Actual Progress...

I have made progress on a lot of my UFOS...

Broncos Top - I think I have found a center, but it is knit. I am debating on whether it will work as a quilt center if I back it in interfacing or not....

Halloween – I have made the backing and mailed this to a quilter.

Variation Stars – I finished the borders and have made the backing and mailed this to a quilter.

Maple Leaf Mini - This is completely finished and ready to be gifted.

BBCQ - This has a backing and is at the quilters.

The variation stars was drawn by Judy for this months UFO and I finished it first and then kept on going. I am wanting to finish all of my list, but it is such a boring list that I really want to start something new.

I forgot to take photos of most of my completed tops that are now at the quilters... But here is the one I remembered, the Brown Bag Challenge Quilt.


I also managed to complete a ton of blocks for the 3 by 6 Mini Bee (check my Flickr photostream). I made angel blocks from my group from last quarter (4th qtr 2010) because one of our ladies went missing. I also completed the blocks for my ladies this quarter (1st qtr 2011) that are not actually due until March 15th! Woohoo!

I also finished my January blocks for BUZZCUTs for Andrea.


Maybe I can keep up the good work, but I feel the motivation waning...

12 Things in 2011

So I have seen a bunch of people putting up challenges for completing UFOs in 2011. Don't we try to do that every year? I need to go back and see if I did that for 2010 and how well I accomplished it.

So for 2011, I hope to finish 12 UFOs in 12 months (maybe even one each month). Here they are in no particular order...

1. Broncos Top - Find Center and make into a top - Found a center
   
2. String Swap Blocks - Combine blocks into a top
3. Pirate Quilt - Blocks are cut, but not even started
   
4. Beginner RR - Finish Quilting/Bind
5. Triple Four Patch - Baste/Quilt/Bind
6. Variation Stars – Borders/Backing/Binding - Done in January
   
7. Halloween – Backing/Quilt/Bind - Done in February
8. Rainbow Rail Fence Mini - Quilt/Bind
9. Rainbow Stars Mini - Quilt/Bind - Done January
   
10. Double X Mini - Quilt/Bind - Done January
11. Maple Leaf Mini - Quilt/Bind - Done January
    
12. BBCQ - Backing/Quilt/Bind - Done January

The larger quilts I hope to get the tops completed and backings ready and maybe I can afford to have one quilted every other month (I have three tops with backings in line already). I hope to finish the quilting and binding on the smaller ones myself.

Finally Done with the ABCs!!!!

I have finally finished the three ABC quilts that have taken over my quilting life for the last 6 or so months. I took the quilted tops to my mom's for Thanksgiving and managed to get them all bound before leaving Texas. I used up pieces of binding left over from other quilts so each of the three ABC tops has a very scrappy binding. The quilts are so scrappy to begin with that I thought this would be a great way to use up more scraps.



I also finished the red quilt from about 5-6 years ago and am thinking of donating it to that blogger 100 quilts challenge thing. Not sure yet....

Red Quilt


Miss Pam's quilt


Ronin's Quilt


Zach's Quilt

A little accounting to keep myself honest

My Ongoing Projects:
Three ABC/I-SPY quilts - Need Bound

Variation Star Bee Blocks – Sashing Ideas?!

Halloween Quilt – Needs ironed and a backing made... Border?!?!

Brown Bag Challenge Quilt - Idea Created... now to cut

Last Small Quilt top – half done, but not interesting

Didn't do anything on these:
Charity Nine Patch Yellow – Missing?! Where are these blocks?!

Broncos Quilt – Blocks Made, but I need a center medallion/pillowcase

Orange Pirate Top - Cut PIGS (project in grocery sack)

Completed tops awaiting quilting:
RK Strawberries Top

7 of 9 Small Quilts

Beginner RR

Tops at the quilters:
Spring Strings Top*

HR Bee Top*

Fresh Squeezed Stripes Top*

* sent to LoveBug Studios as part of her 100 quilts challenge without my remembering to take a 'before' photo

This week's stats:

Currently in progress - 6
New projects started - 0
Completed projects - 0

One Thing One Week #3 - Halloween Quilt

Once again Amy at Amy's Creative Side has challenged us to finish one thing in the last week. So I joined in and choose designing my Halloween quilt. I got the blocks from two virtual quilting bees so all my friends made them (plus I added a few to get the right number). The block sizes are unfisished 6.5", 9.5" and 12.5". So I had some finagling to do!



I also got a start on sorting the scraps and cutting them into sashing for the 9.5" blocks. Woo hoo!



Maybe I will get the top done by Halloween! Yeah maybe... LOL

DQS9 Finished

I did finish my DQS9 last week and will be mailing it today with some fun extras.



I had two ideas and thought I could meld them, but that was a failure. So I just went with my original wagon wheel looking block and then hand stitched some details. I had help choosing a background from the ladies in the Flickr group.

I am also sending a couple of fun homemade sewing accessories including a needle book, a dangle for scissors/rotary cutter and a little needle magnet to hold while sewing. I might send a couple of fun FQs as well.

One thing this week

Once again Amy at Amy's Creative Side has challenged us to finish one thing in one week. So I had to join in and choose finishing my DQS9 and sending it by Saturday. Honestly, the binding is 3/4 finished and I have an idea for the label and extras so this should be simple. But who knows what life will throw me in the next week!