2018 UFO Challenge of the Month
#1182
Power Poster
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Eastern Washington
Posts: 29,525
Very pretty swoon Judith! Your persistence has paid off. That backing fabric is beautiful!
#1183
Thanks for the compliments Dedemac, yes, I have a tub labeled Good Fortune and it is filled with fabric. I bought the bundle from Quilted Twins. I won't use one of the blues, but I have a replacement that is just a little off.
I'm trying to get Hanging Gardens done. I had everything in tubs and properly labeled. Went nuts after I got a Brother P-touch labeler.
I find that I have done some work on all these UFOs. But I come to the same stopping place when I try to finish it maybe 3 years later. Sometimes it seems to be an ambiguity in the instructions. I wonder if they would hire me to write better instructions??????
For example: This pattern Hanging Gardens has me cut 4 different sized triangles. But it does not designate a label for each one. Then it says sew "the" triangle to the 4 patch. What triangle? It said that the triangle will appear to be too big, BUT just cut it off. Good Grief! What kind of language is that?
Donna Jordan has a video on that pattern, but the computer is down stairs and my quilting things are upstairs. I just loose it climbing those stairs.
Now it's stopped snowing so I'll give it another try.
I'm trying to get Hanging Gardens done. I had everything in tubs and properly labeled. Went nuts after I got a Brother P-touch labeler.
I find that I have done some work on all these UFOs. But I come to the same stopping place when I try to finish it maybe 3 years later. Sometimes it seems to be an ambiguity in the instructions. I wonder if they would hire me to write better instructions??????
For example: This pattern Hanging Gardens has me cut 4 different sized triangles. But it does not designate a label for each one. Then it says sew "the" triangle to the 4 patch. What triangle? It said that the triangle will appear to be too big, BUT just cut it off. Good Grief! What kind of language is that?
Donna Jordan has a video on that pattern, but the computer is down stairs and my quilting things are upstairs. I just loose it climbing those stairs.
Now it's stopped snowing so I'll give it another try.
#1184
Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Northern Va
Posts: 54
I finally finished the castle quilt. Started in 2016 and finished in 2018... trying to clean out and finish several UFOs before Good Fortune starts on Friday.[ATTACH=CONFIG]604157[/ATTACH]
#1185
[ATTACH=CONFIG]604161[/ATTACH]Here is the hanging gardens that I am struggling with. I did get all the blocks done and the hangers too. Now to figure out the setting triangles. This is done in batiks except for the 2 block hangers and the background.
I have forbidden myself to getting up on the step stool to pin at the top. Just too dizzy.
I have forbidden myself to getting up on the step stool to pin at the top. Just too dizzy.
Last edited by Battle Axe; 11-18-2018 at 12:51 PM.
#1186
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ranger, Texas
Posts: 788
Battle Axe, I’m also working on a version of Hanging Gardens. I’ve got all my blocks together in strips, and sewn all the strips together. It’s quilted & backed, but I’ve stalled out on the binding. That’s my least favorite part. Your blocks look great!
all other finishes for the year are a great inspiration for me. I don’t want to have UFOs, so I read this thread to keep me on track. Thanks for all the finishes & tales of how long some have taken to complete. I appreciate all the work that goes into the finishes we’ve seen.
all other finishes for the year are a great inspiration for me. I don’t want to have UFOs, so I read this thread to keep me on track. Thanks for all the finishes & tales of how long some have taken to complete. I appreciate all the work that goes into the finishes we’ve seen.
#1187
Adorable castle quilt. Love how you used the panel.
Battleaxe, love those blocks. That quilt is going to be very graphic with the black and white. I can't wait to see the finished top.
Battleaxe, love those blocks. That quilt is going to be very graphic with the black and white. I can't wait to see the finished top.
#1188
I kind of fell off the thread for a while, but I've been busily quilting away. My summer was very productive, with 10 quilts finished. I don't think many of them were actually UFOs at the beginning of the year, although most had reached UFO status (in my reckoning) by the time I got to them. Trying to figure out what I've already posted here, but I think these are new since my last post.
The first one is my PEI Modern Guild mystery. I actually made two, and this is the second one that I finally quilted.
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These next two are my Bonnie Hunter mysteries "Christmas on Ringo Lake" and "Return to Ringo Lake". The first is mine to keep - follows Bonnie's layout although I made a slightly smaller version. And the second one is for donation, using the rest of my blocks and a slightly different layout.
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The first one is my PEI Modern Guild mystery. I actually made two, and this is the second one that I finally quilted.
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These next two are my Bonnie Hunter mysteries "Christmas on Ringo Lake" and "Return to Ringo Lake". The first is mine to keep - follows Bonnie's layout although I made a slightly smaller version. And the second one is for donation, using the rest of my blocks and a slightly different layout.
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#1189
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ranger, Texas
Posts: 788
Krista, I really like your finishes, especially the second Ringo Lake. The white squares seem to make the pattern pop more to me.
I prevented the formation of some UFOs yesterday. I started some placemats in Sept that are double sided, with Halloween fabric on one side & a burnt orange on the other. I got 4.5 quilted then they languished for a few weeks. This week I decided they really needed to be finished so we could use them for this weekend. I got the quilting finished plus put binding on all 6. Yay! We used them last night & will do so all through this weekend.
I prevented the formation of some UFOs yesterday. I started some placemats in Sept that are double sided, with Halloween fabric on one side & a burnt orange on the other. I got 4.5 quilted then they languished for a few weeks. This week I decided they really needed to be finished so we could use them for this weekend. I got the quilting finished plus put binding on all 6. Yay! We used them last night & will do so all through this weekend.
#1190
Krista....gorgeous finishes....... I have been so impressed with your work this year. So inspirational and every one of them challenging patterns.. Congratulations!
Conchalea....pics please!! I bet these are lovely and perfect for holidays. Good job finishing these up!
Conchalea....pics please!! I bet these are lovely and perfect for holidays. Good job finishing these up!
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