Time to get back on track and knock out some UFOs this month. The big ones I would really like to finish are Trail Mix, Dazzling Stars and Celtic Solstice. All three are well underway but will still take a considerable…
WIP Wednesday: Another Rainbow Scrappy Project
For quite some time I’ve had in the back of my mind that I would like to make this quilt: It is Tula Pink’s Bird Seed Quilt and the free pattern is available here. It is worth taking a look at…
A Valentine’s Day Finish
A couple of years ago I bought a fat quarter pack of Valentine’s Day fabric. I’m not sure how many pieces were in the group, maybe 15-20, but it’s taken me forever to use them up. I think 3 quilts…
Busting the Cat Nap’n Stash
In my stash there is a LOT of this fabric called Cat Nap’n—we’re talking probably 50 yards or more. It’s kind of goofy looking, but the colors are bright and cheerful. As I found out with my 40 yard dash…
Last Finish of 2016
The year started well, but predictably quilt finishes really dropped off in the last couple of months. This was my December finish, the last one of the year. The pattern is Golden Memories by Lori Smith of from my heart…
DWM: Trail Mix
Last week my quilting group met for our Christmas party and I had really hoped to have this quilt finished for show and tell. Unfortunately I just didn’t have enough sewing time in November to make the progress needed to…
DWM: Four Patch Fun
Sometimes when I want to push myself to make a particular quilt I will suggest a challenge to my small quilting group. Such was the case with Trail Mix which is (in my opinion) the ultimate scrap quilt. It was…
Two Friday Finishes—On Saturday
We made it back from Kansas City but yesterday was filled with cat petting, unpacking, laundry, grocery shopping, dog walking, and an appointment with the guy who measured for new kitchen countertops. By the time I was able to take…
October OMG
The one monthly goal (OMG) challenge by Heidi at Red Letter Quilts has been powerful motivation for me to finish some UFOs. This is another one that is oh-so-close to being finished but I just need to push myself on…
Friday Finish: Sea Glass
I really thought I would have more than one finish this week, but was lucky to even get the binding on this one. The pattern is Sea Glass from Kim Brackett’s Scrap-Basket Beauties book. The original pattern was made from…
Friday Finish-Double Plus Quilt
This quilt ended up being a fairly large lap size and it took me awhile to hand stitch the binding, but thanks to the car ride down to Milwaukee, it is finished. Lots of plus quilts have been showing up…
Friday Finish: Courtyard Maze
A few months ago, I made a Courtyard Maze quilt using a jelly roll and matching charm pack. After seeing that post, someone mentioned that this pattern would be a good for scraps or stash. I realized it would be…