Quilt Vine: UFO #6

Quilt Vine: UFO #6

UFO #6

I am participating in Judy's UFO Challenge. For January #6 was chosen. Due to the fact that I have more than 12 UFOs some of my numbers have 2 quilts to complete. 6 happens to be one of those lucky numbers. But, right now I will be happy to complete 1 of them.

My string quilt just needs to be quilted and bound. Yesterday I started the quilting. For some reason I had a difficult time deciding how to quilt it. I spent about an hour and a half drawing on it with chalk and rubbing it off. I wanted to do something different that I hadn't done before but I also wanted something easy that I could do freehand with no marking. I did finish the center yesterday so now I am left with the borders. I guess I am ahead of the game because I know what I want to do in 2 of the 3 borders.

Easing Into The New Year.

I finished this quilt up this morning. It is Lois's quilt. It is a pattern by Susan Delaney.

This has been a very busy week for me. Today is the only day this week that I have been home. On Wednesday I got to teach  a class at the Bayside Quilt Guild. Unfortunately I forgot to take my camera.

The class was on circles. I taught on 4 different methods of doing circles. The feature of the class was the 6 minute circle by Dale Fleming.

Week 2, 2011 Stash Report

Used this Week:     0 yards
Used year to Date:    11 3/4 yards
Added this Week:    9 1/2
Added Year to Date:    9 1/2
Net Used for 2011:    2 1/4 yards

Sale at Peggy's

     Some  of my friends and I went to Centreville yesterday to Peggy's Sewing Center. All of the fabric in the store was on sale. I didn't need any fabric but that did not stop me from making a purchase. 

    

     Whenever you go to Peggy's you are sure to be greeted by a friendly smile. Some of the girls in the 7-Sisters Quilt Guild are planning on making a quilt from the pattern Pointless Wonder. That reminded me of the time I first met Peggy. She came to our guild to teach the class using that pattern. It must have been about 1999. I mentioned that was when I met her and she started talking about my quilt from that day. I could not believe she remembered that. Peggy isn't just a quilt shop owner she is a quilter's friend.

 Peggy unpacking some new merchandise.

 Lou is having fun looking over all of the fabric.

 Earleen is getting her fabric cut.

 Some of the fabric I purchased. Not sure yet what it will be used for.

Pat and John cutting our fabric.

2010 Quilts that I Finished

Here are my quilts that I finished in 2010. I actually did 2 of the string quilts baby size, so that is 15 completed quilts for the year. I am hoping 2011 will be even better. Counting tops that need quilted I have a total of 20 UFOs that I would like to finish in 2011.

Week 1 2011 Stash Report

This year I have decided to participate in the Stash Report with Judy at Patchwork Times. Each week I will list the fabric I have used and the fabric I purchase. The idea is to use up some of my stash. Yesterday I cut out a queen sized quilt.   


Used this Week:     11 3/4 yards
Used year to Date:    11 3/4 yards
Added this Week:    0
Added Year to Date:    0
Net Used for 2011:    11 3/4 yards