Finishes and still to go...

I have finished 17 quilts this year, have 18 tops still to quilt and 6 quilts to bind. Everytime I try to count the Works in Progress I lose the will to live so I am not going to even attempt it.....

Christmas present finish

86" square. A Bonnie Hunter mystery from 2009 - I think it was called Carolina Christmas.

Finish in Flannel

This is one of the first quilts I finished earlier this year. It didn't make it to its intended recipient but is being put to good use nonetheless.

Nan is a winner

The first prize in the recent Lutterworth Exhibition was the group quilt made this year.... guess who LOVED it and is VERY pleased to have it on Grandad's bed....

Size matters....

Oranges are not the only fruit

Auntie Sandra liked it

Auntie Sandra liked her quilt!

Linus and Scarlett

A finished one for Linus - with Scarlett getting in on the action.

Blowing in the breeze

Some of the binding "to do" pile - enjoying a bit of fresh air while they wait.

Winding Ways

A finish for the Threads and Patches exhibition in October.

A delay

Kaboodle helping out.

Finished for Auntie Sandra

The family keep telling me that "Auntie Sandra would like a quilt". I asked my mum what colours her bedroom is "no idea". OK then, do you know what sort of thing she likes, "Yes" said my mum "she likes patchwork". Great. I am going to put this in the Lutterworth Piecemakers exhibition in October and try and get Auntie Sandra to take Nan along.....

work

Strange post for a Saturday but this is my office - complete with wall hanging that was a Quilt University Class with Dena Crain (made ages ago but just the right size for the wall space).

Whoops update

Have been counting. Progress so far: Quilts to bind/label - 5. Tops to quilt - 24. Tops to finish - 14 ish (very ish).

Thank you

I got a thank you from the neighbours for Matilda's quilt - a lovely surprise!

Inspiration

Best inspiration from recent holiday. Window from York Minster.

Bargain

Best bargain of recent holiday in July to York, Scarborough, Edinburgh and Chester? This place had about 6 shelves of P&Q books.....

Matilda

Next door neighbours had a baby girl earlier in the year and called her Matilda. I won a Hugo dog applique from Janet Clare's website which I originally thought I would sew onto a babygro but then reality set in and I realised I hadn't a clue what size to buy so I should stick with making a quilt.

Father's Day

He said "it's lovely, what is it?" He was very pleased when I told him oven gloves - he thought it was something he would have to wear.......

Problems....

Mark, I definitely need a design wall.

Royal Wedding quilt (ish)

I have called this my royal wedding quilt as I was sewing the binding down while watching. 29th April 2011, Prince William and Catherine Middleton. I really enjoyed the wedding and now want a book on the cosmati pavement of Westminster Abbey....

Dull for a sunny day

Needed to fiddle with Nessie's tension a bit so just wiggled round blue bunny rabbits. Was going to cut it up into smaller pieces for preemie quilts for Linus but I like it larger so just put some binding on it.

work in progress

This, I think, is going to look better on the frame than off it.... but I am having fun.

Sunshiny day

The three girls together. This was last week - it is freezing again now.

Finishes for Japan

Two finishes. Piecemakers are collecting quilts for Japan so I will probably donate these. This is absolutely the last of the animal squares and the panel is probably the first of many as I really enjoyed quilting it.

Finish

Another one knocked off the "to finish" list - given to Linus. Have quilted about 7 so far this year but still need to attach the binding to three of them. Have also finished one that I forgot to count on my original list - and have found some others I missed off the original list too so the scores on the doors at the moment is probably about 8 down and still about 28 to go.....

Bag of bunnys

Is it a moose? Is it a kangaroo? NO!! IT'S A RABBIT!!!!!

Kaboodle

Honestly, if you've got one place where you don't want them to sit....

Do I like it?

I can't make my mind up whether I like this or not. Finished and off the to do list anyway.

Finished!

Two down, lost count of how many more to go...... These are for Linus.

NYD mystery

Finished photos but not yet washed.

New Year's Day Mystery quilt 2011

An online mystery class from longarm university New Year's Day 2011. Took me a good week or more to make it, never mind a day.... Have still got to wash it to take the marking pen out but finished the binding last night. This was my first proper project on Nessie. These are photos from halfway through.