The red/white disappearing 4-patch from 2012 is assembled, quilted and bound! I had just enough backing material from Connecting Threads to piece the backing. The quilting is lots of hearts done in a red/pink variegated thread. The outer border is a red-on-white print of hearts. My longarmer Patty claimed that I have my Valentine's present done early. LOL.
Then I finished up my Little Fox quilt, a Patch Pals pattern from Quiltmaker magazine, that I had sewn way back in 2015. This was actually enjoyable to FMQ myself. Why do I procrastinate when it comes to quilting my own projects (at least the small ones)? This one turned out so cute!
While I was on the FMQ bandwagon, I decided to finally finish the quilting on my Red Cross quilt, sewn in 2013. Again, I had stalled out on the FMQ step. This has the same backing as my other red/white quilt above. The block pattern is Greek Cross. The color scheme was one I had seen from a modern quilt guild in Oklahoma (can't recall which one). Each cross block featured a different red print. <giggle> It gave me an excuse to buy many different reds to build up my stash.
Ah-hah! With three UFOs finished, you know what that means? Time to start a new project1 Oh, wait. I did that already with that green Irish Star Chain pattern. Eight blocks are finished and eight more blocks are kitted up ready to sew. My plan is to make 20 blocks, set 4 by 5 for a nice lap quilt.
Red quilts and green quilts? Sounds like I am gearing up for Christmas. Maybe it's time to work on that tree skirt and Christmas table runner I had cut out late last year. Those are two more UFOs on my list that could be easily crossed off.
Have you started on your Christmas projects? It's best to get them done before the busy holiday preparation time begins. Every year I promise myself that I would get my gifts purchased or made before Thanksgiving so I can enjoy the holidays without rushing around at the last minute. Never have been able to achieve that. And only rarely do I get holiday cards sent out more than a week before Christmas. My sister is one of those people who sends her cards out the day after Thanksgiving. There has only been one year that I beat her, or at least I thought I had. Her card came in the mail the afternoon after I dropped off my cards at the post office. Maybe I should step up my game and bake cookies to send the day after Thanksgiving with a pretty card. Game on, sis!
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