Originally Posted by
ckcowl
Geesh. Seems like every time I get a ufo quilted and feel like I’m making progress I open something or move something and find another one! Will it ever end???
just picked up a pouch that was stuffed in a bag of tote bags, opened it to find this cathedral window project I started about 11 years ago....
Ckcowl This brings back a lot of memories! I inherited one from my DH's GM it was about 1/2 of a twin bed size. Tried to figure out what to do with it as she made it on point, so there was a lot of 1/4 triangles. Was able to salvage the piece as a lap quilt and 1 wall hanging, sister-in-law said she liked them.
Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
I have finished a top into a quilt. About a year ago Barbara from the Birthday Swap posted a QAL for her members to use up some of their 2.5" squares that they swap. I made the top, then folded it up and there it sat until now. I have donated it for a teenager in the children's crisis home that my group supports. It's a twin size.
Sewbizgirl Awesome, such a happy quilt.
Originally Posted by
ckcowl
This ufo has been sitting around for a long time. I sewed this top together about 8 1/2 years ago. Then it was folded up & put on the shelf. I think at the time- since it’s all scraps- that I would continue making columns and make it larger. That never happened. Last week I was digging for some fabric and came upon it again. Pulled it out & since I had nothing else really going on at that moment I located a backing that would work and loaded it up to finally get it quilted. Of course about an hour later I was contacted and asked to make a quilt for a school raffle.
I picked up the squares ( colored by the kindergarten class) and went ahead and made that quilt top- finished the borders on it yesterday and today got busy quilting the loaded ufo- I wasn’t about to unload it at this point. So, now it’s all quilted ( Yea!) and the school quilt is loaded.
the backing on this ufo is a bright turquoise color- not this dull blue that shows in the picture. It’s not perfect, but sometimes done is better than perfect.
Ckcowl - I wish I had your ability to quickly get the job done. I would love to have a Long arm or even a mid arm, so I will just drool over your quilts for now. Looks great!
Originally Posted by
Teen
I finished the wedding quilt top today!! Woohoo!! So excited...It's huge for me so I was a bit anxious that it would not be squared. It is the most squared quilt top I ever finished..
Phew! Tonight, I'll start clipping threads and prep it for LA. Tomorrow night, I'll start sandwich prep and maybe my LA can finish it before I leave. Then I just have to bind it in my RV...so doable... I'm so relieved.. Here's a pic before I sewed the left piano key border on...
Teen what wonderful choice of shading, for the wedding quilt! It will go with anything that the couple chooses for there decor and look outstanding.
Originally Posted by
rryder
This one is a mashup of two UFOs that had been sitting for several years. the blue parts have yard couching that was done with my Sweet Sixteen and the couching feet set. There are silk fabrics and other home dec fabrics in that part that came from my grandmother's house. The other parts with Flying Geese and HSTs are leftovers from a quilt I made in 2012- they were set aside to make another quilt, but I was just so tired of them that after I got them pieced in rows I never could manage to make myself put the quilt together LOL!
Ditch quilted the HSTs and Geese using tiny blanket stitch on the sewing machine and also used the same to stitch the ribbons down over top. Overcast the edges to bind using the same pink thread that I used in the quilting. I think it's about 42" wide by 20something high....
thanks for looking,
Rob
Rob, you come up with the most amazing ideas and have so much talent. I keep waiting for your next project, knowing it will be something very unique.
Originally Posted by
QuilterMomma
Watson, that is the Ribbon Star quilt pattern. You can find it free on the internet. I did get that one done at beginning of March. I used some ufo hst that I had made. Put the applique on to add some spark before quilting it.
Yes, these are all mine. I actually have some more finishes to post, just have to find them. These were some of mine at the quilt show. Having them hanging up made them look so much prettier than laying on the floor. I had 33 entries this year at Odessa. They wanted all my ufo finishes. I was in a contest at Experience Quilts in Odessa and they requested I enter them in the show. I have been unemployed since February of this year. This gave me time to finish my projects. I still have more to go, but at least I made a dent in my goal of 55 UFOs. I do only have 22 more to go by November. I will post pics when I get them done.
I do appreciate your kind comments.
QuilterMomma 33 in one show? Did you have time to eat or sleep this year?? Loved looking at your one quilter show, I hope you find what you are looking for in the employment area. Remember to only work at what you love to do. Then it's not a job it's fun time.