3rd Finish for 2012

Here is my 3rd finish for the year. I had hoped to finish it in February but didn't quite make it.

I am really happy with it. It turned out really nice and sorry I never finished it earlier. Only took I think between 8 - 10 years to finally finish !!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I machine sewed the binding down again. I attach the binding to the back first then sew it
down on the front. It is so much faster than hand sewing down at the back and much faster at
getting these UFOs finished quicker.

the front view of binding before sewing down

the back view of binding

Now off to pull out and dust off my next UFO. A bit different in colour scheme than the last 3. More pretty colours and an applique project.

Til next time, Happy Cre8ting

from Liz A

Number 2 Finish

Yahooooooooo another finish. My hearts table runner is complete. I have quilted in some hearts free motion style in 2 different sizes and quilted in the ditch around the stitcheries.

The Back

I have used, looks like a polyester wadding and it has really puffed the quilting up and the stitcheries. Usually I use a cotton wadding and when I compare the 2 different types the quilting is not as noticeable on the cotton. I guess it depends on the look you are after. I think the cotton wadding can make a quilt quite stiff if it has a lot of quilting where the poly would be more fluffy.
At present I am about getting my projects finished and using up what I have in my stash so I will use what wadding I have in my stash for now. Very happy with the finished project and another UFO crossed off my very long list. The stitcheries were completed in February last year. Took me another year to get it pieced together and quilted. This is a newer UFO in my huge pile. Now off and onto the next UFO.

Have fun cre8ting where ever you are

Bye for now ~ from Liz A

UFO 2 & 3

I am working away at number 2 & 3 UFO.

At the flimsy stage

I have this runner ready for quilting. The stitcheries were free from here I started these stitcheries last year got them finished then they just sat around waiting to be put together.

Ready for quilting

My 3rd UFO is another table runner. This was started soooooooooooooooo long ago I think maybe 8 years. I don't know why it has taken me so long to complete it. I did the stitcheries here and there and you can see the improvement in my stitching from the early stitcheries to the ones I have completed just recently. This runner is a pattern from a book brought out by Australian Patchwork and Quilting in 1999!!!!!!!! The pattern is called 'Debonair Dining'

Stitcheries ready to be trimmed to size

On the new mini design wall, with some blocks complete and fabric
auditions

Almost there just the ends to add on

I have it all together now (no photo as yet) and I just need to layer it ready for quilting.

I am really happy so far this year that I am continuing only working on UFOs and that I haven't tired of it yet. A good sign that maybe I have finally cured that nasty Procrastination bug.

Hopefully this weekend I can get stuck into the quilting of both runners and my next post here will be about UFO 2 & 3 completed.

Bye for now, happy cre8ting from Liz A