The 100 day hustle

I may be a day late, 

but I am hopping on the band wagon nevertheless!

Kelsey Sews is hosting it:  - 

so September 22nd meant that

there were just 100 days remaining in 2012.

Just 100 left, 

I mean 99 today - where did 2012 go?

"Let's hustle through our to-do lists and 

start the new year with a clean slate!"

Well, I am in and here is my list:

* Finish a certain b'day project out of Tula's Book

(image to come once it is gifted)

* Complete AMH's Feather Bed Quilt (top only)

* Participate in Sew Sweetness Sew-along

project to be decided...

* Quilt 2 more charity quilts

Houndstooth 

and one more from the Quilt Guild Charity Table

* Finish 2 more UFO's - yes, I fell off and have too many left

Flying Geese - sew into a top

Binding for Cathedral Stars

* Quilt Lenora's quilt

* How about 8 more Farmer's Wife blocks (2 per month)

currently 18 blocks done

* Add some more Swoon blocks, also neglected

Well, I will try and see what I still can pull off in 2012.

Are you in?

Linking up to Kelsey's blog.

I better get sewing,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

I have started on my Feather Bed Quilt - 

with 1 Central Park Jelly roll

and Kona Chocolate Brown background,

here is where I am right now:

Still wondering which color to use 

for the feather spine

Chartreuse or

Orange or

maybe both.

I also spend some time preparing 

yet another Farmer's Wife block 14 - 

Butterfly of the Crossroad:

Linking up with Judy's Design Wall -

go there and check out all the other links!

Happy sewing on Labor Day,

Barb

# 12 - DONE

Just a quick photo of the completed Farmer's Wife block:

Off to other sewing projects,

Barb

# 12 Broken Sugar Bowl

I have been farming again;

not finished yet, 

but you can see that it's coming along nicely:

# 12 Broken Sugar Bowl

My first attempt at this block

with paper piecing

failed miserably,

but I think I can get these  pieces

trimmed & sewn together

without further issues.

Barb

(stats: this would be 18 of 111)

One lonely Farmer's Wife block

So my background fabric Kona Chocolate

is picked for the Feather Bed Quilt by Anna Maria Horner

- thanks for your input!

 

While I was contemplating the feather background,

I figured I better get back to my Farmer's Wife blocks again

- and I finished one more:

# 11 Broken Dishes

 

And I believe my total is:

 a whooping 17 blocks (of111!)

Well,

slow and steady,

one block at a time...

glad I picked it up again,

 

Barb

 

Mid week update

Just a quick update on my Farmer's Wife quilt blocks:

I added 6 more blocks for a total of 16 blocks!

This may be my second wind

( and I will need a few more of these to finish the 111 blocks...)

Yep, 15 minutes sewing a day (or more) can get you there.

Slow and steady...

I really like the concept of doing a block per day or week.

Then each block is a small project in itself -

that's something I can handle

and not as intimidating as the number 111.

Eek,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

It's already Monday evening

but I will still add my DWM post.

I have pulled out my Farmer's Wife blocks -

and made 2 more for a total of 12!

As always my paper piecing starts with

sewing

and unsewing

and sewing

 and un-sewing

 until I finally get it right.

And by then the paper is shredded...

Nevertheless I managed to get

Basket #3 ( no handle yet/ upper left corner block)

and Box # 9  (lower right corner) done.

I hope in the next weeks I will be able

to squeeze in some more Farm blocks.

I also tackeled another UFO

and am working on the binding

for Christmas Lights

(modified; a Bonnie Hunter mystery from Quiltmaker):

You can see the not-yet-joined binding strip

on the top of the picture.

I amchien sew the binding to the quilt back and then sew

a decorative stitch from the front.

That's the only way I ever get binding done...

And last but not least:

my Orca Bay has not changed much

and is still in half assembled blocks:

That's it from my end.

Please go and check all the other beautiful design walls

on Judy's Patchwork Place!

Barb

2012 UFO challenge

This will be my 2nd year of joining Judy's UFO challenge.
While I will be listing 12 projects and see whichever one gets chosen, I may need to adjust my monthly project by season. Seems to be more difficult for me to do summer projects, so we'll see how it goes. But I will try to get more than 5 UFO's done, so I can beat my 2011 finished UFO!

1. Orca Bay mystery - while it is still ongoing, I will have to work on almost all steps; hope to get it done as a quilt top by the end of 2012!

2. Jelly Roll Race quilt: is promised to be given to a friend, latest for her birthday in May; it needs quilting and binding

3. Lenora's quilt: I gave a her pictures of several quilt tops and am waiting for her to pick one!

???

4. Friendship strips: we had a strip exchange going last year and I really would like to finish it into a top

5. Mod Blossom: needs quilting

6. Houndstooth top: needs quilting

7. Modern Cross; add borders, quilt

8. Farmer's wife: make 10 more blocks (or it would be an overwhelming task...)

9. Binding for Cathedral Stars quilt

10. Binding for Jelly Roll quilt along quilt

11. Tropical Twist: needs borders - hope to find a for me do-able solution

12. Flying geese: finish top (and quilt)

That's my list - please check all the other participants listed on Judy's blog -

and maybe you will join yourself!

It sure helps to get things moving along!

Happy UFO sewing in 2012!

Barb