Quilted, Bound and Ready

Quilted  this was a "pulling out hair FMQ" as I was trying to FMQ around those squares and it was HARD.  They're better than my last attempt - what with all the ones I've done - but it isn't a cake walk yet.  I can go up or down okay, but turning corners or going right to left or left to right still causes me headaches.  I'll stall in the corners and get a build up in thread in the back which I don't like.  I guess I'll just have to keep practices - I know that helps because after doing 36 of them I could see I was better at it.

Bound

This is the more true color of the back.

Ready to gift

I'm  linking to Amanda Jean's Finish it Up Friday, Sarah's Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?, Myra's Finished Or Not Fridays , and Jennifer's Wednesday Wait Loss. Do go by and see all the lovely postings. Blessings.

Near the End of 2017 - This is what I"ve done with my Challenges

I linked to Judy's UFO Challenge for 2017.  Needed to make a list of 12 WIPs. And I decided to do Meredithe's 17 in 2017 also (I've added 5 at the end of the first list - no, I'm not doing 29 -LOL. Button on the side bar).  Here's my report on them - If  I do anything significant in December, I'll update.
1.  Finish this top from Karen at Faeries and Fibres QAL  (Done)

2.  Finish making the blocks of this scrap log cabin. (Made 16 more)

 3. Make more blocks of Anna's Garden (Made 3 more)

4. Complete my Easy Street top  (Move to 2018 list)

 5. Quilt my Riverside quilt. (Top together and sandwiched)

 6. Add leaves to the nine baskets blocks (Move to 2018 list)

7. Finish this fourth Benjamin Briggs block. (Move to 2018 list)

8. Make the remaining two baskets in the center block of LE (Move to 2018 list)

 9. Make more blocks in this Blog Hop project  all blocks made as of 2/28/17! (Move to 2018 list)

10.  Sandwich and quilt my Mod Block Lotto quilt (Move to 2018 list)

 11. Sandwich and quilt my Carolina Christmas top  (Done)

12.  Make more string blocks - need 8 more.   all made and quilt top completed!

The five more for the 17 for 2017 challenge  (hers are every 3 weeks and is asking only for significant progress:

13.  Bonnie's En Provence

14.  Carol's December BOM win    four blocks made for the four too small and top assembled and quilted. Woohoo - Done!

15.  Japanese placemats  (Move to 2018 list)

16.  Crumb block quilt   crumb top assembled and ready to sandwich and quilt. (Done)

17  Women's Voices top.  (Move to 2018 list)

4 Finishes; 5 with significant progress - 8 not touched.  Better than I thought.

17 UFOs (WIPs in my case) in 2017

At the beginning of the year, I committed to two pushes to get projects done.  This month I didn't work so much on my stated 17. I opted to work on others ( I have many - LOL).  Here's where I made progress:

This is actually not a WIP - just got it last week. Quilted this wall hanging for a giveaway at St. Anne's.  It was already assembled.

First time I FMQed metallic thread.  Click on photo to enlarge. Worked good. I circled Baby Jesus' halo, but the angle doesn't let it show.

Closer to closing this ring of hexagons

Made two blocks and the eagle - still work to be done on him.

Assembled my RSC top - still needs a border.

I hope to do some work on my Listed UFOs/WIPs next month, but I'm not holding my breath.
Off to an anniversary lunch with DH - today is our 49th.  Blessings,