Little Green Quilters Update

Here is my first UFO update for the Little Green Quilters (LGQ). You can click on the LGQ picture on the right to see what others are doing to finish up those unfinished objects!

I got the snowflakes made for the snowman runner. I drew the snowflake pattern on the fusible web, then I ironed the web onto the fabric and cut out the shapes. I was not careful, though...
...for look what happened to my iron. Fusible web goopie on the faceplate. I need to unearth the iron cleaner and clean up the mess before I can apply the snowflakes onto the runner. Bummer. Because I have no idea where the iron cleaner is at the moment!

So I pulled out the little nine patch blocks. I assembled another 20 last night, but have not pressed them because of the afore-mentioned problem. And, there are another ten squares in process. At 3.5" finished, these little patchworks go quickly!

Hopefully by next week those snowflakes will be in place permanently!

Thanks for stopping by...

A Beautiful Gift

One of my most favorite lines of fabric was Moda's Glace, (designed by 3 Sisters) Christmas fabrics from 2009, I believe. I don't know what is it about these fabrics, but I dreamed about them! I never purchased them, for I could not find it on sale (a self-made requirement for fabric purchases). Besides, I have a large bin of Christmas fabrics; I don't need more! Up until last week, I still searched for fabric bundles on clearance.
Enter my friend Wendy. Christmas 2009 she joined a block exchange group, and the chosen fabric came from the Glace line, which Wendy does not care for. At all. But she bought a few pieces of fabric and made her requisite 16 blocks, and when the time came to exchange, she brought home some really really nice blocks for a quilt.

She has been working on it this last fall, putting it together. She likes design input, so she included me in some of her setting decisions. It was tough, for I loved the fabrics and the blocks. I knew it would be a beautiful quilt.

On Sunday morning, Wendy presented the completed quilt to me.

I ....was....shocked!

She'd had it quilted by a long armer, and it is just beautiful.


The focus fabric is seen in each block, and Wendy used sashing from a current line of fabric called Fruitcake, also by Moda (Basic Grey, designers). The colors are a perfect match!

Needless to say, I no longer wish for a bundle of Glace. No more hoping to find just one bundle on sale. No more day dreaming about a quilt I could make. Nope.

Thanks to Wendy, I have a beautiful quilt!

UFO Challenge

One of my most favorite quilt blogs belongs to Susan Ramey Cleveland at http://blackberrycreek.typepad.com/ . I have visited Susan's blog first thing every day for a few years. She is now hosting a challenge to finish up those UFOs--unfinished objects-- that clog the drawers and closets. I have decided to accept her challenge!

I have many quilt projects that I am working on...
*Sunshine Quilt
*Flying Geese Quilt (gift)
*Autumn Beauty Quilt
*A Whimsical Thanksgiving Wall Hanging
*Christmas Sampler Quilt
Finished! *Snow Table Runner (Mom)
*One Block Wonder Quilt
*Purple Medallion Quilt (adopted from an estate sale)

Then there are those quilt projects that need binding:
Finished! *Quilt of Valor Quilt (donation quilt)
*Snowman Table Topper (gift)

How about those finished quilt tops that need machine quilting:
*Flower Baby Quilt (gift)
*Bluestone Walkway Quilt (gift)
*Snapshots Quilt (gift)
*Patriotic Quilt
*Beach Boys 1 lap quilt (donation)
*Beach Boys 2 lap quilt (donation)
*Log Cabin Star

The projects I hope to finish for sure:
*Doll Clothes for daughter
*Dutch Lace Valance for guest room

I have so many ideas for more quilts...even have the some of the fabrics. But the projects listed here are the ones I hope to focus on, picking a few each month to bring to a complete finish. Here and there I may start something new, but by joining this challenge, I feel I have some no-pressure incentive to finish some quilts!

So, for the month of January, I will try to finish the doll clothes and the Snow Table Runner. I'll post a picture of my progress very soon.......I hope!