Friday, February 19, 2010

Eye glasses case

Last night, I took the leftover block from the quilt top and made a glasses case out of it. I used that tool for sewing/quilting parallel lines on my machine to help keep the lines straight.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Progress!

I'm slowly making some progress here. I finally got these blocks pieced into a top. I'm debating a border. The plan for these blocks included a border. It sure feels good to have this much done. I don't make scrappy blocks like this anymore. The blocks have a foundation that makes for a heavier quilt. We don't need heavier quits in this area of southeast Texas. I'm going to quilt the leftover block and make it into an eye glasses case.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

February-getting a late start

This is an old UFO in progress. I have started working on it several times this year. There have been a lot of distractions here so far this year. I started working on this again Monday and I hope to stay at it daily until it's done! These blocks were made the way I used to make scrappy quilts. There is a foundation under each block. It makes the quilts heavier and too heavy for nights in southeast Texas. These blocks were left over from several projects. I will probably keep this quilt as a reminder of my earlier days of piecing.

Friday, December 18, 2009

current UFO

This is the current UFO that I'm working on. I used to make a lot of scrappy quilts with blocks like this. Making blocks like this no longer interests me. I have 31 blocks and I need to decide what to do with them. I doubt I will get this project finished this year. I have made a decision about the UFO reduction project. Fall is not a good time for me. I didn't reach my goal. I do much better with my UFO's after the 1st of the year. I'm going to start the count and record over in 2010 and see how well I do. I'm going to try for a reduction of 25 projects in 25 weeks.

3 more done

I finished 2 quilts & this pillow. I didn't get pictures of the quilts.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

back pack finished!

This UFO is a piece waiting to be quilted and made into a backpack. I started it in 2008. I was waiting on the zipper and the webbing. I love this style backpack. I wear them all the time.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

another UFO finished!

I've been working on this UFO off and on for a few weeks. It was going to be the valance on a window. It was cut out and ready to be sewn, then I changed my mind about the fabric. When I came across it a few weeks ago, I thought it would make a nice tote bag. It was finished today. It'll get a lot of use. It's the perfect size for short trips in the car.