One Monthly Goal for September

OK, I missed August because I was soooooo busy...  Like everyone else I'm sure.  But I did complete a quilt for August.

I made this one for a friend of mine, a table cloth.  No batting in the middle but I did put a backing on it, and it's very heavy, and great fabric at that.

So what's in it for September?  I would like to finish my Sewology BOM from Craftsy.  All blocks have been sent out, so I can complete it.  And then for the other side I would like to do a quilt on the backside as well.  It's a lovely quilt quilt.   Here's what the top looks like when it's done....

And the back will be a surprise..  I have the iron done, the thread, the pencil, the scissors, the picker, and the ruler done.  The rest I have to complete....

Another two completed

With so much travelling I am surprised at how much I've gotten accomplished this summer.  Even though there has been 3 or four quilts completed (not sure at this point but the American Patchwork List sure is going down....

So lets get to it.....  I've caught up in my Quilt Doodle squares.  Here's the last three to catch up...

It's looking so bright and festive.  Perfect for the start of winter.  It doesn't have to be just for Christmas.  Snow is from November to March in some provinces.  Here's the next:

Anna's table cloth.  All completed.  And it's very large, 77" by 55".  There is no batting it does have a backing.  See below.  To get it together I sewed around the different edges, and new colors.  Twice on the purple around the panel.  It's in the style of the modernistic, whereas it all dots to make the picture.  But what's very cool is how I finished the edges.  I put the two wrong sides together and then turned both edges under 5/8 of an inch, and double sewed the edge, very close to the edge of the cloth, as well as a bit more in to make sure it doesn't unravel.  On a large cloth it should be great.  But I'm giving it away today, so I may never have time to take another picture. 

One more completed, and on to the next  :) 

Another Month Gone by....

Another month has gone by and another number has been drawn for the 2018 UFO Challenge.  It's now #8.  And what quilt of mine is that one?  It's the black and white paper piece one that is only black and white to replace or go with the wall mural.  But that's not the problem, the problem is that I am also trying to complete my #9 which is the table runner for a very good friend of mine, Anna.  So now I am very much behind in this one and in all my blocks of the month.  Am I taking on too much???  You better believe it.  Here's an update of the challenge with pictures of what I have completed.

So happy sewing to everyone out there.

THE TWENTY EIGHTEEN

ufo challenge

AMERICAN PATCHWORK & QUILTING

PROJECT	STATUS BEFORE	STATUS AFTER
1Pat Sloans BOM	Have about 55 to go out of 100.  Need to step it up
2Black and white squares	For my aunt in California.  I delivered it in June.  All done.  It's a king size quilt and it's gorgeous.  Jealous that I didn't keep it for myself.
3Sewing BOM (March)	Am currently 4 blocks behind.  On my list to catch up this week, but the quilt BOM is almost over so I have to catch up.
4Quilt Doddle BOM	Currently caught up with all the months except for the last two.
5Bird Runner (April)	Have all material but not cut.  Going to give this to my Aunt as part of her Christmas gift this year.
6 Green Wool flowers (May)	All done and now on my mother's bed.	Midnight Garden
7Triangles in old fashion (June)	Sewed the strips together, and now making the triangles.  Working on that one this week.
8 Black & White modern (August)	Paper pieced, have material, need to start squares.  Only have 3 squares out of 100 started.
9Table runner for Anna	Have most done, adding because it’s too small, then need to quilt it.  Will give it to her this month.
10Mona’s quilt	Completed and given to my cousin.  It's beautiful, had fun doing quilt-as-you-go.
11aMissouri quilt (June)	Have Cake material, need to complete rest.  Not sure which one I'll be doing now.
l2  Barn door to complete (January)	All completed and it looks fantastic.	Garden - Sew Kind of Wonderful

AllPeopleQuilt.com/resolution

Been Travelling.

That line says it all.  Been north in BC, been down to California through the fires of Oregon, and now I just came back from ten days in Manitoba heat.  It's been a whirlwind of activity, traveling and of course away from my sewing machine and computer.

But on the positive side, I've seen a lot of family and friends, done a lot of personal business, and caught up on my reading.  I even gave four  quilts away to friends and family that I promised quilts to (see my book section to understand the last part of that statement).

I also had to deal with my husband having an accident in Vegas, where he got heat stroke, fell on the sidewalk, cracked his head open, got 4 staples on his head, and ended up in the hospital.  I also had a cousin's husband end up in the hospital with a blood clot in his heart.  It's been so eventful.

So what's next?  I still have to complete a quilt for Garrett and his wife, I need to catch up on the challenge of UFO's for the All People's Quilt, and I need to learn more on a couple of programs that I teach at school.  The more I do now, the less I have to work on it at school.  Now that I have about 4 days to myself I can get going.

As usual, I've made a list, but on it is a number of quilting things.  So here it is, my "To Do" list:

1. Make seasonal table runners for my Aunt's Christmas gift.  At least two every month until Christmas.
2. I bought a pattern that I will be doing for Christmas gifts for the secretaries and everyone else.  So I have to get some material for that.
3. Catch up on the Snow BOM at Quilt Doodle.
4. Catch up on the Sewology quilt from Craftsy.
5. work on and finish the quilt for Garrett and Carol.
6. Look for a quilt or material that is totally dark green to make a bed cover for my mom (see got the wool quilt that I just completed, the Midnight Garden.
7. Try to catch up on the American  People's Challenge.  

I think that's enough don't you? 

So now you're caught up with most of it.  I'm taking today off to do some of this, do a few other things on my list for things around the house.  Already caught up with the library, the bank, and a couple of other things on the computer.  Been working since 7:30.  

OK, enough of this, on to doing some work.  Have a great week everyone.