Updating where I'm at....

Well over the summer I was in California and in Manitoba and I did visit a number of quilt shops to get the Row by Row blocks.  There are a number of them.  My girlfriend and I went crazy.  We got  over 50 of them again!   And once more it was fun as heck.

So where am I now?  Well my list has grown but I have marked DONE where I finished it and what quarter I had finished the quilt in.  Also below I marked what is new from the 1st quarter to the second.  Many of these new quilts friends gave to me.  In order to understand my list below please be aware of the following key:

Q - Queen

L - laptop

W - wall

T - table top

1. L - You and Me by Zen Chic - got material and pattern (haven't started)
2. L - Chic Shells by Sew Kind of Wonderful - got pattern only (haven't started)
3. L - Sew Kind of Wonderful - Sew along - got pattern only (haven't started)
4. Q - green small flowers in a column - need to finish and quilt. YES it's DONE - look at the 2016 finished quilts.  It's on my bed now.  DONE 1st Quarter
5. large L- Flower quilt from Aurifill - need to finish and quilt - it's called Secret Garden.
6. L - Vise Versa - need to finish 2 blocks and quilt - it's on my 3rd quarter list this term.
7. NEW - Lap - Blue Deco quilt by Siobhan Roger - looks like hearts - just quilting it now.  Almost done.  On my 3rd quarter list this term.
8. Q - Block Lotto - 2014 - need to finish 8 blocks and quilt.
9. Q - Flowers in a circle BOM - some wool.  Applique.  All material and pattern.  Need to start.
10. L - Modern Crossroads by Madeleine Roberg in Easy Quilts Spring 2013 magazine.- got pattern and material - Some of it now cut.
11. L - Snow/Christmas quilt - got material and pattern - need to start
12. L - beach quilt - no material, but got pattern.
13. L - Sew Emma Snapshot quilt - did two blocks, have material, need to finish.
14. L - Dogs quilt - have fabric and pattern, need to start.
15. Q - Driesdon Craftsy - have material and pattern - need to start.
16. L - Learning to quilt on Craftsy - have 6 done, 6 to go.   Need to finish.  On my 3rd quarter listing.
17. L - Learning to quilt as you go - 2013  Need to continue on with it.  YES - Modern green and red queen size quilt all completed - DONE 1st quarter
18. L- Crazy barn applique - have pattern, material, need to start.
19. L - Gro's tea quilt.  Material, pattern for it all, need to finish.  Have 3 to go. YES - DONE 2nd quarter
20. L - Midnight Garden - wool - Lost pattern, but have material.  Need to start  Have 3 blocks done.
21. L - Cattail - blue quilt - start
22. L - Frogs, have material, pattern, and have started to cut.  Need to finish.
23. Q - pink pin wheel.  Need to finish.
24. T - Chinese circles. - need to finish.
25. L - Pink and green squares - finish.
26. L - Squares in the tin box - pattern and material,  others doing that one.  Got it back from the Tin Club.  Many done, need to finish about 16 more and put the quilt together.
27. Q - Row by Row - Canada - all patterns, all material, need to finish.  Got 3 more completed.
28. Q - Row by Row American side - all patterns, all material, need to finish.  Got 4 more completed.
29. T - flowers pieced in black - Amish. - material, and pattern. Small one.  Need to start.
30. Q - Squares with Hexigons - pattern, material, need to start.
31. L - Batique quilt - pattern, material, need to start.
32. Q - Circle quilt from Craftsy - material red and white, pattern, need to start.
33. Q - BOM 2015 buckets - material, pattern, need to start.
34. L - One block wonder - material, pattern, need to start.  It's part of my 3rd quarter list.
35. L - Video 10" squares - disappearing pinwheel. Material - need to start.
36. Q - Swoon - material, need to start.
37. L - Stain glass BOM - material, pattern, need to start.
38. L - House BOM - material, pattern, need to start.
39. Q - Hand appliqué old fashion girl on white, with squares of color.  top for queen quilt. finish.
40. Q - Girl on a farm - applique that I am designing - Some material - need to continue/finish
41. L - Blue HST's - all HSTs done, need to finish.
42. W - Big city/town pattern.  No material, but I have the pattern.
43. Q - Modern pattern just bought on Craftsy on sale.   Solid colours and then hexis around it.  Have pattern and material.  Need to start.
44. L - Tractor quilt with barns to complete. It's part of the Farm Girl Sampler by Lori Holt.  I purchased the book. Have some material.  Need to finish by June for my cousin. Not done.  Gave him a different one instead.. 
45. T - Using charms for Precut Primer pattern.  Have pattern and material.  Need to finish.  YES - did two - DONE one in 1st Quarter and one in 2nd Quarter.
46. T - Paper pieced tulips - have all material.
47. W - Spring Panel - all material there and cut.  Need to sew and quilt.  On the 3rd quarter listing.
48. L - Jelly roll quilt from the Precut Primer pattern book.  Have pattern and material cut out.  Need to start.
49. Large L - Fat quarter quilt block - have material but have not started.
50. Large L - migration from Craftsy Store.  Have pattern and material.  Need to start.
51. Large L - Large hexi flowers pattern from Craftsy store - have some material.
52. T - circular birds - have pattern only.  Want to do this one with extra material I have and scraps.
53. Q- Apple Quilt - have all the material and the Thangles to do the quilt.  Need to Finish.
54. L Scrappy BOM  from IQuiltModern - scraps - to start.
55. Big Wall - Pixulated quilt Sun Flower - it's done just quilting it and that's taking ages!!  Need to Finish.  Already spent over 5 hours these last two months working on it.
56. Big Lap - Vice Versa Quilt - need to complete 4 more blocks and quilt it.  On the 3rd quarter listing.
57. L - Pixulated Eye - have the material, the pattern, everything.  It's the Craftsy free quilting class to learn how to pixulate.  It's fabulous, go take a look!  Need to start.
58. W - The Quilt Magazine, April 2012. of a bird on a Laundry Line.  All material and the pattern.  Half done.  Need to Finish.  DONE 1st quarter - see the 2016 tab above.
59. Q- Star Quilt from the FVRQ Guild - have the material and the patterns.  Have all done but the last 3 starts and then the big middle one.  Need to Finish.
60. W - Home Tweet Home - McKenna Ryan - 9 blocks. - have 2 of the blocks done and a friend gives me more when I complete the next block.  One more block completed.
61. L - Skeleton quilt from "Dare to be Square".  Material and some of it cut.
62. L - Curved red quilt using Sew Kind of Wonderful Ruler (material all there and cut.).
63. Q - Craftsy Red Circle Quilt.
64. NEW - W - Portrait quilt on Craftsy's Class - (no material yet)
65. NEW - W - Landscape quilt class on Craftsy (material and course work - just ready to start).
66. NEW - Wall.  Home Coming.  
67. NEW - Wall.  Freedom - Canadian Eagle .
68. NEW - Wall - Police Car - just got it from Manitoba from my Aunt.
69. NEW - Table topper - hand dyed star quilt from Quilty Box.
70. NEW - Wall - Whale from by best friend.
71. NEW - Wall - Tea Time given to me by my best friend.
72. NEW -Table topper Star trek paper piece - started 2nd quarter and it's now completed and made into a pillow case.  Excellent look.  Wait for the next blog.... DONE.
73. NEW - Laptop Bears - got the material, need to start.
74. NEW - Laptop Star Trek - pixelation quilt of Spock, I made the pattern.  Have material.  Not started.
75. NEW - Amish Quilt - black with different blocks from Craftsy.
76. NEW - 3 queens - 54 Row by Rows for Home Sweet Home.
77. NEW - Wall - Pattern for Light house - no material, just pattern
78. NEW - Queen -  Summer Sampler - joined online - blocks developed by many different quilters.  Only have patterns, no material for this yet.  Waiting to complete this one as I just have too much on my plate right now.

So in total - That's 6 quilts from this list completed so far.  In total I have 68 quilts to complete.  Now that list sounds a little big....  :)    and it looks big, but it also is a bit of encouragement as well, with a few things in red, showing that they're done....  When you give out quilts like I do, you tend to forget what's been done and what you've accomplished.  And with so many cousins now asking for quilts, it's a good idea to keep track of it.

So I continue on... but with pleasure because I continue to love to quilt.

Goals for Febuary

 I did very well for January, I'm quite proud of myself.  Complete three quilts and started two new BOMs.  Although you think this is great I also look at all I have to do.  And a few new things have popped up.

Three girls at the school I work at are pregnant.  A group sent out an email asking for donations for a baby quilt for her.  Some people are upset and said that it was a bit insulting to the other two.  And I agree.  So what to do?  I know, I know, I'm making the other two quilts and I have to be fast about it.  One is soon to leave.  So here's my monthly goal, complete two baby quilts.

Looking into my stash (because I want to get it down) I found this:

And

Will put the yellow around the squares, then some of the jacks material.  So this should look good at an angle.

But just in case I have a backup with a panel my mom bought me in Manitoba.  So here is that and where its at:

And a close up of the pattern by Pieces of Heart.  Did I forget to mention a cousin who is pregnant as well?  Must be in the water and there are certain seats in school that I'm not sitting on!!!

So that's three baby quilts, two BOM (that month's block - from the Block Lotto, and Splendid Sampler and one queen quilt I want to quilt.  Anything else is extra!!

List of things to do for August

I noticed that I never completed a things to do list like I do every month.  And although I thought with the summer I could do everything, and catch up, I was wrong.  But now....  There are some things that I can get done and not get done.  So here is my list....  And I hope to get half of it done.  

• Pat Sloan's Vacation
• January - Cut already - need to start - put jeeze!!!
• February - cut and sew
• March - cut and sew
• April - cut and sew
• May - cut and sew
• June - cut and sew
• July - cut and sew
• Zoo Animal Party
• April - Walrus - Done - see this link for the write up
• May - Giraffe - Done
• June - Blue Macaw
• July - Koala
• August - Monkey
• Online Craftsy Class - Pre-cut quilts - Spool
• Online Craftsy Class - Quilting my BOM from Craftsy -  (this is for my Q3 section) have only 3 blocks completed, need to complete 9 more by the end of August.

• Elephant parade (Done!!  This is for my Q3 section)
• Complete flower block (need to cut new ones out and then make them)
• Complete one bird block
• Put it all together
• quilt it.
• Quilt the sun flower quilt. - (this is for my Q3 section) started and I have a number of days to do it in because it takes an hour or two for each block but need to put it in the Q4 section.
• Quilt Doodle BOM - All caught up.  See this link http://quiltinglikeamaniac.blogspot.ca/2015/08/caught-up-on-doodle-bom.html to view it all
• Norma quilt (from the guild). - Never touched it.
• 2nd last blcok
• last block
• Center Block
• Sew it all together
• Block Lotto
• Sun - 5 of them
• Large Circles - 4 of them to complete set
• Cross bars - 3 of them  to complete set
• Flowers
• Arrows
• Chains
• Put them all together to complete last year's Block Lotto
• Quilt it.
• Aurifill's 2014 Garden Block - See below for what I've had to do, but the two blocks are completed, added, and the edging is all done.  Now, it's all together except for the side pieces because I'm going to section quilt it. In the end it is a queen size quilt, and I have a lot to do but it will look fantastic when it's completed.  I need to blog about this in another blog.  
• make one more block so it all fits together
• Make border using 2 and a half strips cabin style.
• Put it all together
• Quilt it. - still to do....
• Snapshot Quilts
• January - Cake
• Feburary - sewing machine
• March - Kettle - DONE!
• April - Dog - DONE!!!
• May - Apron
• June - Ice cream
• July - hot air balloon
• August - Bike 
• Scrap BOM
• January
• Feburary
• March (that's all I bought.
• Apple blocks - make three more to add to the colleciton.
• Blue Cocktail quilt
• Pink and Green quilt
• Aurifil mini quilts.
• Have 4 out of the 8 done.  Need to catch up.
• Snow quilt
• Quilt Seaside - haven't even started.

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• august
• Star quilt. - done!!!!  And quilted.  So excited!  Here's a picture to your right!!  It's a good size lap, with star quilting in the star and the rest just easy running stitch.
• Quilted Landscape - Not even started and I do need to get going on this.
• Gro's quilt
• Block 1 - need to quilt
• Block 2 - need to quilt
• Block 3 - need to put together
• Tumbling Blocks on Craftsy
• Pixelated quilt eye

I'm seeing results so I'm happy.

To Do list for July..

OK, here it is this time, but now I have the summer  :)  So I hope do to some catching up because it's been so long since I've hand a serious quilting day.  Will I be able to do it?  I have the time, and some energy.  So I can get it going and get serious.

• Pat Sloan's Vacation
• January - Cut arealready - need to start
• February - cut and sew
• March - cut and sew
• April - cut and sew
• May - cut and sew
• June - cut and sew
• July - cut and sew
• Animal Party
• April
• May
• June
• July
• Elephant parade (this is for my Q3 section)
• Complete flower block (need to cut new ones out and then make them)
• Complete one bird block
• Put it all together
• quilt it.
• Quilt the sun flower quilt.
• Quilt Doodle BOM
• April
• May
• June
• July
• Norma quilt (from the guild).
• 2nd last blcok
• last block
• Center Block
• Sew it all together
• Block Lotto
• Sun - 5 of them
• Large Circles - 4 of tem to complete set
• Cross bars - 3 of them  to complete set
• Flowers
• Arrows
• Chains
• Put them all together to complete last year's Block Lotto
• Quilt it.
• Aurifill's 2014 Garden Block
• make one more block so it all fits together
• Make border using 2 and a half strips cabin style.
• Put it all together
• Quilt it.
• Aurifill Mini quilts
• April
• May 
• June
• July
• Scrap BOM
• January
• Feburary
• March (that's all I bought.
• Apple blocks - make three more to add to the colleciton.
• Blue Cocktail quilt
• Pink and Green quilt
• Snapshot quilt-a-long
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• Online CRaftsy Class - Pre-cut quilts - Spool
• 2015 BOM on Craftsy - haven't even started it.
• Snow quilt
• Quilt Seaside - haven't even started.

• January
• February
• March
• April
• Quilted Landscape   
• Gro's quilt
• Block 1 - need to quilt
• Block 2 - need to quilt
• Block 3 - need to put together
• Tumbling Blocks on Craftsy
• Pixelated quilt eye

Is the list too long????

Well this list is a little different.  It's a combination of what I've done last month and what I plan to do this month.  I haven't been blogging as much as I should but I've been saying that I need to do more for me and this is how I'm starting...

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

• Animal Party 
• April - walrus
• May - Giraffe

• Fat Quarter Snapshot quilt-a-long
• January - Cake
• February - Sewing Machine
• March.- Done Dog
• April - Done - Tea pot

• Online Craftsy class - Pre-cut quilts by Camille Roskelley
• Strips  I've cut the strips, and I've sewn them, now I have to quilt it.

• Cakes 1  

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

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

• Scrap BOM
• January
• February
• March
• April

• Star Quilt from our Guild
• Last block
• Center block
• Sew it all together.
• Apple blocks - four of them.
• Aurifill -
•  April - Done but I  made it into a big quilt so I need to quilt it.
• May - waiting to see this one.

• Put together Aurifill 2014 Garden blocks
• Make two more blocks so it all fits together. (one is made)
• Quilt it.
• Blue cocktail quilt.
• Pink and Green quilt - 

• 2015 BOM on Craftsy
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• Snow Quilt
• Quilt Seaside
• January
• February
• March
• April
• Quilt Landscape.
• Gro's Quilt
• Block 1 -need to quilt
• Block 2- need to quilt
• Block 3 - need to put together.

OK, lets see how good I am when working full time.

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.

This is the list

Now you need to understand I only have two weeks of Spring break and my priority is to get the 2015 Finishing Project completed which means I have three priorities right away:

• 2012 Block of the Month on Crafty  finish quilting it.

• My Wool Block of the Month corners, get the last three done, for the end of the month.

• Finish my sun flower.

But here is the list of things that I really have to do as well, and I need to try.  I'm taking two days only   So I'm making this list and then I'll go over it after two weeks to see what's done and what's not.  Remember, only two weeks of vacation and not all the days for sewing, but this first two days, that's the only thing I'm going to do.  So here is my list of extra things....

1. Pat Sloan's Vacation
1. January
2. February
3. March
2. Animal Party March
3. Block Lotto
1. Sun - 6 of them
2. Large circles - 4 of them
3. The cross bars - 3 of them
4. Flowers
5. Arrows
6. Chain
4. Corners Wool
1. Sew all blocks together.
2. Sew one of the corners to the part so you can do the vines.
5. Scrap BOM
1. January
2. February
3. March
6. Star Quilt from our Guild
1. Last block
2. Center block
3. Sew it all together.
7. Apple blocks
1. Try to do 4 more.
8. Back hanger for small block I made for Quilt challenge
9. Aurifill March
10. Dresden Mini from Quilt Magazine.
11. Put together Aurifill 2014 Garden blocks
1. Finish it
2. Quilt it.
12. Blue cocktail quilt.
13. Pink and Green quilt - put it together.
14. Snapshot quilt-a-long
1. January
2. February
3. March.
15. Online Craftsy class - Pre-cut quilts
1. Strips
2. Cakes 1
3. Cake and Stripe 2
16. 2015 BOM on Craftsy
1. January
2. February
3. March
17. Snow Quilt
18. Quilt Seaside
1. January
2. February
3. March
19. Quilt Landscape.
20. Gro's Quilt
1. Block 1 - completed
2. Block 2
3. Block 3

That's enough...  Tons of it.

Completed goals of the month...

I'm back to doing my list and checking it twice.  And I got a lot more done because of it, or at least, I think so.  Not bad considering I've been sick this week, started up a new term with new students, and helped a lot of teachers start up their classes as well. So lets get with it and see what I've done...

• Quiet time at the zoo - penguin block. (see side link). Paper piecing BOM

• Block lottery 

• arrows (February) - it's been three months since joining and I want to join again.  I really love doing them.
• Eight blocks (January ) 
• old block spiders

Did a lot!!  About 11 of them, but still got a lot to go.  So next month, I'm going to list the entire list and get them all done.  But I am scared of the sun paper piecing ones.  Those take a lot of time.

• Quilt Doodle February block - tea set. BOM   - DONE

• Pat Sloan Vacation time
 BOM
• have the material but did not start both January and February.
•  Wool quilt.
• One corner - Done.  So excited, now 3 to goal but I have to step it up because it's being entered in a contest..  

• Pixulated quilt

Got some done, and it's growing See the post before this.  But not done, so I'm pulling up my boot straps on this one.

• Aurifil mini quilt February
 - never even touched it.
• Snap shot quilt along by the Fat Quarter Shop.
• January Cake - no
• February sewing machine. no......
• Vice Versa 
• September block  Got the last two blocks cut out and need to sew so I think this will be one of my "A Year of Lovely Finishes" goal for March.  And March is spring break so I think I can make it!!!
• October block  - got it cut out as well and I'm ready to sew this one as well.
•  Finish quilting my wall hanging for a home purchase gift - the wind. - DONE see picture below.

• Finish the center piece of the Aurifil block pieceed quilt and finish it online.
 - decided not to do it, but to make it into a garden with a garden path on the way.
• Scrap piece from Sew Sample quilter (need to make 9 of them for a wall quilt) - did not even touch this.
• Quilting my Craftsy 2013 quilt - that's a Craftsy quilt class online.  - boy am I slow.
• Water blue piece that I have 1/2 completed.  Don't even know what I'll use it for...

Darn, I need to stop starting new things, and to finish the BOM's from last year.  Now I have to list all my goals for next month....

Things to do in February

OK, it's a long list so I'm getting right to it.  I seem to work better when I have a bullet list of things to do.  After two months of not making a list, and doing very little (it could of had something to do with the time of year, and how busy I've been but I'm going with list making because I'm a list maker --- can you tell?!!) I'm back to doing my list and checking it twice.  And there is a lost of things to do so I'm trying to put it in order as well since some things are more important then others to complete.

1. Quiet time at the zoo - penguin block. (see side link). Paper piecing BOM
2. Block lottery 
1. arrows (February) - it's been three months since joining and I want to join again.  I really love doing them.
2. Eight blocks (January ) I need to catch up.
3. old block spiders
3. Quilt Doodle February block - tea set. BOM   - DONE
4. Pat Sloan Vacation time BOM
1. Get my material.
2. January
3. February block.
5.  Wool quilt.
1. One corner
2. 2nd corner
6. Pixulated quilt
7. Aurifil mini quilt February
8. Snap shot quilt along by the Fat Quarter Shop.
1. January Cake
2. February sewing machine.
9. Vice Versa
1. September block
2. October block
3. Put it all together.
10.  Finish quilting my wall hanging for a home purchase gift - the wind. - DONE
11. Finish the center piece of the Aurifil block pieceed quilt and finish it online.
12. Scrap piece from Sew Sample quilter (need to make 9 of them for a wall quilt)
13. Quilting my Craftsy 2013 quilt - that's a Craftsy quilt class online.
14. Water blue piece that I have 1/2 completed.

Good luck to me, this is quite the list!!!  If I get 1/2 of it done, I'll be happy.  

Here I am in the middle of November (well at least Nov 11) and

 

Van Gogh - Woman Sewing

I haven't done my "Things to do" list.  I'm such a list person.  I not only have that but I have a list from a previous post saying what I will be doing for

• Globetrotting by Pat Sloan.  Makes a 9 block quilt like a sampler.  But it's done, and I love the colours!!!  Check it out under the tags to see what it looked like in the end.
• Quilt Doodle Designs and Cindy had a fantastic BOM (apparently this is the 2nd and the 1st was fantastic as well).  It's a Christmas Quilt, and I'm all done for Christmas.  That's so great!!!  See "Doodle" tag to see all the entries.  
• Debbit Mumm's Quilt of Honor that is a manly military quilt.  I have the corner/stars to complete, but all blocks are completed.  It's a matter of putting things together and making the sashing.  
• ViceVersa -  I'm two blocks behind and now I have to finish it off.  Some other people have done it already, which makes me feel more pressure to do it.  It's on my list of things to get done before December, but I want it done before my Mom comes so I can show it to her.  The colours are what colours she loves, and I want to see her under the quilt when she's staying here for Christmas.  Yes a big goal but I'll get it done., so this will take a month to complete.  But it will be a queen and it will be big again.
• Crafty 2012 BOM  - Behind in September's block but then I need to put it together. It's not bad, I have October and November done, so just need to do what I really suck at, half circles.  You'll see.  I'll do it the cheater way.  Will explain when I blog the finish of it.
• Almost done my Prairie Flowers wool quilt.  Just have the corners to do.  Will start one this month and work on the other in December.
• Started a new quilt called Snow. Mostly blues and I already had the fabric.  It's paper piecing and I am getting better at that.....
• A six block quilt called Sew Sweet Simplicity at Jacquelynne Steves web site.  The first block is October 27th, so I'm gathering my material now.
• Aurifil November to do. I actually keep on working well on this one.  And there are a couple of blocks that I would love to do a full quilt on....  Not enough time to do it all.
• Prairie Flower - one corner each month (don't want to take on too much  ;)
• Vice Versa August and September to catch up on then complete the entire thing with the instructions for October.  
• Galaxy of the Stars from my Quilting Guild - One August to do (there were two), September to complete, and October.  I missed November's meeting so I'll have to get the pattern from the group before the next meeting.  
• Block Lotto pattern - really behind in this one.
• June - still not caught up on the sun one.  Have one done, but I seem to be scared to do it.  Don't know why....  Need to pull up my boot straps...
• July - spokes pattern.  Had 6 done but need to do 8 more..
• September 
• October 
• and now November....
• Sycamore Rose
• block-2  (February)  -  Almost completed.
• block-3  (March) - not done.
• block 4 (April) - not done.
• Block 5 - May - not done.
• Block 6 - June - not done.
• Block 7 - July - not done. 
• Block 8 - August. - not done.
•  Block 9 not done.
• Block 10 not done.
• Block 11 not done.
• Block 12 not done.  

 Look at all the pieces on Flickr by Sycamore Rose.

• Free Motion Quilt along  - been free motion quilting now on all my quilts lately.  But this is the course to teach me different styles so I need to get going.  My promise to myself to get some of these done one day.
• Block 3 - 1 left to do but at least I'm speeding up.
• Block 4 - 4 styles
• Block 5 - 4 styles   
• Block 6 - 4 styles. 
• Block 7 - need to make the blocks before quilting.   

• Apple Thangles - didn't do any last month, so I have to keep on going.
• Continue on with my Pixulated quilt that I started on Crafty!!!   This was another New FO Challenge linked here.    And I just bought enough material to make a different one in purples.  So really that's two NewFOChallenges.  Got to stop this  ;P.  

Here are my 2014 NewFO Challenges.

• Modern quilt that I have cut out - green and purple for the newFO Challenge and preparing it for the "Modern Quilt" Flickr Group.
• I did a different modern one for the New FO Challenge.  Had all the material (two white charms packs and two black packs).  Got the pattern and material from the Fat Quarter store for $45 two months ago and have been very keen to try it.  So last weekend started and it turned out great.  Here's a picture of what the quilt is suppose to look like.  The top is done, now I'm starting to quilt it (which as you know takes a long time).  Check it out.

This is a long list but as you can see from my list I got a couple of my BOM's done, and will get two more done this month...  It's exciting to finish something.  Wish me luck!!

Finishing Goals for October

Well September was crazy.  Teachers were on strike for the first two weeks and that meant picketing at the schools from 1:00 - 4:00.  Which meant of course that I didn't have much time to do some sewing, and really I wasn't really feeling like it.  You really have to be in the mood to be creative and for the first time in years, I was not in the mood to be creative.

So I have quite a lot to do, as well as new things that happened at the end of September.  Five of my Blocks of the Month are finished online, two are quilted and finished.  This month three more finished.  See the links to your left to go to the designers of the BOMs.  They're fantastic.  Those are:

• Debbit Mumm's Quilt of Honor that is a manly military quilt.  I have the corner/stars to complete, but all blocks are completed.  It's a matter of putting things together and making the sashing.  
• Globetrotting by Pat Sloan.  Makes a 9 block quilt like a sampler.  Was a surprise at the very end.  This is my "A lovely Year of Finishes" to do this month.  
• Quilt Doodle Designs and Cindy had a fantastic BOM (apparently this is the 2nd and the 1st was fantastic as well).  It's a Christmas Quilt, I'm all caught up and all I need is to do this month's strip and put it all together.  I'm so excited to finish this one.  When done I'll be starting another similar to this one at Cora's Quilts called Super Mario's, same style.  Love the video game so this works for me  ;)
• ViceVersa - unfortunately I'm two blocks behind, so this will take a month to complete.  But it will be a queen and it will be big again.
• Crafty 2012 BOM  - Behind in September's block but then I need to put it together.  I won't finish this one because I signed up on Crafty to quilt each one individually.  Signed up so I can continue to practise my free style quilting..
• Almost done my Prairie Flowers wool quilt.  Just have the corners to do.

I've also started two more.  They are:

• one that is 5 months only - called Snow.
• A six block quilt called Sew Sweet Simplicity at Jacquelynne Steves web site.  The first block is October 27th, so I'm gathering my material now.
• Super Marios (I'm behind in this and I need to hurry up to catch up.

Now for the others...  Yes I know, I'm nuts but here goes:

• Aurifil October to do. 
• Prairie Flower - two corners this month, two corners for the next.
• Vice Versa August and September to catch up on then complete the entire thing with the instructions for October.  
• Galaxy of the Stars from my Quilting Guild - One August to do (there were two) and the September to complete.  I have to do this in one week because the meeting for the Guild is next Tuesday.
• Block Lotto pattern
• June - It's a sun!!!  Only got one done, need to catch up.
• July - spokes pattern.  Had 6 done but need to do 8 more..
• September to do and now....
• October (Oh boy, am I behind on this one.  But then I made the end of the bed quilt from one of their patters so I shouldn't be punished :)
• Sycamore Rose
• block-2  (February)  -  Almost completed.
• block-3  (March) - not done.
• block 4 (April) - not done.
• Block 5 - May - not done.
• Block 6 - June - not done.
• Block 7 - July - not done. 
• Block 8 - August. - not done.
•  Block 9 not done.
• Block 10 not done.
• Block 11 not done.
• Block 12 not done.  

 Look at all the pieces on Flickr by Sycamore Rose.

• Free Motion Quilt along  - been free motion quilting now on all my quilts lately.  But this is the course to teach me different styles so I need to get going.  My promise to myself to get some of these done one day.
• Block 2 styles 
• Block 3 - 1 left to do but at least I'm speeding up.
• Block 4 - 4 styles
• Block 5 - 4 styles   
• Block 6 - 4 styles. 
• Block 7 - need to make the blocks before quilting.   

• Apple Thangles - didn't do any last month, so I have to keep on going.
• Continue on with my Pixulated quilt that I started on Crafty!!!   This was another New FO Challenge linked here.    And I just bought enough material to make a different one in purples.  So really that's two NewFOChallenges.  Got to stop this  ;P.  

Here are my 2014 NewFO Challenges.

• Modern quilt that I have cut out - green and purple for the newFO Challenge and preparing it for the "Modern Quilt" Flickr Group.
• Make a Carpenter Star for the New FO Challenge.  Only did a couple of squares. The AYOLF is just taking all of my time.  But it is my next one for September!!!  I always wanted to do one.
• Start the single swoon quilt.

Now I'm going to buckle down and work like a maniac to get it done.  My promise to myself.  Lets see how good I am.  Did I mention that I started working at a new high school??  I'm crazy!