February UFO Challenge Finishes

This month I had initially planned to do whatever number Judy had drawn. So I was all set to do my #10 UFO. I have looked nearly everywhere, however, and I cannot find the rest of the fabrics to finish it. I have a bag somewhere with the border fabrics in it, can't find it. Anyway, so as a result, I decided last week to try to finish my February projects and try to do the correct number next month. :) Again. (Sigh.)

So for February, I bound my ORB#1 quilt. It is now on my girls' bed. Hooray for that!

Elizabeth Hartman's Paintbox QAL from last year. Earlier today, this is what it looked like. I kept trying to get it basted this past weekend, but it did not pan out. So I did it today. And quilted it. So now it looks like . . .

THIS!

What? You say you don't see any binding? Yeah, that's because I just barely finished quilting it, and I'm too tired to do any more. So it's not completely finished, but it's very close. And I'm getting better at binding my quilts once they're quilted. I suspect it will be finished in short order.

Back.

I suppose I could have gotten a close-up of the quilting. But I didn't. Loop-de-loops. Some big, some small. I'll show some close-ups when it's bound and washed and dried. I'm pretty pleased with what I accomplished in so short a time. I'm kinda wishing I had decided to go this route sooner, though. Then maybe it would already be bound.

Fussy Framed Flimsy

I showed you some of these blocks recently, and I was so pleased with them that I had to put the entire top together. Usually all of my WIPs become UFOs in short order, so I am really happy that this is at least to flimsy stage. One of the problems I have, though, is when I buy the FQ pack, I don't ever have enough for a backing. Luckily this is a relatively new fabric line, so I should be able to find something still. (I'm thinking the green dot for the back and the hot pink dot for the binding.)

Love the green dot! I can't wait to snuggle under this one!

Approximately 56"x72".

Inspired by this quilt.

Fabric is It's a Hoot by Momo.

Some new flimsies

My quilt-alongs from last year are getting closer to being done. One of my goals for this year is to finish all the quilt-alongs from last year. I don't know if this is possible, because I went a little crazy last year. We shall see. This is Elizabeth's paintbox QAL.

This is Rachel's Pinwheel Sampler QAL. I added a few more blocks to make it a little bigger. I think the original ended up to be square, and I prefer rectangular quilts (unless they're for my girls' full-sized bed). It's made from Three Sisters' Astor Manor. A little different from my norm, but I do still like it. I just had a layer cake, though, so I don't have a plan for the back.

Onward and upward. Some day my UFO number will be below 50 -- and I hope very, very soon. :) Are you finishing anything or just starting new projects (SO hard to resist)!

Santorini Charmed Whirligig

As Jill tells me, I am on a roll so far this year. I made this top back when Cathy had her first Charmed Whirligig Quilt-along. She's actually doing round two right now if you want to join in. I just finished binding it a couple nights ago.

I did spirals on the whirligigs. They are far from perfect, but from far away, you don't notice. And it's practice that makes perfect, so I'll just keep practicing. (I stippled around the border.)

The scrappy back. All ready to be snuggled under.

Urban Legends

I suppose you've all heard these urban legends where people find hard-to-find Heather Ross fabrics in the FQ bins @ Joann's? Well, ever since I first read of someone doing this, I've been checking the FQ bundles. I didn't find any Heather Ross, but I did find . . .

In case you don't recognize this, it's Red Letter Day by Lizzy House. There were two bundles, and I got them both.

A little whimsy

Have I mentioned how I love all things Fig Tree? I have coveted and drooled over her fabric lines for a long time (since Dandelion Girl), but I had been in a fabric-buying moratorium for a long time. But last year, I got to buy some Whimsy (cough, cough, a whole FQ pack).

This is just one of the things that I did with it. I also used it for Amanda Jean's #5 Quilt-Along (UFO). And I have a whole bunch of it left still too. :D

A view from the side.

This quilt was inspired by lots of other quilts I've seen around the blogosphere using squares and frames. This is my own take on that same concept. It was actually a lot of fun to design and piece. It's amazing what you can do with graph paper. ;)

Dana will be so proud!

For those of you who are familiar with Old Red Barn Co (and really, who isn't?), you will recognize this quilt from Dana's very first quilt-along. And it's finally done. It's on my 2011 UFO Challenge list, but not for this month necessarily. (I'm supposed to do #10, but I got on a binding kick, and now it's done. I'm ahead!) Anyway, it is now washed and crinkly and on my girls' bed. Just in time too, because we've been having very cold (for us) nights (and days) around here.

The blocks are 12" square, so the finished quilt is 72" x 84". It's a mix of mostly Tickled Pink by Robyn Pandolph and Provincial Garden by -- hmm . . . I don't know.