2016 UFO Challenge of the Month
03-04-2016, 12:37 PM
#943
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I'm getting a bit of a late start joining in on this, but I'm in for this year! My personal definition of UFO's is fairly broad this year: projects for which I have all the fabrics in the house (specifically earmarked for that project and thus set aside) are UFOs in my mind. I know this is much broader than most people here use, but aside from 2 quilts plus the one I am currently working on, I don't have any traditional UFOs. However, looking at a pile of fabric that's for a specific project that I still haven't started weighs heavily on my mind. I have the fabrics, I am committed, but I'm not doing... Time to change that this year!
My UFO list and their status:
Appliqué Quilt for Mimi Dietrich's Craftsy class (block making in progress)
Building Blocks Quilt from Leah Day (blocks finished, ready to quilt)
Fire Dance Quilt (fabric set aside)
Sylvia's Bridal Sampler (fabric set aside)
Dear Jane Sampler (fabric set aside)
Quilters Academy Quilts:
Carrie's Cowboy Corral (top finished without borders)
Triple Rail Fence (top finished without borders)
Patriotic Log Cabin (top finished without borders)
Table Runner (top finished without borders)
Asian Nights (blocks finished, need to piece them together)
Interlacing Circles (fabric set aside)
Double Nine-Patch (fabric set aside)
Inlaid Table Runner (fabric set aside)
Double Irish Chain (fabric set aside)
So that makes 14 quilts that are marked UFOs right now. The Quilter's Academy quilts are kind of special. You make the tops without borders, then put them aside until chapter 8 where you put on the borders. And then you're left with a big pile to quilt. I'd love to get them all quilted this year, but if I manage it? I am glad it's only in Volume 1 that you do that, because I don't like the build-up of quilts that need quilting.
I didn't include the sampler quilt from Quilter's Academy Volume 1 because while it's in progress, it's not actually finished until Volume 2 and I just want to finish Volume 1 this year. I also didn't include the Final quilt, because I don't have any fabric set aside for that and thus it's not a UFO. Even though I would love to finish that quilt too this year. Likewise I didn't include my Dear Jane, because while I am collecting fabrics for that one, I don't feel I have enough to get started yet and thus it doesn't feel like a UFO.
Yes, I know, my rules for UFOs are weird, but it works for me. I hope you all don't mind me playing along even though my UFOs are non-traditional ones.
My UFO list and their status:
Appliqué Quilt for Mimi Dietrich's Craftsy class (block making in progress)
Building Blocks Quilt from Leah Day (blocks finished, ready to quilt)
Fire Dance Quilt (fabric set aside)
Sylvia's Bridal Sampler (fabric set aside)
Dear Jane Sampler (fabric set aside)
Quilters Academy Quilts:
Carrie's Cowboy Corral (top finished without borders)
Triple Rail Fence (top finished without borders)
Patriotic Log Cabin (top finished without borders)
Table Runner (top finished without borders)
Asian Nights (blocks finished, need to piece them together)
Interlacing Circles (fabric set aside)
Double Nine-Patch (fabric set aside)
Inlaid Table Runner (fabric set aside)
Double Irish Chain (fabric set aside)
So that makes 14 quilts that are marked UFOs right now. The Quilter's Academy quilts are kind of special. You make the tops without borders, then put them aside until chapter 8 where you put on the borders. And then you're left with a big pile to quilt. I'd love to get them all quilted this year, but if I manage it? I am glad it's only in Volume 1 that you do that, because I don't like the build-up of quilts that need quilting.
I didn't include the sampler quilt from Quilter's Academy Volume 1 because while it's in progress, it's not actually finished until Volume 2 and I just want to finish Volume 1 this year. I also didn't include the Final quilt, because I don't have any fabric set aside for that and thus it's not a UFO. Even though I would love to finish that quilt too this year. Likewise I didn't include my Dear Jane, because while I am collecting fabrics for that one, I don't feel I have enough to get started yet and thus it doesn't feel like a UFO.
Yes, I know, my rules for UFOs are weird, but it works for me. I hope you all don't mind me playing along even though my UFOs are non-traditional ones.
03-04-2016, 12:56 PM
#944
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I admire your organization and goals.
03-04-2016, 02:59 PM
#945
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Va.
Posts: 5,753
Finish1 for March
Okay, I'm calling this finished for now. Although I may end up deciding to add some FMQ in at some point, but I can't decide so I went ahead and bound it. It will be in the show I've got coming up at the end of March.
Rob
Rob
03-04-2016, 08:07 PM
#947
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Montreal Canada
Posts: 1,120
I really like your quilting on this - did you use an extra thick thread?
03-04-2016, 08:12 PM
#948
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03-05-2016, 04:57 AM
#949
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Location: Va.
Posts: 5,753
My first March UFO finish
oops, I forgot to put in the original post that this was a UFO
Thanks Wildcard and OhCanada! The quilting was done using blue soutache to "ditch" around all the tumblers and an an orange cord that I couched down. This UFO was sitting in a pile for 4 years because I didn't want to face mitering all those corners for a traditional binding.
After I sandwiched the quilt, I used my PQ1500s and walking foot with it's fantastic straight stitch to couch the soutache in the ditch around all the tumblers. Then I switched to my PC420 with the cording foot and a 1.5 zigzag stitch to couch the orange cord down. I didn't need the walking foot for the orange cord because the soutache ditching held all the layers together well enough. Then I bound it using rattail to match the soutache which meant no need to miter binding on all those little points LOL.
Rob
Thanks Wildcard and OhCanada! The quilting was done using blue soutache to "ditch" around all the tumblers and an an orange cord that I couched down. This UFO was sitting in a pile for 4 years because I didn't want to face mitering all those corners for a traditional binding.
After I sandwiched the quilt, I used my PQ1500s and walking foot with it's fantastic straight stitch to couch the soutache in the ditch around all the tumblers. Then I switched to my PC420 with the cording foot and a 1.5 zigzag stitch to couch the orange cord down. I didn't need the walking foot for the orange cord because the soutache ditching held all the layers together well enough. Then I bound it using rattail to match the soutache which meant no need to miter binding on all those little points LOL.
Rob
03-05-2016, 05:37 AM
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