Christmas Wishes

Merry Christmas, everyone!

May you and your families be blessed with Peace, Love and Joy at this magical time of year!

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another finish

These are the blocks I got back from my swap on scqis (southern cross quilters initial swap) All the ladies did lovely work on my blocks and Im really pleased with it

Finished Bargello and Big bed quilt...

I just posted photos of the bargello I finished and a large bed quilt....about 5 years in the "finishing". Have also completed two table toppers...but they have already been gifted. Still have so many more..they seem to multiply!

Last One For the Year Finished!

Well, I finally finished the last supper (lol) cloth on my UFO list - this one I really had to finish as it is a present. The last one I did and this are for my sisters for Christmas, okay they were meant for the Christmas before last but at least they are now done.

This one is white on white with a briar roses motif, I like all one colour cloths because it doesn't matter what colour china you put with them and you can change your colour scheme without worrying that it won't fit....lol.

I didn't get as many UFO's completed as I would have liked but I am pleased that I was able to cross a few off the list.

Big thanks to Lindi for organising this blog challenge because without it I would have added more UFO's to the pile and not got any done!!

ARE YOU SITTING DOWN

doesn't have to be comfortable............

Traa Laa

I think this must be my FIRST finished UFO for this year of FINISHING UFO'S.

not only but it also has a label

oh this is such a good feeling I think I might get some more done....errr well next year.

another finish

HI all,
Well the "rebellion quilt" is now finished and I think I will keep it for myself.
I was trying to tell myself that I had to finish off ufos etc before I could start something new. I was being soooo good, but well you are all quilters, you know how it is!!!
Anyways a quilty friend was offloading some of her excess stuff, at really good prices I might add and one of them was a layer cake.
I bought it and found a great pattern on the moda bake shop site and this quilt is the result.
Sorry its not the best photo but I didnt have any "quilt holding" helpers around.

BE AFRAID

Is this my first one for the year?

Two finishes.....finally

Just finished this x block....... quilt. Piecing that is. Hope to get quilted before Christmas. Also finished a Table topper...but forgot to get a photo...and have given it away...so hope my friend will send me a photo. I have been

swamped with customer quilts at the moment. But finally a finish. Actually...I did also finish a baby quilt for my new grandbaby.... but that was also delivered! So a couple....done finally.

7 Weeks Left!!!

Yes, ladies, only 7 weeks left for this year's challenge. What are you going to achieve in this time? Will you finish a UFO? Or are you too busy doing new projects for all those Secret Santa swaps you signed up for?

Despite being very, very busy, I still intend getting one teeny weeny UFO completed. Not much, I know, but it is something!


BTW, Blessed, you still haven't sent me your addy! Or don't you read this blog anymore?
Sooziii, somewhere in my gmails, I have yours. Just have to find it!

UUUUU

this is what you get done when you get not sleep

This is what can be achieved in a week with hardly any sleep due to horrible hay fever. Firstly quilt from last week bound and labelled.

Not One, But Three!

You thought I'd given up, didn't you? But I'm busy here, in my little corner, stitching away! I have [shamefacedly hangs head] been working on some projects that weren't even a gleam in my eye this time last year, but I'm still trying to discipline myself to finish those UFOs.

Here are a couple of recent triumphs.

Exhibit A:




This is a little wall hanging/tabletopper I pieced at the turn of the century! I had already machine stitched-in-the-ditch, so all I needed to do was a little hand quilting in the border, zap on the binding, and Voila! Another UFO bites the dust!

Exhibit B:




I started this sewing machine cover at least six or seven years ago. A friend had sent me the embroidered panel, along with the pattern. But somehow it stalled, and was unearthed on a recent archeological dig in the nether regions of the closet. And I wondered why I hadn't finished it? Got bored with it I guess....But I'm much more mature now, so I got down to business and finished the binding, which was all it needed. Now, it's performing duties as a dust cover for my machine, when it's not in use. Which, admittedly, is not often.

And lastly, exhibit C:





This might not qualify as "finished", since it is only one of a set of four place mats, started sometime last year. The other three are in various stages of development. This one was finished except for the binding, a matter of half an hour's work.

So there! What have the rest of you been up to?

3rd Quarter gone!

Well, there goes the 3rd quarter! How much did you achieve?

I managed to start a few new things, but no WIPs or UFOs were done! Congratulations those who did cross things off.

The usual draw was made for a winner - each finished UFO getting an entry. The winner is Sooziii (Christening Gown entry)! Congrats, Sooziii!

As soon as I work out what you have won, I will post it off to you. :)

BTW, Blessed, I still don't have your addy to send your prize off.

Good luck with the Final quarter, everyone! Don't let all those Christmas projects get in the way of at least finishing one thing!

AT LAST!!!



Knuckled down, finally stopped procrastinating and got the Christening Gown finished. I had finished all the embroidering last year so I really have been putting it off!

I realised that if I didn't stop making excuses I would never get it done so when I knew that the baby was being induced I decided that it had to be finished before it was born.....lol.


I have never been, and never will be a seamstress - I won't tell you how long I read the stupid directions and tried to make some sense of them. I also know, just like when you pull an engine apart, I ended up with left over bits....rotfl. But regardless of all that I am really pleased the the final result - in fact I have surprised myself.


I still haven't completed the back - trying to decide whether to have buttons or ribbons to fasten the back. Finally decided that ribbons would be best in case future children are bigger/older/plumper and need that little extra room that you could get by tying the back opening instead of buttoning it.

Anyway, my most important UFO is now in the completed pile and I couldn't be happier especially in view of the devastating news about Abigail - I doubt I could concentrate on the sewing with the news hanging over my head. Still trying to get my head around the diagnosis.

For some reason the colour hasn't come out right - it looks white when in actual fact it is Ivory - Swiss Batiste in a lovely ivory colour - but at least you get the idea.

So my next UFO to attempt? To be honest I have no idea - been doing a lot of knitting of cute little girlie boleros and hug me tights ...lol ..... but rest assured I will try and get at least one more done before the year is out! Actually I have one more cloth to complete that I want to give as a Christmas Present so that will have to be done.

I Hope It Is Done

Yes, I thought it was done a couple of months ago but my DS#1 wanted it big enough to fit his queen size bed (with the deep mattresses they have now) so what's a mother to do but please her darling boy. All it lacks is the quilting. This is a two block quilt of my own design using blocks from the Quilters Cache--one is called Winding Blades and the other Soaring Past Time--hence the name Time Travel. DS#1 loves to travel. Strike off one UFO!

Blessings to ya'll,

Marilyn

TaDa!!!

Finished another one!


Spent the last few days making a concerted effort to complete my Hidden Star Log Cabin and finally got it done.


Now all I have to do is quilt it (along with the 1000 peace quilt) but it can wait a little before I do that.

The pics don't do it justice because I can't get the colours right. The aubergine just doesn't seem to want to come out right but at least you get the general idea.

So another UFO is crossed off the list. Not sure when or what I will start on - I have a machine embroidered quilt on the go and .....yes I know ...... still have the christening gown to get done....rotfl.