Continuing On

It is so good to finish a project. Even part of a project. Eight of the community quits are finished. The labels are on. They are ready to go out into the community.

There are two remaining in this batch of ufos to finish. They need quilting and binding. All these quits were made from leftover blocks and other partially made projects. The bin of leftovers is still just as full as when I began. More quilts from that are for another day.

There was a stack of craft boxes under the sewing table. They have been under there for a longtime.

This is my next project. I will take each box and finish what is inside. As I finish the project, I’ll put another ufo into the box and put it on the bottom of the pile. That way, all the ufos will eventually be finished in an organized manner.

Box #1 was empty. This year’s SAHRR is in the box now. I had finished three rounds when I had to stop sewing for a while. All the remaining rows are planned, and it will be finished when that box comes to the top again.

Box #2 is full of rolled stabilizers. I do have a drawer of stabilizers that is full. Some day when I have a little time, I’ll organize the drawer, add what is in the box and then put another ufo into the box to finish.

Box #3 was full of scraps of leftover Kaffee Facett fabric. I cut all the pieces into 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ pieces and made a potato chip quilt. Lea Louise has the pattern for the potato chip quilt. It is the easiest and fastest quilt to make. All the pieces are the same size and there is no seam matching.

Every last scrap was used. I’m going to quilt it with variegated thread. Most of the colors in the quilt are in this thread. The thread is in the bobbin.

The quilt is so busy, the quilting won’t show. I’m going to free motion quilt it upside down with a piece of fabric that I purchased from Connecting Threads

I’ll just follow the lines. I don’t have to wonder where I’ll go next. I’ll have to find another ufo to go into box #3.

Box #4 is a Cynthia English paper pieced project. Some of the pieces are very small. It takes a lot of concentration when working on this one. I’ll work on fifteen-minute increments to finish it. This ufo is over twenty years old.

Box #5 was a surprise. I had forgotten that I won a drawing of bird house blocks at the Maine Guild. The box is full of bird house blocks and thread painted birds. That will be fun when that box comes to the top.

It was good to step back for a while and not be able to sew. I found so many unfinished projects. I was able to organize drawers, bins and boxes. Of course, looking at the fabric, I have many new quilts planned in my head. I found rulers that I had to have and have never used.

The Illusion quilt has come back from the longarm quilter. This is a Missouri Star Quilt Company pattern. Jennie has a great YouTube video to show how to make it. It may look difficult to make but is actually very easy.

Have a great day and happy quilting.