One More Quilt Top Bites the Dust

I am doing well, getting a quilt finished each week. I still have a way to go - maybe 8 or 10 more. I'm not going to get in this position again (I hope). I'll be taking this one with me to the April sew-in in Yarmouth along with 3 other completed quilts and 2 tops for Mary to tie while she is there.

Finished?

This isn't really a finish but it is, as far as I'm concerned. This is as far as I go. I will be taking it to the April sew-in in Yarmouth for Mary to tie.
I have enough purple for another so will probably work on that soon.

New Week, 2 Finishes Already

Here are two finishes and it's only Sunday morning. Looking good for this week anyway.

Top one is a HeartStrings;bottom one is a Red, White and Blue for a soldier. I have a second RWB ready for quilting which will hopefully show up here soon.

I just cut some purple centers for a HeartString top that I'll be taking to the Yarmouth April sew-in.

This week's finish

I would like to be able to finish one UFO each week. That certainly would make a dent in them if I am faithful to my new rule. So, starting this week, that is what I am planning to do. And slack off on starting new things.

This HeartStrings quilt has been quilted for quite some time with a binding sewn three-quarters around. Why would I cut and press a binding that isn't long enough? So this morning I removed the too short binding, made a new one and put it on. And I had it done by 9:30. It wasn't as bad as I had been dreading.
 Oh yes, this is Bricks and Stepping Stones by Bonnie Hunter.

First 2 Finishes of 2013 Yes!

These 2 HeartStrings tops have been waiting since sometime last summer to get finished. I quilted them a couple of weeks ago and did the binding today. I'm working on more blocks and hopefully they will be finished sooner rather than later.

Catching up

So I don't recall what happened in April so I'll start getting caught up with the May finishes.

There were two lime green finishes and another one that I've already forgotten the name of the patten. I' m doing this on my iPad at the laundramat so I'll see if I can get some pictures added. Can't figure it out - I'll try it on my laptop when I get home.

Latest HeartStrings Quilt

I just put the binding on this today. This one will probably go to the Maine Sew In next month in Yarmouth for distribution.
I'm going to try to get all the tops I have stacked up around here quilted by then. They're all kid's quilts and I think there are 12 or 13 of them.

HeartStrings/yellow centers

Here is the 2nd of 2 HeartStrings quilts I will be sending to Deanna tomorrow for her charity project.

What is it about this pattern? I have 2 tops waiting for backs to be made and today I cut some foundations and center strips in dark green. I also cut up a small bag of scraps I was given at the last Clamshell meeting. I only made 3 blocks but I'm ready to go when the spirit hits.

Heartstrings Quilt Finished

Here is a HeartStrings quilt with white center strip and the rest in plaids and stripes. I made this top before Mary announced that the next HeartStrings project would be homespuns with a black center. I made most of the blocks for this one in my 'Outside Studio'. I bought an outside table at a yard sale and have it under the trees with my hand-crank sewing machine on it.

I have a black top done and I like it much better that the white center strings. I'll be sending it (along with another one yet to be quilted) to Deanna to donate to her oncology department.

I HATE the batting I have. And I have a lot of it. It's polyester and it's too poufy for my liking. I'd give it to someone if I thought they wouldn't be insulted. I have precut 27 pieces 60" x 80". I've used 1 piece in this quilt and I'm ready for some Warm and Natural. I have to wait for Joann to have it on sale and I'm on my way to get some.

HeartString Quilt

Well, I missed the entire month of March and darned near all of April. I don't see how some people do it daily.

I didn't even get all the pictures in of the 'one woman quilt show'. I'll be taking them down on Tuesday and will get pictures then.

Above is a picture of the HeartStrings quilt top I sent to the sew-in at Ann's in Pennsylvania and a picture of Mary working at tying it.

This is quilt #2 of 6 for the 'One Woman Quilt Show'. Green centers and all the strings (well, nearly all) have flowers on them. While I was quilting it I came up with a catchy name - of course I can't think of it now.

At yesterday's Stitch & Bitch at my friend Edie's, I worked on blue and yellow string blocks. These will be made into a star design I stole from Darlene in ME. The last one I plan to do will be hearts made from strings. I still have a bit of time left before I need to panic.

February posting

Guess it's time to do my posting for this month. Some people manage every day - I'm really lucky if I do it once a month.

Here is a pile of QAYG (Quilt As You Go) blocks I've finished. There are 96, enough for 2 quilts. I've mailed them to Nebraska for there Heartstrintgs sew-in in March.