Q3 Goals

Going for an ambitious list here!  Don't think I have any photos, so this is more a list for me to check back on.  Hopefully as I get through these, I'll be able to show more!

Must do
Baby quilt for M
Tractor from Farm Girl Vintage (one for Dad's birthday, then one for me)
Peacock wallhanging for Aunt M's birthday
Christmas ornaments that have been ordered

Should do
This is things for craft fairs:
Apple core table runner
Small nativity panel
Large nativity panel
At least 5 advent calendars
At least 5 stockings
Baby panel
QAYG sampler quilt

Want to do
Sal's quilt
Pink Karma quilt
Blue Karma quilt
Bag for Festival of Quilts
Christmas cushion
"Press" wallhanging
Dog quilt

12 1/2" FGV block for wallhanging
Music player mat
Mini Christmas cushions x 2
Pat Archibald junk
Pat Archibald elephant
Jennie Rayment cushion
Softies: Dachshund, cow, elephant

Not strictly finishes
Finish quilting L's quilt
Put together jelly roll flimsy

Last finish for Q2

The first of the cut/press/sew/quilt wallhangings by Lori Holt.  I backed it in a super thick calico.  When I was quilting it it sounded like quilting through cardboard, but it has the neatest corners I've ever seen and it's hanging really well.  Just noticed I don't have a button sewn in the middle, whoops!

Pretty chuffed with this quarter's worth of finishes!

Friday, finish, FGV, photobomb

After my very productive couple of days, I've only been able to grab moments here and there.  I got the last few inches of binding finished today.  We've been down on the farm all day making silage (down all day yesterday, didn't happen as it rained too much, total waste of a day!) and I went to get some photos while everyone else was on a tea break.

Close up of the quilting - "Lighthearted" from Step By Step Free-Motion Quilting by Christina Cameli.  I wanted something fairly flowing and this was lovely.

 I decided to try somewhere else for photos, and found this funky broken branch.  Look behind the quilt (hard, I know, it's rather bright) - can you see our boys?

 Definitely intrigued!

 I moved to another gate - this is where they are usually fed.

 And here they all are, thinking they're going to scrounge another meal!

Quilt Stats (an idea nicked from Sandra at Musings of a Menopausal Melon:
Size: 60 x 60 inches
Quilting: Lighthearted by Christina Cameli
Thread: Superior Threads King Tut "Sunstone"

 So here's my Fresh Pears block (pips not sewn yet)

and Feed and Seed.

And now, I'm sitting with my feet up, trying to work out a banner, eating Tayto crisps (the only crisps) and relaxing!

Linking up (I hope) with TGIFF and Can I Get A Whoop Whoop

The finishes are going to come thick and fast...

and here's the next one:

I thought this wasn't going to happen.  As I said in my last post, I had this in the car to finish sewing the binding and it picked up a couple of dirty marks.  I was dubious about the colour running, but thankfully it didn't!  It's a little crinkly though, despite all my best efforts.  Boo.

Here's a photo of it in the window to try and make it look a bit more stained glass, but it's a dull day here today.  It was one of my oldest UFOs, so I'll be glad when I have it hanging.

Once that went ok, I got into a bit of a whirlwind and got loads done.  Everything that follows has been done from Saturday til yesterday - I was in such a blur I didn't stop to take photos.  I spent today in the car going to and from the airport.

This is quilted and 3/4 bound (most of binding sewn in car today):

"Are you honestly still trying to get photos of me?"

 "Fine, here I am, looking cute."

Incidentally, see all the tufts of thread in the second photo of this?  My machine was fine to begin with, but then went a bit bonkers, and the thread kept catching around the lowered feed dogs.  I couldn't tell for ages that that's what it was catching on, and once I did I decided to put the feed dogs back up and that solved everything, thank goodness.

 I pieced this along with the next two FGV blocks (I'll post those on Friday) and quilted it; just some straight line quilting and binding to go.

 I also pieced this - I intend quilting this in the next quarter finish along.  Just needs its borders now.  I also had this in pink, discovered a mistake and have it all ripped and ready to re-assemble.

 "OMG, I love quilt tops!"

 "Haha, I move too fast for your camera!"

 "Wheeeeeee!"

 "Well,that display of enthusiasm was embarrassing, going to hide now"

Anyway, the colours weren't great when I took them inside, here it is outside.  I love the specific green and blue that are in this, just lovely.

I also got more quilted on my monkeys quilt, and it is about 95% finished.  I have high hopes of having almost all on my list finished by the end of the month!  Unfortunately, I'll lose tomorrow as we're making silage... oh, what fun!

A finish... ish!

A friend made this table runner and asked me to quilt it for her.  I thought I'd have another go at feathers and I think it suits the pattern well!

I put the binding on for her (there was a deadline and due to our class having a week off, I was worried she wouldn't make it) so technically I finished it - but it's not mine, so probably doesn't count.  But it was on my list for this quarter, so that's something I can cross off!  Unfortunately, I've been able to move many things along, but no other finishes.  Need to get cracking on some bindings...

To finish...

Forgive the crappy photos - my camera was dying so I took these very quickly.  This is on my list of things to do this quarter:

This baby quilt is to be finished for Saturday.  Since the photo was taken, I have a third quilted.

I want to get this wallhanging bound and up!

I was half-way through quilting this when I spotted a bad print on the red.  So it had to be ripped out and replaced.  I want this quilted and bound. 

I made this top a while ago.  I have a free motion class in An Grainan coming up, so I want a few more samples of free motion ready.  This is one.

 This I made as a sample for Fiddlesticks Fabrics a year or so ago.  I had only time to do basic stitch in the ditch.  So more free motion!

 And some more!  This is a quilt a few people in our class made, and I was asked to quilt this by one of the class members.  Mum has made it as well (well, she's waiting for me to finish the leaves!) so I've already planned how I'm going to quilt it.  Please excuse the toy stuffing on the floor!

 I want to do at least one of these for some selfish sewing.

I had nominated this before (well, in a way, I missed the linky) so let's see what I can do this time.

And lastly I have a table runner to quilt for someone.  Does it count for quilting to be done for someone else as a finish, if it's not mine and I don't have to worry about binding?!

And then here are some finishes!

Again, someone in the class had this made, she asked me to quilt on the writing.

 I was asked to make this doggie from Love Patchwork and Quilting for someone.  Love this dog!

So I've already a couple of finishes for this quarter, here's hoping some of the rest will follow!

Another post, another goal

So, another goal.  I finished this top

a couple of years ago and it is, as yet, unquilted.  As my aim this year is to tackle some of the UFO, I've picked this to be finished in this quarter.  I'm ignoring the fact that I haven't picked up a needle yet this year due to badly pulled muscles all round my shoulderblade...

Edit: and I see due to sitting around I've missed the linky party.  Oh well, goal still stands.