Finish Along - Quarter 4 goals

There is just one quarter left in 2014

and I need to put 

my goals together.

For this Finish Along

only completed items count...

and I do need a strong final quarter

to get some UFO's moving!

Maybe a lot of wishful thinking,

but hey, I have to try.

Okay - here it goes:

1) Complete binding on guild mystery quilt

2) Finish b'day quilt - it has become a b'day to christmas quilt...

(sew top, quilt & bind)

3) Finish Wagon Wheel quilt 

(sashing and border + quilt & bind)

4) Finish Fit for a Hero quilt

(quilt & bind)

And now comes the dream list - 

I may have to quit working

and sew non-stop until xmas though...

maybe it's more a type of UFO list...

5) Finish x & + quilt

(border, quilt & bind)

6) Finish Fractured quilt 

(quilt & bind)

7) Finish Garden Path quilt 

(quilt & bind)

8) Finish Hawk's Nest 

(complete the top, quilt & bind)

Alright then - 

I better stop now ;-0

There are 8 projects and 12 weeks left,

meaning 1 1/2 week per project, hmmm.

Sometimes I just have to 

list my stuff

and get re-acquainted and motivated.

Will let you know if it works...

Every single finish 

will be celebrated

and means one less 

carry-over project into 2015.

Linking up to

The littlest Thistles Q4 post.

I guess this means:

sew, sew, sew,

sew, sew,

Barb

December Finishes Party

Just a few hours before the linky shuts down,

I managed to eek in my December finish

for "A Lovely Year of Finishes 2013"

My goal was to add the 5 missing blocks 

to my Fractured quilt

and sew the top together.

And tadaaaa: 

I JUST completed the Fractured top!

I love it!

And what a great feeling here 

during the last hours of 2013!

Hopefully I will have the same

determination throughout 2014

and finish some more of my UFO's.

And quilt some, too...

A big thank you to Melissa and Shanna

for hosting "A lovely Year of Finishes 2013".

Without your motivation

my UFO list would be even longer.

Are YOU ready to join

A lovely Year of Finishes 2014?

Happy New Year,

Barb

Fractured QAL - and December goal setting

Have a look at my latest count of 

the Fractured quilt top:

25 blocks!

Well, that's my current status

and even though the QAL

hosted by Vicki

will end this week,

I hope to complete this top

as my December goal

for "A Lovely Year of Finishes 2013".

This means sewing 5 more blocks

and sewing the top together

with  a 5 x 6 lay-out.

Thank you Vicki for hosting this QAL:

I would have never gotten that far 

without the QAL support.

Linking up to 

Fractured QAL at Vicki's blog

and

Goal setting party at Fiber of all Sorts.

Barb

Design Wall Monday

Look what I finished today -

My Orca Bay top (without borders)

This was quite some intense sewing,

but now it is done!

I just have to make a decision

what type of border I want to add...

Then I have been busy with the Fractured QAL

and added 2 more blocks:

It needs some more block shuffling

until final lay-out though.

Last project and due for Thanksgiving 

as a present:

Modern Christmas Trees QA

hosted by Christa.

I jumped on it rather late

but the top is completed!

Tomorrow it will go on the frame,

and hopefully ready for binding on Tuesday...

Not completely happy

with my 3 red corner trees,

that was before I opted for the border,

but it'll do ;-)

Linking up to Judy's Design Wall Monday.

Happy sewing,

Happy Thanksgiving,

Barb

Fractured Quilt Along

It is high time to post 

an update on my Fractured Quilt,

even though I only added 2 blocks...

Well, when I moved the blocks

I lost track of the lay-out

and something looks funky.

I believe it is the pink block 

(bottom row, 3 from left)

that's out of tune.

Oh well, it will be moved 

for the next photo shoot ;-)

Linking up to Vicki's blog.

Barb

Fractured QAL

Before it's too late,

here is my latest Fractured Quilt Along update:

20 blocks total!

I am thinking of a 5 x 6 final lay-out,

so 10 more blocks to go.

It'll probably somehow stay an off center design.

Sewing slow and steady 1 block at a time ;-)

If I had to add up

all the un-sewing I have done per block,

I would have been done 

with all 30 blocks by now...

no kidding!

Must be the late evening sewing

that throws me off.

Just saw that some people 

are already working 

on their 2nd Fractured Quilt - 

wow, is all I can say...

Linking up to Vicki's blog.

Barb

Design Wall Monday

Wohoo, I finished a project - 

Zig Zag top for the guild is done,

with borders and all:

Finally I got my living room floor back ;-)

I am up to 18 blocks 

for my of Fractured quilt:

And while I continue to work on tumblers as leader-enders,

I finally pulled out my October project

and cut/ sewed binding for my Easy Street quilt.

A few more days left 

to finish it up by the 31st:

All in all 

not a bad sewing week for me!

How did your week go?

Linking up to 

Judy's Design Wall Monday.

Barb

Fractured QA - week 7

Here is the 'usual' weekend link-up 

for the Fractured QA - 

but today I am early!

I managed to add 6 blocks to my quilt,

for a total of 18 Fractured blocks - 

A new record for me!

Have a look:

I am still shuffling around my lay-out,

and searching my stash for more blues...

Go check out the link-ups

at Vicki's blog.

Barb

Design Wall Monday

I am still working on 

3 projects simultaneously.

While it may not look 

it changed much since last week,

Tumbler rows have become a top:

and it will continue to grow as leader - ender;

Zig zags have become blocks

(well most of them...)

hopefully the border fabric will pull it all together;

And 3 blocks were added to Fractured:

I really like how it is coming together,

even though slooow.

Go and be inspired by checking out 

Judy's DWM linky.

Enjoy your week,

Barb

Fractured QA - week 6

Ok, it's Sunday evening 

and time to post my Fractured status:

12 blocks - slow and steady.

While I try to sew some

 in the evening after work,

it usually ends up with a seam ripper...

As long as I add blocks to it,

I should be ok.

Linking up to Vicki's blog.

Barb

Design Wall Monday

Not too much sewing,

but more cutting 

going on at my place.

While sewing a few units

 for my Fractured quilt,

(only temporary left upper corner unit -

will be moved to outer edge of quilt)

I used the Zig Zag guild quilt pre-cut package

as leaders and enders.

It's a mix of cotton and upholstery 

and who knows what,

but hopefully it will make a decent quilt.

Had some trouble 

with all colored pieces being too small,

so I ended up re-cutting all HST units - 

oh what fun...

I am a few units short and 

the quilt just needs something else,

maybe a colorful piano key border?

Help or Suggestions, please!

Oh yes,

I had a great time at the GLHQ Guild meet

and speaker Jacquie Gering - 

just one of her fabulous quilts:

Linking up to 

Judy's design wall Monday post.

Barb

Fractured QA - week 5

I know, 

I am 1 week behind in the Fractured QA

due to vacation,

but I am still on it.

First off I just HAD to cut 

into the blue FQ won from Vicki

and then shuffled fabrics

to find the best color combination:

Hand dyed blue and commercial orange Batik

was the final decision - 

and a block C sewn up.

(colors not true, it's more orange as seen in 1st pic).

Final count: a whopping 9 blocks

What can I say:

slow and steady ;-)

The new block stands out and will find a spot

closer to the edge of final quilt,

but the 3x3 lay-out fit best in a picture...

It's coming together - 

and I am linking up to Vicki's blog.

So glad she gives us until Sunday

and makes me get my act together

and post for her linky!

Happy sewing,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

Just a quick glance at my current top projects:

Vicki's Fractured QA with 7 blocks completed

and my guilds GLHQ BOM 

and color study "Orange" combined - 

Goose in the Pond.

It took me forever to get this block done,

just too many little pieces...

but all leftover scraps from my Fractured blocks.

(size 10 1/2 unfinished)

What's on your design wall?

Linking up to Judy's Patchwork Place.

Looking forward to the next guild meet on Thursday

with guest speaker Jacquie Gering.

Happy sewing,

Barbara

Fractured QAL - week 4

Slow and steady - 

that still seems to be my mantra

for the Fractured quilt.

Today I can show 7 total blocks

meaning I made 3 this week - 

and hope to add a few more later...

But look what I found in my mailbox on Friday - 

my Fractured QAL win from Vicki:

Vicki,

Thank you so much - 

my very first hand dyed fabric

and it will be cut up here shortly 

for another fractured block;

and a beautiful card + sticky notes, 

perfect to keep the A,B,C and D blocks apart.

Linking up to this week's Fractured QAL linky,

I'll probably be the last one again,

but I am still going strong ;-)

Happy sewing,

Barb

Fractured QA - week 3

One more post today - 

I've finished 4 blocks total 

for the Fractured QA:

It is slowly taking form

Hope to be more productive next week...

Linking up to the weekly linky

on Vicki's blog.

Barb

Design Wall Monday

Well, here it goes:

while sewing my 1st Fractured block,

I used some blocks for Alycia drive

as leader and enders.

Then some more cutting

for the Fractured QA 

and both borders for the Halloween top attached

(started for the Craftbuds book month):

After having joined the GLHQ last Thurday

I picked up a kit for a donation quilt

and started sewing these HST as well:

(yes, they were somehow cut in different sizes

and I will have to square them up).

Oh, and I had to add 1 more 

Halloweeny leftover spool

3 1/2 inch square:

And I finished the binding on my 

Star Surround quilt,

but the big reveal will be 

after the Monday parade...

That's about it:

sure looks like Quilters ADD..

but lots of stuff got moved along.

Linking up to 

Judy's Design Wall Monday Linky.

Happy sewing,

Barb

Fractured QA Week 2

Shortly before cut-off time

for the 2 week QA link up,

I can at least show some progress

from last week's post:

1 block "A" sewn and

 some Blue strips cut!

It's looking promising!

 Linking up to Vicki's blog.

Barb

Design Wall Monday

Yeah, I finished

Quilting my Star Surround QA top:

Now I just have to get the binding done,

by September 15th.

It's going to be machine sewn

and I will try Susie's Magic Binding.

Then I whipped up

a quick wall hanging:

my first Halloween quilt ever.

Here it is without borders:

Test borders:

I hope to finish this quilt

by the end of September,

in the spirit of the

  CraftBuds Challenge

of using a crafts book

and actually making something out of it.

How about that?

Meantime I had joined

Vicki and the Fractured QA.

I haven't gotten far,

but one test block A (unsewn)

looks very promising:

You can see my color choices

here.

That's it from my Design Wall.

Find more inspiration at

Judy's Patchwork Place!

Enjoy,

Barb

Fractured Quilt Along

Ok, the first week of the

  Fractured Quilt Along

(pattern in this book)

hosted by Vicki,

finds me with the light fabric selection 

cut into strips.

Not stellar, but it's a start!

I will pair the Yellow-Orange-Red fabrics

with blue, purple and who knows, grey/ black

to show a nice contrast.

Here are my dark fabrics so far,

uncut:

Vicki,

Thanks for hosting -

I just love the book

"Making Quilts"

By Kathy Doughty

and jumped at the QA!

It always gives me a bit more

of accountability...

I just hope I won't be 

a lonely slow-poke ;-)

Linking up to the 1st week

  QA linky.

Happy sewing,

or for me rather cutting,

Barb