UFO Finish

I finished the binding on this oldie.  I have a much larger version of this quilt that still needs quilted.  Perhaps I should finish that one also.  I don't know what year I started this quilt, but it has been more than 5.

I have another finish to post tomorrow as well as a label tutorial.  

Where have I been?

Well I have been out playing in the rain (and not in a good way).  We have never had a baseball season like this one before.  After 5 days solid of downpours and rain outs, I was in no mood to quilt.  I was in a funk and having a pity party for myself.  The grand finale was when my studio came within inches of flooding.  I am so thankful for my children that evacuated my studio quickly.  It took me most of the week to get things organized again, but I looked at is as another opportunity to purge.

Today- I am just admiring the sun.  It seems like months since I have seen it shining so brightly.

My good friend Eleanor finished several bindings for me this month.  I thought I would post some updated photos of my recent finishes.  I posted these without bindings, but they always look so much better once the binding is added.

 This first quilt needs to find a new home.  My girls think it is the ugliest thing ever.  I have to admit that I liked the fabrics a whole lot better when I started it many years ago.

Do you have any suggestions on the best way to determine a price or how to sell quilts?

 This bright quilt is from Scrapbasket Sensations by Kim Brackett.  I just love that book.  This is the perfect book for jelly flops and leftover 2 1/2" scraps.  It is for my daughter's friend for her birthday next month

 I love how this border fabric enhances this twister quilt.  I had this fabric in my stash and it was an amazing complement to the charm pack and scraps in the center.  The binding is from the collection fabulous fall and it happened to be the perfect finish.  I love it when my stash plays nicely into my plan.

I was able to use up a lot of scraps to finish this large twister quilt.
















Several people in my quilt group have been making baby quilts using such bright and cheerful colors.  I thought it would be fun to make up some more jelly flops in bright colors.  I think pulling these colors from the shelf was just what I needed to get me out of my pity party. I will have these for sale at our next meeting along with some low volume bundles.

I am spending the evening at the ball park again tonight, but there is no rain in the forecast.  Baseball is definitely more fun without rain.

July Goals

I am still on a high from all the June Finishes.  I want to keep that feeling going, so I picked a pile of small projects to finish this month.  Most of them are table toppers and should be quick finishes.  I hope to finish half of these.  I need to get back to quilting for customers.  This is my last full month before the kids go back to school.

My studio is a bit messy.  On my summer list was to paint a dresser that I keep in my studio.  It's contents have been emptied and are scattered everywhere.  I am planning on getting it sanded and primed tonight.  I picked a nice lime green color to paint it.

In addition to the quilting, I hope to get most of the quilts from last month bound.

Stop over to Judy L's to see what others are working on this week.

June Finishes

1. Bound the Large Twister Quilt (With Eleanor)
2. Bound the town square quilt (With Eleanor)
3. Quilted the grey/white chevron quilt (new start this year)
4. Tumbler Quilt Bound and completed (no photo)
5. Quilted the grey/yellow Plus Quilt
6. Quilted the Small crazy star quilt
7. Quilted Halloween Take 5 Quilt
8. Quilted the Apple table topper (snowball/Table topper)
9. Quilted the snowball/9 patch Christmas Table topper
10. Quilted small twister quilt
11. Quilted Christmas Take 5 quilt

This is quite a list for me.  I was able to complete a ton of stuff around the house too.  Not all of these are finished - technically....but close enough for me.  I will have a binding day soon!!

This week will be filled with dance.  This is the last time I will see one of my girls dance on the stage at one of these venues.  I have mixed emotions.  It is sad to close this chapter in my life, but another adventure is just around the corner.

It is hard to believe the year is half over.  If I counted correctly, I have 18 finishes from the UFO list.  I am very pleased with my progress so far.  If I can finish 10 more in the second half, I will have reduced my pile by one 1/3!!  This is such a good feeling!!

Claiming my blog

I am so sorry to see Google Reader go away.  I don't know if that is how you read the blogs you subscribe to, but it has been a staple for me.  Since we are getting down to the end of google reader (July 1), I am claiming my blog on Bloglovin.

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Google Reader, I am so sad that you have to go.

June Goals and May Finishes

This is a copy of the list of my May goals

1. Finish quilting the border on the large twister quilt and bind it- It is quilted, but I still need to bind it.
2. Quilt and bind the green/yellow swoon Quilt- would like to gift at the end of this month- This quilt was completed and gifted
3. Bind the pink/yellow floral quilt- Finished this one 
4. Bind the monkey tumbler quilt- Trying to decide on the binding color
5. Quilt the town square quilt- Quilted and bound
6. Quilt the grey zig zag baby quilt- Moving to the June Goals

June goals

1. Put the binding on the twister quilt
2. quilt and bind the grey zig zag quilt
3. bind the Tumbler quilt
4. Quilt the large crazy star quilt

Bonus Quilts

1. Quilt & Bind the grey/yellow Plus Quilt
2. Quilt & Bind the Small crazy star quilt
3. Quilt Halloween Take 5 Quilt

Since June is almost half over (how did that happen), I am making my goals a little more achievable.  

Recap!!!

2 Finished from the UFO list, and 2 near finishes from the list.  The best part of all - no new starts which means I am making progress.  Slow and steady wins the race.

Buckwheat #13

Buckwheat:

• 16 triangles (8 dark and 8 medium) cut with Easy Angle (EA) 1 7/8" strip
• 12 triangles (8 light and 4 medium) 1 1/2" strip cut with Companion Angle (CA)
• 4 squares 1 7/8" (2 light and 2 dark)

 Sew the half squares together and square up to 1 7/8" .  If you are struggling with the 1/4" seam, you can use a 2" strip and square them up.

Sew the squares and setting triangles together on the angle in rows.  Alternate the pressing direction by the rows (I press odd rows to the right and even rows to the left)

 Join the rows together in pairs, matching up the seams of the inner squares.  The setting triangles are a little over sized, so don't be alarmed if they don't line up perfectly.

Join the remaining rows, and square up to 6 1/2"

Make sure to leave the 1/4" seam allowance on the edges,

My colors are a little crazy on this one, but in the whole scheme of things, it will be fine.