Well after a windy cold day last Sunday we had another heat wave which was wonderful, I love warm weather then on Saturday the weather turned cool again and today you can really feel fall in the air.
I have a project I have been working on last week but I can’t post about it until next week so I thought I would talk about UFO projects (Unfinished Objects) or WIP projects (Works in progress).
I used to never have any of these, hard to believe I know, but I used to just work on one project at a time and finish it before moving on to the next project. Well except for one hand applique project but I will get to that in a minute.
I have a girlfriend who I know will give me a hard time about this post because we used to tease each other about how many UFOs she had to my none. Now I don’t call these projects UFOs because I do intend to finish them all and I will (one day). So here are my WIP projects. I will start from the oldest to the newest.
First up are two quilts that are finished just waiting to be quilted.
The quilt on the left is a Judy Niemeyer Wedding Ring Star that I started about 4 years ago. I finished piecing the top about two years ago. It was the project that I worked on while going through cancer treatment. I could do this as I had everything already organized beforehand so it was just the paper piecing part which once organized is pretty mindless. When I wasn’t too tired or sore I could just sit at the machine and sew. This quilt is still in the “to be quilted pile”. I was waiting until my quilting skills had improved enough to do this quilt justice. My skills are more than there now however I simply haven’t got to this quilt top yet. I even know how I am going to quilt it. Maybe I will get to this soon.
The second it a quilt I started in April and is from a pattern I saw in a magazine that I really liked. This quilt top ended up being big enough for a full size bed! I like the way it turned out. I know you can’t see much of it here but it is next to be quilted so I will show more pics soon.
Now for the quilt tops that are still in pieces.
Here is a hand applique project that I started in a class over 10 years ago now. I used to laugh and say it was my block of the year project instead of my block of the month however truthfully there has been some years I have missed completing a block. I have three blocks to go as well as the centre. I will finish this but I will tell you that once completed it will be a long time before I ever do hand applique again. It’s OK, I don’t hate doing hand applique but I don’t love it either hence the long time in completing this project.
Next up is a Kaffe Fassett diamonds quilt which I cut out over 4 years ago. I cut this out just before my world fell apart and I ended up in a messy divorce. This was my choice, by the way, I decided I didn’t want to stay in a loveless marriage anymore but it did get nasty. As difficult as this time was, as difficult as this decision was, it was the best thing ever!! I now have a partner who is truly a partner in so many ways and I am so grateful for the love and support he has shown me through my cancer and life in general.
I will finish this project one day just not sure when.
Next up is Gravity a Jaybird quilt pattern which was a block of the month for 2015. I loved this pattern and I ordered the kit. I then decided to try to make the quilt from fabrics from my stash along side the kit quilt. I have all of the blocks completed for both quilts, I have all of the background fabrics purchased washed and ironed and there these two sit. Waiting for me to get back to them. These will get finished and I thoroughly enjoyed making the blocks and am really excited about trying the different quilting designs I see on the internet for these quilts so these are a must do. Hopefully soon.
Last but not least is a scrap quilt. One Saturday a month there is a group of us that get together for quilting. I was finding I was so busy catching up with everyone that I couldn’t concentrate on any of my projects that needed a design wall so I wanted something mindless. I dug around in all of my 1.5 inch square bin and came up with all of these red and white squares so I just pieced little 4 patches while sitting sewing and chatting. I am not totally sure what the next step is for this quilt. I have been working on a couple of design options. These will find a home but it may be a work in progress for awhile yet.
Well that’s it for the moment. How many Works in progress do you have?
Quilters affect eternity; they can never tell where their influence stops.
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