistier it gets

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