Do you remember this quilt? Probably not. I started to quilt it about the middle of 2008. I was not pleased with the way the quilting was going, so I put it aside. For two winters the semi-quilted, still-pin-basted UFO was rolled up to serve as a draft stopper for the fireplace (which we do not use). My DH asked me to bring out the draft stopper this year. I unrolled the poor UFO and realized I had quilted more of it than I thought (=too much to rip out). I filled some bobbins, put navy blue thread on the top, and got to work. As of last evening, ta da! A finished object, all quilted and bound. And, yes, sure, it will still work as a draft stopper. But nicer than it was before.
Another ta da! Here is The Geese Flew Around the Prairie Queen. I made the geese with the cut- away corners method (rather than the fast flying geese method) because I wanted a lot of variety in the geese. (The fast method results in four identical geese.) The green inner and outer borders stabilize the edges of the geese. The flimsy is 90 x 90 so I will have it professionally quilted.
As of 5:30 this evening I am on vacation for two weeks -- well, I have a meeting tomorrow and one on Monday -- and a report to write, an article to edit, two audiobooks to listen to and review. I've got an equal list of quilty things I want and need to get done. And DH and I plan a couple of days in the city, too.
wow those are some great looking quilts! So many little pieces i would end up losing half before i started!
ReplyDeleteI really like the pattern of the second quilt. I have been making scrap squares for the last 2 days and this looks like a great project to put them together with. Hope you don't mind that I use this pattern? Have a good season..
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting that abandoned UFO finished and getting your other quilt to flimsey stage :)
ReplyDeleteI like how you used the BEBs. I'm using mine for Jacob's ladder and not quite finished with the top. - Cathy L
ReplyDeleteLove the prairie blocks...might borrow that arrangement with some RW&B l/e I've been doing. Merry Christmas to you & yours.
ReplyDeleteYour Tah Dah! Scrappy Quilt is beautiful! So is the Nine Patch! Enjoy your vacation!
ReplyDeleteYour two finishes are both handsome! Congratulations! And you are keeping up with Orca Bay,too, I know. Good going!
ReplyDeleteI just love a good scrappy quilt and this block really makes a nice one! Your draft stopper story is so funny - see how practical quilts can be :o)
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