A Good Start to the Week

A finish already this week - and I'd say it's about time. How long ago did I make this top? I don't want to think about it. I had to use one of my queen size batts for this with quite a bit left over. Oh well. It's done and I'm glad of it.

Two Finishes this Week

Made myself a new rule - until I get some (maybe all) of these durn tops finished and off the railing. I will spend a minimum of 30 minutes a day on quilting and 30 minutes a day on binding, making backs, getting the batting ready. I will try very hard not to start a new quilting project. Like most of my rules, I am hoping to be able to keep it up.
I was able to finish a Warm Wishes and a blue (with a touch of yellow) Drunkards Path. I saw his setting somewhere - I'm calling mine 'Traffic Circles'.

A Finish, Finally

It's been quite awhile since I've had a quilt finish. The blocks have been hanging around for some time. I needed a gift for a 2 year old and decided to get this one done. I think he will enjoy looking at all the different blocks. (I hope, anyway.)

Flag Wallhanging

I made this to hang up on the front of the house on federal holidays. It measures 3 feet by 4 feet. I think it will look nice with the window boxes I have planned. I want to have red geraniums, white petunias and blue ageratum along with an English ivy in each of the front corners. Last year I didn't have the ivy and the window boxes just didn't look nearly as nice as they usually do.

Small Tumbler #1

You want scrappy? Well, this is it. This one is made using the small tumbler die, 20 across by 20 down. It measures 50" x 60" ish.

How long has it been

since I last posted? Too long. And I think I've made 5 or 6 more tops in that time. One step forward, two steps back.

Progress of Happy Chemo Quilt

I am really liking the small tumbler die for my GO cutter. I just may have gone just a bit overboard - I probably have enough tumblers cut for a dozen quilts.

Another Finish

This a partial view of the latest finish. It's a BOM from Joann's from several years back. I think someone gave me the kits and I've had the top done for quite a while.

Bento Box

This is a smallish quilt - Bento Box I think it was called. This is my second finish for this week. Yes!!

And One More

Another lingerer. 2 or 3 years, I'd guess.

This Week's Finishes

The purple HeartStrings is only a top - going to Yarmouth in April. I made all the blocks and sewed them together this week.
The bricks and black top has been aging for a good long time. Now it's done!
I should make a count of the tops that are left - well, maybe not. It'd probably scare me.
I cut a  shoebox almost full of small tumblers with my GO cutter. Made a small dent in my small scraps. You know I want to start sewing them together but I'm going to try to hold out for a while.

This Week's Quilt Finish

The pattern is Picket Fence from an old Quiltmaker. The lights show up better here than in real life.I cut the pieces for this with the chisel die on my GO cutter.

Scrappy Trips Quilt

Front and back of Scrappy Trips. This isn't a 'real'  UFO but it's as real finish. Yes!

Red, White, Blue #2

This is the second in a series. And this will be all there are because I want to move on to bigger and better things.
I'd like to cut through my scraps (1/2 yard and smaller) using my GO cutter. I saw a neat French braid quilt using 30's fabrics. And then there's the Picket Fence. Both of these use the chisel die, Oh, so much to do. I'm still waiting on the log cabin die, ordered in December.

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.

Self-mitered Log Cabin

This baby is paper pieced. And what a lot of paper tearing off! This is pretty big; I think I'll keep it for myself and put it on my bed when the set of RED sheets get here from Amazon. Gotta love that one-click shopping.
This is from a book by Anita Solomon Grossman or is it Anita Grossman Solomon. The strips are 1 1/2" and I really like it. It's so scrappy, just what I love.

Disappearing 4-Patch, back and front

 This is UFO finish #3 for 2013 although this project doesn't have much age to it. Think I started it in December.
The squares in the 4-patch measured either 7 or 7 1/2", can't remember which, then sliced both ways 1 1/2" away from center seam. Instructions for a smaller block are on the Missouri Star Quilt Co. website.

On to work on the next UFO.

Finally...............a quilt finish

This quilt top is over a year old. I went a little overboard cutting bricks so I've been able to make several of these quilts. One more and I'll be done with the Bricks and Stepping Stones.
This is a Bonnie Hunter pattern except I think she used 2" squares instead of the 2 1/2" that I have used.

Finally, another finish

This was a weekend mystery that I got finished on the following Wednesday. Then it took probably another 8 months to get it quilted and bound.