Welcome to the first (functional) Monday of 2024! I don't count last Monday because January 1 is our wedding anniversary - 45 this year! - and I don't generally blog on that day.
When last we met on a Monday, I had high hopes of doing a thorough clean-up of the studio. I have a good reason for not accomplishing that (more on that in a minute) but I did make good headway on that mountain of leftover batting....
Isn't that lovely? I ended up stopping before I had it all glued together because I was afraid it would be too much to fit on that roller, which is why there is some neatly folded in the cubbies. Once I've used all of this, I'll make more with the content of the cubbies! But that's enough for about eleven lap quilts, if my quilt math is correct.
But now for the reason I didn't get the rest of the cleaning done - one of the things I found when I was cleaning up was a 2018 Moda Color Cuts kit that a friend started (one block only) and gave to me. Well, I started in on it and was hooked! On Friday I showed you a large group of the blocks completed, but now I can show you the finished top!
I have a plan for this quilt, which is larger than most that I make at 72"x78", so I want to get it finished. That being said, today I loaded it up on the newly-cleaned-off quilt frame....
...and it's ready to be quilted tomorrow! I'm excited to see the end in sight on this one. It was a lot of fiddly sewing, with more pieces and seams than I'm used to putting in one quilt, but I love the finished result.
And once that's done, I need to start working on the quilts for this year's tutorial series. As my granddaughter told me, I have TONS of fat quarters, so that will be the theme of this year's series. But I have a lot of work to do before it starts, so that will be the main focus of my work for this week. Whew!
So now, I really need to know - - - what are YOU working on this week?
Hugs!
Sarah
love that quilt
ReplyDeletebeautiful colors in the quilt! I'm working on getting quilt tops quilted , thinking of coming out of my comfort zone & trying my hand at an illusion quilt or a 3 dememtion
ReplyDeleteLove that quilt! I am going thru the quilts I plan to enter in a Spring show. Needing hanging sleeves and labels. Then paper work to get sent in with photos. Then they can bask in the spare bedroom, waiting for their debute.
ReplyDeleteOh that finished top is just beautiful!! Looking forward to seeing how you quilt it. I'm working on ripping some of the 4-patch blocks I made (32 of them) for the Mystery QAL to swap out a different fabric for more contrast - ugh!
ReplyDeleteThat quilt top is so gorgeous, I can hardly wait to see the quilting!
ReplyDeleteThough I had planned to use only vintage or antique sewing machines this year, I needed to get a quilt done quickly for a lovely woman facing some mean cancer, so I'm using my 20-year-old machine. People are more important than plans.
What a lovely quilt "find"--such pretty colors!! Nice work. ;))
ReplyDeleteI am working on finding my "sewjo":000 it flew away over the holiday break...and continuing on avoiding my closet of fabrics...heh heh hugs, Julierose
I'm retreating at Rock Island State park with quilting friends from the other side of Nashville. Trying to catch up and finish some really old (like 2008) UFOs.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you did a project that you wanted to do, instead of one you thought you should.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is so very pretty! Nice job. Enjoy quilting it! (great organizing of the batting!!!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful top. Nice job. My question is how do you put your leftover batting scraps together to get them so perfect to load them on your roller for the long arm. I'm sensing all pieces are the same type of content. But do you see them together on your sewing machine, use some iron on tape or another method. darquilts66@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on getting those batting scraps together! I’m hoping to finally finish some WIPs and start making blocks to use up the enormous pile of scraps I have.
ReplyDeleteI’m working on the first Project Quilting 15.1. Design and quilt something that captures the meaning of Bird House. And do it, start to finish in one week!
ReplyDeleteI am so amazed at both things - the batting frenzy and block frenzy to a flimsy and on the frame! I am working on and finished an Ultimate Travel Bag. Maybe some Stay at Home Round Robin rounds, as I am hosting this year.
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