The Middle of December Already

This baby quilt was for my newest great-nephew. I finally got it totally finished, label and all, and delivered over the weekend. The pattern is from the book Sew Simple Pineapple by Karin Hellaby. 

 Remember this quilt? It was my UFO for September. Kari is that special person to receive this quilt. Do you see the label pinned onto the front? Yes, I still have the quilt and I need to get that sewn on the back. Maybe I will get it on today.

I decided that for Christmas I would make a quilt for my son's girlfriend. 

I got this quilt started the week after Thanksgiving when my husband was in Pennsylvania deer hunting. It is the same pattern like this one. Her favorite color is green. This quilt is made from many different greens from my stash. I used green where the other one is white and I used white where the other one is orange. I do have the top done but have not taken a picture. Hopefully I will be quilting it soon. 

September UFO Finally Finished

Here we are almost the end of October and I finally finish my September UFO. I am participating in Judy's UFO Challenge at Patchwork Times. I just couldn't be happier with it. This quilt below I made in September/October 2010. I had some leftover blocks so I put them together for a baby quilt. I put it on my UFO list this year thinking that I just needed to quilt it. When its number popped up for September I had to rethink my plan for it. 

I have had the one I made last year hanging in my family room all summer. There is someone in my life that is just in love with that quilt. She told me so every time she saw it. I was thinking it would be nice to do something special for her. When this quilt came up in September I knew what I wanted to do. This quilt needed to be bigger. Now I had to find fabric for borders. 

First I looked on line to find fabric to match the floral fabric I have in the blocks. The largest piece I could find was 1 yard and that was just not enough and I did not want to piece it on a side. So I went to my local quilt shop, Lilies of the Field, and found the blue border fabric that is just the perfect touch to finish off this quilt. I am loving this quilt. I think I might like this one better than mine.

Yesterday I bound this quilt along with my October UFO. It was raining so I had to take the pictures on the porch.

Binding Day

Today was a binding day. I got the bindings put on my September UFO and my October UFO. I don't think I even mentioned that I was working on my October UFO. I quilted it earlier this week. Now I am caught up with the UFO Challenge.

What Month Is This?

Why do I feel like I am always playing "catch up?"

Yes, this is my September UFO and it still needs bound. If not sooner, then I will bind it Friday night. Do you think I will get one done for October?

Stash Report, Week 42, 2011

Friday night at the 7-Sisters Quilt Guild I finished up 2 tops. The First one is my Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilt that I posted about here, here, and here. I just love how that Jane Sassaman print looks for the border. I did not want to try to piece the border so I put in the red corners. Turns out I really like the red corners!

I also got borders put on this one.The center blocks were leftovers from another quilt. I had thought maybe I could use it for a baby quilt. Its number came up in September for the UFO Challenge. There is a dear person in my life that just loves my other quilt like this. I thought that maybe if I added borders I could give this one to her.  So, yes it is my September UFO and yes, and I am behind again, but I do hope to get it done soon.

Therefore, for my stash report this week, I did use up some fabric Friday night for borders and binding. I do not have the backs for these 2 quilts figured out yet so that will be counted at a later date. Yesterday my daughter and I went to JoAnn's for stuff for her Halloween Costume. I really have a problem going into a place that sells fabric and not buying any for myself. (I think I need a 12 step program.) Anyway, I got 2 yards of a beautiful solid green that I had not seen before.

Stash Report, Week 42, 2011

Used this Week: 4 yards

Used year to Date: 108.5 yards

Added this Week: 2 yards

Added Year to Date: 97.25 yards

Net Used for 2011: 11.25

September UFO

This is my quilt that was chosen for the UFO Challenge for September. It is a baby quilt that would just need to be quilted and bound, but I am thinking about making it larger. There is someone in my life who deserves a quilt and I think she would love the red and aqua. Now the challenge will be to find the right fabrics to border it. I don't need to have it right now but would like to have it by Christmas. So, if I don't get fabric for it real soon I will do something else on my UFO list for September.

#11 was drawn by Judy for the UFO for September. My #11 is this baby quilt that just needs quilted. I shouldn't have any problem getting it done this month.