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Friday, April 11, 2025

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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PHD

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wednesday wait loss

Monday, July 1, 2024

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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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

5 quilts May 1, 2024

Last report April 1, 2024

I finished 3 ufos in April. I did not attend many of my social sewing events this month. They were just inconvenient this time. I missed the interaction. I am hoping to spend more time outdoors and organizing this month. It seems as though I am getting a lot done, but I spent a few years not getting them done and that is why it looks like that. LOL

1.strip tease is finished

70 x 83

2. faux hexagon table runner is finished

20 x 36 inches

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. dart jelly roll is finished

62 x 76

2. gnome layer cake decided not to finish it- I replaced it with Lucky stars which is quilted

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

3. box kite -The top is finished and ready to prepare for quilting

4. scrappy twirl new in March - I have all the blocks pieced and will start the rows. I wish I had left them in halves and may still unpick if I have don't like sewing the y seams.

5. cathedral stars - It is an older ufo from 2016, a Bonnie hunter pattern.

Looking forward to May:

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

1. floribunda from 2021

2. shirt anvil from 2023 This will be my one monthly goal for May

ufo projects for May:

1. cathedral stars

2. garlic knots new for May

3. scrappy twirl

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

next on the longarm

1. lucky stars quilted

2. scrappy log cabin

3. scrappy mountain majesties

customer pause

4. maple leaves

5.love jelly roll

6. strip weave

7. florabunda

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Friday, April 12, 2024

strip tease finish

The strip tease pattern from sentimental stitches was a quilt that my friend and I both made. I started assembly in October of last year. The top was finished in December. Then, it went into the 'to be quilted' closet for a vacation. I was surprised that I drew the number to quilt it so soon for March. I love that it is a wonderful memory of sewing with my quilting buddy. And it was a great stashbuster.

70 x 85 = 18 yards

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My quilt infatuation

Monday, April 1, 2024

5 quilts april 1, 2024

Last report February 28, 2024

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

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3. scrappy log cabin

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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, December 22, 2023

teasing a top

My strip tease quilt is a top. I began it in June with a quilting buddy It was part of my 5 quilt project. You can find the strip tease pattern

80 x 95

There were 432 Flying geese and 960 2 inch squares. = which equals a gazillion. I doubted my sanity while making it, but, I do like it, now, that it is done. It deserves a vacation in the to be quilted closet, since it is the end of the year.

5 quilts for 2023 is finished. And a new year to look forward to making.

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Monday, December 11, 2023

5 quilt December 11, 2023 last one for 2023

Last report November 20, 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 decided, in November, not to add any more projects to the 5 quilt project for the end of the year. I wanted to start over in the new year. So, this is the last report for the year.

1. strip tease pattern- the top is done. It is going into the to be quilted closet.

2. mini churndash - I have faithfully made a block a day since I pulled it out of the ufo closet. And I have an idea, now, on how I want to make the quilt. I want to mix my batch of 6 inch churn dashes in with them, and eliminate that ufo at the same time. So, this will be the first 5 quilt project of 2024.

3. shirt anvil - I have finished all the blocks and have started on sashing. This is my one monthly goal, again, in December, to make it to the top stage.

4. sweet pea - is finished

5. patriotic sail boat kit. I used a random number generator to pick this UFO. But, I am not thrilled with finishing this. - I gave it away

new number 4. for 2024 -Hollow nine that I have been making along with the rainbow scrap challenge this year.

New number 5. for 2024 is rick rack nines, a bonnie hunter quilt

summary for 2023 - I have one left to finish by the end of the year - anvil- and, then, I start over in 2024. It has been an interesting year. I have finished more quilts than I thought I would. I have reduced the number of UFOs, and, I haven't started any new quilts. I hope to start the year with a plan to finish more quilting and UFOs.

MY next on the longarm of my own quilts in the 'to be quilted' closet.

1. old world mystery - frame, basted, quilted, finished

2. full stop punctuation - frame, basted, quilted, finished