Progress

One of my favorite parts of quilting is the progress that is made in each quilt.  Quilting is truly therapy for me.  Work has been pretty stressful lately, therefore...lots of quilting progress has been made.  The first quilt I posted in the last post, but I have several more blocks done. 

The gray and red one is my favorite so far.  I really love this quilt and can't wait to see it all finished!

The next quilt I have been working on is a pattern by Heather Mulder Peterson of Anka's Treasures.  I can't remember which book the pattern is in, but I will post all the info with the finished quilt.  The fabric line is Hometown by Sweetwater.  When I saw the stack of finished blocks, I couldn't help but lay them out, even though I still need to finish a few. 

Hopefully, I will get some quilting time in this weekend and will be able to finish up both projects.  There are several new fabric lines that I have been eyeing, so it might be time for something new!

What projects are you working on?

love love love

I really love this fabric line and this pattern. I am almost done with the flying geese to finish the star blocks and then I can put it all together! There are a couple other quilts I'm working on in the background...pictures for those coming soon. P.S. The fabric line is Ruby by Bonnie and Camille and the pattern is Thimble Blossoms A La Mode. I love Camille's patterns! You can see more or order her patterns at www.camilleroskelley.typepad.com. Thanks for doing such amazing work Camille!

Quilt Stories

So I have decided that I want to have a record of all the quilts that I have made and all the quilts that I make going forward. So I am going to start by telling the story of each quilt and asking for pictures of the quilt with it's new owner...It will be interesting to see how many pictures I actually get. The first quilt is a quilt that I just finished for my mom for Mother's Day. It is actually still at the long arm quilter, so I don't have pictures of the finished quilt yet. This quilt was one of the most difficult quilts I have ever made and it took me several years to finish. I love the colors and details of each block. I hope that my mom finds a spot in her new house to put her new quilt!

More finished projects

I forgot that I made a black, white and red quilt for my grandma. So that makes 22. And I just finished a triple chain quilt for my cousin's wedding. Hmmm....Not many other finishes, but hopefully this weekend. I am almost finished with a quilt that is the first pattern I designed!

Finished Projects

So I only finished 2 out of the 3 projects that I wanted to finish in January, but I am very close on several more, so I am hoping for 4 finished projects in February. And I decided that I want to see how many finished quilts I have total. So...here goes.

1. Peter's extra long quilt
2. Blue and Yellow first strip club quilt
3. Diane Nicholas' quilt
4. Cherry Quilt
5. Aunt Sarah's Wedding quilt
6. Mom's Valentine quilt
7. 2 baby quilts for Karen
8. Baby quilt for Angie
9. Baby quilt for Dr. Mehta
10. Stepping Stones strip club quilt
11. Rose Quilt
12. The one that looks like presents out of Lila Tueller fabric
13. Baby quilt for Danielle
14. Three sisters Christmasy fabric strip club quilt
15. Cute stars strip club from Georgia
16. Simple Abundance Strip Club
17. Quilt I taught how to make at Codi's shop
18. April Cornell Strip club for Katy
19. Diamond nightmare strip club quilt
20. Joy's baby quilt that still doesn't have binding
21. Practice long arm quilting small quilt

That's all I can really remember right now. Numbers 19 and 16 were my finishes for January. I feel pretty good about this list, since I started quilting almost three years ago and got my master's degree in that time. I bet that number will grow a lot this year with project finish mode! I will post pictures of as many of these finished projects as possible. But...that might take awhile. And I would rather just sew.

Project Finish Mode

As much as I love new fabric and new projects and new patterns.....I decided that the only way to actually make room for new things is to go into project finish mode. So, this year, I am going to finish three projects a month until they are all done. It might take the entire year (yes, I really do have that many unfinished projects!) I am going to post pictures of each project during the finishing process and at the end. I sort of don't want to count the total number of unfinished projects, so I'm just going to wait until the end for a final total. So...if anyone actually reads my blog and wants a quilt, now would be the time to stake your claim. It seems as though there will be many that a need a new home in the near future.

Baby Quilt

I just finished this quilt for my sister and my new niece. It was a little challenging, but fun and I really liked the final outcome. The back is yellow minkie, and it is really cute with the long arm quilting.