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2024 Starts

I’m happy to report that most of the projects I started in 2024 were completed last year or in January 2025.  These are the ones which are still unfinished.

First up is Multiplicity.  Diane Knott spoke at a guild event and taught this class the next day back in April.  I was late to the class — it seems like I was working that morning, then after we got going I didn’t like my fabric selection — I didn’t have enough lighter colors.  When I got home I pulled additional fabric from my batik stash, but didn’t get anything done since I shortly left for my trip to Scotland and came back work on multiple quilts for a couple of programs I was giving later in the year.  This project finally was boxed up and put on the shelf. It’s not on this year’s list but maybe I’ll have to pull it out for next year.

The top 2 quilts are from my program “Got Blocks?  Now What?” where I discussed different settings to use when you have a stack of blocks — in these case blocks from a Block of the Month.  The bottom one is Illusions from a 3-yard book, made bigger.  The BOM quilts were quilted in August and the Illusions quilted in November.  They are all waiting to be bound and are on my 2025 UFO Goals list.

At the Brandon Quilters Auction in November, I picked up this top. I have the backing and want to get it quilted this year.

Also started were 2 versions of the Brandon Quilters 2025 Mystery Quilt. For obvious reasons I’m not posting any photos.

If I don’t get too distracted, one of these will rollover onto the 2026 UFO list.

 

Weekly Goals for the Week of 2/3/25

How did I do on last week’s goals:

  • Quilt 2 quilts for deliver on Monday. – DONE
  • Bind Framed – In Progress. The binding is made.
  • Finish at least another 4 Laura’s Little Notebooks – DONE — I have 20 finished.
  • At least 10 sets of corners for Living on Cornbread – Did not touch
  • Don’t work on Compass Lonestar – I’ve put it away.

This week’s goals are limited, as Brandon Quilters meets tonight, and I’m going to the Spring Gathering of the Mississippi Quilt Association Friday & Saturday night. I’ll also have the big football game on Sunday as “my team” is playing and I’m prepping to host the Bunco ladies next Monday.

  • Get Framed bound — This is my show-n-tell at the MQA meeting, so it has to be a priority.
  • I have 10 more notebook covers prepped. Technically I won’t need them until December, but I’ll be able to cross them off my list.
  • I haven’t forgotten about Living on Cornbread — I need to go pick up another layer cake on Friday. But I’m not sure I’ll get any piecing done on it this week.

It’s only the 3rd of the month and I’m looking at my packed calendar. I’m not sure how much I’ll get done this month, but that is why I’m setting goals – to keep me on track.

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 1/29/2025

I’m having issues with some of the snaps on my Laura’s Little Notebooks.  I need to repair the floral one where I pulled the snap off. The others are ready to assemble.  Once I get the longarm going, I’ll work on these.

I have finally decided how to quilt Lone Star quilt on my frame, so I got it loaded late last night.  Tonight after I get off from work, I’ll start the quilting.  As you can see, in my effort to not work on my Compass Lone star, I’ve removed the smaller blocks. The center is still on the wall because I’m trying to get the needle holes out of the background.

Weekly Goals for the Week of 1/27/25

First did I meet last week’s goals?

  • Quilt 2 quilts – I only got one done.

 

  • Bind the retreat Jelly Roll Quilt – DONE
  • At least 4 of the 12 Laura’s Little Notebooks. – DONE  I have 6 finished, 1 just needs a snap, 2 more need topstitching and a snap and I have another 11 cutout and interfaced.

 

This week the goals are:

  • Quilt 2 quilts (I need to deliver them on Monday)
  • Bind Framed – this is on my UFO list and I’m showing it at the MQA Spring Gathering
  • Finish at least another 4 Laura’s Little Notebooks
  • At least 10 sets of corners for Living on Cornbread – I need all the units done before I can really start to assemble the blocks.
  • And now an odd goal — Don’t work on Compass Lonestar  This quilt has been on numerous UFO lists since 2007.  It started as a Quilt-As-You-Go project, but the reality is for a large project I don’t like this method — especially since I now have a longarm. Really just need to take it off the design wall so it doesn’t tempt me. I don’t need this quilt until mid-May and I’d like to get Living on Cornbread done by the end of next month.I wonder how much I can get done?  There is a new quilt group forming that meets on Saturday morning, I’m going dancing either Friday or Saturday maybe both nights, and Brandon Quilters meets next Monday night.

More Goals for 2025

Last week I outlined my Brandon Quilters UFO List. As mentioned I have a few more goals for the year. The first category is Quilts Not Yet Started.  Since some of these are WHIMMs (works hidden in my mind) I don’t have a lot of pictures.

Quilts Not Yet Started

  • 2025 Brandon Mystery Quilt – 2 or 3 versions since I’m writing the pattern and doing the testing.
  • Crescendo – It’s a bargello quilt using So Boho Blooms (far right in the photo above)
  • Another pair of Quilted Sneakers – this pair pieced
  • Quilted Baseball Cap
  • Living on Cornbread  – I’ve started this quilt (middle in photo above)
  • A Vintage Christmas Sampler by Kansas Trouble Quilts  – the kit will arrive in May or June.
  • Autumn on the Trace this will be a jelly roll race style quilt in fall colors. I was inspired by my drive to sneaker class in October
  • Ladder to the Stars – made with 4 1/2″ blocks

Other

  • Laura’s Little Notebook Covers – 12 are needed in February and 14 in December
  • 20 Zipper Bags
  • A dress for me!
  • A Heart ornament for the Quilters By Heart Desire Ornament Exchange

Pick at least One from Each Category

  • Quilt Kit
  • Small Project (lanyard, bag, pouch, etc.)
  • Panel Project

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  • Something I find from my travels

Tomorrow I’ll post this week’s goals and how I did on last week’s goals.

Weekly Goals for the Week of 1/20/25

I have more quilting/textile goals for 2025 than I listed yesterday on my UFO list. I also want to post more regularly since this is typically how I track my quilting.  To that end I’ve come up with this schedule:

  • Sunday – 2024 Catch up.  Once I’m caught up I’ll revisit this.
  • Monday – Goals for the year or week.
  • Wednesday – What I’m Working On. This ties into the weekly Facebook post for Gulf States Quilt Association
  • Friday – Stash Report. How I’m doing on using my existing stash.

There may be other posts through the week, it will just depend on what’s happening. So this week’s goals are:

I have 2 quilts which need to be quilted this week.

I want to get this quilt from my UFO list bound and labeled. I want to turn it in at the next Brandon Quilters meeting.

There are 12 of these little notebooks on my list to get done by February 10th.  I want to get at least 4 made this week.

Check back on Monday to see if I accomplish these goals or if I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

The Blue Disappearing 9-Patch

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Yesterday was gorgeous – sunny, light breeze, 74 degrees – not something you see often in Kansas City in February, but it was perfect for a quilt photoshoot. Ever since we cleared the jungle, I wanted to hang a line to hang quilts on.  It took two tries, as the weight of the quilt caused the first line to sag.

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This quilt is made from recycled shirts with the exception of the blue accent squares and binding. Even the back is from recycled shirts.

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I started this quilt January 5, 2016, finished the top February 24, 2016, then started working on the backing.  I finished the backing some time in June 2016 — possibly at the quilt retreat I went on.  Then the quilt sat, ageing, until I pulled it out this January and began quilting it on my treadle machine.

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The binding was applied and stitched down on my main machine. I also made a pillowcase to go with the quilt using the binding fabric and a shirting that I bought a whole bolt of 10-15 years ago.

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This is my first finish for 2017 and is one of my 1st Quarter Finish Along Goals.

3rd Quarter Goals

Rhonda's [Quilt] Ramblings
Not daunted by listing out quilting/sewing goals that don’t get finished, here are this quarter’s main goals.
  • Bionic Bagbionic
  • Zipper Bags (at least one – I haven’t decided if I like the other 3 fabrics together.)zipbags
  • The Blue Disappearing 9-Patch — Both the top and backing are made and there’s batting around here somewhere.bluetop
  • Strip Twist – a long shot as it is still in pieces and I have no idea what I’m going to use for the backing.striptwist
  • Cream & Green Swap – This really needs to be done first.andrea-gift
  • Monochromatic Tablerunner – I’m sure there’s something in the stash I can use for the backing.tablerunner

Of course the best laid plans don’t always come to fruition, so I am going to hope if I finish something else it will be one of my numerous UFOs or planned projects listed below:

The quilt tops:

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Pink & Brown, Christmas BOM, Scrap Patch Hearts, Black & White 4-Patch, Christmas Crazy Eights, Raising Cane, 2012 Mystery, 2008 Retreat Swap, Baby Black &  White 4-Patch, Whitework, Stack ‘n Whack, Thangles BOM1, Black & White Strip Twist, Old Tobacco Road, Machine Quilting Sampler, Fairy Frost Sunset, 2011 Twin Mystery, QIAD Christmas Row Quilt, Mom’s 4-Patch, 2011 Mystery, Estate Doves  in the Window

The quilts in progress:

Pieces

Lee’s Baskets, Mom’s Thangles, Hancock BOM, Border Class Sample, Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler, Twas the Night Before Christmas #2, Sheryl’s Churn Dash Blocks, Cream & Green Sampler,  Alphabet BOM, Hexie Hand Project, Twas the Night Before Christmas #1, Mom’s Sweatshirt, Sisters Swap, Just Takes 2, Estate Double Wedding Ring, Compass Lone Star, Candy Sunflower Seeds, QAYG String Blocks, Postage Stamp, Faux Applique, Blue Strings, String HST Wall Hanging, Christmas Blocks from Lee, Lillbet’s Garden, Star A Day

I probably should have done another picture, but I’ve been having computer issues all week and want to get this posted while I can.

There are a few other things kicking about in the sewing room, but given I can’t find the cutting table or ironing board and haven’t unpacked from the retreat back in early June, I’m not likely to finish those either.

See what others are planning on working on this quarter over at RhondasRamblings.

Edited 7/16/16 4:00 PM — Since I’ve posted this, and the deadline to post our list has not past, I’ve rounded up pictures of the rest of the projects that are kicking around the sewing room.

PIGS

Triangle Frenzy Runner, August 2013 Quilt A, Squedge Ruler Project

kits

The Night Before Christmas, Tuscan Sun

more

May Pole Bag/Accessories, Pineapple Blossoms, Music Throw

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Tumblers

I think that’s everything now.

Finish-A-Long Results

Rhonda's [Quilt] Ramblings
Ha! I feel like I’ve got nothing done the first 6 months of the year.  I know I haven’t finished anything on the Finish-A-Long list.  But as I started thinking of what I HAVE accomplished, it’s not as bleak as I thought.
In February I finished the Blue Disappearing 9-Patch top.
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Early March found me making this monochromatic tablerunner as a class sampler — which still needs to be quilted.
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Late March was a mad dash for a shop sample. – No picture.
April and May I worked on the blocks for Alletore – the 2015 Bonnie Hunter Mystery.retreatmystery
While doing these quilts, I made progress on the Tumbler Leader/Ender project – finishing it unless I decide to add a couple of more rows. It roughly measures 70 x 80.
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I also finished the backing to for the Disappearing 9-Patch.
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Progress was made on both Strip Twist & Pineapple Blossom.
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Now here’s a finish.  These are 10 of the 17 bags I made for gifts. I didn’t get a picture of the rest of them.10bags
Another finish is this travel iron tote.
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And since I got into my Maypole fabrics, I decided to make a Bionic Gear Bag to go with it. It is still in progress.
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There may not be any finishes which count toward the Finish-A-Long, but I did more than I thought.

The Best Laid Plans

At the end of the year, I compiled a list of quilts that I wanted to finish in the first quarter. Of course I listed EVERYTHING on my UFO/WIP and To Be Quilted list as well to cover all the bases.  Then I went beyond that and listed several kits (some purchased, and other I put together from stash) that I was considering for the year.

Friday afternoon I realized I couldn’t lay my hands on the finished section of my Star-A-Day quilt — the one which ideally I should have finished this past September and that I’m only 1/3 of the way through. After work I went over to the LQS where a retreat was going on and the ladies oohed and aahed over the single tiny star I had with me.  While I was there I spent time tracing and cutting out a couple of stars. But when I came home I was determined to find the wayward section.  I did – it was in a box with fabric I’ve pulled for additional stars — more or less right where it should have been, but the box is not labeled and there’s other stuff in it as well.

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Anyway, before I found it I tripped over a few things.  The leftover backing from the Eeyore quilt. I was looking for it before Christmas and couldn’t figure out where I put it.  The section measures 44″ x 70″ so it’s nearly big enough to be its own quilt. I think another 6″ to 10″ to the width and it will be ready to quilt. So, add this to the list of quilts to be finished this year, possibly this quarter. Of course since I know where it’s headed I want to get it done “now”.

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Then I found a bundle of brights with some Caterwauling and Cool Cats fabrics. Last summer I was trying to figure out what to make with these fabrics and bundled them together.  I think I’ll use them to test the new pattern I’m writing. It won’t be exact as the pattern just calls for 5 fabrics – a focus/border, background and 3 other fabrics, but for the initial test, this will work just fine – just as soon as I settle on a background fabric. This is another get it done “now” projects.

So, 3 new quilts are added to the list for this year: the music quilt, the initial test quilt and then the test BOM when the fabric arrives.

It’s no wonder my WIP/UFO list is so long.