Making A Lather: phd 2024

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Monday, March 31, 2025

5 quilt march

last report February 28, 2025

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. PHD in 2025 Project List

I finished 3 ufos in March

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

squared away - is finished

72 x72

strip joint- I took this with me to Florida as a back up project. It is finished

66 x80

tiny tuesday - My March monthly goal is finished

60 x 63

1. kaleidoscope - I have all the borders made and ready to attach to the top

2. peppermint candy - I made all the blocks and I am deciding on sashing. I have a fabric precut and ready to use, but, so far, I am not thrilled with it. This will be my one monthly goal for April

3. scrappy twirl - I need to join the blocks with the border

4. fancy fox - a new older ufo on the list and it needs sashings and assembly

5. hollow nine - rainbow scrap challenge that needs the border.

My PHD report

scrap cutting

I have added another goal to the 5 quilts project. I want to take one day a month and cut scraps. I will have plenty to choose from since I really didn't cut any for 2024, and the bags of uncut scraps are piling up, all over the fabric room.

I cut a big scrap bag for March and it weighed 2 pounds and 13 ounces which = 8 1/2 yards of useable scrappy fabric.

quilts to be quilted:

Looking forward to April

1. peppermint candy

2.kaleidoscope

3. scrappy twirl

4. fancy fox

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Friday, February 28, 2025

5 quilt February 2025

last report February 2, 2025

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. PHD in 2025 Project List

I finished 0 ufo in January But, I am starting over for the new year. I was away from home for 6 weeks.

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. squared away - This was my one monthly goal for January. I have the flimsy ready for borders. I will also make this my one monthly goal for February to finish the quilt. The top is finished

2. peppermint candy - I made all the blocks and I am deciding on sashing. I have a fabric precut and ready to use, but, so far, I am not thrilled with it.

3. kaleidoscope - I need to make the outer border - I didn't take it with me on vacation

4. scrappy twirl - I need to join the blocks with the border I didn't bring this project with me either.

5. tiny tuesday - almost assembled and making the border

6. strip joint- I brought this with me to Florida as a back up project. The top is ready for quilting

quilts to be quilted: While I was away, I couldn't quilt But I home now. I am hoping to get back on track.

1. squared away it's on the frame

2. strip joint waiting it's turn

Looking forward to March

1. peppermint candy

2.kaleidoscope

3. scrappy twirl

4. tiny tuesday

5. squared away

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Monday, February 3, 2025

5 quilt January 2025

last report December 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. PHD in 2025 Project List

I finished 0 ufo in January But, I am starting over for the new year

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. squared away - This was my one monthly goal for January. I have the flimsy ready for borders. I will also make this my one monthly goal for February to finish the quilt.

2. peppermint candy - I made 4 blocks this month

3. kaleidoscope - I need to make the outer border - I didn't take it with me on vacation

4. scrappy twirl - I need to join the blocks with the border I didn't bring this project with me either.

5. tiny tuesday - almost assembled and making the border

quilts to be quilted: I was away and couldn't quilt

1. squared away

Looking forward to February:

1. peppermint candy

2.kaleidoscope

3. scrappy twirl

4. tiny tuesday

5. squared away

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Monday, December 30, 2024

5 quilt December 30, 2024

last report December 2, 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.

This report finishes 2024. I will have 3 quilts I will carry over into 2025. But, I will rearrange them to feel like I am starting fresh with the new year. My goal is to quilt each finish each ufo - quilted and bound before I move to the next quilt. But, I will have 5 quilts again that I can work on as I have opportunity. The variety helps keep it interesting while not overwhelming.

I finished 1 ufo in December for a total of 41 for the year -I have a page at the top of the blog for 2024 finishes.

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. midnight flight - my one monthly goal for December was to finish and I barely made it.

84 x 84

2. scrappy twirl -assemble rows -I cut the border pieces

3. tiny tuesday -I am making 8 rows

4. charming stars - I gave the blocks away to guild

5. kaleidoscope quilt- border- This was missing and is now found again

I am ready to start fresh with all new projects for 2025. I used a random number generator and chose 26 ufos from my list. I added the last 3 of 2024 ufos that were not finished to list as well.

28 over my goal of 12 for the year

Looking forward to January:

1. squared away - This is my one monthly goal for January. I want to assemble the top.

2. peppermint candy - I need to make the blocks

3. kaleidoscope - I need to make the outer border

4. scrappy twirl - I need to join the blocks with the border

5. tiny tuesday - finish the rows

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Monday, December 2, 2024

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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Friday, November 1, 2024

5 quilt November 1, 2024

last report September 30, 2024

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, August 30, 2024

cathedral stars finish

My cathedral stars quilt is finished. This was my one monthly goal for August.

I made most of the blocks in 2016 . It popped up on the 5 quilt project in May 2024 and it was a top in June 2024. I found this as a free pattern at quiltville. When I opened the box after all these years, I didn't like the colors I had used to make the blocks. But, It made a striking quilt.

85 x 85 = 25 yards

I am never sure about the thread color on a dark scrappy quilt. I used a light gray that I thought would blend with the white and not be so stark on the border. I like how it turned out. The border is not boring and the piecing stands out instead of the quilting in the center. I did my usual free form loops and circles and used a turquoise backing.

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Friday, July 19, 2024

dsp 9 finish

I was gifted a bag of 5 inch squares some time ago. The fabrics were older - 70s or 80s. I really liked them and spent some time moving them from place to place waiting for inspiration. I found a great tutorial on suzies scraps I made nine patches from time to time when I would uncover them in a cleaning fit. When I was ready to have them finished as part of my 5 quilt project, I followed suzies other tutorial. It was an enjoyable process, easy to see and follow. And I used a vintage pink for the border and back. I think it will make a sweet donation quilt. I have a million scrappy charm squares in the bins. And I might even repeat this quilt again.

52 x 52 = 8 yards

and now it is off the to do list.

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Friday, July 12, 2024

Christmas snowflake finish

I started my Christmas snowflake quilt in 2018. I taught this as a workshop for the guild and had given instructions on the blog in 2019. I really enjoyed all the variations of the other quilters in the class. It was a top in 2019. But it languished in the quilting closet until this year as part of my 5 quilt goals. As a finished quilt it measures 82 x 82 inches. This has to be one my personal favorites.

82 x 82 = 25 yards

I received a wonderful email from someone in blogland showing her finished quilt - again thanks

My apology for the wrong links for the instructions for the qal - I forgot I had to change the .com to .blogspot. These are the new links.

Intro/ templates

fabric requirements

cutting red and green fabric

cutting background

piecing the center

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Friday, July 5, 2024

glitter finish

I started making glitter blocks in 2017. Two of my quilting buddies started theirs at the same time. They finished a while ago. Glitter is a Jen Kingwell pattern from her Quilt Lovely book.

I made it a part of my 5 quilts in early 2024 and had it ready to quilt in April. It has been on the list to quilt and now it is a finished UFo. I wanted to try something a bit more eclectic. I used different backgrounds and combinations than I usually gravitate to using. I used a template set that was fiddley and I finally found my groove for piecing. Everything was from scraps I had.

70 x 77 = 16 yards

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