WIPs With Friends

I have been quite busy this past week!  

I have received several quilts back from my quilters.  

Yes plural! 

 I use three different people but this week just 2.  I have been binding like mad. 

 I did finish the mermaid binding but 

can't post that quilt as it is a gift that I have not been able to give just yet.  

The other binding on a quilt that is also finished I can't show just yet either. 

 That one is going in the mail today.

Maybe in a week or so I will be able to share it with all of you.  

What can I share you ask?  MORE binding!

I got the green quilt back and had this vintage picnic diagonal gingham to use for the binding.  

The yellow green was just perfect for the binding on this quilt!  

The pattern is a free one by Amanda Jean over at Crazy Mom Quilts.  

It is called Easy As Pie.  

It certainly is a great way to use up left over fabrics!  

I will make this quilt again. 

 I just cut left over FQ up into the rectangle sizes as I was making other projects. 

 That way I was: 

A-not storing cut into FQ and 

B-making a quilt at the same time!  

Win-Win, right?

 This one I get back yesterday.  

It is the Buggy Barn Crazy basket quilt.  

I usually make the binding when I send the quilts off to be quilted so

 I had it all ready when it came back.  

I managed to get the binding machine sewn on last night.  

I just need to turn it and glue it down for the hand stitching.  

Love this one.  I have someone in mind for this one and she doesn't even know, tee hee.

 I also finished the top for the church raffle.  

I sent that off to the quilter this week along with the Chubby Chicks. 

 Do you ever finish a quilt (like the CC) and 

decide you may need to make that one again using different fabrics? 

 I am considering that.  

Although, I have no one to give it to in the first place.  

The chicks may end up in my ETSY shop so stay tuned for that information.  

I finished making the binding too so when it comes home it will be ready to finish.

I had Cole helping me for a bit while I was sewing.

Until Finny came in and decided that 

"Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, Man those cats were fast as lightening".  

HAHAHA! 

 Now you have an ear worm don't you?? 

We are going to visit my in-laws on Friday for the week in Florida.  

f you are near Sarasota, let me know and maybe we can meet up.  

Additionally if you know a fantastic quilt shop near I-75 please share!  

We are driving from Michigan to Florida.

I will probably be quiet after tomorrow until we return as I won't have my computer with me to post.  So that means no WIP's With Friends next week, sorry about that. 

 I really need a vacation though.  Now I have 2 quilts to bind while in the car too!!

So, what are you all up to this past week and moving into this week?

Link up using the blue inlinkz button and share with us!

~XOP~

An InLinkz Link-up

One Monthly Goal

So this is new to me, this setting one monthly goal.  

There is a blog that has a button and prizes if you participate 

(not really my incentive, but always a bonus!)  

I think this monthly goal will be to finish putting the Crazy Basket quilt top together. 

 I can't even remember when I started this project but it had to be in 2010 or sooner.  

I was pretty new to quilting at the time I think.  

I have decided to make some progress on my gigantic group of WIPs.

This is a Buggy Barn pattern but I always intended to make it a bed size quilt.  

Who really needs another 60 x 64 quilt anyway??  

I didn't care for the sashing either and like the look of the baskets without it. 

 That means that I need to make more baskets.  

Since you make them in groups of three I think I need to either make 12 more.  

So far, since taking this photo, I have made 6 more.  

For some reason, I always end up needing 1 more basket.

Since you make them in groups of three that leaves me with a dilemma.

Do I figure out how to make just one?

OR

Do I leave one blank and quilt a basket into it?

I am leaning toward the latter, but what would you do?

Even so, that is still not going to make it queen sized.  

I don't think I want to add borders either.  

Also, sorry for the poor lighting but it is winter in MI and 

when I put these up it was dark and below 0 outside.  

I will be evaluating my WIPs as I pull them out and deciding if I even want to finish them. 

 If so, I need to make a plan for where they will go. 

 I may put the tops together with the back, batting and binding and pull them out as I find I need a gift for someone too.  

I'm still deciding about that part.

For now, I am happy to be able to work on them as I find them.  

I am working on the ones I can easily find first then digging up more 

(and before you ask, YES, I have way too many!)

As of right now I have three WIPs heading to the quilter and one more (of three total) baby quilts either at or heading to the quilter.  

I only have one more "have to" quilts (so far anyway) to make this year.

It is a biggie though!

I am planning on making some family quilts for Christmas again this year.

Never too early to begin that now is it?

So what are your plans for 2018?

I will be linking this up at Elm Street Quilts for the One Monthly Goal.

~XOP~