UFO Top Complete

I was able to accomplish my One Monthly Goal for December, which was to piece the top of UFO Complete. 

This quilt pattern can be found in the book Simple Strategies for Block-Swap Quilts by Lynn Roddy Brown. 

I was inspired by my friend Doreen’s version which you can see here.

The sky was so blue today. 

UFO (top) Complete will now join my quilts waiting for backing, and become a future One Monthly Goal (sponsored by Elm Street Quilts) to be quilted and bound, and one day become UFO Complete.

You are an unfinished work in progress. One of the good things about life’s challenges: you get to find out that you’re capable of being far more than you ever thought possible. ~ Karen Salmonsohn

UFO incomplete

My December goal is to piece the top of this quilt which happens to be called UFO Complete. 

You can find the pattern in the book Simple Strategies for Block-Swap Quilts by Lynn Roddy Brown.

When my customer, Doreen brought me her version of this quilt to Longarm I fell in love with it.  You can see Doreen's quilt here.

I love scrappy, and always like to have a leader ender project on the go, and this quilt certainly fit that criteria.

I think a few blocks might need to be switched around, so it’ll be laying on the design wall floor for a couple of days, until it feels right.

Take a minute to stop by Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal to see what others are up to, so many hopeful projects each month, most of which get completed

Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun. ~ Christina Rossetti

Sunlight in the forest

A November goal complete.  Participating in Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal, my hope was to quilt and bind my Sunlight in the forest quilt, and happily it is finished. 

This quilt was started in a class taught by Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably at Out of Hand quilt store in Calgary, I believe it was January 2015.  It is called ‘Sunlight in the forest.'  Designed by Kaffe, you can find the pattern in his book Quilts in Sweden. 

For the quilting I chose a pantograph called Anne’s Garden by Anne Bright.  The quilt is busy and so is the pantograph, which makes it hard to see the flowers and hummingbirds and butterflies, however this reminds me of nature, walking in a forest, or even checking out a bush in your garden, which is very busy with life sometimes hard to see – camouflaged - unless you stop, be still and take a close look. Can you find the critters and flowers in these pictures? 

I found a suitable backing, another Kaffe fabric and added some back art with leftover squares which didn’t make it into the top of the quilt. 

QUILT DETAILS

Sunlight in the Forest Quilt 2020

The finished quilt measures 91 inches by 85 inches.

Started: January 2015.

Finished: November 2020.

 

There is no WIFI in the forest, but you will find a better connection.

Multi-colour Baby quilt

Last week I completed the blocks for this multi-coloured baby Mile a Minute quilt, and this week I added the sashing and a small border, keeping in the multi-colour theme. 

I used rainbow strips left over from recently completed Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilts. 

This little quilt will now join my rack of finished tops, waiting for backing and then quilting, and I’ll be on the lookout for the right backing and binding. 

Color is a power which directly influences the soul. ~ Wassily Kandinsky

Multi-coloured scraps

Felt the need to just sew and play with my scraps, so I decided to participate with Soscrappy’s Rainbow Scrap Challenge November colour and dig into my multi-coloured scrap bag.

So much fun sewing these 30 colourful Mile a Minute blocks.  They all finish at 6 ½ inches, and will make a vibrant baby quilt.   I’ve already found a sashing and possibly border fabric in my stash, so plan to just keep sewing until the top is done. 

Be uniquely you. Stand out. Shine. Be colorful. The world needs your prismatic soul! ~ Amy Leigh Mercree

Green Floral Goal

Since I got the top of this green floral quilt pieced in July, I’ve been thinking about quilting it and decided that will be my (One Monthly) Goal for November.  I think I have just the right pantograph for it. 

This quilt was started in a class taught by Kaffe and Brandon at Out of Hand quilt store in Calgary, I believe it was in 2014.  It is called ‘Sunlight in the forest’ and is designed by Kaffe, you can find the pattern in his book Quilts in Sweden.

I’ll have to start with a trip to the quilt store to find the right fabric for the backing and binding, Deirdre at Out of Hand has a great selection of Kaffe fabrics.

Drop by at the end of the month to see if I have completed my goal, and which pantograph I selected.  Thanks to Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal for keeping my on track with finishing my quilty projects.

Starting is easy, finishing is hard. ~ John Calacanis

Scrappy Trip around the World

I was able to complete my October goal (and then some) which was to piece the top of this Rainbow Scrappy Trip around the World quilt. 

I had the top done by mid-October so I decided to try and push through and quilt and bind it as well.  Off I went to the quilt stores and found this lovely rainbow coloured fabric for the back. 

I had also thought to use up extra scrappy trip along squares and then decided on only the aqua/turquoise blocks.  I’m happy this the results. 

Initially I had considered a pantograph and a rainbow variegated thread for the top, however near the beginning of the first row, I just wasn’t happy and the little squars were talking to me.  So I picked out what I had started and proceeded to do some custom quilting and change the colour of the top thread in each block. 

I’m so happy with the results.

For the bobbin thread I used an aqua. 

While shopping for backing I found a small rainbow stripe which I thought would look good as a binding, however once the quilt was done I started auditioning fabric from my stash and a black and white stripe won out. 

The Scrappy Trip Around the world was inspired by BonnieHunter, The Rainbow colours by Soscrappy and moving forward in my unfinished projects pile by Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal. 

Both my husband and my daughter want to claim this quilt, I think the quilting appeals to them.

QUILT DETAILS

Scrappy Trip around the World Quilt 2020

The finished quilt measures 85 inches by 85 inches.

Started: June 2013.

Finished: October 2020.

2 ½ inch squares

A total of 1764 squares.

 

Create your own rainbow everyday.