Sunday, July 20, 2014

Back in the Saddle Again

This post is starting with a reprint of part of my June 14th posting about UFO's which covers the background for the end of the post. 


This is another lettuce container filled with pieces of a would be quilt. I find that these containers are perfect for storing small projects.  They are see through and stack well and are basically free.  

I think that I will be using this container full for a project for Margaret's Hope Chest.  Amanda Jean at  http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2014/06/scrap-basket-quilt-along-introduction.html
is hosting a QAL for this great organization.  




They are in need of boys quilts and this should be perfect.  I have no recollection of what these are 
leftovers from but they will be fun to  play with this week.  Hopefully I will have another completed UFO to show off next week.
 
Start of today's posting. not quite a week later but completed is completed.

If you have been reading along you know that I have not been doing much in the way of sewing in the last couple of weeks.  Well I started up again with gusto on Thursday evening.


I was so excited to be sewing I never actually thought through what it was that I was doing. I spent Thursday evening adding sashing to both sides of all 20 blocks.  Then I went into a full blown funk when I discovered I didn't have enough of the bright yellow strips to sash the bottom and top of the blocks.


Stuck a couple of the blocks on the wall and realized that I was only supposed to add the strip to one side of the block.  I went to bed a very unhappy quilter.


Friday evening I calmly ripped off the additionsl sides and low and behold I had enough to sash all the way around. DUH !


Saturday was a much better quilting day.  Got the top totally finished. I'm hoping that I will get it sandwiched and quilted this week.


Right on track for my August 1st commitment and another UFO brought to a happy completion.  All of the blocks and sashing fabric was in the lettuce container that I unearthed in my quilt room in May. I only nneded to add the cornerstones and border from my stash.  The HST were already done, they just needed to be trimmed to a uniform size.

6 comments:

  1. Whoo Hoo - I love this - aren't those containers great, I use them too. And amazing how all those 'collected' parts just pull all together for such a sweet quilt.

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  2. Nothing like a good struggle to end up with a great quilt. It's always heartfelt to read when a quilter takes on the mistake challenge and comes out the winner. I very much know the feeling and have always been glad I went to the trouble of correcting things. Good for you!

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  3. What a lovely quilt....yellow in my mind is always a happy colour and a ufo to be crossed off your list is one lovely accomplishment..

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  4. Way to go! It's always nice to finish something as sweet as this quilt.

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  5. Love this quilt, bright and happy. Well done

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