February UFO Completed

I know it is almost the end of March and I have just finished my February UFO. This quilt was started last year in a class with Gyleen Fitzgerald. It is her Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilt.

Yes, I am a little behind. I will not get my March UFO done this month but maybe I can get 2 UFOs done in April. To be realistic, probably not. I really do have a lot on my plate right now.
 

It was an absolutely beautiful evening to be out taking some photos. The sun was just going down behind those trees.

My Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilt

I did some quilting today.

Finished quilting my Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilt.

This is my UFO for February. Yes, I am a little behind.

 I am going to bind it in the red.

I don't even know when I will get it bound. Friday night I need to work on a dress for my daughter for her birthday party.

This is the back of my quilt. Love that Jane Sassaman fabric!!!!!!

 I did a pantogram for a customer today. (I do not usually take pictures of quilts with pantograms.) Anyway, I used the "Leader Grips" that I got at the Lancaster Show to put the quilt on the longarm. The purpose of them is to save time. I guess I need to get used to them because I do not think they saved me any time. Let's see how the next one goes.

Eunice made this quilt. 

It is a Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilt using Gyleen Fitzgerald's Pineapple Tool.

It is a great way to use up scraps. 

I love scrap quilts! 

Friday Night Sewing

Last night at 7-Sisters I got my back put together for my Sew Simple Pineapple Quilt. I am not really into these colors of fabric anymore so I tried to use a lot of it on the back. Earleen really likes these fabrics so I gave her some of my leftovers. I gave her about 2 1/2 yards. I told her that would be good for my weekly stash report.

 This is Earleen's quilt. She was auditioning borders. We all think she will need to purchase something darker for the small inner border.

Chris put the final touches on the top of her Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilt. I am loving this quilt. The border is just perfect!

Stash Report, Week 2, 2012

On Friday at 7-Sisters Quilt Guild I worked on my "Sew Simple Pineapple Quilt." I finished the top. Now it just needs to be quilted. I used 3.5 yards of fabric for the borders.

I have started the year going in the right direction for my stash report.

Used this Week: 3.5 yards

Used year to Date: 3.5 yards

Added this Week: 0 yards

Added Year to Date: 0 yards

Net Used for 2011: 3.5 yards

2012 UFO Challenge

Once again for 2012 I will be participating in Judy's UFO Challenge. Since Judy posted her list and the sign up to participate in the upcoming year, I have spent a lot of time thinking about my UFO list. Last year I foolishly listed 18 UFOs. This year I am only going to list 12 (really 13) even though I do have more than that. The other thing that I decided to do is that I am going to prioritize my list. I will be completing my UFOs in the order that I have listed. I have several UFOs that I do not care to finish this year that I will not even be listing.

Here is my UFO list for 2012 in the order that I will most likely be completing them:

0.      I started this jacket in April 2010 in a class at Bayside Quilters. The sleeves are too short and I need to add cuffs. Other than that it just needs a binding. I did not give the jacket a number because I WILL be finishing that jacket sometime this year when I decide what to do with the cuffs.

 1.      “It’s All About the Green” This quilt is just like the one I made for my son’s girlfriend for Christmas. I pieced the top in December 2011.

2.      This Round Robin Quilt top was made in a Round Robin Bee that I participated in 2010-2011.

3.      This Signature Quilt was started in 2007 for SON #1’s graduation from college. I did not finish it sooner because my son had blocks that he was going to have friends sign. Well, he never did have friends sign them. It looks like his quilt will only have signatures of family members. I told him that I wanted to finish his quilt this year. He is to give the unsigned blocks back to me. If he can’t find them I will have to make more.  

4.      This Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilt was started in a class at Bayside Quilters with Gyleen Fitzgerald in May 2011.

5.      This Sew Simple Pineapple Quilt was started in a workshop in January 2011. I had collected the dark red and gold for many years. For about a year I had been thinking about what I could do with those fabrics. I am very pleased with this pattern. They are really not my favorite colors anymore but I love how this quilt is looking.

6.      This quilt is really an old one. It is so old that I started hand quilting it. It is from before I had my longarm, and even before I took my quilts to a longarmer. It probably dates to 1999. It was a mystery quilt taught in a class by Peggy of Peggy’s Sewing Center at the 7-Sisters Quilt Guild. You can see on the back where the stars are hand quilted. I plan to finish it on the longarm so I can get it done.

7.      This quilt was started in a workshop with Jane Sassaman in August 2011. I am fascinated with Jane’s work and was very excited to be able to take her workshop.

8.      I think this log cabin was started in 2000. I was making it for my bed. I really am not crazy about those fabrics anymore. I plan on painting my bedroom this year, so if I do not get it done soon I may never get to use it on my bed. This one was on my UFO list for 2011. I really do need to get it done.

9.      This small quilt is hand appliquéd. I finished the top in early 2010. It was on my UFO list for 2011. 

10.      This wholecloth quilt top was purchased at the Lancaster Quilt Show in 2004 before I got my longarm. I have wanted to make a wholecloth quilt, but before I spend the time designing my own it does make sense to practice on this one first.

11. And 12. These 2 quilt tops were made in about 2007. They are for the twin beds in one of the guest rooms. If I do not finish them soon I will probably repaint that room. Again they were on the UFO list for 2011.

I am trying to get organize for 2012 and I hope to get all of these quilts completed.

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. 

Pineapple Quilt Workshop

Today 7-Sisters had a pineapple quilt workshop. To begin with we all made one block together and then we went on and worked at our own pace.

 This is Lou's first block. After she completed this one she went on to work on all of her blocks at the same time.

These are Margaret's blocks. She is going to use brown sashing between her blocks.

 These are Earleen's blocks.

These are Chris' blocks. She is going to use brown sashing.

These are my blocks. I have been collecting golds and dark reds for over 10 years.For about a year I have been looking for a pattern to use them in. I am really happy with how it is turning out. I am going to make a queen size quilt. I still have enough of these fabrics to make 1 or 2 more queen size quilts. I think now I will stop purchasing gold and dark reds.

Sample Pineapple Finished

My sample for the pineapple class is finished. The method I used is by Karin Hellaby. I found a demo of it HERE on You Tube. 

Pineapple Quilt Layout

Coming up later in January I will be teaching a class for my 7-Sisters Quilt Guild. We are going to be doing a pineapple block. I am now making a baby size for a sample. I got the blocks finished today. Now I need to decide how I want to set them.

 This first picture is the block just set as is.

 How about this one with brown sashing and blue cornerstones.

 Maybe set on point with alternating blocks. This one I actually like the least.

 I like this blue sashing.

This one with blue sashing and brown with blue cornerstones is my daughter's favorite. I think might agree with her. Or do I like the brown sashing with blue cornerstones. I think I will sleep on it.