After looking over past posts on this blog, I suddenly realized that I forgot to "number" some of my recent projects. And with that, well, I've lost count of how many I've completed.
Hm...
In early 2011, I posted a review of the projects I'd worked over the previous 12 months. Doing that was an interesting exercise. I think I'll do that again - and put numbers on the projects that don't have numbers now.
I already know this is going to be embarrassing, as there's at least one project ready to sandwich and quilt - and has been for YEARS - but let's do it and see what happens...
Stay tuned...
May 3, 2015
MIA in the UFO Closet (Quilt 21)
I guess it's a sign that my UFO closet has grown to epic proportions. Yes, I officially have too much uncut fabric now. And how did I reach that conclusion, you ask? It's the Thanksgiving table cloth I started in 2013, reported in this blog post from November of that year.
It's made of "charm squares" I'd purchased at my favorite quilt supply shop. I pieced it together fairly quickly - at least the center of it - but hadn't gotten around to putting the borders around the edges.
And then it disappeared.
I didn't notice right away that it was gone. The summer of 2013/2014 was a little rugged for us, with a rather trying "fire danger period" - and so I moved most of my UFO closet stash down to the city for safe keeping. I did a little bit of quilting that summer, but was working mostly on piecing things, and so didn't think about the table cloth until winter arrived in June. And I couldn't find it.
WHERE THE HECK WAS IT!?!?!?! I looked and looked. As I searched, I became painfully aware of how much fabric I actually have - and what a long process it is to go hunting through it for something.
Finally - this past summer, I stopped looking. That, of course, is when it turned up.
So it's back - my "Thanksgiving" project.
Now to put some borders on the tablecloth so that it's big enough to cover my dining table - and get on with the project.
Now... where did I put those Christmas "fat quarters"...?
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It's made of "charm squares" I'd purchased at my favorite quilt supply shop. I pieced it together fairly quickly - at least the center of it - but hadn't gotten around to putting the borders around the edges.
And then it disappeared.
I didn't notice right away that it was gone. The summer of 2013/2014 was a little rugged for us, with a rather trying "fire danger period" - and so I moved most of my UFO closet stash down to the city for safe keeping. I did a little bit of quilting that summer, but was working mostly on piecing things, and so didn't think about the table cloth until winter arrived in June. And I couldn't find it.
WHERE THE HECK WAS IT!?!?!?! I looked and looked. As I searched, I became painfully aware of how much fabric I actually have - and what a long process it is to go hunting through it for something.
Finally - this past summer, I stopped looking. That, of course, is when it turned up.
So it's back - my "Thanksgiving" project.
Now to put some borders on the tablecloth so that it's big enough to cover my dining table - and get on with the project.
Now... where did I put those Christmas "fat quarters"...?
May 2, 2015
Quilt 19: Tutti Fruity "Throw" - Finished!
I'm delighted to report that the Tutti Fruity "throw" is finally finished. I'm really proud of this one - a design I developed using charm squares I picked up on my 2012 visit in Florida. It took a while to decide what to do - I wanted the colours to really pop, so came up with this "rainbow" arrangement (in the center), and using black borders to highlight the intensity of the fruits and veggies.
I opted to use a stitching template to get swirls. I've used this template before with good results. This time I opted to use 2 shades of green thread - and to add a little more interest to the back, alternated on which of the 2 shades I used for the swirls and straight lines. (You'll probably have to click below and get the larger version of the image to see the alternating colours).
So there you go! Another one done!
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So there you go! Another one done!
May 1, 2015
Quilt 24: Hawaiian Petroglyph throw
Hubby and me celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary last year - and decided to have a holiday in Hawaii (where we had our honeymoon). While on Oahu, we paid a visit to the Hilo Hattie store - a great place to find Hawaiian-style clothing. There in the center of the store, they had a small display with packages of off-cuts from some of their clothing - something like charm squares, but slightly larger. Each package had about 70 squares, were very inexpensive (about $7 USD, if I remember correctly), so how could I lose?
After opening the package, I found there were four different colours, the 3 you see above, and a handful of the same print in brown/cream. I studied the squares for quite a while before deciding on the arrangement you see below. I opted to leave the green out, thinking the brown and blues alone marry well enough, but would clash with the green:
The fabric isn't terribly soft - it's a little stiff - but I think this will make a nice little throw (or tablecloth) for picnics. And, of course, I'm wanting projects to practice on when my longarm arrives, so this one is perfect!
After opening the package, I found there were four different colours, the 3 you see above, and a handful of the same print in brown/cream. I studied the squares for quite a while before deciding on the arrangement you see below. I opted to leave the green out, thinking the brown and blues alone marry well enough, but would clash with the green:
The fabric isn't terribly soft - it's a little stiff - but I think this will make a nice little throw (or tablecloth) for picnics. And, of course, I'm wanting projects to practice on when my longarm arrives, so this one is perfect!
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