Quilting like a Maniac- Relaxing through Quilting.

The American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine has changed their idea this year, and for the better.  Instead of making a list of twelve quilts to do - one a month -they have come up with a list of things to learn throughout the year.  Every time they publish an issue of American Patchwork and Quilting, they will have a list of things in the "Now Trending" page to help you check off items form your list.  You can download your own list here and read all about it. My list is below.  I love that you add a few quilts that you want to make sure you do throughout the year at the end.  So I'll be doing both, this list and hashtaging it #APQBuckletList and doing the UFO listing for each month as well.  I'll do an update to this list every once in a while and put it in red every time I complete something on the list.  This list is amazing.  Good luck to everyone trying it. 1. Use acrylic or paper templates to piece a block.  The Star Wars quilt or the Black and White.

OK, another month gone by and now there is just one month left, December and you can bet your bottom dollar that there won't be that much sewing in December.  So now, here I am with at least  6 more to do, and three of those I can easily get done this month.  What do you say?  Can I?  OK, I'm looking at #7 and 3 to complete before the end.  I've done many others in the year, and some with no pictures, but I'm still working on completing this list. THE TWENTY EIGHTEEN ufo challenge   AMERICAN PATCHWORK & QUILTING PROJECT STATUS BEFORE STATUS    AFTER 1 Pat Sloans BOM Have about 60 to go out of 100.   Need to step it up.  I need to do box style borders.  This looks like it will be Decembers, so I need to do some work NOW! 2 Black and white squares - September For my aunt.   Just quilting left on a king size quilt

I've been doing a QAL with my group at the Quilting Guild, and it's my first time.  I gave out the first block (two rows, 10 blocks sewn together for one row so 20 in total), but with no sample, because my machine broke down.  But now it's done.  Here's a picture: The second and forth rows (a repeat) is harder, there are two blocks and both do 2 and a half inch squares as you see.  In one row you have three of these, and then a star block. You do two of them.  Notice how they just touch.  I love the colors I've chosen.  When I'm done I'll post some of the patterns so anyone can complete this touch.

OK, for the UFO Challenge I said I was going to finish two quilts, one which was the Sewology Quilt (one block to complete), and the other is the SnowFlake Shimmer Quilt by Quilting JetGirl.  I purchased the material (two by accident) and although the quilt is 72 inches by 85 inches, with the extra material I want to make a queen size quilt.  Want to see what it looks like? Check it out.    https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2016/08/12/snowflake-shimmer-quilt-along-piecing-instructions-1/ Instead I started working on two other different ones, and both ones are completed.  Here's one. It's a panel of beautiful work and quilt large.  I just quilted the entire thing in blue, and dark gray, and the final thing is a table topper of art. And here is the second one.  This one is from Quilt Doodle, their BOM which was scrappy.   Here's some pictures of the final: Some buttons for noses Look at some of the quilting on this quilt.  Hearts on top, and wand