Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

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New Month, New Goal List

I wrote out my list earlier this week and thought it needed to be shortened.  Somehow it’s longer.  But I will be going to a quilt retreat this month, so there is that. The items are in the order in which I’d like to finish them.

This is Nine Patch 7.0.  It’s a practice quilt for an on-line class starting Monday. It’s slightly further along than this. I need to have it loaded by Monday, but before I can do that I have 2 client quilts which need to be quilted.

This stack of fabric needs to become key fobs by the 16th. I either need to sort the fabric by color or find a good color which blends well on all the fabric since I’ll be top stitching them. I’m pretty sure it will go fast as I’ll be able to do them in an assembly line.

This skirt now has a waist band, but I ran into 2 issues.  #1 the elastic I’m using is softer/stretchier than I expected, so I’m having issues pulling it through the waistband, and #2 a little disappointed in the amount of gathers around the waist.  I need to just sit down and finish it. Again, it’s not that hard, so just do it!

I’m taking the Waves of Glory class by Annette Ornelas next week.  I have experience with her dimensional curves, so I do not expect this to take long to complete.

Roll the Dice 1 – this needs quilted and bound. It’s not a very big quilt, but I do need to add leaders to the backing fabric I want to use.  It would make my life simpler if I picked something else, but ‘I don’t wanna’.  I’ll load this after I finish the on-line class and possibly after I get Waves of Glory quilted.

I really want to finish the Riviana quilt top. I plan to take this to the retreat.  I have over half the 9-patches made already.

These red, white, and blue napkins have been in the works for over a year. It’s time to finish them.  I’m taking them to the reteat.

Roll the Dice #2.  I was digging in my UFOs looking for something and I found the blue string blocks. I think they go well with my HST top which is also a UFO waiting for a border.  I think they’ll look smashing together.  I do however need to make 4 more string blocks.  Taking this to the retreat.

Kid’s Roman Holiday is really a PIG, as I’ve not cut into the fabric.  This has been a project on my list all year. I’m taking this to the reteat.

99 Strips #1. This is for another on-line longarming class.  I need 4 total, but I’m starting with this one. If I don’t have the rows stitched together before I leave for the retreat, I’ll take it with me. I’ll start the class after the retreat.

Now if I can just not start anything not on my list.

 

My Latest Finishes

Right up until I messed my knee up, I was finishing projects left and right.  Up first is  Dragonflies Dancing on Glenwood Avenue.  The layout is my own design.  The blocks are call Glenwood Avenue. It was the retreat swap block in 2008. I used Legacy 80/20 batting,  4o wt Glide thread in Magic Mint and the the E2E design Dragonfly Dance. After washing it measures 62″ x 82 1/2″. It will be donated to the Mississiippi State Veteran’s Home. Started 4/20/2008 – Finished 5/21/22.

This is Johnny’s Strip Twist.  Strip Twist is available HERE. I started this quilt 5/13/2016 and finished it 5/25/2022.  It measures 101 x 103.  Legacy 80/20 batting, 40wt Glide in Pistachio. The E2E pattern is Espalier.   This quilt is on my Brandon Quilter’s UFO list.

Shimmer – The 3rd quilt from the FQ Bundle + 10 FQs. For now I’m keeping this one.  Washed, it measures 64 x 79.  I used 40 wt Glide in Magic Mint, Legacy 80/20 batting and the E2E pattern Espallier. I started this quilt 8/24/2020 and finished it 5/22/2022.

Roman Holiday never made it to the UFO status.  I started it at the retreat last month (4/21/22) and finished it on 5/28/22.  The pattern is from Quick as a Wink 3 yard quilts.  Shoot, I have no notes on the quilt, so I’ll have to look it up after a bit.

I’ve made some kitchen accessories.  An applique towel and the Staci Kitchen Scarf.  I’m on the lookout for matching towel as I have enough fabric for a second towel. These were made Saturday.

The Tinzley Table Runner was a quick finish as well. I’m going to use this on my tea cart in the living room.