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Recap and Goal Setting

October 3, 2014 5:15 pm ⋅

Sept-1

dw0908-dwr

In September I seem to have limited myself to three quilts. Batik August C, Star-A-Day and the binding on the DWR. Given the DWR and the Star-A-Day quilt are handwork I’m not surprised. Nothing like getting excited about finishing a quilt and/or starting a new quilt – although the new quilt seems to have taken priority.

So it’s October and time to set this month’s goals and the 4th quarter goals for the 2014 Finish Along.

Setting the October goals is easy. 31 Stars, at least half of the remaining binding on the DWR, September & October’s Alphabet BOM blocks and at least half the remaining Batik August C blocks.

The 4th Quarter Finish Along Goals on the other hand…

I always seem to be finishing something that I didn’t plan on finishing. This last quarter it was the Abbey Memories. So, I’m going to do a 4 part list: Realistic; Possible; Long Shots and Just Dreaming.

Realistic:

realistic

  • Finish DWR
  • Batik August C
  • String HST

Possible:

Possible

  • Scrappy Trips
  • Christmas Row Quilt
  • Christmas Crazy 8s
  • Diamond Links
  • Thangles BOM Yellow

Longshot:

These are the quilts/knitting that I’ve said I wanted to finish this year and yet they haven’t been worked on this or have fallen by the wayside.

Longshot

  • Green & Cream Swap
  • Compass Lone Star
  • Hancock Stars BOM
  • Hardware
  • Easy As Pie
  • AMB August A
  • Christmas BOM
  • Candy Sunflower Seeds
  • Jared Takes a Wife

Dream:

These are quilts that I wanted to get the top done this year, but they don’t count for the Finish Along unless they are quilted. Stranger things have happened, so here they are.

dreaming

  •  Orca Bay
  • Sew Scrappy
  • ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas #1
  • ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas #2

Of course having outlined all this I could still pull a quilt out of the stack of tops and quilt it, get a wild idea to work on one of my other UFOs — or start something new. After all I do need to think about Kalli’s graduation quilt and what about Bonnie Hunter’s winter mystery quilt….

I’ll update the link to the Goal Setting Party next week when it opens.

Posted in: 2014 Finish Along, goals, UFOs

What’s On My Design Wall

September 8, 2014 11:22 am ⋅

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At the moment, my design wall is empty. I’ve started sewing strips to the double square in a rectangle pieces.  Haven’t gotten very far.

dw0908-dwr

 

On the other hand, I  have the binding on 7-1/2 arcs stitched down.  It’s beginning to look like a finished quilt. Only 22-1/2 arcs of binding to go.

See what others are working on by visiting the links over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: designwall, dwr, UFOs

Another Finish

August 30, 2014 11:45 am ⋅

stainglass-done

 

This is Abbey Memories from Tricia Cribbs 8th Turning Twenty Book Stained Glass & Scraps. I started this quilt in a class in July 2012 and finished the top a few months later. It’s turn for quilting finally came up last week.

The fabrics — both the batiks and the black that I used for the leading came from Connecting Threads.  The batting is Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 Black.  The top thread is Fil-Tec T-40 Cotton/Poly Corespun in Black.  The bobbin thread is Superiors Bottom Line in black.  I used just less than 1 M-size bobbin.

stainglass-quilting

 

The quilting is “A Little Bit of Fluff”. 

After washing the quilt measures 55″ x 69″.

Another quilt off my UFO list!

 

 

Posted in: UFOs

Eeyore is Done!

August 24, 2014 9:35 pm ⋅

sydandquilt

The Eeyore quilt is done and delivered!! 2 years 11 weeks after the initial goal — which with my quilting is right on time.  It is reversible on the off chance that at some point Eeyore is no longer a favorite character.

sydback2

The back was cut from my music fabric collection.  Sydney not only plays viola and string bass, but is in the Performing Arts program in school.

Now the quilt statistics:

  • Started: May 12, 2012
  • Finished: August 22, 2014
  • Center is machine applique
  • No pattern – I took a picture I found on the internet and printed it poster sized and made my pattern from that.  The pattern for the letters were printed from my word processing software.
  • I used Clover Quick Bias for the purfling (1/8″) on the bass and the strings (1/4″)
  • The batting is Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 Fusible
  • I used Superior Bottom Line thread in black on the back and lavender on the top
  • Quilted on my home sewing machine
  • Size – I forgot to measure 🙁 Best guess is 65 x 80 before washing.

I need to say this UFO was on my lists in the following challenges:

 

Posted in: 2014 Finish Along, goals, Sydney, UFOs

Have You Noticed?

July 8, 2014 11:31 pm ⋅

I’ve been updating the image of the Double Wedding Ring on my sidebar the past few days. This is where it started:

dwr0209February 9th

dwr0706July 6th

dwr0707July 7th

dwr0708 July 8th

dwrleftcornerIn the “flesh” so to speak.

As soon as I get this “corner” quilted it will be time to bind the quilt. I might just finish it in less than 25 years. – I bought the fabric in September 1989 and took the class in September/October of that year.

dwrrightcorner

Posted in: dwr, UFOs

A New Finish

June 24, 2014 12:30 pm ⋅

PurpleThanglesBOM

 

Monday afternoon I rented time on the long arm and quilted this little quilt.  After washing it measures about 39″ square.  The pieced blocks were part of a Thangles BOM that I started in 2008. I only used 5 of the 12 blocks because I didn’t think all 12 of them went together well.  Another 5 are in another quilt and there are two which I suspect will end up in the orphan block box.

The batting is Hobbs Bleached Tuscany.  I used Superior’s Omni Thread in Verbena on the top and a lavender pre-wound bobbin in the bottom. For quilting, I did a “feathery” fill in the red squares, 1/2 feathers and echo around the pieced blocks, curved outlining of the black pieces in the blocks and attempted a circular filler in the borders.

I found a printed plaid in my stash that worked well for the backing.

PurpleThanglesBOMBacking

 

This quilt is on several of my UFO goal lists for the year, including the 2014 Finish Along sponsored by The Littlest Thistle. I’ll update the link when I  link up.

Here’s the link to the 2nd Quarter Finish Party over at The Littlest Thistle and my 2nd Qtr list.

Posted in: 2014 Finish Along, finish, UFOs

Quilt Progress In Pictures

June 10, 2014 11:35 pm ⋅

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eeyoretop

 

Now to make the backing!

Posted in: UFOs

First Border

June 10, 2014 1:00 am ⋅

eeyore0609

 

Last night I finished outlining the letters, re-outlined Piglet in a darker pink and put on the first border. I’m aiming for 62″ x 80″, so two more borders to go.

After I got the first border on I stopped and read for a bit. Then before I headed to bed I thought I’d see if I could get the next border on. The sides are stitched and the top and bottom are pinned, so I might get the top done tonight — especially if it rains.  We have plans to go and see Frozen at Theater in the Park — if it stops raining.

Posted in: UFOs

What’s On My Design Wall

June 9, 2014 1:16 am ⋅

eeyore0608

 

After stalling for 2 years, I can see the end.  I’m still working on the satin stitching around the letters and I think I’m going to go back over Piglet with a dark pink. Then the borders. The current plan is a 2″ black border (tone on tone with music motifs), a 3″ dark purple border and a final 5″ black border.  I’m going to bind the quilt in the same fabric as the letters.

Given that this is all applique and I’m going to quilt it on my DSM, there won’t be much variation in my posts this week.

See what others are working on over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: designwall, UFOs

I’m Running Out of Black Thread

June 6, 2014 10:59 pm ⋅

eeyore0606

 

Eeyore’s left back foot is now attached to the background. I think I have enough black thread to stitch down the back right foot and I still have plenty of the gold thread to go around the bass.  I think that’s the order of the stitching…I keep changing my mind.

Posted in: UFOs