I cleaned out the closet in my office and found a treasure trove of UFOs on the top shelf. There were projects that I forgot that I had. I found antique blocks that I bought at auction years ago and intended to finish. I’m putting them aside for now, but know where they are in case I have the desire to finish them someday.
I decided to take each bin and finish whatever was on the top and work my way down. Maybe, someday, I can finish most of the projects.
The first bin that I chose was a large amount of squares that I had sewn in strips of three. I started this last summer and I was supposed to make nine patches for Linus Quilts. A friend had cut the squares and gave them to me to sew. I sewed and sewed and sewed. Finally, the bin was empty and I had 126 nine patches ready for the quilts.
The second bin was parts of quilts that I obtained when I cleaned out other quilters’ sewing rooms. I’m not sure what the quilters had in mind when they made these blocks or partial quilts. Some of the quilts will be small and one or two will be bed size quilts. They are all individually packed in baggies. In the first baggie, I found enough squares to make a charity quilt. The quilter had specified that she wanted everything from her sewing room to go to charity.. I sewed the blocks together, then added white and black sashing and borders. It came out very nice. I’m sure that she would have been pleased.
I had always wanted to make a Blockhead quilt and a Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt. Both are now finished. The Blockhead has been quilted and the mystery quilt is ready to be quilted. Now that I’ve completed both of those projects, except for quilting the mystery quilt, both are out of my system. I don’t have the desire to make them anymore. I can go on to finishing the UFO’s.
My two little babies have arrived and are doing well. Their quilts are finished, but I can’t mail them until I’m able to leave the house. Both quilts are the same, but one border is red and the other is green. I have a little time to quilt their names and birth date on the borders.
The green March quilt is on the basting frame. I should start basting it today and finish it shortly.
I’ve been working on the appliqued wall hanging in the evenings. I’m pleased with the flowers that I’ve been adding. When I applique the flower for the right side, I also applique the same flower for the left side. I applique all the pieces for each individual flower and then applique around the edge of the whole flower on the quilt. When I get to the left side, all the preliminary work will be done and it will finish faster. That way, if the colors aren’t right, I can change them before adding the flower to the quilt.
I may be confined to my house, but I’m having a great day and doing happy quilting.
You do so also.
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