My finish for Friday is wonderland holiday table runner. As an older UFO, I am so glad it is finally done. I was in love with the fabric line when I signed up for the class at my LQS. I remember, the instructor had us cut pieces, and, put them on paper plates to keep them labeled. If, I can ever get the dining room table ( aka dumping ground) cleaned off, it will look perfect.
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last report march 29, 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 that for 2023, rather than work a little on each one at a time, I would concentrate on just one. I still use the list to plan and look ahead.
This set shows finishes that seemed to take forever to finish. The new ones look more interesting to me as a set. I will be able to jump back and forth when I need a break. And, there will be more portable parts for social sewing.
1. scrappy pinwheels. is finished
2. Kristals- was my one monthly goal for March is done - finished
1. wool lady table runner. is finished
1. wensleydale - I want to start cutting - haven't started
2. trip around the world class- I have been asked to teach for guild. I have the strips sewn together from my stash of flannels. I need to sub cut and start laying it out. That is the fun part.
3. Hand me down blocks are done, and, I am starting to piece rows - can't wait.
4. wonky courthouse steps 2 found, on the frame, quilted, trimmed, attach binding
5. Saturday soire block of the month. This an older UFO from 2013. I opened the box, and, all of the blocks are pieced. I have the setting kits to start. I remember being in love with this quilt. I don't have a picture in the box, so now it will be a mystery. I chose red. There is a blue option, and when the lqs closed, I bought the blue version as part of their closing sale. For now, red is one of my 5 quilts until it is finished.
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| cutting for setting kit 1 MY next on the longarm of my own quilts in the 'to be quilted' closet. |
1. wonderland table topper on the frame, basted, quilted, attach points, attach binding, quilted
new 1. tokoyo subway on the frame
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2. scrapbox chevron from 2013
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3. wonky wishes 2017
4. checkered past
5. ubi
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One, of my "to be quilted" Ufo projects, is an old Ufo from a class that I took in 2013. I have finally quilted it. It is long runner in beautiful Christmas fabrics. It needs to have prairie points added before I can actually bind it. We had a Local quilt shop, at the time, and, it was just down the road from my home. It was small, but, a great place to hang out. And, ahem, I did my very best to keep them in business. It closed in 2014. I took as many classes as I could. The runner was one of them. I started so many new projects, then, so, I didn't get as many done.
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1. Rainbow scrap challenge - pink - I started a new block this month called zipper? I am thinking 12 of each color/month
2. rhododendren mystery - hunter - I am making setting triangles with the hourglasses. I have set B finished
4. DSP9- I had a box of 9 patches that I had set aside to make disappearing 9 patches. I finished the two sides that were not finished with the arrangement of the dsp blocks. And I added a border. It is now ready for the to be quilted "vault"
5. wonderland holiday runner I used a random number generator for this older UFO - I pieced a back and prepared binding. It is ready for quilting and then I can add the prairie points at each end. sent to the "vault"
6. maple leaves - I am still adding sashing to each block
7. fair and square - I need to finish each block and trim the string blocks. I started sewing 2 triangles together and noticed they need trimming. They won't fit at this size. It helps to look at the pattern.
1. bricks in the barnyard -found - back- binding - on the frame - quilted - binding - finished - hooray
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2. tiger, tiger
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3. EPP green
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4. lotus flower? my notes say it is in the upstairs
5. blue ridge beauty
6. scrappy twirl
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My 5 quilts progress report. My last report March 21
1. Rainbow scrap challenge - pink- I cut and sewed all the yellow hunter's star blocks for March.
3. rhododendren mystery - hunter - I have started block B - I am sewing the center part and will add the framework when the centers are done. There are a lot of the little hourglass units. I cut the neutral squares, and garnet squares I will need.
4. Love jelly roll This is the 4th jelly roll used for the year. I am aiming for 12. I don't really like making this quilt. So, I have set the goal to add a round each time I work on it. It is taking a little longer than I had hoped.
5. DSP9- I had a box of 9 patches that I had set aside to make disappearing 9 patches. After I cut them, I was thinking I would just put them in an orphan box, but I didn't. I started sewing them with all the same orientation into rows. And I liked them better. 3 rows of 3 so far.
1. shine -on the frame - quilted - trimmed -binding done - finished here - hooray
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2. bricks in the barnyard -found - back- binding
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3. tiger, tiger
4. EPP green
5. lotus flower?
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My 5 quilts progress report. my last 5 quilts report march 7, 2022
1. Rainbow scrap challenge - yellow/gold - I am catching up hunters star blocks in red and aqua and I am just about done, maybe 5 left to do.
3. rhododendren mystery - hunter - all rhodo clue 6 is done. I have some cutting to do with clue 7 before I can begin to make block B
4.. basket blocks from 2014- This quilt is officially sent to the "to be quilted" closet, too
I used a random number generator for the next UFO to fill this spot- I had a box of 9 patches that I had set aside to make disappearing 9 patches. I thought they were all the same size, but, they aren't even close. Most of these are scraps from the 90s and were given to me in a scrap bag.
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| there are 21 with 4 1/2 in squares |
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| 5 or 6 with 3 inch and 5 inch squares |
5. use a jelly roll - Love jelly roll This is the 4th jelly roll used for the year. I am aiming for 12. I don't like making this 'simple' jelly roll quilt. It is the same process as adding borders only 4 each round. I like the look of it, but, not the slow construction. After Friday group sew I was ready to pitch it, but, I am setting a goal to just add one round at a time. It will take longer, but, I won't be bored with it.
5. Next on my UFO list is an older UFO from the 90s. I bought vintage blocks and was hand quilting them. It is time to unbox them and make decisions. I am not sure I can find everything to keep hand quilting them, so we will decide.
MY next on the longarm of my own quilts in the 'to be quilted' closet. I am not getting ahead on this. I now have 43 in my pile. I keep finishing UFOs on the 5 quilt list and then there are more in the 'to be quilted' closet....
1.. Christmas sparkle- on the frame - quilted - trimmed- binding done - finished hooray
2. shine -on the frame - quilted - trimmed
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3. bricks in the barnyard -found
4. tiger, tiger
5. EPP green
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