More UFO's Found

Was up in the sewing room this morning and found more UFO's. I had forgotten I had made up some "kits" for quick projects last summer. So now I have 6 more items to work on.

1. A small wall hanger Christmas Tree made from squares and half square triangles.
2. A quilted cover for my stand mixer.
3. Toiletries bag
4. Holiday Purse
5. Tote bag
6. Christmas Panel that will have borders added on to make a wall hanging.

Really need to get my sewing room more organized so I can be more productive. Today, worked to get the fabrics color sorted, and FQ's into bins so I can see them. Have now hung my rulers and stencils. Have put my thread on a thread rack. Still have a couple of boxes to go through, but my sewing room is coming together. I have the computer and TV now set up in there too, so may never want to leave.

Still working on Memory Quilts

Continuing to take apart the clothing for the memory quilts. It appears that I will have approx. 1 yard of usable fabric out of the pants. I now have a good idea that I will be able to make small lap quilts for all 5 sisters. I will need to purchase backing fabric for the quilts. Still need to decide on what patterns to make the other 3 quilts. Thinking of the churn dash for one, disappearing 9 patch for another but will have to think about the last one.

Memory Quilts

This past summer my uncle died. His sisters miss him very much. My mom has given me his old shirts and pants and I will be taking them apart and making 5 quilts. That way each sister will have a remembrance of her brother. Depending on how much fabric I actually get from the deconstruction I hope to be able to make lap size quilts for each sister. If not, I will be making wall hangings. The first pattern I have already decided on is the Twister design. I still need to pick four other designs. My goal is to have all five quilts made by the anniversary of his passing this summer. I began taking the shirts apart today. It appears that I will be getting about 3/4 yd of usable fabric per shirt. I think I will incorporate the pockets into one of the quilts. So still need to figure out what I will do for the other three.

One Block Wonder

I just returned from the library with a new book. One Block Wonder. I had wanted to try this quilt for a long time, but just had not gotten the nerve to give it a try. Will need to read the book, but it sounds like it is actually not that hard. Think finding the fabric to use may be the hardest part.

Sewing Room and UFO's

I just came out from my sewing room and I will need to work on rearranging since I got a new sewing table. I also went through the items all over the room and realized I have 18 UFO's I should finish before I really get to working on the new projects I want to do.

5 UFO's need to be quilted and bound.
4 need to be sandwiched
3 need to have binding sewn on
6 are in varying states of completion.

I want to make a one block wonder this year and may experiment with some fabric I have in my stash to experiment. The gals I have talked to that have made one say they are easy. They look complicated to me. Guess it is all in the fabric repeat and lining it all up. Will have to read more on OBW.

Happy sewing!

New Quilt Idea

Last spring my family visited Washington DC during the cherry blossom festival. I had wanted to make a quilt to remember our trip but until today I had not found an inspiration fabric.

This fabric was at Hancock fabrics by M'liss Fabrics. Now I need to decide what style quilt I want to make so I can purchase coordinating fabric.

New Year New Try

2012 has arrived and with it, I again want to post about my quilting and sewing adventures. While quilting is my main focus, I may have some general sewing comments and crochet items as well. Here is to new starts. Health is better, family is better so here we go!

My project for today is to sew bindings on a tea towel and dish rag I am making for Christmas 2012. These were prototypes to see if I liked the idea. Yes, I do, so will make several sets.
Photos to come later.