WIPS - Works In Progress list

My WIP’s

I worked on my list of things I need to finish this year or work on this year.  I tried to put the BOM's together.  The things that need to be bond together and everything else in priority.  Now things can change if I get a customer quilt in to quilt.  I'm mostly designing quilts and trying to publish them.

I have needed to write these down for awhile.  I have told myself I cannot add anything else to the list.  I have taken on some big projects also.  I am quilting for a friend that gathers quilts for cancer patients.  I am also quilting one quilt a month for Quilts of Valor.

I might put this is order later.  But I CAN'T ADD TO THIS LIST!  Here we go!  Ready set go!  Get moving Shar!

BOM

1 - Wool applique - BOM block

2 - Kaffe Class blocks

3 - Patchwork Posse Blocks - cut, piece, quilt and bind by May 20th.

4 - My Heritage BOM - blocks, quilt and bind. Plus parallel quilt.

5 - Guild's Mystery Quilt

6 - Table-runners – One for each month

7 - Pincushions - One a month

8 - Skill Builder – cut, piece, quilt and bind

Piece or Quilt-a-longs

1 - Batik Quilt - Design, cut, piece, quilt and bind by May 20th.  Ready to publish.

2 - Aviatrix – a quilt along May

3 - Denise’s Quilt – Design, cut, piece, quilt all before July 1st

4 - Kaffe- Design quilt, make blocks, quilt, and bind.  done by March 1st, 2015.  Make a pattern.

5 - Hemstitch receiving blankets – For my 1^st grand baby.  I need to have finished by July for the the baby showers

6 - Elysa's baby quilt – For my 1^st grand baby.  I need to have finished by July for the the baby showers

7 - Baby receiving 2 girl blanket – For my 1^st grand baby.  I need to have finished by July for the the baby showers

8 - Baby receiving 2 boy blanket – For my 1^st grand baby.  I need to have finished by July for the the baby showers

9 - 16 Patch – Design, cut, piece, quilt and bind by May 20th.  Ready to publish.

10 - Halloween - Design, cut, piece, quilt and bind by June 30th.  Ready to publish.

11 - Spool - Design, cut, piece, quilt and bind by June 20th.  Ready to publish.

12 - Erika's Quilt – this is my niece’s quilt.  I need to finish before she gets home from her mission in Feb of 2015.

13 - Derek's T-shirt quilt – this is my son’s quilt.  I need to have it finished before he gets home from his mission in Aug of 2015.

14 - Valentine Quilt – finish it.  In a state of mess.  And missing blocks, quilt, bind, wash.

13 - Harmonic Conversion – cut, piece, quilt and bind by July 31st.

15 - Cody's baby's - Design, cut, piece, quilt and bind by June 30th.  Ready to publish.

16 - Alisha's baby's - Design, cut, piece, quilt and bind by July 31st.  Ready to publish.

17 - Stephanie's 1^st - Design, cut, piece, quilt and bind by July 31st. Ready to publish.

18 - Color Wheel – Just want to make one this year

19 - String - Design, cut, piece, quilt

20 - English paper piecing - class starts in Sept.

21 - X-block – Design, cut, piece, quilt and bind by Aug 31st.

22 - Snowflake – Design, cut, piece, quilt and bind by Sept 30th.  Ready to publish.

Quilt

1 - Mom's quilt – quilted, binding on, washed before June 1^st.
2 - Green Top quilt - quilt, binding on, wash.  Design. Ready to publish.

Bindings

1 - Waterfall - Design and bind by May 20th.  Ready to publish.

2 - Easy Street – binding on, washed before June 1^st.

3 - Stephanie's pink – Design, cut, piece, quilt and bind by May 20th.  Ready to publish.

My first quilt

Well, I have my first grandbaby coming.  My daughter wanted to go through the blankets and take what was hers.  As we went through them we came across the first quilt I had ever made.  I couldn't believe what great condition the quilt was in.  There was only one problem.  There was no batting.  The batting that I had used had completely disappeared.  I was really surprised.  I also had no mitered corners.

I made this quilt for my first daughter.  I was taught by my aunt.  She help me decide on the pattern, it was a log cabin pattern.  Then took me shopping for the fabric.  I came up to her house, where she helped me cut out the fabric and showed me how to put the quilt together.  But by the time it came to quilt it and bind it I had put the quilt aside and many years had passed.  She had gone other ways and so had I.  I should have stayed the task and finished the entire quilt with her.

Boy I have learned a lot over the years.  There is definitely reasons why you need to use quality batting and use correct methods of sewing.  Take the time to learn from others.  Also learn how to correctly fold quilts so that you don't have permanent folds in your quilts.

Kaffe Class

I have been taking a class called Kaffe and Friends at My Heritage Fabric.  It is taught by Kaye Evans who just happens to be my aunt.  She has taught this class for several years.  We make blocks using Kaffe Fassett fabric along with other designers' such as Amy Bulter, Phillip Jacobs, Lonni Rossi, and Brandon Mabley.  I have pulled from my fabric stash to finish the block also.

Once the blocks are done they are put together into a quilt and display at the HMQS show in Salt Lake City, UT.  I have gone for the last 3 years and admired these quilts.  Now I have been able to take her class.  I have really enjoyed learning from her.  She has so much knowledge.  I am grateful to call her my aunt.

Here are my block for the last few months.

January Block

 

 

 

February Block

 

 

 

March Blocks

 

 

 

Feburary Goals

I have to many projects that need to be finished. Which one to pick? I think I will finish my Valentine quilt.

I have the top completely finished.  I was amazed at how fast the quilt came together.  I really like this pattern.  They way that this pattern was written was not the best way.  I think I will rewrite it.  But that will help make it my own.  I posted the top on Facebook when I had it finished and several people loved it.  Many people want to see it when I have it finished.  I will hopefully get it quilted next week.  Here is a picture of the top.