Originally Posted by juliasb

As of yesterday this UFO is almost finished. It looks like gawd awful but it sat for 15+ years in a tote. It was sewn very poorly and just wasn't going anywhere. So I took it to my sister's to finish it. You see she just got a Gracie II frame and Brother's 1500S at the Sewing Expo here a month ago so I figured what better way to try our hand and make all the mistakes on something that has no hope otherwise of ever being finished. Now at least it has hope as a beach quilt. We made a ton of mistakes. It has holes in the backing and we broke a ton of needles on it. The batting was used and not the best. But we learned and now this quilt will be of service after all. Of course a great deal was cut away and many other blemished were hidden. The pattern is called gift boxes. It started out as a King Size top and ended up only about a twin. It is almost done. I just have to finish the binding. And at that it is not a priority. It is just good to have it out of the tote and now usable even if only for something other than a bed or decorative quilt.
Juliasb