Working on a finish or two!

I have too many quilts too close to a finish.   Working to get three projects completed before the Lighthouse Quilt Guild Show which starts at the end of the month.

Project one:  Thread Painting of a Flower
Project two:  Bird Collage with some thread painting
Project three:  Round Robin Challenge Quilt needs to be quilted!

Let's see what I can get done this week.  I am off to add flowers to the bird collage.

Happy Sewing.

Going to be a beautiful day!  Rain has passed through last night. Sun is out drying up the wet surfaces.  Plants in yard will be so happy as the temperature climbs to 80 degrees today.
Time to get sewing and creating.  I have two tops finished ready for the long arm and binding!

The Scrappy Heart Quilt is also ready to quilt and finish.  This was a free pattern from Craftsy.  Loads of fun to make.

Tuesday, Sewing news!

Chunky Churndash is moving along.  Blocks are completed and time to connect together!  Enjoyed making this quilt top.  Free Pattern at Bonnie Hunter's webpage,  Quiltville.com

January Hearts for February

Been a busy January, working on heart blocks for a February quilt.   New baby was to arrive in february but decided to arrive early.  So quilt will be finished soon, for the new mom.  Baby has already reciever purple pinwheel gift earlier.

Heart Block is a free block pattern from craftsy.  Fun to make.

sewing room update

Moving things around in the sewing room.  Bags of scraps that have been given to me are moved into large container under the cutting table.  From that location I can sort through pieces by color or size and put away.  I will be able to cut some pieces to go into scrap system drawers quickly at the cutting table.

Over this past year I have let go of some material so it isn't floating around the sewing rooms.  I take it our guild meeting or give to anothe quilter who is making scrap quilts.   I have accumulated a huge pile of strips and strings.  These will go into two projects I have going.  Mini string blocks, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", will use up the smaller string strips.  Larger strips will go into my 5 1/2" blocks for a large string block quilt.

Off to the sewing area, to work on four patches for the Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt.

End of year sewing room organizing

End of the year, time to take stock of what is happening in the sewing room and rooms!  I stretch my sewing area over three rooms.   I have to be careful as projects then get put in various places.  Not a good think.  Out of sight, out of mind.

So...moving things around and putting items where they belong.  Projects in one area, material on shelves or into plastic drawer containers.  Then I can work so much faster and easier on projects to move them to completion.

At the same time, I am taking stock of what projects are on the list or UFO's that have hidden themselves away...My UFO challenge list for 2017 already has 75 projects listed.

Happy String Quilt is finished!  will be gifted and ready for use in this cold winter weather