Every year I make a list of projects that I want to complete. I call it my DO-IT CHALLENGE. The first week of January my new list for 2020 included "complete 3 UFO's". Well, by golly, here it is just past the first month end and I've knocked that one out of the park already.
APPLE CORE The pieces were cut using JAWS, and I used a pattern from the Accuquilt web site. I increased the size of the quilt by quite a bit - it's plenty big enough for DH to take a nap under.
This is for the living room, to replace a quilt that has seen better days. My plan for the OLD quilt is to cut it up into smaller bits and donate the little quilts to the SPCA. I need to contact them to see what size they'd prefer.
I really like this pantograph, it has a nice modern feel to it.
STRIPPY HEXAGONS Using the 2-1/2" strip die for JAWS made this quilt a lot easier than you'd think. I pulled out leftover bits of cool fabrics, along with yellows & cream/whites. Sew three strips together, then use a 60⁰ ruler to cut triangles. This gets you two blocks from each strip.
The colours make me think of Easter.
Pretty, leafy pantograph.
Along with the star quilt UFO from my last post, there's my three UFO's done.
As a little reward for myself, being so GOOD about my challenge list, I granted permission to me to start a new quilt tomorrow. Tomorrow is the Superbowl. I will stitch during the game, but watch during the commercials and the entertainment bits. I know some people might think that's a little backwards. They're probably the same people who think cutting up perfectly good fabric is weird. What do they know. Hmm?
The traveling sewing machine is upstairs by the tv, along with a prepped project and the necessary supplies. DH still has to fetch the card table for me. The quilt is very simple, using charm squares that I bought at Missouri Star Quilt Company a couple years ago, on one of Diane's bus trips.
Supper will be a frozen lasagne popped in the oven, and if I get really ambitious I'll make a salad.
THE 2020 PET PEEVE
Geez Louise. Longarm is ONE WORD. Long arm is an adjective and a noun. I do not have a long arm, I am actually rather short. Longarm is a noun or a verb, depending on it's use in a sentence. I use a longarm quilting machine to perform longarm quilting (or "to longarm").
This is seriously driving me crazy, people. I know that all of our "devices" change it to two words but if you persist, your device will eventually accept the new word. Take back control - don't let the devices rule the world.
APPLE CORE The pieces were cut using JAWS, and I used a pattern from the Accuquilt web site. I increased the size of the quilt by quite a bit - it's plenty big enough for DH to take a nap under.
This is for the living room, to replace a quilt that has seen better days. My plan for the OLD quilt is to cut it up into smaller bits and donate the little quilts to the SPCA. I need to contact them to see what size they'd prefer.
I really like this pantograph, it has a nice modern feel to it.
STRIPPY HEXAGONS Using the 2-1/2" strip die for JAWS made this quilt a lot easier than you'd think. I pulled out leftover bits of cool fabrics, along with yellows & cream/whites. Sew three strips together, then use a 60⁰ ruler to cut triangles. This gets you two blocks from each strip.
The colours make me think of Easter.
Pretty, leafy pantograph.
Along with the star quilt UFO from my last post, there's my three UFO's done.
As a little reward for myself, being so GOOD about my challenge list, I granted permission to me to start a new quilt tomorrow. Tomorrow is the Superbowl. I will stitch during the game, but watch during the commercials and the entertainment bits. I know some people might think that's a little backwards. They're probably the same people who think cutting up perfectly good fabric is weird. What do they know. Hmm?
The traveling sewing machine is upstairs by the tv, along with a prepped project and the necessary supplies. DH still has to fetch the card table for me. The quilt is very simple, using charm squares that I bought at Missouri Star Quilt Company a couple years ago, on one of Diane's bus trips.
Supper will be a frozen lasagne popped in the oven, and if I get really ambitious I'll make a salad.
THE 2020 PET PEEVE
Geez Louise. Longarm is ONE WORD. Long arm is an adjective and a noun. I do not have a long arm, I am actually rather short. Longarm is a noun or a verb, depending on it's use in a sentence. I use a longarm quilting machine to perform longarm quilting (or "to longarm").
This is seriously driving me crazy, people. I know that all of our "devices" change it to two words but if you persist, your device will eventually accept the new word. Take back control - don't let the devices rule the world.
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