February UFO Progress

UFO List 2 #9 Maple Leaf Block: As I'd feared, my block was missing the centre "triangle" pattern piece. The cat had pulled it out from the stack and attacked it.....

Current Status:  I have cut out the binding, and 2 more borders.  I need to pickup some solid white fabric for a narrow border, but have the rest ready to go.  

Goal:  My goal was to figure out whether this was worth saving.  I saved it, and finished the centre block.  Hope to get it to lap size, and quilt it for my dad.   Think I'll need to find some red, black and white backing....

Finished Paper Piece  (without the Centre Block)

Created the Centre block!

Adding Borders

Now 30" square.... 

I am still planning on getting to the longarm. It has the UFO List 1 #6 on it! So it is ready to quilt!

February Goals

UFO List 1: All People Quilt UFO Challenge #8 - Project "S" from 2012! Sew Happy Geek QAL GOAL: Quilt and square it up. Find the Binding.




UFO List 2: Judy at Patchwork Times UFO Challenge #9 - Maple Leaf Quilt. GOAL: Figure out if its worth making the paper pieced centre, or scrapping it!



One Montly Goal:
My February goal is to work piece the Maple Leaf - or throw it out!



Keeping up with the Mystery Quilt at Peace, Love, Quilts!

January UFO Challenges

UFO List 1: All People Quilt UFO Challenge #6 - Binding is on, label is mostly on.... DONE!




UFO List 2: Judy at Patchwork Times UFO Challenge #3 - Borders are on - Going to add corners to it.... GOAL MET!





One Montly Goal: ~missed linkup~
My January goal is to bind & label the green donation quilt and prepare the Octagonal Dresden for the longarm. Might turn it into a square if I have enough matching fabrics left.

Donation Quilt DONE!

Dresden Table Topper BORDERS ON
Decided I want this square.   So will add fabric later.

January Summary

Wow! Not too many sewing days.  Spent a weekend at Girl Guide Camp with my 2 incredible units.   The weekend included sewing teddy bear kits on Friday evening, painting bags and sewing Pillowcase dresses on Saturday.   Many girls commented they wished they could have sewn more dresses!

January had its typical illnesses, dance competitions, Robbie Burns events, home renovations, etc!

I did get some sewing in, but not as much as I'd hoped.   I have many ready for the longarm, and did find the projects I committed to working on for the month.  I didn't quite make my goal, but if all goes well, I will be able to report on Feb 1st that January's goal was met.

Blocks From Projects H, I-3 & D
Ready for Trimming

Binding for Projects L & K

Project H PLQ - Step 6 Complete

Project H: PLQ Step 7 leftovers - Not many lights left!  
Added 3FQ extra.  Hope we don't need too many more pieces.

Project H: PLQ - 2.5" Squares Cut

Sewing on hold - building Glockenspiel's for Science Fair 

Project I-3:  Blocks with added sashing

Project H: PLQ Step 5 Finished & Step 6 Started

Wood Burning:  Gifts & Donations

Pillow Case Dresses made by
2nd Mundy Lake Guides & 12th Mundy Lake Pathfinders
International Service Project

Some fabric painting too!

Project I-1:  Top Assembled, Might add another border
Need to add some appliqué in the open block

More wood burning

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2017 Project List

OK so the last list of projects I can find is from January 2015? Here is the archaic list! But what was started and not finished from 2014, 2015, and 2016! This is scary!  This list is a living document.... I'm going to be adding to it as I find projects....

#	Year	Project	Status	UFO List
d	2016	Sesame Street Donation Quilt Christa Quilts - Simple Strips QAL	Top
e	2016	Canada 150 Quilt	Design	UFO List 2 Quilt 12
f	2016	Quilt for my brother	Design	UFO List 2 Quilt 10
g	2016	Bonnie Hunter ~En Provence~ Myster Quilt	Piecing Blocks	UFO List 1 Quilt 2
h	2016	Peace Love Quilts Mystery Quilt	Piecing Blocks	UFO List 1 Quilt 3
i-1	2016	Honour Quilts Detachment	blocks arrived/sashing cut out	UFO List 2 Quilt 4
i-2	2016	Honour Quilts Husband	blocks arrived/sashing cut out	UFO List 2 Quilt 5
i-3	2016	Honour Quilts Son 1	blocks arrived/sashing cut out	UFO List 2 Quilt 6
i-4	2016	Honour Quilts Son 2	blocks arrived/sashing cut out	UFO List 2 Quilt 7
j	2016	5 Row by Row 2016 Rows	peiced/fused	UFO List 2 Quilt 8
k	2016	Green Donation Quilt	Needs Binding	UFO List 1 Quilt 6
l	2016	BMQG Block Lotto Heart Quilt	Assembling Top	UFO List 1 Quilt 7
m	2016	Gyleen's Symmetry Square Mystery Quilt Christmas Fabrics	On Longarm	UFO List 1 Quilt 1
n	2014	Disappearing 9 PinWheel Christmas Batiks	Top Done	UFO List 1 Quilt 4
o	?	Raindrops	top finished	UFO List 1 Quilt 5
p	2013	Maple Leaf Quilt	Piecing	UFO List 2 Quilt 9
q	2013	Star Surround batik Happy Quilting	Piecing	Bonus
r	2012	Stars on the Mountain	Ready for Quilting	UFO List 2 Quilt 1
s	2012	Sew Happy Geek QAL	Quilting	UFO List 1 Quilt 8
t	2012	Wonky Log Cabin Blocks (Colour Challenge BOM)	Partially Complete	UFO List 1 Quilt 9
u	2012	April Mae Designs - Sun BOM	Partially Complete	UFO List 1 Quilt 10
v	2012	Craftsy BOM	Partially Complete	UFO List 1 Quilt 12
w	2012	Quilt for my husband	Cut Out	UFO List 2 Quilt 11
x	2012	New York Beauties Quilt	7 Blocks Completed	UFO List 1 Quilt 11
y	2011	Dresden 4 Panel Quilt from QAL	Quilting started, Assemble (Quilt as you Go)	UFO List 2 Quilt 2
z	2011	Dresden Table Topper	Borders and Quilting	UFO List 2 Quilt 3

UFO List 1: All People Quilt UFO Challenge  This month is quilt #6 - on my paper list, it is Green Donation Quilt.  This one needs binding and a label.

UFO List 2: Judy at Patchwork Times is hosting her UFO Challenge.  This month is quilt #3, is my Octagonal Dresden Quilt.  It needs borders, quilting, binding and a label, my goal is to get it ready for the longarm.

My January goal is to bind & label the green donation quilt and prepare the Octagonal Dresden for the longarm. Might turn it into a square if I have enough matching fabrics left.

2017 Highlights

Wow!  2017!

Tackling UFOs again..... Off to write up my UFO list!

2016 Review:
2016 didn't seem productive, but it probably was!  I didn't blog.  I didn't finish many UFOs.....

Although I did complete some major projects including a kilt, finishing the Row by Row 2016 quilt, and finishing the Facets Quilt Along quilt by Christa Watson.

Tartan Day!
Reverse Raspberry McKellar

Handstitched pleats

Pleats and buckles

The inside!  Nice 3" hem.

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Quilts:

2106 Row by Row
Home Sweet Home

Facets QAL

2012 Project Updates

2012 Goal Review

My goals for 2012 were listed at the end of 2011.  So how did I do? First I joined my local Quilt Guild.... and then I entered one item in a Quilt Challenge at a local Quilt Store, and I entered 2 items in my Guild's Quilt Show.

• Sew something every week
  I started off well, but travel, and getting back into routine got in the way... Overall I did lots of quilting, not so much garment sewing
• Purchase with a plan
  Yes!  Most fabric was purchased with a plan.  I lost track of stash in/out but did use lots of stash fabrics
• Learn to Longarm
  Yes! Getting better at this
• Work on UFOs
  Got 8 UFOs (5 Quilting, 3 Dancing) Completed!
• Enjoy!
  I did enjoy my sewing this year and at Christmas I only did 2 projects and I enjoyed both of them!

Current Status

I am not at home, but this is what I think the current status of all my projects from this year are....   Have a number in various stages of quilting....  Only one new project waiting on longarm...  

Project	Name	Stall Point	Status
1	Stars on the Mountain Quilt	Piecing	Still need to finish Mountain Blocks
3	Animals - UFO #5	DONE	1 UFO into 2 Quilts!
4	Sew Happy Geek QAL	Longarm
5	Wonky Log Cabin Blocks (Colour Challenge BOM)	Piecing	January and February Completed
10	Just Takes 2	Piecing	Done some blocks, but not enjoying... might just turn into either a lap quilt, or pillow...  Or let it sit for a while...
13	April Mae Designs - Sun BOM	Embroidery	January and February Completed March's has been Started
16	Craftsy BOM	Piecing	January and February Completed
28	BMQG - Preemie Donation Quilt	DONE	2 Airplane Quilts Donated
31	Quilt for my Husband	Piecing	Most of the Fabric is Cut Out
32	Sewing Machine Cover	DONE
33	Quilt for my Step-Father	DONE
34	New York Beauties Quilt	Piecing	7 blocks finished
35	Gecko Quilt	DONE	Entered in Contest and Quilt Show
36	Strip Quilt	DONE	Donated
37	Hugs Quilt	DONE	Mailed and Delivered!
38	Techie Quilt	DONE

St Patrick's Day Quilt (Another UFO Finished)

Nearly a year ago I started this quilt for St Patrick's Day.  There was little hope I'd get it done for St Patrick's Day as I started it March 16th!  A week or so later I had it basted and ready to go... and even started quilting it!  And then it sat...

So after taking my sons quilt off the longarm, I decided this one wouldn't be too difficult to finish up...  So onto the longarm it went, and then sat for a few days - the machine needed cleaning.  Now its not too difficult to clean the machine... takes me about 20min... so yesterday I finally cleaned the machine and started quilting.

Two of the 4-Leaf Clover blocks were quilted on my domestic machine, two on the longarm.  All the sashing has stitch-in-the-ditch done on my domestic machine as is the leprechaun block.  The Irish Chain blocks and outer border was completed on the longarm.

Can you tell which of these two blocks were done on the longarm?

Leprechaun Artwork Copyright Sweet Stamping Treats Designs, digitized by me (Leah @ L3 Designs).  I designed the quilt around the pot of gold fabric and the leprechaun.  The Hearts were cut out using my Accuquilt Go.


ETA: My quilt has been chosen as a finalist in the Quilting is Murder UFO Challenge.... Please head on over to vote!