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Monday, April 1, 2024

5 quilts april 1, 2024

Last report February 28, 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 finished 3 ufos in March.

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

quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority

1. strip tease is quilted

2. antique tile is finished

3. falling charms is finished

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. mini churndashes -is a top and sent to the ' to be quilted closet'.

2. glitter - the rows are together and I need to decide about borders. The pattern does not include borders but it is not very big.

5. split 9 patch - This was my one monthly goal for March and The top is finished

And my March PHD report

Looking forward to April:

quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority - I have 24

1. dart jelly roll

2. gnome layer cake

ufo projects for April:

1. glitter - borders? if not back and binding and to the ' to be quilted closet'

2. split 9 patch -I need a back and binding and then add it to the 'to be quilted closet'

3. box kite -new in March I have all the blocks in foursies and have started the rows. I think this will be my one monthly goal for April to have a top

4. scrappy twirl new in March - I needed another piecing project for retreat and began planning and

sewing blocks together.

5. cathedral stars will be new if I need another piecing project.

If these finish early, I will add an older UFO I called dark strings. My notes say it needs a border.

next on the longarm

1. show off is finished

2. faux table runner is quilted

customer pause

3. scrappy log cabin

customer pause

4. lucky stars

5. scrappy mountain majesties

6. maple leaves

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

5 quilt report February 28, 2024

Last report January 31, 2024

I finished 3 ufos in February.

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

1. carolina chain is finished.

2. peek a boo bunnies is finished

3. Rick rack nines is finished. This was my February One monthly goal to have a finished quilt.

4. falling charms is quilted and I am working on the binding. I can still have it done by the end of February. I have an extra day right?

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. mini churndashes -I have the blocks sewn and in sets of two. I hope to start assembly.

2. glitter - I have started sewing rows and sewing 2 rows together.

5. split 9 patch -This was new for February. I have started the assembly. I am pretty sure all the blocks were finished as leader and enders in 2013. I have 245 of them.

And my February PHD report

Looking forward to March:

quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority

1.strip tease

80 x 95

2. antique tile

ufo projects for March:

I am still working on February's piecing projects, but all 3 are in the assembly stage

1. glitter - I worked a little with these blocks in January and February, and, will make them a part of my regular piecing projects in March.

2. churn dashes - blocks are ready for assembly

3. split 9 patch -It is ready for assembly I am making this my one monthly goal for March to have it to the top stage

If these finish early, I will add an older UFO I called dark strings. My notes say it needs a border.

next on the longarm

1. show off is on the frame

2. faux table runner

customer pause

3. scrappy log cabin

4. lucky stars

5. dart jelly roll

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Friday, February 23, 2024

rick rack nines finish

Rick rack nines is finished and off of the ufo list. It is one of my 5 quilt projects this year. And my one monthly goal for February. All the blocks were finished in 2018 and have been neglected until January. When I opened the box, I thought the 9 patches were ugly and was tempted to pitch them. But, like many scrappy quilts, they are better together as they play off of each other. The pattern is a Bonnie hunter design from her book adventures with leader and enders.

84 x 88 = 25 yards

I used a flannel backing and a scrappy binding.

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

5 quilt report January 31, 2024

Last report January 3, 2024

I finished 3 ufos in January. I feel like I keep showing the same finishes too many times. But, I want to end the month of January, and, start planning the month of February.

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

1. too many circles - finished too many circles

2. carolina chain is finished. But, the weather has not cooperated with photos.

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

3. assembling rick rack nines was my One monthly goal for january. I made the goal and added it to the quilting list. This will be my February One monthly goal to have a finished quilt.

4. portage lake block of the month - open the box - I really really like this kit and quilt. But, I wonder if it is more than I want to do right now.

5. mini churndashes - assemble -I have found the 6 inch churndashes that I planned to use in the quilt I want to make. I am excited to combine 2 older ufos into one top. I have started the trimming, and, I have sewn a few twosies. It will be one of my regular piecing projects for social sewing and open sews in February.

February quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority

I have a customer quilt on the frame now, but, soon...

1. falling charms

2. peek a boo bunnies

fun for the season

ufo projects for February

3. glitter - I worked a little with these blocks in January, and, will make them a part of my regular piecing projects in February. I have them all in twosies and a row together. There is a lot of seam matching.

4. churn dashes

5. split 9 patch -This is new for February. I will open the box and see where this older Ufo is in the assembly stages. I am pretty sure all the blocks were finished as leader and enders in 2013. I have 245 of them.

next on the longarm

1. rick rack nines

customer pause

2. show off

3. faux table runner

4. scrappy log cabin

5. lucky stars

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Monday, January 29, 2024

rick rack nines top

My one monthly goal for January was to make a quilt top from 290 nine patches. I did accomplish this goal. Somehow, I don't have the finished photo. This is the last one, before, I sewed the center seam.

I added the borders from my stash and made a back and binding for this rick rack nines quilt. I haven't decided if I am adding it to the 'to be quilted closet' or adding it after a customer quilt.

It is time to check my PHD goals for January as well. I finished 3 UFOs. I have a page at the top of the blog for 2024 finishes. I have one new start which is a valentine layer cake quilt here.

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

rick rack nines progress

I had an open sew with my guild Saturday, and, I have made progress on rick rack nines. Having a top is my January one monthly goal. I am almost there. The middle rows are daunting. The pattern was a king size quilt, and, I didn't realize that when I made the 9 patches. When I began working on it again, I wanted to make it smaller. But, it is still bigger than I thought it would be. I have enough leftover 9 patches to make another quilt.

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

more progress rick rack nines

It has been bitterly cold here in central Indiana- in the negatives. Great for staying in and quilting. I am working on rick rack nines, hoping for a top this month. It is the piecing focus for my 5 quilt project. Machine quilting 2 older Ufos is the quilting focus. I have been waiting for our Friday group at the library to lay out the rows. I don't have the room here. I have a guild open sew this week that might be just what I need to finish the top. It is slowly growing.

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

rick rack nines progress

My ufo project - rick rack nines - is growing. This is a bonnie Hunter quilt project that has languished since 2018. The pattern is in her book adventures with leaders and enders. I have 290- 9 patches and several yards of background in the box. At first, I did not want to finish it. But, with the new year is new motivation. I have cut some background squares and sewed some sets of 2 for the 9 patches. I do love a scrappy quilt. It also is part of my 5 quilt project, and, it is my one monthly goal for January.

When I did not want to finish this, my daughter gave some sage advice. Just make it simple. She suggested an alternate square with the 9 patches. The idea gave me motivation. Still, I liked the zig zag of the pattern. It couldn't be that much more difficult right? um, yes it can.

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

5 quilt report Jan 3, 2024

Last 5 quilt report Dec 11, 2023

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. I think I started in Ocotber 2021.

This year, I am determined to empty my 'to be quilted closet'. In 2023, my numbers stayed the same as I tried to finish ufos all the way through quilted and bound. I finished quilts, but, didn't get around to reaching into the closet very often. There are some lovely tops in the closet that I want to see finished. My plan is to consider a top first in the quilting cue rather than a finished ufo. Now, to be fair, I have not let anytime on the longarm go lax this year. So, maybe, I can't get anymore quilted than I did in 2023.

I am also thinking I will plan each month separately, or, start over in the new month. I will have to see how January finishes. The new change means that if I have finished quilting number 1 and 2, I will start the new month with another 2 from the to be quilted closet as first priority.

One thing, I haven't decided is the second quilts. Sometimes, when I finish a ufo, there is enough fabric/ pieces for a second quilt. Do I put the new quilt idea into the list, or ugh, add it to the Ufo closet? or, just forget about it and throw the fabric into the scrap bins also ugh.

My one monthly goal for January -rick rack nines assembled into a top ready for quilting. This is a bonnie Hunter quilt project that has languished since 2018. I have 290- 9 patches and several yards of background in the box. At first, I did not want to finish it. But, with the new year is new motivation. I have cut some background squares and sewed some sets of 2 for the 9 patches. I do love a scrappy quilt.