I hope to be more successful than last year with finishes, so to get off on a positive start I am linking up today with the 2017 Finish A Long with Mrs Sew and Sow... more of that after some good news!
I was very pleased that P finally agreed to have aircon fitted, not only in my sewing room, but in the lounge as well. I had to pull the frame away for the wall and cover everything with drop cloths.... but still the dust from drilling gets into places you least expect! Upshot was after one day beforehand of moving things, two days of installation, and two days of scrubbing floors and cleaning dust (and accumulated fabric dust!) off all surfaces, rearranging... yay! a lovely cool tidy space!
And with a nice clean space in which to work I finished piecing this back for the Pat Sloan's 2016 block of the month quilt top. I took all the leftover bits and added only three more fat quarters.
Lots of fun, and plenty of partial seams!
So last Thursday while I was waiting for the workmen to arrive, I made a list of my projects in progress and what needs to still be done or the next steps at least... somewhat more projects than I thought! So from this long list I've picked a few that could/maybe/possibly get finished this quarter, and if life gets to busy, never mind, they will wait patiently for me! I was pleased when looking for these photos to find I had finished four of the quilts listed this time last year.
No 1: Colourwash - needs to be quilted and finished
No 2: Allietare - it's further along than this, needs borders, backing, quilting and finishing
No 3: En Provence: every 3" unit is cut and sewn, and all these 841 units need to be put into blocks and sashing, then quilt etc
No 4: Old MacDonald Mystery Quilt - Put together the few blocks that are done and maybe add a few more:
No 5: The Birds - find a backing, quilt, finish:
No 6: Split Triangles: Play and sew blocks together, quilt,etc
No 7: Lovely, Lonely Blocks: add border, quilt etc This is not one of my tops, but some of my fabrics were used to put the blocks together at a quilt group meeting - destined to be donated in June:
No 8: One-patch Hexis: I had a stack of these larger circles folded into hexagons from a demo I did at a Guild meeting. They are stitched together - need quilting and finishing!
9. Curvy Squares - from a class taken, needs quilting and finishing:
10. Orca Bay...yes, again quilt and finish!
If you've read this far, thank-you. If you are part of the 2017FAL, good luck with your finishes this quarter.
Wow. your projects are beautiful with such range. Love the whimsy of the Curvy Squares. The Orca Bay is stunning and probably a little intimidating to quilt. Thank you for participating in the FAL, on behalf of the 2017 global FAL hosts.
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