I’m counting this quilt DONE! I started it in 2005. It’s been tossed into the UFO pile on several occasions, but I finally decided DONE is better than PERFECT. There’s still a hint of pink on the background which is not showing up in the picture. And there are only 2 packages of crystals – amber and red. When I ran out of crystals, I sewed the bead back on that came off in the wash, turned it over and signed it with a Pigma Pen.
I finished up this hand appliqué top Sunday evening. It was early enough that I could have sandwiched it and started quilting it. But what to use for the backing and batting? Most of my batting is Warm and Natural, but I wanted white batting for this quilt. As for the backing, I had no idea, so I left the top hanging on my shelves.
This evening I came into my sewing room with the intention of piecing something. But the little quilt top keep calling to me. After all it’s only 26” square, how long can it possibly take to quilt it? I still had to figure out what to use for the batting and backing.
I dug through my stash. Most of it’s FQs. I thought about piecing the backing from my pink stash, but I like those pink fabrics and don’t want to ‘waste’ them on the back of a wall hanging. Finally, I decided to dig though my novelty prints. Found a 2 yard piece of a bright yellow I originally bought to use for a swap and decided against using. Perfect. Who says the backing needs to match the front of the quilt?
Oh, and the batting? I have some fusible batting I bought to make some bags and didn’t use.
I’ve just put the final stitches in my latest UFO, moving to the Completed List. Alas, I can’t show a picture here, as it’s the mystery quilt for a retreat in April.
Back to piecing now. Probably blocks from Kansas Spirit.
I’ve finished my first UFO of the year. This baby quilt is headed to my manager and her 8th month old. Now to figure out what to work on next. It’s not like I don’t have a ton of quilt tops needing to be quilted, or tops that needed to be completed.
Pam
Finished!
About 11:45 this evening I finished the sweatshirt for my friend C. I’ll give it to her tomorrow night.
Next up, quilting a baby quilt that should have been done months ago.
Pam
