Belfrybat- I like the way the pinks seem to dance across the surface. Good job!

Jaba- congratulations on both your finishes, your little helper is adorable- Enjoy the visit!

Thanks all, we think she is pretty special!
Happylab I'd love to see a pic of your quilts. I need some new ideas and patterns for these scrappy's :)

OMGosh, Jaba! She is absolutely precious! I know you can't wait to get her back in your arms. Hey, the quilts are pretty special too.

What a sweet photo of your granddaughter, jaba!

I love the color arrangement in that top UFO!

My gosh, how precious she is! Lucky Grandmother!

Congratulations on your two latest UFO finishes. As a lover of all things scrappy, and all quilts made from candy squares, these are high on my favorites list. Toot, Toot!

Belfrybat- I like the way the pinks seem to dance across the surface. Good job!

Jaba- congratulations on both your finishes, your little helper is adorable- Enjoy the visit!

Thank you all for the nice things about my art piece. I am nearly done with one UFO that is a gift which has to be mailed and to the person by Thursday. I am still quilting it. YIKES! At least it will be a finish for this month. May be my only one at that. We shall see. Leaving on vacation for 10 days. Will be more shopping than finishing. LOL

I am hand-quilting a Pineapple Blossom quilt. It's not likely to get done in June but maybe early July. I sit on our deck in my rocking chair and do it. I enjoy hand quilting and sitting outside is a plus. Can't stay out too long because I burn easily...either that or I tan in some areas and just redden/burn in dry-skin areas. Can't win.

jaba, I just realized I referred to your finish as a UFO! Sorry about that. Congrats on your beautiful finishes!

anne2016, I'm hand quilting my hubby's quilt but being able to sit outside and sew not happening here in Arizona ..... lol .... well at least not until Sept. or Oct.

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Well I finally got it done. After more than a year, last three weeks torture it seemed, I finished this beauty. It is Sweetheart Houses by Shabby Fabrics. I even put the embellishments on. All the buttons and pearls, I even added an eye on the bird as an extra because I thought it needed it. I did machine stitch the binding down because it needed done today so could be mailed. It is not going in a show so I am good. At least one UFO done this month!!!!!

Congratulations on sticking with it QM. Good job!

Rob

QuilterMomma, that is a beauty. Great job pushing past the last 3 weeks to get her done.

UFO Done, finally!
 

Hey all, I finally have a finish for June. I thought it would never be done, mainly because I tried a new to me technique--adding piping ---which then meant hand sewing the binding down on the back, which was made harder by using black thread on the black binding---I finally had to get my jeweler's magnifiers to be able to see. First photo is front, second is back and third is detail showing piping since it doesn't want to show up in the other photos.

It's about 49" square and parts of it have been sitting around for at least 6 years...

Rob

QMomma...congrats on the finish. Your perseverance paid off. Lovely quilt!

Rob...nice finish! Really like the back and I think the circular quilting is a good fit.

QuilterMomma, that is totally charming. I love the embellishments!

Rob, what a great finish, front and back. I tried to pick out a favorite block but can't -- they're all wonderful.

I love it QM! I hope you got my address right. I'd hate to see that get lost in the mail. He he. :)

QM and rryder Great Quilts

Now that is striking rryder. I love the play with colors. The circular quilting gives it motion. Nicely done. Now that you got that piping down, show me please.

Thank you all for the encouragement, support, and compliments.

Rob, great finish. Like how you used circular quilting on those blocks and the back looks just as good as the front.

hey QM- I did the piping following Susan Cleveland's instructions in her Piping Hot Binding book-- the thing that worked best for me was to use one of those zipper feet that has grooves in the bottom-- I used a cord for the piping that fits into the grooves-- using that foot enabled me to stitch just a hair to the right of the cord when applying the piping. Per Cleveland's instructions, I used a top thread that matched the piping and a bobbin thread that contrasted with the backing. Then, to stitch the binding to the front, you pin the binding in place on the front, flip the quilt over so the back is facing up and stitch just one thread to the left of the contrasting stitch line left when you put the piping on. Using this method, you need to sew the binding to the back by hand, so it is primarily a technique I'd use for show quilts rather than using quilts. Anyway, the instructions in the book are very clear, with good illustrations. The one thing I think I'd change is to do a larger cord, and a larger binding given the size of this quilt.

Rob

When I was in Duluth, I saw a quilt that had triple piping trim. It was remarkable and she had all of them mitered perfectly with the borders to the binding corner. Yeah, judges were impressed. I am going to have to use this technique and also get the book. Will help me in my judging paperwork I have to get done.

It certainly is beautiful! Congratulations, QM, for another UFO finish. Toot, Toot!

Rob, it's terrific! Looks like your first experience with piping was a great success! Congratulations on your UFO finish 6 years in the making. Toot, Toot!

I got rid of another ufo. I had a quilt panel and all my fabric set up, then had it set to assemble, just never finished. Well it is now going to be part of my Row by Row quilt as the side rows for the border. I will have photos once it is finished, couple more days. Excited to see a UFO gone. Yes another one bites the dust.

This isn't a really old UFO, but it is done. It has only been on my pile for a year. I hope to have the binding sewn down on a quilt before the end of the month. I just keep plugging away. I have also finished a few things that were not UFO's.
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Those are really nice Sophie2! Looks like 4 UFOs done, maybe 8 counting the napkins.

Rob

Sophie2, congrats on finishing those placemats and napkins.

I like the way you count UFO's!

Sophie2....your placemats and napkins are nice. I like the color combo.

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I know I have a number of other charity throws to get done that are UFO's and a wedding quilt for my niece that married recently. As well as a triple Irish chain sandwiched and waiting to be quilted. So count me in on the UFO challenge.

DebJ...your memory quilts are wonderful! Very creative. The quilting is great too. You put a lot of time and energy into creating the designs. My favorite block is the one with the photo of the woman holding the toddler. I like the depth perception. Also like the 'flower' photo and the overall modern look of each quilt. Beautiful work. I would like to know a little about how you designed them.

Deb those are amazing, you have an great eye for color and placement.

Those are unique and lovely, DebJ. Congratulations on completing them!

Very nice memory quilts Deb-- and very cool that you included the pocket!

Rob

This quilt has been around since about 200?. My piecing was bad and my quilting was worse. The quilting was bunched and way too tight. Fast forward a few years and I decided to remove the machine quilting block by block and hand quilt each block. Got over half done and decided that was enough for me. I put it in a box and stored it away. Another couple of years and we moved. I downsized and thought I'd give the quilt to a guild or some organization that would finish it. But I liked the colors and even the piecing wasn't THAT bad. I took a pic of it and decided to try to sell it [ATTACH=CONFIG]575353[/ATTACH]at a cheap price when my move was complete. I did post it to an online place and had a person inquire about it. By this time I had forgotten that it wasn't quite finished. I searched for the storage box but could not find it. No trace . It was a very stressful time and I figured I had changed my mind and sold or given it away before moving. Last year my sister mentions that I have 2 boxes stored in her basement...omg! I had forgotten those. I think you have guessed by now that the quilt was in one of those boxes. I took it out and this month I finished the hand quilting. Now it is finished.

Yesterday while watching TV with my DH I was able to get the binding stitched down on this quilt. It will be gifted to my MIL's neighbor. Last Christmas my MIL fell on the back porch (in Ohio) and laid on the porch for 1 1/2 hours before the neighbor found her. Luckily she was wearing a coat and suffered only (?) a broken arm. After Christmas the neighbor returned from a trip and sent me a text stating that he hadn't seen her for a bit and wondered if he should check on her. She was staying at her other son's house, so all was OK. I thought it was really nice that he was watching out for her. I had this fabric around for some time and thought it would make a perfect "thank you" gift.

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Deb, very nice and unique memory quilts.