My list of the month - a little late

You've seen this before so ignore this....  But it's good for me..

• Pat Sloan's Vacation
• January -  Cut - already started.
• February
• March - cut
• April

• Animal Party April

• Block Lotto
• Sun - 6 of them
• Large circles - 4 of them
• The cross bars - 3 of them
• Flowers
• Arrows
• Chain

• Corners Wool
• Sew all blocks together. 
• Put the vines on the side.
• Sew last two corners

• Scrap BOM
• January
• February
• March
• Star Quilt from our Guild
• Last block
• Center block
• Sew it all together.
• Apple blocks - two of them.
• Aurifill - April

• Dresden Mini from Quilt Magazine. - 
• Put together Aurifill 2014 Garden blocks
• Make two more blocks so it all fits together.
• Quilt it.
• Blue cocktail quilt.
• Pink and Green quilt - 
• Snapshot quilt-a-long
• January - 
• February
• March.
• Online Craftsy class - Pre-cut quilts
• Strips  I've cut the strips, and now I have to sew them.
• Cakes 1  
• 2015 BOM on Craftsy
• January
• February
• March
• April
• Snow Quilt
• Quilt Seaside
• January
• February
• March
• Quilt Landscape.
• Gro's Quilt
• Block 1 -need to quilt
• Block 2- need to quilt
• Block 3 - need to put together.

Saturday's busy day

As you saw, I did do a lot on my pixelated quilt.  OK, I know you've seen it, and I know the picture doesn't do it well, but you can see the closeup of a sunflower can't you?

In between doing this (it's 2.5 inch squares with a complicated map to follow - I'll put out the pattern if it looks good and people like it) I made table mats to match the table runner (upon the request of my husband)

Love the colors and the design.  I got three projects completed in one night.  Two are quilted and one to design a quilt pattern.  I'm very happy about this.  Love when you get things done.

2015 Finish Along - Going Simple

So far in the 1/2 year that I've joined this group I have failed to complete what I've said I would complete.  I am still over doing it, with 5 BOM's and finishing last year's BOMs (most have their blocks done, it's to complete it and then free style quilt them).  

With this in mind I am making a list of only two things to complete in the next three months.  

This first one will take at least two months but I'm hoping to complete the online class by Leah Day "Free Motion Quilting a Quilt".  I completed the BOM I made by Amy Gibson "Craftsy Block of the Month 2012" and now I want to quilt it.  I loved the block of the month class and really learning in Leah's class as well.  But each video take about an hour and then there is the practice to do before doing the block on your quilt.  So last month  I only got one block down of the quilt, but I did free style stitch in the ditch the entire quilt, and I'm on my way to learning over 14 different styles of free motion quilting. 

Goal two is a quilt that I did do well one, I've got two corners completed, but I need to put it all together.  So here are example of the corner block (please excuse the cat - who doesn't have a cat that hangs around when quilts??? ).  Notice the green in the corner which goes around the quilt and has flowers on it as well.  It's time consuming, and I need to put it away every once in a while because my hand hurts, but that's the job.

I'm trying simple this time and focus!!!  But that's hard for an ADHD adult who needs to focus on three or four things to be a normal person  ;).

In between I'll be doing all the BOM squares that I'm a part of or I'm behind in.  That should keep me busy.

A Lovely Year of Finishes - Going Simple.

I'm getting really strict with myself. I have one goal and here it is:

The online class by Leah Day "Free Motion Quilting a Quilt" finishes/quilts the quilt I have made by Amy Gibson "Craftsy Block of the Month 2012"  Loved the block of the month class and really learning in Leah's class as well.  But the videos take about an hour and then there is the practise to do before doing it on your quilt.  So last month  I only got one block down of the quilt, but I did free style stitch in the ditch the entire quilt, and I'm on my way to learning over 14 different styles of free motion quilting.

Here is one block that was done last month.  

One section done.

Close up - learned paisley

And so I'm saying that I'll get this quilt done by the end of April (or at least half done!! - Just kidding).

That's it, and that simple.  I need to learn all these styles of free motion quilting in order to complete my sunflower pixelated quilt (see last posting) and to complete about 3 other quilts that are waiting for quilting.

Wish me luck.  The list is small and everything else will be a bonus, but the plan is to have 4 blocks a weeek completed so it gets done.

Here is a sample of what happens when I learn something new (I use it in other new things).

Completed using only scraps

Note the quilting

Just have the eye to embroider.  Like how I'm getting use to my machine and I'm beginning to thread stitch.  Lets hope my goal this month helps even more.  Ready to learn.

End of the Month Post.

Well it's the end of the month and I've had Spring Break so I did get a lot done, but not everything on my crazy list.

• Pat Sloan's Vacation
• January
• February
• March
• Animal Party March

• Block Lotto
• Sun - 6 of them
• Large circles - 4 of them
• The cross bars - 3 of them
• Flowers
• Arrows
• Chain

• Corners Wool
• Sew all blocks together.  Could not sew all the blocks together because of the way it's made but I did do another corner so now two are done, but in the end my finger is callused and painful.
• Sew one of the corners to the part so you can do the vines.

• Scrap BOM
• January
• February
• March
• Star Quilt from our Guild
• Last block
• Center block
• Sew it all together.
• Apple blocks
• Didn't do one more, or any more.  But I did find them again, they were lost for a while  ;)
• Back hanger for small block I made for Quilt challenge - Done!!
• Aurifill March  Done!!! And already given away!!!  To my mother for St. Patrick's day.

• Dresden Mini from Quilt Magazine. - no, sorry.
• Put together Aurifill 2014 Garden blocks
• Finish it . No I added to it, and got all the blocks done, but I put in a center block that is gorgeous but requires some re-fitting or resizing of the blocks, and to make a few new blocks to get the size right.  Then I'll quilt it. 
• Quilt it.
• Blue cocktail quilt.
• Pink and Green quilt - got it out and cut some of the squares, but no, put it together.
• Snapshot quilt-a-long
• January - No to all of this...  Darn I'm bad.
• February
• March.
• Online Craftsy class - Pre-cut quilts
• Strips  I've cut the strips, and now I have to sew them.
• Cakes 1   They're cut but not sewn.
• Cake and Stripe 2
• 2015 BOM on Craftsy
• January
• February
• March
• Snow Quilt
• Quilt Seaside
• January
• February
• March
• Quilt Landscape.
• Gro's Quilt
• Block 1 - completed
• Block 2 - Cut and I need to iron them onto the square.
• Block 3

and then there are the extra,,,,,  but too many to say and too many more just started.  I need to stop that!

The QUILTED curved quilt.

Well you saw it when it was completed, but not when it was quilted.  It's amazing how different a quilt looks when it's quilted.  The online class by Leah Day "Free Motion Quilting a Quilt" finishes/quilts the quilt you have made by Amy Gibson "Craftsy Block of the Month 2012"  Loved the block of the month class.  It was a combination of old time blocks as well as with a twist of modern block styles of the same block.  In the end it was a very colourful quilt.  Unfortunately, the first two lessons were over an hour long each and that slowed me down considerably.  So I only got one block down of the quilt, but I did free style stitch in the ditch the entire quilt, so I'm on my way to learning over 14 different styles of free motion quilting.  If I get that done, I think I can reward myself with a new kit :)  Here is that block of the month so far, one of my goals for March.  Not completed, but I'm still so happy on how things are going.

One section done.

Close up - learned paisley

Total quilt to do, with the cat of course...

Why didn't I get more done?  Because I found out that the scholarship fund for a teacher friend of mine which was promised to the students was not there.  So I told another friend I would donate a quilt to raffle so the school can raise money for the memorial scholarship fund of a teacher in the school who was murdered.  She was a wondderful teacher and a great person, it's the least I can do.  Here is that quilt, a picture of it before the quilting and now after the quilt.

about 5 ft. square.

Quilt with Star burst quiltingg, and echo around the blocks.

The 2nd goal was the wool quilt I've been working on for a year.  I have completed a second corner, much to the horror of the large calus on my finger.  Another one completed!!  I'm happy this goal is done.

Corner #2.

But now about the sunflower quilt - I don't think I was meant to finish this one!!  And it is great.  But in three months I have done 15 more rows.  One day I'll get it done!!

So did I do well?  No.  But I did complete a few other quilts in its place.  See this blog entry.

As for what I've done all year and all the millions of quilts I've had to complete, here is the original entry or promise of the month.

3 months worth of work. for the 2015 Finish Along

UPDATED:  This is my blog entry to state what I've finished in 3 months from January until now.  Really need to keep an eye on that so I don't miss this entry.  Here's a list of what I said I would do...

1)  Finish off the Craftsy class that was a  BOM online.  I completed it last year and it turned out to be a lap quilt.  My goal was to join another class on Craftsy that shows how to free style quilt each and every block in a different manner and since I really wanted to work on my free style, that's was my goal.  Here is the before picture:

Here is the after picture.

and here is the after picture.

All free styled "stitch in a ditch" blocks

Only one block totally done but class was
an hour long to watch and then practice.

2)  My Pixelated Quilt. I was 1/2 way done.  It's a sunflower.  I entered this in the finish along.  But didn't even get to it in January because of exams and all (I'm a teacher).  So here is a picture of what I started with in January.   

Here is the middle picture.

More rows

and now here it is completed....  The top at least!!!  I need to take a better picture...  this doesn't do it justice...

OMG, it will take a while to quilt so I need to put only this one on the next quarter group.   I really do have to do better.... 3)  This was the most important goal of the 3 months.  I entered the quilt in my guild's quilt show in June and all quilts are due in April.  It's a wool and flannel quilt that needs to be complete.  Here is what it should look like...  As I said I had to complete all corners and edges.  Took me a month to do one corner so I KNOW I had to speed it up.  I also had to   sandwich it and  hand quilt all of it.  Echo around each flower..

The Start - all 12 blocks done no corners

The end....  two corner blocks done.

First one

2nd one - they're identical, but the branches are different

So did I do all that I wanted, no, but I did move it on a little.  And I still think I can make my goals for entering these quilts in a contest.  Soooooooo  bad girl.... bad girl!!!!!  Need to get going....