quilt show entries

Today is our guild quilt show. We have our show every other year. These are the four I decided to show. We were only allowed 3, but, they didn't get enough, so they asked us to bring 4. Many of our older members don't quilt much anymore. 

snow days has a lot of embroidery in the light color in the center. It has a sentimental story. Pictures do not do it justice.

lozenges is a Bonnie Hunter project that I swapped blocks with quilting buddies and my daughter.

strip tease Is a quilt that both my quilting friend Linda and I both made our own versions. We worked on them at the same time. She beat me on finishing, but I quilted hers. She wanted both quilts hanging together at the show.

midnight flight is a Bonnie Hunter quilt from her book More adventures with leaders and enders.

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5 quilt November

 last report November 1, 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.

I emptied my 'to be quilted' closet this month. I started the year with 34, and they are all quilted. That is such a relief and very freeing. Hopefully, now, I will just be ready to quilt any UFOs I finish, when I finish them. I am still planning on doing the 5 quilt project next year to finish older ufos. I have chosen 24 projects randomly. Seven of them, I will pretend are starting something new, even though, there has been some kind of work on them. Five of them just need assembly of the blocks, and the rest need piecing work. 

 I finished 4 ufos in November

 I wanted to finish 2 quilts In the 'to be quilted closet' before I did any other UFOs.  I did finish both of my goal ufo quilts this month and emptied the closet.

1. Lozenges 11/24

2. split nine patch 11/24

83 x 96

3. country roads is finished 

90 x 90

4. baby 30s is finished

54 x 54

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. midnight flight - was my one monthly goal for November was to finish all the star blocks. This month, I assembled the quilt to the inner border. The outer border is a pieced border, and then, I will finish it this month, fingers crossed, as my  my one monthly goal for December

2. scrappy twirl no new progress and it is still hanging on my design wall.

3. tiny tuesday - finish the blocks and start the rows

yes, a pig

4. charming stars - needs sashing and assembly

5. grandpas star - needs assembly - I am moving this to the new year

6. I have found my kaleidoscope quilt again and will add it in with the others. It needs the borders

My PHD for November 

Looking forward to December:

 quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority all my quilts are quilted and the closet is empty

ufo projects for December

1. scrappy twirl -cut for the setting triangles

2. midnight flight - outer border

3. tiny tuesday -make rows

4.  charming stars  - needs sashing and assembly

5. kaleidoscope quilt- border

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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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My quilt infatuation

one monthly goal

5 quilt July 2024 report

 last report July 1, 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.

I had an easier time finishing this month because the luck of the draw were smaller quilts. It makes me look good. haha The closet looks noticeably emptier, but not so much I want to quit finishing older quilt ufos.

 I finished 4 ufos in July. 

In July,  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 July. I finished....

1. dsp older - finished

52 x 52

2. every which way finished- This was my one monthly goal for July

58 x 64

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. Christmas snowflake finished

1. garlic knots -I fixed the rogue pieces after the center was assembled and I am adding the borders.

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.

3.. lozenges are the 2014 quiltville leader/ ender challenge- the top is finished, back ready, binding prepared and it will go to the to be quilted closet.

4. halloween stripe runner from the beginning looking for the pattern - found the pattern and will carry on.

5. kaliedescope - mary huey workshop -Half of the blocks were finished when I opened the box, I am making the rest that I need for the quilt.

6. glitter is finished

70 x 77

My PHD for July

Looking forward to August:

 quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority 

1. neutral territory  from 2013

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

ufo projects for August:

1. cheddar jubilee -  needs borders

2. diamond strings also needs borders

3. halloween stripe table runner - from the beginning

4. kaliedescope - mary huey work on adding borders

5. scrappy twirl - make more and assembly of the top

next on the longarm

1. cheddar jubilee

2. diamond strings

3. split nine patch

4. dark string

5. box kite

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My quilt infatuation

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PHD

one monthly goal

tops finished

I have finished 2 ufos to the top stage before the end of the month. They are pressed, backs are pieced, binding is prepared, and they are on their way to the 'to be quilted' closet.

Neutral territory is an older ufo from 2013. It was in the ufo closet waiting for a decision about borders. It was an easy decision, especially at the end of the month, to not do borders. It will be great as is. It just needs quilting which I hope I will get to in August.

I have worked on lozenges for a bit and it is pieced and ready to quilt. I will add this to the quilting closet, too.

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lozenge rows

I am making great prgress on my lozenges quilt. It is part of my 5 quilt project  and I am making rows in sets of 2. I am aiming for a 24 x 14 quilt. I made almost all of the blocks in 2014 as part of the quiltville leader/ ender challenge. I swapped blocks with some of my other quilting buddies. 

I have all 14 rows in sets of 2 sewn together. I just need to sit and pin them together.

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making lozenges rows

I have all the blocks for lozenges quilt in sets 2 by 6. I started making the rows in sets of 2 by 24. This is my next piecing project in my 5 quilts project also the 2014 quiltville leader/ender challenge. I am also trying to include the older ufos from the leader/ender challenges in my goal list or I might not ever finish them. I have a page at the top of the blog for my progress here.

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lozenge part 2

At this point, I am sewing over 350 lozenges to each other in groups of 6. I want 24 across and 6 will

guzinta 24 evenly. This is my next piecing project in my 5 quilts project also the 2014 quiltville leader/ender challnge

 It is really fun to revisit all the different scraps from 2014 - a place marker in time. It is easy peasy to join them side to side not so fun to join them top to bottom.

 I love scrappy quilts because who couldn't love having snowmen, flowers, a moose, and light houses nestled among other beautiful fabrics. not me

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5 quilt June 2024 report

last report June, 3, 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.

I love to piece. I've noticed that a quilt lives a long time in the ufo closet for one of two reasons. Borders and quilting. I can almost piece a quilt in the same amount of time it takes to go from borders to finishing. And there were, are, so many inspirational quilts available to do.

 I finished 6 ufos in June. 

In June 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 June. I finished....

1. maple leaves - finished which I gave to a dear friend

64 x72

2. love jelly roll - My one monthly goal for June -  is finished

48 x 52

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. scrappy mountain majesties  is finished

65 x72

2. strip weave finished

56 x 68

1. cathedral stars - It is an older ufo from 2016, a Bonnie hunter pattern. the top is finished and sent to the to be quilted closet.

windy day

2. scrappy twirl new in March - I have all the blocks pieced  or so I thought. I want it to be bigger and will add a few more blocks and will start the rows. I am really dragging my feet on this one. That is what happens when I didn't have a plan at the start.

3. garlic knots - I have started building the borders while I am joining the rows. I cut many of the pieces for the sashings and borders last year for the rainbow scrap challenge according to the color of the month. It has been really nice to have the pieces ready to go.

corner blocks

4. dark strings needed a border- from string quilt revival book - finished and sent to the to be quilted closet.

5. lozenges are the 2014 quiltville leader/ ender challenge- I have all the blocks and need to assemble the quilt top 

My PHD for June

Looking forward to July:

 quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority - I have 14 still to go.

1. dsp older

2. every which way - This will be my one monthly goal for July

ufo projects for July:

1. garlic knots assembly

2. scrappy twirl - make more and assembly of the top

3. lozenges leader/ ender challenge making rows

4. halloween stripe runner from the beginning looking for the pattern

5. kaliedescope - mary huey workshop

6. neutral territory

next on the longarm

1. glitter quilted

2. Christmas snowflake quilted

customer pause

3. scrappy sandwiches

4. umbrien fields wall hanging

5. basket - back door

6. turning 20 baby pink flannel

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design wall monday 

oh scrap

sew and tell

monday musings

PHD

one monthly goal