It took a little longer than it should have but both of the quilts made from the Always and Forever fabric are finished. One of them was on my UFO list to finish in May and since they were both…
Charity Finished
Last week I really pushed myself to finish bindings so I could get my stash numbers back in line. Lots of time in the car helped and I was able to get this one finished on the way to the…
Almost Too Sore to Quilt
Every single year for the past twelve, one or both of my kids has moved into a different apartment and I’ve been there to provide free labor. Yesterday Jim and I drove to La Crosse to move Jen’s belongings into storage boxes which…
Courtyard Maze Finished
Last week I quilted the Modern Neutrals Courtyard Maze quilt and just finished the binding. I’ve got some momentum and it is great to be getting some things finished. It seems like I made no progress all winter so there…
2016 Week 19 Stash Report
After finishing a few projects in the past few weeks, I had finally reached the point of moving more yards of fabric out than in. This week, the trend reversed and I’m back up to a net increase. I have…
On the Frame: One of the Ugly Twins
When I drew the numbers for the May UFO’s to work on, one of them was a top made from Valentine’s Day fabric. This top is two or three years old. I must have bought a fat quarter bundle of…
On the Frame: Parson Gray Scrap Quilt
This quilt is the only one that’s been on the frame this week and it is really boring quilting—just straight lines. It’s a masculine quilt so feathers and curls wouldn’t look right. Early in April I decided to pick two…
Other People’s Quilts
It was a long winter and here it is almost the end of April and I have yet to finish a quilt for myself this year. For over 25 years I have been quite prolific and finished lots of quilts but not…
Still Learning
These tops from Quilts Beyond Borders were perfect to practice machine quilting. I’m still trying to get nice, smooth curves. These quilts are pieced by others then sent to me for quilting and binding. They are lap-sized quilts so they…
2014 Week 19 Finish
My small quilting group met on Thursday and I was trying to get this quilt finished before our meeting but I didn’t quite finish hand stitching the binding. It was our April project so I’m only a month behind! This…