2018 Quilts

My word for this year is Appreciate. The word can mean growth or it could mean being thankful for what you have.

My quilting goals for this year are to:
1. Cut my UFO list in half (pretty ambitious) - see this blog post.
2. Clean up my sewing room / office.
3. Enter one quilt and one small project in a quilt show.
4. Blog at least twice a month.
5. Continue building new friendships in my local quilt guilds.

My personal non-quilting goals for this year are to fly to local airports and explore more, focus on healthy exercise to lose weight and feel better, improve my vegetable garden results, and strengthen friendships within my church family.

2018 Finishes:

1. UFO Jamestown Landing, a pattern by Bonnie Hunter. Started in 2013, finished in January.

2. UFO Magnolia Mystery by Meadow Mist designs, started in 2017. Finished in February.

3. UFO Big Star County mystery by Alycia Quilts, started in 2017. Finished in February.

4. UFO Grand Illusion, started in 2016. (Yes, I fixed that block on the 4th row - will post final picture later). Bound with coral pink; finished in May.

5. NEW Mesa Valley, started in March and flimsy was finished in March. Completed in July

6. UFO Sapphire Stars, started in 2017 and flimsy finished in April. Quilted and bound in May.

7. .UFO "I Heart You", a disappearing 4-patch set of blocks started in 2012. Completed in September.

8. UFO Patch Pal Fox from Quiltmaker magazine. Pieced in 2015. Finally finished FMQ and binding in September.

9. UFO Red Cross quilt based on Greek Cross block pattern, all from different red prints. Pieced in 2013. Finally finished FMQ in September.

10. NEW Twinkle Twinkle Little Star from Wedding Dress Blue. Completed in November.

READY FOR QUILTING:

(awaiting purchase of a mid-arm!!!!)  

1. UFO In the 'Hood, started and paused in 2017. Ready with backing for FMQ.
2. UFO 2015 Craftsy BOM, started and paused in 2015. Ready with backing for extensive FMQ.


3. UFO Rainbow Scrap Quilt 2015, started and paused in 2015, then dusted off and finally sewn up into a rainbow beauty in 2018. Ready with backing to be longarmed.

4. NEW 54-40 Quilt from Sew Sampler April 2018. Began and assembled in July. Ready to be longarmed.

5. NEW Autumn Stars, from the November 2017 Sew Sampler box. Ready with backing for me to FMQ.

6. NEW Irish Star Chain. Flimsy finished in October. Ready with backing for me to FMQ.

7. NEW Rainbow Scrap Quilt 2018. Three blocks completed each month. Assembled in November.

8. NEW  Beehive with Pepper & Flax prints. Assembled in December.



OTHER WORKS IN PROCESS

First Quilt - needs ugly corners fixed

Winter Pines - needs several more blocks

Baby Hearts - originally for my daughter who is now 21

Floribunda - ready to assemble

En Provence - three blocks and border left

Garden Party - many more blocks needed

1860's Revival - needs sashing and assembly

Lady of the Lake - many more blocks needed

Brenna's T-shirts - needs borders and sashing

Patriotic Tobacco Road - collecting red bricks

Tree skirt - needs quilting

Christmas table runner - cut and ready to sew

Crabapple Trees - either keep as medallion or rearrange for full quilt

NEW - Irish Chainish in Arcadian Mist prints