Quilting like a Maniac- Relaxing through Quilting.

Well, another month gone, and I didn't do much, too much travelling, but it was fun as heck so I'm happy.  This month, I'm showing some before and after pictures.  First and most importantly, the "A Year of Lovely Finishes". I started this as my New FO Challenge .  Here is a Before picture  ... Before... And now the after picture: Bed runner with big pocket. Great quilting on it. Material Girls's quilt just didn't materialize.  Didn't get to the squares that still need to be quilted.  But it looks great with its binding and most of the blocks done.  Just need to sit down and "get er done."  Will probably be my next "AYOLF". As for my BOMs, all of them - they're listed below and some pictures or links to the blogs that show them completed.  Enjoy: Sycamore Rose block-2  (February)  -  Half way done.  Took it on a plane trip but not yet done.  5 more leaves to do.  Boy, am I behind! block-3  (Mar

I can't believe I'm finished my August Lovely Year of Finishes .  The colours are fantastic - indigo, its almost black.  The background is off white, the binding of the quilt is stunning.  So now I'm completed.   This quilt design is  Aurifil Threads, a  modern QAL that has been going on since January.  One of the blocks was a spool pattern from Chez Claire's for February's block  (click on the Aurifil tags to see all the blocks or t his blog entry for a picture of all the blocks ), but she was also nice enough to give  a free pattern for making a small quilt runner.  I lengthen the pattern into a bed runner, with a side pocket for your book or eye glasses.   How's this?  The quilt is on our dining table, the bedroom was too dark.  Sorry about the darkness of some of the pictures, but just so excited to say "I'm finished!!!" See the Pocket (there's a button between spools). Now you see the pocket better. See the quilting?

It seems thats all I have been concentrating on this month (which was only two weeks).  But I had the AYOLFs as the Aurifil bed runner, and I also completed this August's block .  So Lets see that one first... August Aurifil.  Buttons. All blocks so far.  I still need to square up two of them. The quilt has been made with all flower fat quarters that I had been collecting randomly over the years.  So I thought this would be a great way to use it.  So far, so good I think.  What do you think? But I've also been trying to catch up with the Block Lotto quilts .  I missed one, the sun paper piecing, and I was behind in the spokes and windows, but this week I caught up.  Here is it. Blocks for the lottery 14 blocks for my quilt. As for the rest of the time today - spent more hours (2 more) for the Aurifil bed runner (almost complete), and continued on with my blocks of the month. And finally, the Doodle quilt.. .  It's really looking great, I'm

Well, I was gone this month for 2 weeks, visiting Friendly Manitoba, and running around there, visiting people I only see once a year.  Didn't leave much time for hand quilting (which is what I brought with me).  This week back I came back with a fever and chill, that I tried to ignore for 2 days but finally it caught up with me, and I stayed home.  But I can't just sit, especially with a deadline in my head ("A Lovely Year of Finishes") and a list of quilts that I want to get to this month.  So I started up again.  Here's what I've gotten done today.... "Thangle This" Table runner. Binded and did a label  ;) Quilted around each section. Middle star. I also worked on my project for the "Year of Lovely Finishes".  Here's a sneak peak... 6 hours already, 6 - 7 hours to go. These items are what I've done this week: Got the first 3 square sections completed Cut out 10 sets of these windows

Well, another month gone, and I did quite a lot but still I'm behind.  I thought having the summer off would give me time to catch up but what it did is make me start so many more little (and big) projects.    Last month I missed the deadline for  "A year of Lovely Finishes" so I am bound and determine to not miss this one.  I'm making a small/long quilt for the bottom of my bed in indigo.  I have two lines done, I need a third and then I need to quilt it and make pockets for both sides.  Here's the start...  Here is where you can get the pattern for this from Brigitte Heitland - there is not a single pattern of her's that I'm not crazy about (mostly modern twists on all), and the material - I can't say enough, I bought so much of it.  She was January's Designer of the month on Aurifil's web blog.  The pattern I'm using is right on the blog and it's free, so by all means pick it up, it's well worth it.  I'm loving the look

OK, I didn't make my goal last month but gee, was that hard to do!!! Over 16 hours of quilting on a small machine in 30 degrees heat.  OK> enough complaining.  So I'll do something smaller, and that will give me time to finish the old goal (I hate leaving something unfinished). This is from Aurifil Threads, a modern QAL going on.  One of the blocks was a spool pattern (I'm doing all flowers) from Chez Claire's for February's block (click on the Aurifil Label to see all the blocks), but she was also kind enough to show a pattern for making a small quilt for the end of the bed.  I was gathering up some indigo and I thought that would be the perfect think to do.  Make it so it also has a pocket at the end so you can keep some stuff in it, like your book, reading glasses, etc. My quilt will be for a queen size quilt, so I want it to hand a lot on the sides (to protect those glasses), and I like quilts draping. I"m gone for two weeks, so that&#

OMG!!  OMG!!  That's all I can say for this one!!!  Down to the very wire!!!  And I missed it!!!  But that's OK because I"m not done still!!! Material Girl's BOM 20 blocks - all using a layer cake and material of my choice Free style bubble quilt.  Can't see it well, but you can definitely feel it. Real small circles around the circle. Picture was above that pink triangle That' small the quilting That's it.  Hand binded as well.  The back is all black with white dots as well except for the top (had left over squares), which is light pink.  I still have 6 blocks to do!!!!  OMG!!!  I didn't make it!!! As for the other things in total, here is my done list - I must be nuts!!!

Here it is another end of the month, and I have a couple of things already done.  Feeling good about it. These are the big ones for the "A year of Lovely Finishes" Material Girl's Layer Cake BOM -  Quilted!!! Over 16 hours of quilting on this one!  Binding hand sewn on (that took over 2 hours!)  And I still have 6 more to go! Aurifill's spool quilt for the end of bed (2 rows completed, need one more row, and binding)  That's my next ALYOFs!! Completed the 2nd quilt I made form the 50 pieces of fabric a friend gave me.  Ended up being a lap quilt in pink and black.  See below for the pictures Sycamore Rose block-2  (February)  -  Half way done.  Taking it on a plane trip - that should finish it off!  Boy, am I behind! block-3  (March) block 4 (April) Block 5 - May Block 6 - June Block 7 - July Free Motion Quilt along  Block 2 styles  Block 3 - 4 styles Block 4 - 4 styles Block 5 - 4 styles    Aurifil July Block 6 - 4 style