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Fraew, very nice patchwork party quilt.
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
(Post 7744255)
Nice finishes Kristijoy. LOL you may want to rethink your salutation though since we have Rob in the mix. Not sure how he feels about being called one of the gals. Some guys don't mind. hehe
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I loaded one on my Gracie frame tonight. Did one row and decided it was time to sit! :) I think I might work on another binding!
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Kristijoy Great Quilts
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Originally Posted by Janice McC
What a fine start to 2017, PatriceJ! ... Love the soft colors of the first. How did you quilt that? (I cannot see it clearly on my phone.) :)
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Leta, congrats on your 'commission work' completion, see one day closer to that retirement. I feel that way about toilet paper, why shouldn't you quilters feel that way about fabric. Never can't have too much of it. Maybe I'm an enabler, fabric and vintage machines one more won't hurt if I got the space.
Fraew, thanks for the IP address for Charisma's site, that is some beautiful work on your lovely quilt. Happy Sewing Everyone |
Originally Posted by Kassaundra
(Post 7742574)
I live in OK, I don't shovel snow, it will melt soon. If anyone sees me shoveling snow, look for the pod, there will be a pod b/c I've done been body snatched. lol lol lol I do work for a living (as in not retired) but if there is to much snow to go, so be it, I'll wait. lol
Such lovely finishes everyone. WOW! Martina good luck on your UFO goal - you can do it! |
Originally Posted by kristijoy
(Post 7744374)
Oh gosh...Sorry Rob! Can't believe I said that...feeling like a dope right now! :(
Not a problem Kristi! I really liked your quilts. Rob |
Patrice, what beautiful quilts! They have a wonderful vintage look.
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Congrats on your great finishes, kristijoy. I especially love what you did with the last one.
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So I'm staying home sick from work today (really am) so would it be wrong to go to the sewing room and play with a UFO? When I was growing up the house rule was: If you are sick enough to stay home, you stay in bed until you are better. There was no leeway - mom was very strict. Funny how some childhood issues stay with us through adulthood.
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"Gotta love the aging process." Great line and beautiful quilt! Congratulations, on getting this one off your stack and for your first UFO finish this year. Toot, Toot!
Originally Posted by Fraew
(Post 7743418)
All done with Patchwork Party 2013!
These pre-cut blocks were collected in 2013. I made a few and let them sit, made a few more, and let them sit some more. Gotta love the aging process. I finished all of them mid '15, but hated the finishing kit that I had purchased = more sitting. I finally settled on this setting, found a block design for the middle and designed borders around the center; which required more sitting to figure out how and to be brave enough to conquer them. Months passed by, like many of my UFOs. I finally put it all together last year and shipped it off immediately to Charisma for custom quilting. More months...and finally at 1am today, I finished the binding. Whew and woo hoo! |
Kristijoy, generally UFOs are projects that have been sitting a while and it sounds like these you've posted meet your criteria so they count. It's YOU who determines what is or is not a UFO. Congratulations on your three UFO finishes! Toot, Toot!
Originally Posted by kristijoy
(Post 7743625)
Hi gals! Thanks for all the cheering on! The support around here is awesome! Yep...when I counted the 'not done UFO's' at the end of the year I as stunned to realize I had about two dozen! Yikes! Well...my shelf really was getting full! :shock: So I've abstained from working on 'new goodies' (that I totally want to cut out and get started with) until I get my pile down to a smaller size! I'm hoping that I didn't misunderstand the definition of UFO. I was thinking generally 'Unfinished Projects' that were filling up my shelf. These are from last year.
I finally took a few pictures. I've been working on bindings and now have 3 to show: This one my husband loving calls "Fox in Socks"! This is my own design, my inspiration was a fox I saw in the woods near our house. [ATTACH=CONFIG]565981[/ATTACH] This one is part of Pat Sloan's Secret Garden Sampler. I got tired of it after about 6 months so didn't finish all the blocks. Decided what I had done would make a fine lap quilt in a different setting than the original QAL! [ATTACH=CONFIG]565982[/ATTACH] And lastly: This is from the Rainbow Scrap Challenge that is hosted out there in blog land by http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/. I did the first month of blocks, but didn't really fall in love with the remaining months, so finally decided that the first months would look great in a quilt themselves. [ATTACH=CONFIG]565983[/ATTACH] I've quilted 2 quilts in the last week and I have 6 more on my shelf that I'm hoping to get through by the end of the month. Then I can start on some new things! |
Apropos, don't you think? I like it. :)
Originally Posted by PatriceJ
(Post 7744444)
I used the railroad stitch. it's like a double blanket stitch.
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Hope you're feeling better, Martina!
Rob |
I'm in this year. I have lots and lots of UFO's to finish. Hopefully between this thread and the fabric moratorium I will be able to get things done this year without buying new fabric - except for backing. I am currently working on two that I would like to finish this month. Wish me luck.
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kristijoy - very nice. Congratulations!
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Here's a finish for me - a dresser topper or table runner for autumn. It measures 23 x 36 inches. It hasn't been sitting around too long, only about 6 months or so, but it's been long enough! I had planned to finish it early September but things happened and it languished... (So much nicer than saying I procrastinated too long LOL ) The back is a solid gold cotton, nothing special, but I quilted it using variegated thread. Charlie Brown is one of my favorite cartoon characters. The rest of the fabric, including the backing, was from my stash.
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All2Pieces, what a fun piece, glad that it finally come together for you. Looking forward to more from you. I don't understand that 'fabric moratorium,' that another mindset to me. Happy sewing
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Welcome, Sophie2. And good luck with your UFOs. While I'm not on the fabric moratorium thread, I do understand the need/wish to cut down on stash. My stash is pretty small and I've still got more than I can use in several years. I've pieced a couple of backings from the stash, too, rather than buy more. It won't work for all projects but you may find you can do it for some.
Originally Posted by Sophie2
(Post 7745991)
I'm in this year. I have lots and lots of UFO's to finish. Hopefully between this thread and the fabric moratorium I will be able to get things done this year without buying new fabric - except for backing. I am currently working on two that I would like to finish this month. Wish me luck.
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A2P, nice autumn finish! Fun, too. Congratulations and Toot, Toot.
Originally Posted by All2Pieces
(Post 7746093)
Here's a finish for me - a dresser topper or table runner for autumn. It measures 23 x 36 inches. It hasn't been sitting around too long, only about 6 months or so, but it's been long enough! I had planned to finish it early September but things happened and it languished... (So much nicer than saying I procrastinated too long LOL ) The back is a solid gold cotton, nothing special, but I quilted it using variegated thread. Charlie Brown is one of my favorite cartoon characters. The rest of the fabric, including the backing, was from my stash.
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Fun table runner
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Awesome finishes everyone! Sadly I am not adding anything to the count but wanted to cheer you all on. I'm working on a fun, and complicated (for me) 4PP for a special lady. Happily it is NOT a comfort quilt, but will just be a gift of love. She is having some personal struggles and I wanted to do something special for her.
By the way, I'm pretty sure most fabric moratoriums make exceptions for backing fabrics. ;) Speaking of backings, I use fleece for mine, and recently a certain fabric store had their anti-pill fleece on sale for 70% off. This same store marks their remnants 50% off. By carefully selecting short bolts, and judicious purchasing, I bought backing for 12 quilts. I spent $62, but the best part is where it shows the savings on my receipt. I saved a total of $242.34!! Call me a happy quilter! |
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Hi Guys,
Well I have managed to keep up my commitment (1 per month, made up of 6 small and 6 larger projects)... here is my first... so that is January ticked off! [ATTACH=CONFIG]566389[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]566390[/ATTACH] Hugs Caroline |
Great finishes everyone, looks like this year is off to a great start.
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More nice finishes...I'm slowly working on the 9P charm..in between doing EOY farm bookwork...have my tax appt on Wednesday...almost ready...then have those school donation quilts to work on...one down, two to go and that's where I'm headed now.
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The finishes just keep showing up and so fun to see. All2pieces (#259), your table runner is great and will be all ready for next autumn; Wildyard, (post 264)what a great deal on fleece backing you got. I, too am liking fleece more and more for backings to my quilts. Carolinepaj (#265), I love your children's wall hanging and like what you did on the back, too.
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Great finishes. I am diligently working on the king size irish chain that I started some two + years ago that's sat and sat. I think I need about 6 more blocks I decided to make it larger and I can sew the rows together. So hard going back to something that really showed my less then stellar skills as I very much in the learning stage both sewing and quilting lol
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All2Pieces, nice job on getting that topper finished. Love the Peanuts fabric.
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Caroline, sweet quilts, and a great start to your UFO finishes.
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Good morning Quilters from Mid America, may it be a bless one for you. See every time I don't tone in for a day great things (finishes) happens. Congratulation to you all that was able to do that. I made a day of playing in my stash and of course found another UFO, I started to re-think some things. I hate it when I do that.
Wildyard, I crown you Queen of Save, now how bless is that. CarolinePaj, nice finish and some small one will be happy with you. I think that I will head to church today, since the weather would not permit it last week. Then I will return home and play in this mess that I have. This is where being an 'empty nester' is a good thing. Happy Sewing |
I love those bright colors, CarolineP, and congratulations on ticking off January!
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So many of you have been so busy with UFOs. Congrats on your finishes - they are wonderful.
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CarolinPaj - what an adorable quilt. I know the little one will love it.
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Having waded through 7 pages of interesting comments and projects, I'm climbing aboard for my first virtual train ride, in hopes of gaining the motivation to finish some of my neglected UFOs--including my first pieced quilt, which is only lacking the turkey-tracks tying I want to do on it--gotta find that doll needle I bought just for that. And there's the lap quilt I started for my proudly Irish brother-in-law Patrick's birthday 'cuz I acquired some Irish-themed fabrics, uh, three years ago? Add more other UFOs than I have stopped to count, so thanks for the inspiration/motivation by way of this thread!
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suzanprincess - Welcome aboard! This train is certainly motivational. Look forward to seeing your finished projects.
wildyard - Congratulations on your planning and budgeting skills. $300 worth of fabric for $54 is a steal. caroline - Great finishes. As Janice says, Toot Toot! Thanks, everyone, for the encouragement. |
What a happy quilt, Caroline. Time to stop reading what everyone else is doing and get some sewing done.
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Originally Posted by joe'smom
(Post 7746852)
I love those bright colors, CarolineP, and congratulations on ticking off January!
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Originally Posted by All2Pieces
(Post 7746093)
Here's a finish for me - a dresser topper or table runner for autumn. It measures 23 x 36 inches. It hasn't been sitting around too long, only about 6 months or so, but it's been long enough! I had planned to finish it early September but things happened and it languished... (So much nicer than saying I procrastinated too long LOL ) The back is a solid gold cotton, nothing special, but I quilted it using variegated thread. Charlie Brown is one of my favorite cartoon characters. The rest of the fabric, including the backing, was from my stash.
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Great job, Caroline! I love the bright colors - perfect for a little one. I am impressed you are on track for the year. I have a baby quilt I have to finish before I start on the UFOs. The little one is due on the 29th, so I am trying to focus on getting his quilt finished.
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