Quilted Delights: 2014 FAL

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Final List for the 2014 Finish-A-Long

I have enjoyed being part of the 2014 Finish-A-Long

It has definitely helped me tackle my UFO pile.

This quarter I am starting my list off with the last six that didn't get finished from last quarter.

My Strip Tube Quilt	My Polk-A-Dot Dresden Quilt
The Christmas Dresden Quilt	Finish the Quilting on my solid Star Quilt
Pythagoras' Lute Quilt	One Block Wonder Quilt

These next ones are new to my FAL list.

Finish up my animal paw quilt	Quilt this Halloween Panel.
Quilt this fall Panel	Finish up this fall leaf quilt
Come up with a way to finish what I started with this.	Finish up this other polk a dot Dresden quilt

I know this is a bold list for the last quarter, but I started the year with a list of twelve things so I figured I would end it off with a list of 12. It will be fun to see how much I can actually get off the list during the Holiday Season.

I am linking up here with all the others who are working on their finishes.

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Saturday, October 4, 2014

ALYOF Finish and October Goal

I finished this quilt with a few hours to spare for the September ALYOF link up.
You can click here to see all the other finishes for September.

I decided to take out the light red chevron fabric in the center sashing, but I kept it as an inner border. I quilted it using an all over meander pattern.

I wanted a darker navy fabric for the binding to match the Reunion fabric, but I didn't have any in my stash so I went with the darkest blue I had. I was worried at first, but it turned out pretty good.

The quilt measures about 45 x 50 and I already have a little cutie in mind to mail it to.
This quilt is also on my third quarter list for 2014. So go to knock another UFO off my list.

My October goal is to finish the quit top for these Dresden plates.

They are all sewn together, they just need a backdrop.
I am aiming to finish only the top this month because this is costume month and I know most of my sewing will be going toward that, but I really want to make some progress on this quilt because I want it on my couch for the Christmas holiday.

So my goal is one Dresden quilt top.

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Another UFO Complete - Baby Cakes

This pattern is called Baby Cakes by Black Mountain Needleworks.
The pattern and the fabric came together in a kit from Connecting Threads.
I started it in 2012. I finished it last week.

The fabric is flannel and it makes this quilt super soft! I love it!

And I am proud to say that with this finish I have completed my August goal for "A Lovely Year of Finishes" and I did it before the last hour of the last day of the month like I normally do. Yay!

It is also my fifth finish for my third quarter "Finish A-Long", and with a little more than a month to go for this quarter, I may beat my old record of 6 finishes. I'll keep you posted.

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Newest Finish - Jewel Box

I finished the quilting and binding on my Jewel Box quilt last week.

Just in time to gift it during my last vacation week of summer.

The kids and I packed our bags and headed to the beach to end the summer in style. I wanted to take the quilt down to the beach with me and deliver it to its new owner, but unfortunately I went and left it on the sewing table.

I'll be back down to the beach next weekend though, and will be able to deliver it then.

I think I will go put it in my car now to make sure it gets where it needs to go.

This makes my fourth finish for the Q3 of the 2014 Finish A-Long

and my 18th finished quilt for the year.

On to the next UFO.

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Friday, August 1, 2014

FQSQA Finished!

Last night I put the last stitches in my Fat Quarter Stars Quilt Along Quilt.
This quilt was my July goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes.

I started this quilt in September of 2011 when I joined Moose on The Porch Quilts' quilt along.

Every couple weeks a new star pattern was released.
I got all my stars done each week and even got my top done on time.
But then it sat in the quilting pile until now.

I used an orange fabric for the background. I bought a fat quarter of it for the blocks and when the bolt went on sale, I bought more for the backing and the binding.

I had to have some pictures ready to post on the link party before it closed last night, so I took it out on the porch in the dark last night hoping to get a good photo. The porch light gave it an interesting look.

Then I got the idea to turn the quilt hoping more light would shine on it, but It didn't work out like I thought.

I got a good shadow of my quilt holder though.

This is also a finish I can knock off my third quarter list for the 2014 Finish A-long.
Yay! This is my third finish for this quarter.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Another Christmas Quilt Finished

This is my second finish for the third quarter of the 2014 FAL.
When I picked up this quilt yesterday to work on it, all the straight line quilting had already been completed, So all I had to do was the free motion quilting and add the binding.

I started this quilt in December of 2012.

Last night I finished the quilting and this morning I added the binding.

I have made three Christmas quilts this year so far.

It feels good to use up my Christmas fabric and know

that I have three quilts ready to go for December.

I am linking up to Handmade Christmas.

This link party encourages us to make our Christmas gifts through out the year.

This quilt started out as 2.5 inch strips. I cut a couple from all of my Christmas fabrics then

I sewed one red and one green strip together to make a 4.5 inch wide long strip.

After that I cut a 4.5 inch white strip and placed it on top and sewed down both side making a tube.

I used A Bright Corner's tutorial on how to cute strip tubes and then had lots of fancy HST blocks.

I played around with the layout and took pictures of a few,

but finally ended up with what you see at the top.

Stripe tube piecing is a quick and easy way to make a Christmas quilt.

I just may make another and use the pinwheel layout. I am really liking that one too.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Mondo Bags - Done!

After I made my Q3 FAL list yesterday I hit the sewing machine
and spent the afternoon finishing up these three Mondo bags.

I decided to use darker fabrics for the lining this time around and it makes the bags look totally different from the other mondo bags I made, which had yellow/orange on the inisde.

These will be going out to these three wonderful women.

I didn't tell them I was making them for them, so hopefully it will be a nice surprise for them.

I still need to make one more. Next time I head to the beach I'll pick up that last interfacing.

The bag can made without it, but it makes it so much easier having it.

These bags are my first finish for the third quarter of the 2014 Finish along.

I am glad to have them finished and I am hoping their new owners will love them just as much as I do.

Linked up at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story's Tuesday link parties.

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Monday, July 7, 2014

Q3 Goals for the 2014 FAL

I completed three of my twelve goals last quarter. With me finishing up college and the start of summer, I didn't spend as much time at the machine as I normally do. This third quarter will be during the rest of summer. I know I have lots of summer plans this quarter, but I am still going to put twelve projects on the list. I like having options to work with.

I am keeping the ones that didn't get finished and adding three new ones.

Here they are...