Category Archives: Finish-A-Long

Linky Tuesday @Freemotion by the River

Wow Me Wednesday @Polkadots on Parade

Lets’s Bee Social @Sew Fresh Quilts

Anything Goes Monday @Stitch by Stitch

2014 WIP	Size	Current status
Urban Windows	Twin	Finished
Leftovers IV	Twin	piecing
Leftovers III	Twin	FMQ
Waterlily	Wall hanging	quilt top
Asian One block wonder	Queen	Finished
Shoji Screen	Lap/wall	Finished
Blue Hydrangea	King	FMQ
Dragonflies	Wall hanging	Binding

2014 Completions	Size
Jana’s Wedding	Queen	gifted
Triangle QAL	Twin	For sale
Kimono	Wall hanging	Hung
Pink & blue batik	King	Donated
Asian Shadow Box	King	For sale
Little Warriors Charity (x7)	Twin	Donated
Charm Square Crib 1	Baby	Donated
Charm Square Crib 2	Baby	For Sale
Charm Square Crib 3	Baby	For Sale

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September 28, 2014 · 14:24

3rd Quarter FAL Finish

Well the 3rd quarter is almost over and I finally have my first FAL finish (here is a link back to my FAL wish list). It is a one-block-wonder that I started back in 2010. When I initially finished piecing it, it was too small for a queen and I didn’t like the fabric I had for the border so I just added it to my pile of UFOs and forgot about it. I pulled it out in January and added it to my 1st quarter FAL list It got carried forward to the 2nd and 3rd quarters before I managed to complete it.

I removed some of the blocks in the upper right hand quadrant of the quilt top and replaced them with the blue background fabric. I used appliqué and trapunto to show off the two beautiful geishas that were the stars of the OBW fabric.

I really like how the geisha faces made interesting blocks.

This is what the original fabric looked like. It was made up of two geishas, rose and purple irises and a water like background.

Linking up to:

Design Wall Monday @Patchwork Times

Let’s Bee Social @Sew Fresh Quilts

Needle & Thread Thursday @My Quilt Infatuation

I Quilt Thursday @Pretty Bobbins

TGIFF @Quokka Quilts

Finish It Up Friday @Crazy Mom Quilts

Link A Finish Friday @Richard and Tanya Quilts

Can I Get A WhoopWhoop Friday @Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Show & Tell @ SNAP

3rd Quarter FAL Finish Party @The Littlest Thistle

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August 27, 2014 · 18:41

WIP

It has been a while since I’ve posted any updates. I’ve finally finished the FMQ on Shoji Screen. It has been on my FAL list every quarter this year so hopefully I will get the binding on and have it as a 3rd quarter finish.

Urban Windows is a finished quilt top. I have a week of vacation starting on September 1st so I hope to get it on the frame then. I am so glad that I finally decided to play with my quick curve ruler. Coincidentally, Sew Kind of Wonderful has a new QAL starting the first week of September using the QCR and their Curve It Up pattern. I’m looking forward to participating.

I took a picture of the quilt top before and after the sashing and borders were added. It wasn’t until I was editing the pictures on my laptop that I realized I had missed putting the top and bottom borders on….so it was back to the sewing machine. I forgot to take another pictures after the missing borders were added.

Instead of finishing one of my WIP, I foolishly decided to start a new quilt. I’m my own worst enemy. It is Leftovers IV using fabric leftover from my Blue Odyssey quilt. It’s my first time trying a string block. They sure go together quickly.

Linking up to

Design Wall Monday @Patchwork Times

Linky Party Tuesday @Freemotion by the River

Fabric Tuesday @Quilt story

I Quilt Thursday @Pretty Bobbins

2014 WIP	Size	Current status
Urban Windows	Twin	quilt top
Leftovers IV	Twin	quilt top
Leftovers III	Twin	piecing
Waterlily	Wall hanging	quilt top
One block wonder	Queen	binding
Shoji Screen	Lap/wall	binding
Blue Hydrangea	King	FMQ
Dragonflies	Wall hanging	Binding

2014 Completions	Size
Jana’s Wedding	Queen	gifted
Triangle QAL	Twin
Kimono	Wall hanging	Hung
Pink & blue batik	King
Asian Shadow Box	King
Little Warriors Charity (x7)	Twin	Donated
Charm Square Crib 1	Baby	Donated
Charm Square Crib 2	Baby
Charm Square Crib 3	Baby

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July 8, 2014 · 09:52

FAL Quarter 3 Wish List

It is time to commit to my list of quilts that I hope to complete in the 3rd quarter of the 2014 Finish-a-long hosted by The Littest Thistle. There are only 4 on my list so I should have no excuses for not finishing them.

I am embarassed to admit that I still have one that was on my 1st and 2nd quarter lists that still isn’t done. I think I started this one block wonder back in 2010 and it just sat for years because I didn’t know how to finish the top to get it to a useable size. It became a finished quilt top in the 1st quarter and I did the FMQ in the 2nd…..it just needs to have the binding cut and sewn on. Let’s hope that 3 times on the list is the charm.

Shoji screen was on my 2nd quarter list. It had been a finished quilt top for years but I was reluctant to tackle the FMQ on my domestic machine. It is about 50% quilted (I had to take it off the frame to finish Jana’s Wedding Quilt).

I started Leftovers III last month. I WAY over bought fabric for my Blue Odyssey Quilt and this is the 3rd quilt that I am making with the excess fabric.

And my final quilt for the 3rd quarter is Urban Window . I’ve been wanting to play with the quick curve ruler since it came out. More than a year ago I bought the ruler, pattern and this fabric and it has sat staring at me ever since.

Jana’s Wedding House Quilt

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July 1, 2014 · 18:57

Final FAL and Quarter 2 Wrap Up

Back on April 8th I posted my list of the 6 quilts that I wanted to finish in the 2nd quarter of this year’s finish-a-long hosted by the Littlest Thistle (link here). My list had 3 from the first quarter that never got finished on time and 3 new ones. I managed to finish four of the six:

Triangle Quilt-a-long

Charm Square Crib #2

And this one is my final FAL for the quarter. It is Charm Square Crib Quilt #3. I didn’t have enough charm squares left to finish the quilt so I raided my stash and added some green sashing and wider borders at the top and bottom. It gave me more room to add some FMQ. I did a free hand swirl and pebble design all over and then feathers in the top and bottom borders. I took these pictures in the sun because they really showed off the texture that the quilting added. Unfortunately it fades out the colours a bit.

Linking up to:

Finish it up Friday @Crazy Mom Quilts

TGIFF @Quokka Quilts

Show and Tell Tuesday @I Have To Say

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June 30, 2014 · 18:51

WIP and FAL #3

Recognize these fabrics. Yes I have started working on Leftovers III. This time I am tackling the pile of 1-1/4 strips. This is what I’ve got so far. Each little piece is only a 3/4 of an inch finished square and it takes 64 to make a 6×6 block.

I’ve also got my 3rd finish for the 2nd quarter of this year’s FAL hosted by The Littlest Thistle. It is a crib size quilt made from charm squares that I did a free hand flower swirl design all over it (FAL wish list for the 2nd quarter).

Linking up to

Linky Tuesday @Freemotion by the River

Show off Saturday @Sew Can She

2014 WIP	Size	Current status
Leftovers III	Twin	piecing
Waterlily	Wall hanging	quilt top
One block wonder	Queen	binding
Peacock	Lap/wall	FMQ
Blue Hydrangea	King	FMQ
Dragonflies	Wall hanging	Binding
Charm Square Crib 3	Baby	binding

2014 Completions	Size
Jana’s Wedding	Queen	gifted
Triangle QAL	Twin
Kimono	Wall hanging	Hung
Pink & blue batik	King
Asian Shadow Box	King
Little Warriors Charity (x7)	Twin	Donated
Charm Square Crib 1	Baby	Donated
Charm Square Crib 2	Baby

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May 24, 2014 · 12:20

Jana and Jerry’s Wedding Quilt

I’ve been awol these last few weeks because I have been working madly trying to finish this quilt for our Niece’s wedding. I haven’t been able to post any pictures along the way because I wanted the finished quilt to be a surprise. By far this is the most complicated and intricate quilt that I have ever designed, pieced and/or free motion quilted. From start to finish, I put well over 100 hours into the quilt. It was 106 x 106 when I loaded it onto the frame but I’m sure it shrunk a few inches because of all the detailed quilting. To see more pictures and to read about the making of this quilt please follow this link “Jana and Jerry’s House Quilt”. This also gives me my second FAL for this quarter (my original list).

Linking up to:

Sew Darn Crafty @Sew Many Ways

Craftastic Monday @Sew Can Do

Making the World Cuter Monday

Show and Tell Tuesday @I have to say

Linky Tuesday @Freemotion by the River

Show me what you’ve got @Our delightful home

WIP Wednesday @The needle and thread network

We Did it Wednesday @Sew Much Ado

Wow Me Wednesday @Polkadots on Parade

Wow Us Wednesday @Savvy Southern Style

Show and Tell Wednesday @SNAP

Really Random Thursday @Life a colorful life

TGIFF

Fresh Sewing Day @Lily’s Quilts

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May 3, 2014 · 20:51

Triangle Quilt-a-Long Finished

With just 2 hours to spare before the midnight EST deadline I put the last hand stitch in the binding of my Triangle QAL. All things considered I am pretty happy with the final product. The one thing I love about working on a project that isn’t a gift or commission is that I have the freedom to just “wing it” with the design and quilting. I wanted it to be a little longer to fit a twin bed so I added a thick section about a third of the way down. The bonus is that it gave me a lot of whitespace to go wild with my free motion quilting. I also wanted the quilt to have a lot of loft so I used two layers of batter. Wool on the bottom and a polyester on top. Another plus…..this is my first FAL for the second quarter at The Littlest Thistle (here is a link back to my original post).

I grouped several triangles together and quilted them as one large triangle and I did some detailed quilting on the solid coloured triangles.

I like the way the quilting shows up on the backing.

Linking up to:

Triangle QAl @The Sassy Quilter

Sew Darn Crafty @Sew Many Ways

Craftastic Monday @Sew Can Do

Making the World Cuter Mondays @Keeping it Simple

Sweet Sharing Monday @Say Not Sweet Anne

Show me what you got @Our delightful home

Whimsy Wednesdays @The NY Melrose Family

We Did It Wednesday @Sew Much Ado

Wow Us Wednesdays @Savvy Southern Style

Whoop Whoops Fridays @Confessions of a Fabric Addict

TGIFF @Quilt Matters

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April 8, 2014 · 10:22

FAL Quarter 2 Wish List

It is time to commit to my list of projects for Littlest Thistle’s 2014 finish-a-long. I guess it has to at least include the 3 quilts that were on my Q1 list that didn’t get finished. My one block wonder from 2010:

And the two baby quilts:

I will add three more for good measure: king size “house” quilt for our Niece’s wedding in May, twin size triangle quilt-a-long and the Shoji screen wall hanging::

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April 6, 2014 · 14:25

First Quarter FAL Wrap-up

Way back in the beginning of January I set my sights high and put 11 quilts on my list (I blogged about it here and here). This year the FAL is being hosted by Katy at the Littlest Thistle. Although I did finish piecing and/or quilting all of them, a few never got the bindings sewn on so technically they don’t qualify as a finish. Officially I have 8 finishes. I quilted all 5 of the charity quilts for the Little Warriors Be Brave Ranch (I blogged about them here, here, here and here). In the end, I actually FMQ 6 of them. I hope the kids enjoy them.

I was particularly pleased with finally finishing my Kimono wall hanging. It was on my FAL list 3 times before it actually was completed and hung on the wall.

Finish #7 was a baby quilt. I did my first test drive of a longarm machine with it. I enjoyed playing with the machine so much that I ended up buying my own longarm. This quilt was donated to a silent auction fundraiser for a friend’s daughter. (I blogged about it here)

And finally, this is finish#8. It is a monster 104″ x 116″ king size quilt filled with gorgeous, blue asian fabrics. I made my own pantograph for it. It is clam shell shape with 3 grass like fronds coming from the bottom left corner. I saw a similar design on line but it was a digitized pattern and I don’t have the computer module for my longarm so I couldn’t buy it. I used the old fashioned, pencil, graph paper and the bottom of a jar to make my design.

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March 25, 2014 · 17:34

WIP and a new Quilt-a-long

What started out as a gift of a lap quilt for our Niece’s wedding gift has now morfed. First it grew to a queen size. I went out and bought more fabric and I also purchased my backing fabrics. Well surprise…surprise….it is now a King Size Quilt. Yikes…..not only do I have to do some extensive fabric shopping for the quilt top but the two fabrics that I bought to use for the backing are now too short and there is no more on the bolt at the fabric store. Not sure what I am going to do but I guess it is going to be a pieced backing for sure. I don’t want to show any pictures of the completed blocks, I want the finished product to be a surprise, but here is a glimpse of the fabric explosion in my studio. I’ve got so many different fabrics that I am using to make the house blocks.

Even though I am on a tight deadline to get our Niece’s ever growing wedding quilt completed…..I’ve decided to join the Triangle Quilt-a-long. Am I crazy or what???? I was going through my bloglovin’ feed and came across a post about this new QAL. I like having more than one project on the go at a time cuz sometimes you just need a break….just to walk away from the current project you are working on to get a new perspective. I thought I would use my leftover collection of Summer Breeeze I and II fabrics (left over from making this quilt for my friend Sue) and add a few solids for contrast. If I like the final product it may be another charity quilt for the Little Warrirors Be Brave Ranch. Here is my stash…..I just need to officially sign up and iron and starch all my fabrics…..cutting starts this Friday.

There is one week left until the end of the first quarter finish-a-long hosted by Katy at the Littlest Thistle. All of my tops have been finished and they have been sandwiched and quilted. I’ve got to do some mad hand sewing to get all the bindings on in time.

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March 24, 2014 · 18:04

FAL Finish #7

I finished binding this baby quilt and I donated it to my personal trainer’s daughter to use for a silent auction fund raiser for her soccer team. Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of it before I gift wrapped it so this old picture will have to do.

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March 18, 2014 · 19:37

FAL Finish #6

Here is another charity quilt for the Little Warriors Be Brave Ranch. It is a baseball themed quilt that should hopefully bring a smile to a young boy’s face. I just used a simple all over meander.

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March 16, 2014 · 02:38

FAL finishes 4 and 5

Well there are only 2 weeks left in the first quarter finish-a-long. I had 11 items on my list so I guess I am almost half way through. These two quilts are both for the Little Warriors Be Brave Ranch. I tried my hand a creating my own pantograph and it turned out ok. Both quilts are Micky/Mini Mouse themed so I wanted to do an edge to edge design that would be in keeping with that. Hopefully the kids that get these will enjoy them.

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March 11, 2014 · 01:50

WIP Wednesday and FAL Finish #3

I’ve had a fairy productive week. I had to take my Asian Peacock wall hanging off of the frame so that I could finish the last charity quilt for Little Warriors. It was a cute jungle themed quilt so I used an edge-to-edge paw pattern on it. I think it would be great for a boy or a girl.

Once I finished this charity quilt I had to decide whether to put the wall hanging back on or to jump ahead and load my one block wonder. The OBW won so I’ve been working on that for a few days. Since the pattern is so busy I opted for an all over chrysanthemum design with some custom work around the appliquéd geishas. It should be finished in the next day or so and then it goes into the big pile waiting for the binding to be completed.

Linking up to:

We Did It Wednesday @Sew Much Ado

WOW Us Wednesday @Savy Southern Style

2014 WIP	Size	Current status
Pink & blue batik	King	binding
Jana’s Wedding	Queen	piecing
Asian Shadow Box	King	binding
Waterlily	Wall hanging	quilt top
One block wonder	Queen	FMQ
Peacock	Lap	FMQ
Blue Hydrangea	King	FMQ
Dragonflies	Wall hanging	Binding
Charm Square Crib 2	Baby	binding
Charm Square Crib 3	Baby	binding

2014 Completions	Size
Kimono	Wall hanging	Hung
Little Warriors Charity (x6)	Twin	Donated
Charm Square Crib 1	Baby	Donated

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March 4, 2014 · 18:25

WIP and FAL finish #2

I’ve finally finished my Kimono wall hanging which gives me FAL #2 for this quarter. I used two layers of polyester batting behind the Kimono in addition to the stiff fusible batting that I used all over. It is now on the wall in our guest bathroom. The colours and style really suit the fixtures and the aesthetic. I found this Asian inspired bamboo quilt hanger that just added the final touch.

I used a very tight flower design all over the cream background to compress it and combined that with stitch in the ditch on the kimono and that really accentuated the trapunto and gave it real dimension.

I just did a little outline quilting in the border to keep it simple.

My Asian blue peacock wall hanging is still on my frame waiting for me to finish the ditch work before I tackle the FMQ. I got side tracked and started a brand new quilt. Here I was two quilt tops away from having no WIP left and I blew it by starting another project. In my defence, our niece is getting married in May and the quilt is for her.

I’ve finished my one-block-wonder quilt top that I started way back in 2010. I’m just adding the appliquéd Geishas in the solid blue part with a little trapunto work and then it is the next in line for the longarm. I added one more blue border on each side after I took this picture. I thought it would help to accentuate the print that I added to the side borders (it is from the fabric I used to make the OBW). I like the way the ombre purple borders change from light to dark.

Linking up to:

We Did It Wednesday @Sew Much Ado

TGIFF

2014 WIP	Size	Current status
Pink & blue batik	King	binding
Jana’s Wedding	Queen	piecing
Asian Shadow Box	King	binding
Waterlily	Wall hanging	quilt top
One block wonder	Queen	FMQ
Peacock	Lap	FMQ
Blue Hydrangea	King	FMQ
Dragonflies	Wall hanging	Binding
Charm Square Crib 2	Baby	binding
Charm Square Crib 3	Baby	binding

2014 Completions	Size
Kimono	Wall hanging	Hung
Charm Square Crib 1	Baby	Donated

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February 11, 2014 · 18:51

WIP

I ‘ve finished the quilting on my Kimono wall hanging so I just need to put on the binding and I will have FAL finish #2. I’ve got my Shoji Screen wall hanging on the frame now. Lots of ditch work to do before I can start having some free motion fun. Still not sure how I am going to quilt this one….I would like to enhance the large peacock print and maybe something unique in each of the different coloured blocks.

I have officially gone from being a quilt top maker to a real quilt maker thanks to my longarm. Last October I had a huge pile of tops that had been hanging around for a few years. After my Shoji quilt I only have two more WIP left. A one block wonder that needs to have some borders added and an appliqué sewn on and a waterlily art quilt that is ready to be quilted. Once they are done, I am officially up-to-date and have no WIP left (except for tons of binding to hand sew). Wow…..I can’t believe it.

Linking up to:

We did it! Wednesday @Sew much ado

2014 WIP	Size	Current status
Pink & blue batik	King	binding
Asian Shadow Box	King	binding
Kimono	Wall hanging	binding
Waterlily	Wall hanging	quilt top
One block wonder	Queen	piecing
Peacock	Lap	FMQ
Blue Hydrangea	King	FMQ
Dragonflies	Wall hanging	Binding
Charm Square Crib 2	Baby	binding
Charm Square Crib 3	Baby	binding

2014 Completions	Size
Charm Square Crib 1	Baby	Donated

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February 4, 2014 · 19:13

WIP and First FAL for 2014

I’ve finished quilting 1 of the 6 charity quilts for the Little Warrior’s Be Brave Ranch. I did an edge to edge design called Baptist Swirl.

I’ve finished quilting my Asian shadowbox quilt and I’m half way through hand sewing on the binding. I will do a ta-da post with pictures when it is completed.

I am thrilled to finally have my Kimono quilt on the frame. It was on last years’s FAL list twice and never got touched. I’ve just got a little bit of the border left to do and then it is binding time.

Linking up to:

Wow Me Wednesday @Polkadots on Parade

We did it Wednesday @Sew Much Ado

2014 WIP	Size	Current status
Pink & blue batik	King	binding
Asian Shadow Box	King	binding
Kimono	Wall hanging	binding
Waterlily	Wall hanging	quilt top
One block wonder	Queen	piecing
Peacock	Lap	quilt top
Blue Hydrangea	King	FMQ
Dragonflies	Wall hanging	Binding
Charm Square Crib 2	Baby	binding
Charm Square Crib 3	Baby	binding

2014 Completions	Size
Charm Square Crib 1	Baby	Donated

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January 12, 2014 · 17:27

More FAL additions

I’ve got 5 more quilts to add to my Q1 list for the 2014 finish-a-long bringing my total to 11 items (this is my first post for Q1). I’ve got 5 twin sized quilt tops that need to be quilted. They are going to be donated to Little Warriors Be Brave Ranch that is scheduled to open in June. The plan is to give each child a quilt that they not only use while they are at the Ranch but they get to take it home with them when they leave.

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January 10, 2014 · 18:48

2014 FAL Quarter 1

I had so much success with the finish-a-long in 2013 that I am going to do it again this year. It is being hosted by Katy at the Littlest Thistle.

I am going to try and complete 6 WIPs in the first quarter.

First, I have a baby quilt that I made last fall to take to a FMQ class. I completed 95% of the quilting in the class so I have to just finish the last little bit and then sew on the binding.

Second, is another baby quilt that is waiting for the binding.

My third WIP is one block wonder that I started in 2010. The top is almost finished. It need to add a raw edge appliqué to it and some borders and then quilt it.

This one was on last year’s FAL list twice….I’m hoping that the third time is the charm. It is a completed wall hanging that needs to be quilted and bound.

My fifth project is a huge 104″ x 116 inch top that is waiting for me to complete the mitred corners on the border. It has sat for 2 years while I procrastinated because I have never done mitred corners before and I just didn’t want to try it and get frustrated or screw up.

My final project is another baby quilt that is a finished top waiting for quilting and binding.

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January 7, 2014 · 17:50

FAL wrap up and FAL #12

Back in October I compiled my list of projects that I planned to finish in the final quarter of Leanne’s finish-a-long (read my post here). I am thrilled to say that I actually finished 12 of 13 projects that I listed. Yeah me!!!

This is my last finish of the quarter. It is called Leftovers II and was the second quilt that I made from leftover fabric from my Blue Odyssey quilt. To see more pictures and read about the making of this quilt please click here.

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January 7, 2014 · 17:45

FAL Finish #11

This is Leftovers I, a quilt I made from tiny rectangles leftover from making my Blue Odyssey quilt. It was also the first quilt I ever quilted on a longarm. Follow the link to see more pictures and read about the making of Leftovers I

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January 4, 2014 · 08:59

Opera – FAL finish #10

This is the second BOM quilt that I worked on in 2012 (this is the other one called Blues). Although the 12 block designs are the same in both quilts, the overall finished quilts are so very different. Follow the link to see more pictures and to read about the making of Opera.

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January 3, 2014 · 11:58

FAL Finish #8 Pink and Blue Batik

I can’t believe that this quilt is finally finished. If it wasn’t for the FAL, I’m sure it would still be in my closet. This was the first quilt that I ever made and it has sat for years waiting for the final borders to be sewn on so that it could be quilted. I just did a free hand swirl design in the body and some custom quilting in the set in triangles and border.

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December 28, 2013 · 12:00

Darwin – FAL finish #7

I actually finished this quilt in early December but I wasn’t able to post any pictures of it because it was a present for our son and daughter-in-law who subscribes to my blog. To read more about it and see more pictures please follow this link DARWIN.

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December 27, 2013 · 12:01

Tropical Punch FAL finish #6

I can’t believe that I have managed to finish so many of my 4th quarter FAL projects. I finished this one at the end of November but I’ve held off with my ‘ta-da’ post because I didn’t want the recipient to see the quilt before she opened the present Christmas morning. To see more pictures and read about the making of this quilt click here.

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December 10, 2013 · 18:45

Work in Progress Wednesday

I have been so busy lately (trying to get my Christmas quilts finished and battling a nasty cold for 3 weeks) I have not had time to blog. I am thrilled to say that both Xmas quilts have been completed and shipped off which gives me FAL finishes number 6 and 7. So I don’t spoil the surprise, I will have to hold off on the full ‘ta-da’ posts until after the boxes are opened Christmas morning. Here are a few closeups of the FMQ. I used wool batting on Tropical Punch to give it a beautiful loft. I only quilted the orange/yellow centres and just did some stitch in the ditch around the blue/green fabrics.

For the second quilt I did some trapunto work to make the main feature of the quilt stand out and then just did some dense freehand quilting in the background to make it pop even more.

I finally got my 2012 block-of-the-month ‘Opera’ on the frame. I needs to be done by the end of the year so that it qualifies for the January quilt show.

Linking up to

WOW me Wednesday @Polkadots on Parade

We Did it! Wednesday @Sew much ado

Really Random Thursday @Live a Colorful life

Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday @Quilt Matters

2013 WIP	Size	Current status
Pink & blue batik	King	binding
Asian Shadow Box	King	waiting for borders
2012 BOM ‘Blues’	King	quilt top
2012 BOM ‘Opera	King	FMQ
Kimono	Wall hanging	quilt top
Waterlily	Wall hanging	quilt top
One block wonder	Queen	piecing
Peacock	Lap	quilt top
Leftovers I	Lap	Binding
Leftovers II	Lap	quilt top
Blue Hydrangea	King	FMQ
Dragonflies	Wall hanging	Binding
Charm Square Crib	Baby (x3)	quilt top(1), binding(2)


2013 Completions	Size
Tropical Punch	Lap
Darwin	Lap
2011 BOM ‘Spring	King
Blue Odyssey	King
High River Quilts	Lap (x5)
Kassidy’s flannel	Baby
Sue’s Summer Breeze	Queen/King
Star Surround QAL	Lap/Twin

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November 20, 2013 · 17:40

WIP

I’ve got lots of works in progress this week. This is the first quilt I ever pieced. I took a 6 week intro to quilting class and while I was learning stuff each week in class, at night I made two king size quilts on my own. The teacher thought I was ‘woman obsessed’ and she was right. This poor baby has sat all alone in my closet waiting for the last two borders to be sewn on and then quilted. Now that I have my longarm I decided it was definitely time to tackle this 110″x110″ monster. It is on my 4th quarter FAL list so now that it is finally quilted … hopefully I will get it bound by the end of the year.

This is another FAL quilt. The FMQ work is done and I am working on hand sewing the binding on (my least favourite task). It is a Christmas present so I don’t want to show the whole thing and spoil the surprise.

On Friday I took a 3 hour class at my longarm dealer. It was just a freehand basics course that they offer to new longarm owners or people who want to rent their equipment. I tried a freehand edge to edge design. I’m managed to keep the design relatively the same size throughout the quilt but if I were to do it again I would probably make it 50% larger so that you could see more of the loft in the quilt. Every quilt has been a wonderful learning experience to help me move successfully from my FMQ on my domestic machine to the longarm.

Linking up to

Wow me Wednesday @Polkadots on Parade

2013 WIP	Size	Current status
Pink & blue batik	King	binding
Asian Shadow Box	King	waiting for borders
2012 BOM ‘Blues’	King	quilt top
2012 BOM ‘Opera	King	quilt top
Kimono	Wall hanging	quilt top
Waterlily	Wall hanging	quilt top
One block wonder	Queen	piecing
Peacock	Lap	quilt top
Leftovers I	Lap	Binding
Leftovers II	Lap	quilt top
Tropical Punch	Lap	quilt top
Blue Hydrangea	King	FMQ
Dragonflies	Wall hanging	Binding
Xmas Surprise	Lap	Binding
Charm Square Crib	Baby (x3)	quilt top(1), binding(2)


2013 Completions	Size
2011 BOM ‘Spring	King
Blue Odyssey	King
High River Quilts	Lap (x5)
Kassidy’s flannel	Baby
Sue’s Summer Breeze	Queen/King
Star Surround QAL	Lap/Twin

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October 23, 2013 · 17:32

WIP Wednesday/More FAL finishes

I am scheduled to take my first longarm class in a couple of weeks and I need to bring a small finished quilt top to work on. Wouldn’t you know that although I have more than 10 quilt tops waiting to be quilted, they are all large queen/king or small wall hangings that I want to do some special quilting on. Once again I looked to Pinterest for some inspiration for a quick baby quilt. I found this upsized charm square idea on a blog called Thumbelina. I changed it to run the stripes vertically instead of horizontally. I had 3 charm packs and a couple of co-ordinating fat quarters which will give me enough for 3 baby quilts.

I finished free motion quilting the last two charity quilts for High River. That gives me finish number 4 and 5 for the 4th quarter FAL at She Can Quilt.

I also finished piecing my final Christmas gift (lap quilt) but I can’t show a picture because it is a surprise for the recipient.

Linking up to

Wow me Wednesday @Polkadots on Parade

Wow Us Wednesdays @Savvy Southern Style

We Did it Wednesday @Sew Much Ado

Thursday Threads @627handworks

I Quilt Thursdays @Pretty Bobbins