I was excited to join the UFO blog hop this month hosted by Joan of Moose Stash Quilting. It inspired me to finish up this One Block Wonder that has been in progress since 2019. It is made from seven different panels, six cut up and one left as is for the center.
I have a long list of UFOs... not sure I'm ready to announce the actual number here yet. Lol, let's just say I suffer from Quilters ADD. I'm easily distracted by new ideas and projects.
I will say as of now I have 7 more One block Wonders in different stages of progress.
Some are still waiting to get their hexies sewn and another one is waiting for quilting.
There are also a few more waiting to be cut up. What can I say, when those awesome panels go on sale super cheap I can't pass that up.
I went through several different layout ideas till I found the layout I loved. There was a lot of late night sewing for this one, hence the different lighting in this photo.
I like to take pictures as the layout comes together so I can see if anything looks off.
That is one of the most fun parts for for me, trying to decide what goes where.
Once everything is in its place its time to sew the rows together.
I like to sew two rows at a time to save thread.
Sometimes I will sew another project in between to have less thread clipping. That is another reason I have more than one One Block Wonder going. Sometimes I like to sew hexagons of another OBW while piecing the rows of another one.
This part usually goes pretty fast when I do two rows at a time.
I tried three at a time once, but then I forgot what pile I was on and messed everything up.
With two piles I seem to do pretty good.
I like to press all my seams open for these. Makes it easier to quilt later on.
Fitting the panel in is sometimes tricky. I always have to cut a wee bit of it off, but after all is said and done I can't remember which part is gone. I appliqued half of some of the hexies that overlapped the panel to help everything blend in.
I use lots of pins when sewing the rows together. It helps keep the points somewhat matching.
I love these thin tulip pins. They are my favorite!
I made the back for this one a while ago and together the top and the back have been sitting in the UFO pile just waiting to be paired with some batting and quilted.
This month, thanks to the UFO hop, it was time to get it out of the closet and into the light of day.
I quilted it with pink thread. I didn't want a dark color over the pink flowers, so I decided pink would be good. I did wonder if it would be ok for the black, but as soon as I started it looked fantastic. I quilted a meander swirl and feather. Just what ever came to mind at the time. For the panel in the center I did try to follow the lines of the leaves and flowers, but it was very loose.
I pulled some older floral prints for the back of this one. Again with the stripe backing.
Stripes help me use up the left over scraps and smaller pieces I have in my stash.
This is my ninth completed One Block Wonder.
Be sure to visit all the other blog hoppers today to see what UFOs they are showing off!
Could be real spaceships with aliens or loved UFOs finally getting their time to shine.
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