In January, I discovered the
Finish-Along hosted by Adrianne. One thing that I
really love about the finish along is that I realize I'm not the only
quilter with a zillion unfinished projects! I definitely have more
inspiration than I do time!
In Quarter 1 of the
finish-along, I completed 6 projects. I am very pleased with that.
My list for this quarter is super long. I'm thinking of it more as a
list for the rest of the year (and probably beyond!) and I'll just
keep rolling projects over. An asterisk (*) indicates that the
project was on the list for Q1.
Many of the projects I added for this
quarter were actually started before last quarter, I just knew I
wouldn't get to them in the short-term. I am also trying to do at
least 2 Project Linus quilts per quarter, using up fabric I already
have and utilizing fairly simple patterns.
| Project Name/Description |
Project Type |
Project Status at start of quarter |
Completion Date |
| Project bags, round 2 |
bags |
2 left to finish |
|
| Blaise's baby quilt |
Child size |
Top completed |
|
| Katie's baby quilt |
Child size |
Fabric & pattern chosen |
|
| Verona's I Spy |
Twin bed size |
Some cutting done |
|
| Emily's I Spy |
Lap size |
Some cutting done |
|
| Pepper Tote |
Bag |
In process |
|
| Paper Piecing project |
Bucket list/mini quilt |
1 block completed |
|
| Winnie the Pooh quilt (project Linus) |
Child size |
Fabrics chosen |
|
| Magician/Star quilt (project Linus) |
Child size |
Fabrics and pattern chosen |
|
| Food picnic quilt |
Huge |
40 or 50 blocks completed |
|
| Laura's quilt |
Double/queen |
Piecing the top stage |
|
| Savannah |
Lap size? Bigger? |
Piecing the top stage |
|
| *“Sarah” (to be renamed) |
Wall hanging |
Layered |
|
| *Geoff & Laura's wedding quilt |
Bed sized |
Layered |
|
| *Alaska cutout quilt |
Wall hanging |
Layered, quilting begun (hand quilting) |
|
| *White/pastel dogwood quilt |
Lap size |
Top completed |
|
| *Rainbow I Spy |
Child size |
Top completed |
|
| *Last big 9-patch |
Child size |
Top completed |
|
| *Debbie quilt |
Bed size |
Top completed, repair needed before continuing |
|
| *Elephant ticker tape quilt |
Bucket list/wall hanging |
Embroidery outline completed |
|
| *Dinosaur quilt (project Linus) |
Child size |
Fabrics chosen |
|
| 2 ½ inch strip I Spy quit |
Child size |
Fabrics chosen; most cutting done |
|
| Puffin
|
Kit (wall hanging) |
Kit |
|
I don't have pictures of everything, mostly because I'm recovering from a stomach bug and just don't have the energy to pull everything out. But here are a few photos, to document that these projects really do exist:
Baby quilt for coworker, top completed.
Round 2 of the project bags. Just 2 left to finish!
Project Linus Quilts: magicians/stars, Winnie-the-Pooh, and dinosaurs.
Pepper Tote. I usually don't do "three dimensional" projects. The Project Bags made me brave. Starting this may have been a mistake.
Food picnic blanket. This is one that I don't expect to finish this quarter, but I would like to work on.
I spy quilts for me (in project bag), a coworker's baby (pile with moose on top), and Verona (not pictured).
Paper pieced project. Sigh. Not at all sure about this one.
Elephant ticker tape quilt. This one may be the only non-finish from Q1 that I really did make progress on. The outline for my elephant is stitched, and I've pulled all my purple scraps (in that project bag!), so now I just need to, you know, actually fill in the elephant.
Again, I have no illusions that I will get all of this done in 2015, let alone in Q2. But setting goals is helping, and I really am trying 1) not to start new projects and 2) when I do, to at least use up what I have and not buy new fabric.
