At my Flying Geese Quilt Guild I joined a UFO Challenge. The challenge is to finish 5 quilts that were Unfinished prior to the challenge. This is my first completed quilt. I started it about 2 years ago. It was my month to big a block in my EZQ group. Each member made me a block and I put them together. This is actually a one block quilt. I chose mint chocolate for the theme. I love the fabric choices and the quilt came out great. I finally finished the quilting on my new Tin Lizzie. I have a feeling a lot more UFO's are going to be completed here in the new future, challenge or no.
For the backing fabric I used some fabric I got from Beyond the reef. Kind of a beachy toile.
Some of my friends Donna and Pat created some simple philanthropy kits and passed them out at the last EZQ meeting. Great idea. I whipped this rail fence up in no time. Its a pretty good sized lap quilt.
I'll be traveling next week to Sacramento. So I've got this weekend to sew, do laundry and pack.
I hope you all get a chance to sew this week.
Aunti
Nicole
My plan for the weekend? Assembling 3 tops, all the blocks are done! 2 are laid out and I'm sewing...well after I check on where the backing fabrics for the teeshirt quilt....hs marching band fabri for my niece. Love this top Nicole!
ReplyDeleteHooray, one down! Looks great, i love the all over effect of the chocolate and soft green. The quilting adds so much dimension, great job! I am glad you are posting such great pics.
ReplyDeleteI just started another quilt (like I don't already have enough in the works). I have been feeling a batik quilt coming on for a while and so I cheated and bought a fabric kit of Bali Batiks and a paper piecing pattern by Judy Niemeyer. It's going well, have three block sections (out of 12) done already.
AND am working on my 7th block of the applique quilt that I started at your house with the pink backgrounds. After this one, I have to prep more blocks, so I may do that when I visit next month.
So glad to have a quilting Mecca to come to visit, and can't wait to use your new machine, tee hee!
AND the rail fence is great, I know it was a lot of sewing, but I am thinking that quilting it was real quick! xxoo
ReplyDeleteI love those colors!
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