Q1 Finish Along

I just linked up my finishes for the first quarter. 

 I got all but 2 of my proposed projects actually finished!  

Plus I completed one that was not on the list.  

Pretty good, I think. 

 I will review those finishes here just in case you are interested. 

 From January 1st to today.  

These are just the ones from the Finish Along, I have had a few others too.

Vintage sheet rag quilt

Chenille blanket

Baby Pinwheels

Dreamy Stars

Amy and Matt's wedding quilt

 Here are the finishes that were not included in the Finish Along 

(I can't show 1 as it is for a swap)

This is a pouch from the free tutorial on the blog of Lori Holt.  

I substituted a cat face for the flower.

My "Jack" pin cushion

If you have not joined in the Finish Along you should consider joining next quarter. 

 It was certainly motivational for me!  Link is on my side bar.  

Q2 begins on April 8th.  

~XOP~

A Finish YAY!!

I am happy to report that I finished the pinwheel baby quilt this week!  

YAY, I love a good finish.

  I will definitely be making this one again!!  It was a free pattern on the Moda Bake Shop.  

I used a vintage sheet I had for the backing.  Love it!

I did the quilting myself.

Love the straight lines!

Linking up to Finish it Friday

I also wanted to share the amazing dinner my hubby made last night.  

His version of chicken and waffles. 

 It was so good!

Happy Quilting!

Linking to the 2016 finish along here
See my original list here

~XOP~

WIP Wednesday

I am working to finish up the pinwheel baby quilt.  

I am trying to finish up the quilting. 

 It certainly takes a long time.  The center portion took me about 5 hours!

Lots of straight line quilting going on right here.  

I did a few lines in the small border and decided to mimic that in the larger border.

I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.  I now need to square it up and choose the binding.

I am hoping that this one will be completed soon.  

I would love to be able to cross it off my "finished" list.

Next up are getting my January Bee blocks made and mailed.

Linking up to Lee's WIP Wednesday.

Linking up to Let's Bee Social

~XOP~

New Baby Quilt in Process

Because I don't have enough to do, I decided that I needed to begin another baby quilt.  

It looks like I will have 3 to make this year. 

 I basted 2 chenille blankets last night but they are both decidedly "girly" so I need to baste at least one more in case one or more are boys.  

Just so I am clear:

Three wedding quilts

Three chenille blankets 

Three baby quilts

So far anyway. 

 I am hoping this means I can sneak in some selfish sewing along the way.  

What do you think?  

I had seen this adorable pinwheel quilt with Prairie Points on the Moda Bakeshop.  

It said that it took one charm pack.  I thought, what the heck, why not?

The pinwheels went together pretty quickly.  

Those prairie points?  Not so much!  

You use a 2.5" square and fold it 2 x diagonally to form the PP. 

 Then you kind of nest them.  

I have a few pointers on this. 

 Don't be an idiot like I was, how about that for starters? 

 Pay attention to which way the folded edge vs the open edges face as you pin them to the quilt.  

I did not do this.  It would have been best if the folded edge faced you as you sew. 

 In other words, make the folded edge the part your needle comes into contact with first. 

 Once I had them pinned in place I noticed that the folded edge slipped out of the overlapping edge.  Elmer's washable school glue to the rescue! 

I put a dot of glue under the open edge, slipped in the folded side and pressed.  

This holds them all together and nothing slips out of place when you go to baste them to the quilt top.

They are all basted down in this photo.

Once they were all basted I was able to sew on the outside border pretty easily.

 The next step was to grab a vintage sheet for the backing and get to basting.  

It is now ready for me to quilt. 

 It is small enough to quilt on my home machine.  

I am excited to get to quilting this one.  It is such a cheerful quilt!

I am going to join the Finish Along going on out there in blog land too.

It is done by quarter year increments. 

Info can be found at She Can Quilt.

Linking up begins today some time if you too are interested in getting some UFO busting done.

I'm hoping this is not a UFO for long!

~XOP~