A Quilting Reader's Garden

I've Been Somewhat Busy

It's been a quilty week - two projects I can't even show you because they're just off the germ stage at this point. I did work on my scrap bag quilts.

Got this 30" top done by adding two borders. Sorry for the poor photo. Hope to quilt it soon.

This second quilt from the scrap bag just needs borders now. Think I'll add two and miter the last one. We'll see. It will be a 36" one for St. Anne's. Probably another member will assemble and quilt it.

Got another 6 done! Working on the last 6 now and I did have enough fabric (will be scrappier blocks than these). May sprinkle them among the others to see if they blend in.

Here's a project I forgot to update in my 2017 review. Made 4 blocks in 2017! 40% done now - woohoo.

Last, but not least, stitched my circle of curvy hexies to its center. I like how the purple makes that circle shape. However, I haven't a clue what to use next (fabric-wise). Any suggestions?

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.

Some of This; Some of That

First the last stash report of 2017. Used 1.12 yards in making two baby quilt tops, scraps for my Bliss hexagons, and a border on a baby quilt top. My total for the year is 75.71 yds destashed. Shy about 25 yards but a lot better than I expected. So with today, I'm back to zero destashed for 2018. I've been hand sewing and I can finally say I've finished all the curved hexagons for my Bliss round. Yesterday, I hand stitched some of the hexies to my center. It will be my hand stitching project for the week. Here's the ring with only one seam not made - easier to sew onto the center that way.

I'm linking to Lynn's BOMs Away , Judy H's Design Wall Monday and Beth's Monday Making. Go take a peek. Happy New Year!

WIP/UFO, 6 & 6 Challenge List for 2018

I've linked again to Judy's UFO Challenge for 2018. Needed to make a list of 12 WIPs of anything crafty. And I'm doing Meredithe's and Anne's 6 & 6 in 2018 also. I'm going to use 6 old ones from the list for Judy's challenge for the 6 & 6. The odd months on this later one is for a new project - I've decided to make My Small World by Jen Kingwell. It's a gorgeous wall hanging.

1. Finish making the blocks of this scrap log cabin. Twelve to go if I have enough fabric. If not, then I'll have to think of a new layout.

2. Sandwich and quilt this top from Karen at Faeries and Fibres QAL

3. Make more blocks for Anna's Garden

4. Complete my Easy Street top

5. Quilt my Riverside quilt.

6. Add leaves and flowers to the nine baskets blocks

7. Finish this fourth Benjamin Briggs block.

8. Make the remaining two baskets in the center block of LE

9. Assemble, sandwich and quilt

10. Sandwich and quilt my Mod Block Lotto quilt

11. Japanese place mats

12. Bonnie's En Provence - assemble, sandwich and quilt.

Four more below for the 6 & 6 in 2018 challenge (hers are every 3 weeks and is asking only for significant progress. UFOs are all the even months - this gives me 8 choices of UFOs in case I've lost interest in some.

13. Contine on Bliss.