Monday, June 11, 2012

My Little Win

 I belong to a 300+ member guild called Manitoba Prairie Quilters. We had a UFO challenge that started in December. You took a picture of your UFO, finished it by the June meeting and were then entered to win a gift bag. I submitted 10 UFO pictures (I'm always optimistic) and finished 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ..........1! At least I finished something!?! Approximately 30 of the 70 UFO's entered for the challenge were completed. I didn't win the gift bag draw, but my little quilt tied for Viewer's Choice which was a nice surprise (the 4 fat quarters and $25 prize were an added bonus!). The pattern for the quilt is in the book Quilted Symphony by Gloria Loughman. I changed it up a little by doing the beaded curved edge. I'm not a big paper piecer either, so I just free sewed the last section.

Hopefully I can get a few more finishes this month, especially since there's the added incentive! I wonder how many finishes we will have in total by the end of year? I'm guessing 527. What's your guess?

Happy Stitching,
corina

4 comments:

Lida said...

Lovely UFO, really well done and you have now time to finsh the other 9! Success, greetings
Lida

Susan said...

Just love that - love Gloria Loughmans work and really that looks quite manageable. Better go hunt down a book - or two . .

Quilting Chemist (Danette) said...

Beautiful piece! Love all the designs. Congrats on your finish and win!

Chris H said...

Wow well done! 1st.. you deserved it too... that quilt is amazing.