SusieQOH

I have a Christmas quilt from last year that I still haven't quilted! My FMQ skills aren't the best. I'm also piecing another one for Christmas. I really need to practice my FMQ more so I can get things done!

rvsfan

I am very sorry for your loss .

Snooze2978

I decided I needed a quilt to sleep under at my quilt retreats so jumped into my scrap stash and pulled out all bright colored 5" precuts and anything fabrics that were at least 5" by 10" as I need 2 of each color 5 x 5. Pulled out enough plus a few extra just in case. Then I pulled out my Shop Hop white and black from 2016 as I've never used them. Found a pattern in my Pat Speth book called Millinium Star and decided on that pattern instead of Tillie's Treasures which I'd made for a friend this past summer. Got everything starched and pressed, cut, marked, etc. Have all the units made, binding is made but now I need to put this project aside and get back to the quilt machine with a quilt that has been sitting on it almost finished. Down to the last 2 set of borders/sashings and get it finished and off the frame. And of course I have this diamond logcabin on the design wall that's been waiting to be finished for 2 years but can't decide how to finish the corners. Will have to contact the designer on how to go about making the sunray corners. The math on that one has me stumped..........reason why its been an UFO for so long. So that's what I'm up to today.................plus I cut out a skirt to make myself and its just waiting for me to get off my duff and stitch it up too. My mojo has been lagging lately.

SuzzyQ

Pj pants for the family for Christmas! Four down and one near done, two to be cut out ( story later) and then six to go.... then I need to make place mats or table runner/mat for each household.... including mine!

SuzzyQ

But first have to get some pesky non-sewing things done!

Iceblossom

We don't do much for Christmas, no grandkids and everyone pretty much settled so I'm working on my own projects. A few years ago I realized that although I made quilts all the time I gave them away and my own were falling apart so I decided that I would have one themed quilt for me for each month of the year. I just got back from visiting a friend in the Phoenix area and we shopped her stash for a few more fan blades for my Thanksgiving Turkey fan project. I'm making 25 blocks, each blade (200) is a different fabric. I have fussy cut turkey fabric for the pie piece of the fan. Today I will be combining 2-blade sections into 4-blades, then it's just one more seam for all 8 blades, so maybe I'll get that done too. I'll be using what I'm calling the Eleanor Burns method of using rickrack on the curved seams, basically appliqueing the pie and blade pieces onto a background so the rickrack shows as a textural element. I know I don't describe it well, here is a video (the rickrack part starts around minute 18)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktzb2wMMwzc

While I was visiting my friend, she gifted me her previous primary machine, a nice modern Bernina. That came in the mail last night and so needs to be unpacked and set up. I'm not sure, I'll need to move some furniture around to find out but I might have to change out the electrical outlet to a three-prong one, my house was built in 1963 with 2-prong and I've upgraded all the other outlets.

My next project which will be done on the new machine is another one for me. It's for the month of June and the theme is vacation/travel. I have collected a wide variety of actual postcard sized pieces. I went on a trip back home to Alaska (grew up there from ages 10-23 -- my friend in Phoenix was actually a roommate back around 1982 or so) and got quite a few, and another 2 while in Phoenix. Very simple attic window sets around the postcards and then a black background grid so it sort of recalls the old scrapbooks. I've got my 58+ postcards needed and it will go fast.

That should take me through the rest of the year. I have a bunch of tops to quilt down, will try a couple of donation crib sized quilts on the Bernina. I have one other quilt in progress, August whose theme is "Farm/Harvest" which is very different than my usual traditional style. It will have a few pieced blocks, the large Barn block is done, there will be a hen and chicks, 2 tiny hummingbirds, a horse face, pig face, couple others, and the rest of the quilt will be random sized largish pieces of fabric of crops (only those grown in Washington so no lemons or pineapples!), with some roads between the crops on the bottom. Then various farm animals in the middle including the pieced blocks. The Barn & Hummingbirds will be in the top third, as will the horses and will go up to a lake with ducks and trees and other farm scenes in the distance. It will be simply quilted with a chicken wire grid and then embellished with all sorts of things like tractors in the roads, bunny buttons in the cabbages, an owl patch in the upper barn opening, etc. etc.

And then I have fabric collected and ready to go for several projects I've gotten a number of ideas for new projects from this board... the only downside to being here!

Doggramma

I'm working on finishing up some projects. I always have to fight the urge to start something new and exciting! At some point I'm planning on making a few zipper pouches for christmas gifts.

gramajo

I need to quilt the borders on 3 sides of the Disney Princesses quilt I'm making for my grand niece. My DD will sew the binding on. Then I have to finish a BBQ2 i'm making a friend for Christmas.

SouthPStitches

I'm doing a needle turn Bunny Hill applique project called "Snowman Country". Plan to also hand quilt it and send it to a dear friend for Christmas. Hope to have the applique and embroidery done on the nine blocks by the end of the weekend. It's very slow going but am enjoying the process. Am not too proficient on any method of applique but it will be a labor of love.

coffeecozy

I'm working on a fun Christmas quilt called Ho Ho is Spoken here. I pull it out every year or so and do a block or two. I have really enjoyed it as a Christmas warm up.
I have a baby quilt I need to get sandwiched for a gift and a king sized quilt that I did for our camper that I am almost done quilting.