Quilting Projects

Happy New Year!  As I usually do, I made a list of my projects.  I really did make progress and I have the proof.  It's just that I like to shop!  I made a collage of most of my projects this year.  A few aren't here, but when I look at this it does remind me I got some things done!

Here is my annual list of projects.  I will do another post tomorrow of some finishes in the last couple of days!

2019 UFO List – Dec. 29, 2018

TOPS TO BE QUILTED:  in no particular order

1.    Farmer’s Wife – basted

2.   Country Snowflakes – backing

3.   Bright Sampler from FQS

4.   Red/White baskets – backing

5.   Primary Lone Star #1 from Jo

6.   Primary Lone Star #2 from Jo

7.   Butterflies from Jo

8.   Scrappy Trip Around the World – started 2018

9.   Pansies (from MIL’s stash already marked with quilting lines)

10.Red/White Sampler – backing

11.Floral Sand Castles

12.Mocha Meringue #1 – backing

13.Mocha Meringue #2 – backing

14.Kaffe/black/white pieced in 2018

15.WASIQ – blue

16.Kaffe Stars

17.Bright Jelly Roll – half quilted – DONE Jan. 1, 2019

18.Modern Jelly Roll – basted

19.earth tones sparkling gemstones – ½ made into a throw and done

20.wedding ring – basted

21.Antique Dresden

22.Butterfly Row X Row – backing

23.Purple/Turquoise Sampler – backing

24.Turquoise/Black Stack and Whack – backing

25.Scrap Swap quilt top – backing

26.Janice’s stars

27.Monkey Business pieced in Dec. 2018

28.Red Truck – pieced in 2018 – DONE Dec. 31, 2018

29.Scrap Christmas leftovers with rick rack – basted pieced in 2018  DONE – Dec. 29, 2018

30.Christmas Eve Tablerunner – backing

31.Food tablecloth – backing

32.Fossil Fern – backing

33.Hawaiian applique - backing

34.Blue baskets – backing

35.charity quilt 1

36.charity quilt 2

37.charity quilt 3

38. Jan’s hand quilting top

39. MIL’s Irish Chain hand quilting

40. Mini hand quilting wholecloth

41. Scrap tablerunner – DONE Jan. 1, 2019

UFO’s or PIP’s (projects in progress)

1.    Purple batiks scraps

2.   Batik rail fence scrap

3.   30’s scrap blocks.

4.   Something Blue – paper pieced

5.   Batiks Farmer’s Wife

6.   Rose Applique

7.   Winter Wonderland

8.   Amish Sampler

9.   Bow Tucks Purse

10.Bright Sampler

11.Blueberry Granola (purple/green)

12.Kaffe Stripes tablerunner

13.Quilt of Valor

14. Magic of Christmas

15.12 Rows of Christmas

16.Landscape

17.Antique Hexis

18.Embroidery Denim blocks

19.Carolina Lily

20.Scrap Vortex

21.Kaffe Mystery (started 2018)

22.Tesselating Pinwheel

23.Washington Royal Star

24.Postage Stamp

25.Flannel Pillow  DONE 12/29/18

HSY (Haven’t Started Yet – but have the fabrics)

1.   Glacier Star paper pieced

2.   Mistletoe Lane BOM

3.   Row by Row kits

4.   Country Journal BOM

5.   Aunt Helen’s rush Trip around the World

6.   Cat’s Garden BOM

7.   Old Glory

8.   Celebrate June

9.   Spring Wagon kit

10.Brentwood Bag

11.Joyful Adventures

12.Lakehouse

13.Fishing quilt

14.many panels

15.Simpleworks kit

16.Spirit of America kit

17.Betty’s Wool Applique kit

18.Elk Quilt kit

19.Butterfly Magic Trip Around the World Kit

20.Greetings Christmas kit

21.Cadence Court kit

22.Vintage Holiday

23.Folk Art Flannel kit

24.Sunflower kit

25.Tranquil Lake kit

26.Sea Glass

27.Metro Rings

28.Red Truck One Block Wonder

29.Floral One Block Wonder

30.Ocean One Block Wonder

31.Poinsettia One Block Wonder

I am trying out what to work on next!

Sewing Room Reorganization Reveal!

Wow, almost two weeks ( I did work full time the second week) and my room is done!  Cleaned, purged and reorganized!  I don't have fancy tables or cabinets, just making do with a lot of plastic and old Costco banquet tables.  I have another table I set up for basting quilts.  I think my husband was wondering if I would ever finish!  The pics are labeled, but not sure how they will show on here.  I couldn't seem to get the fonts right. 

Now back to my regularly scheduled quilting.  I will type up my list.  It's downright scary!  42 tops to quilt, 51 projects started and 29 that I have fabric and pattern for!!!!!  I am crazy!

Making a Project List

Wow, oh wow!  I just had a major shock!  I went through my UFO's, aka projects I have started, but not finished.  I never dreamed I had as many as I do!  I am not making a resolution, but rather a goal of finishing 52 projects this year.  This may include something that is not even on the list yet (like a baby quilt for my daughter's friend), so I am leaving myself open to that.  I didn't want to join a challenge where you had to work on a certain project on a certain month, I don't operate like that.  I have times where I am super busy and don't have much time for quilting, and then I have weeks off in the summer where I spend the afternoons quilting when it's hot outside.  I am also a pretty intense quilter, meaning I can focus for periods of time and ignore other things. Some people call that an obsession, some people call it an addiction and I agree with both!  

I am going to list all my UFO's as I am in a friendly challenge with some friends.  A lot of these won't make sense, but my goal is to take before and after pictures as I work on each project and blog about it.  Some of them were acquired from other people, but I still count them in my totals.  A lot of them will be donated or gifted when they are finished.  I know I have forgotten some, but I'm scared to dig anymore!

TOPS TO BE QUILTED:  (in no particular order)
1.  Be My Neighbor (needs done before Jan. 31 for contest)
2.  Modern City Sampler/Tula Pink
3.  Christmas Block Robin
4.  Mistletoe Stars
5.  Country Snowflakes
6.  Poinsettia One Block Wonder
7.  Red/White Baskets
8.  Green/Blue Diamond Rail Fence
9.  Primary Lone Star (1)
10.  Primary Lone Star (2)
11.  Butterflies
12.  30's Dresden
13.  Pansies (from MIL's stash already marked with quilting design)
14.  Red/White sampler
15.  Floral Sand Castles
16.  Mocha Meringue (1)
17.  Mocha Meringue (2)
18.  Mocha Meringue with blue throw
19.  WASIQ - tan
20.  WASIQ - blue
21.  Kaffe Stars
22.  Bright Jelly Roll
23.  Modern Jelly Roll
25.  Judy Niemeyer - compass
26.  Itty Bitty Blocks
27.  Wedding Ring
28.  Fall tablerunner
29.  Antique dresden
30.  Bonnie Hunter Mystery (can't remember the name!) 2 years ago
32.  Butterfly Row X Row
33.  Purple/Turquoise Sampler
34.  Vicki's Row X Row
35.  Turquoise/Black Stack and Whack
36.  Scrap Swap quilt top
37.  Easy Street (Bonnie mystery 4 years ago)
38.  Vicki's block robin
39.  Janice's stars
40.  Frog baby quilt
41.  Food tablecloth
42.  Aqua/Gray large quilt
43.  Aqua/Gray throw
44.  poinsettia tablerunner
45.  teal trees
46.  Fossil Fern
47.  Hawaiian applique
48.  Cathedral window
49.  Blue baskets
50.  Deb's wallhanging

UFO's or PIP's (Projects in Progress)
1.  Earth tone batik scraps
2.  purple batiks scraps
3.  batik rail fence scrap
4.  30's scrap blocks
5.  many, many, many odd blocks (over 100)
6.  1930's Farmers Wife
7.  Batik Farmer's Wife
8.  Rose Applique
9.  Winter Wonderland
10.  Embroidered Christmas
11.  Amish Sampler
12.  Bow Tucks Purse
13.  Leaf Wallhanging
14.  Blueberry Granola (purple/green)
15.  Charity quilt (1)
16.  Charity quilt (2)
17.  Quilt of Valor (1)
18.  Quilt of Valor (2)
19.  Magic of Christmas
20.  Hand Quilted Wholecloth
21.  Hand quilted quilt for Jan
22.  Hand quilted quilt started by MIL
23.  Trip Around the World hand dyed
24.  12 Rows of Christmas
25.  Landscape
26.  Heart blocks
27.  Garden Embroidery
28.  Blue Sampler
29.  wreath applique
30.  wool applique

HSY (Haven't Started Yet - but have the fabrics)
1. Baltimore Album fusible applique
2.  Glacier Star paper pieced
3.  Something Blue paper pieced
4.  Mistletoe Lane BOM
5.  Summer Fest Jelly Roll
6.  Lots of others, but I am tired!