Finish number 2 & 3

Well finally here is finish number two and three for me for 2012 (of the UFO variety that is). They have been done for a while, but I was MIA from blogland for a few months.....

Not sure if I should count this here, as it is not a 'finish-finish' but it was on my UFO list and I completed my work on it in February and returned it to Janis as part of the Stitching Round the Block that Helen Stubbings ran late in 2010.  My own block is still on my list to be finished up.

This pillow was started last year as a result of me losing a little wager with Chookyblue, and finally it has made it to her house.  It is called Necessities Sampler and it is a design by Little House Needleworks.  

I have one more finish done too, but need to find a missing SD card to get some photos.

There have been some lovely finishes here lately, keep up the great work girls!!  

Happy stitching.... Nicky

http://farmgirlstitching.blogspot.com

The Loon is Done

 I made it just under the wire again (it's only 5 pm, March 31 here in Winnipeg). This quilt is part of a challenge to raise money for the Humane Society. A pack of 3 fabrics were given to each participant and you were required to use 2 of the 3 fabrics, plus as many others as you want, to make a quilt under the theme "Animals, Animals". The green reeds and royal blue fabric used for for the ripples were the challenge fabrics. The total of 60 quilts will be auctioned off by silent bid at our quilt show. I figured there would be a ton of puppy dog and kitty cat quilts so wanted to make something that might appeal to the cottage goers.  I used an old book I have on loons for reference and sketched my own design. Now I'm off to see what everyone else did this month!

Happy Stitching
corina

Only Little.....

See this little tag. it is part of a bigger picture. I finished the bigger picture for Christmas, but this little tiny simple tag didn't get done. It has been nagging me from my incomplete basket. Whispering not always quietly....... Well it is done. I had completed the stitchery about two years ago, all I had to do was blanket stitch it to the felt and add the ribbon and bells. 

 This is the bigger picture it belongs too.

A Teddlywinks design.

I know it is only another small one, I have had kids and then husband home on holidays so I have not had the house too myself since the 1st of December 2011. I have now finally got rid of them all and the juices to sew are starting to flow. I have some big ones to finish so here's to March.....

Thankful for the extra day!!!! 2nd and 3rd Finishes

I had these finished a couple of days ago but wasn't able to find time to take some pics. They aren't the best pics due to our gloomy weather here in the Nations Capital.

My 2nd UFO finish is a little table runner that was one of the projects at a stitching day I went to last year in May I think. I started it the day I got home and have just finished!!!

and my 3rd finish is using the left over blocks from Rhiannon's That Girl quilt which I finished in feb 2011. I made the two left overs to make at her request a quilt for Rosie Bear

 Rhiannon has said Rosie loves it!!!

So that's finishes 2 and 3 for me...I am working on getting Milla's birth quilt finished (only 5 months late) so we can deliver it on the 10th....then I need to do a little sewing for the fete then back to the UFO pile and hopefully get Isaac's Boy Story quilt finished for my March finish

Cheers to you all

Geniene 

Mystery UFO finished

I finished one UFO yesterday

but I can't show a picture as yet because I need to send it to the recipient first, hence the name for now of Mystery UFO.

Of course I am happy and proud to have finish one UFO of my list. But I am also ashamed it has taken me so long because this was a friendship project. I gathered the blocks in the Spring last year with a view of assembling and finishing the quilt to send it off in the summer. But life got in the way, I spent most of the summer with no energy, resting most of the time and being signed off work. Then I went back to work in September and I must admit I did pick that project first because I had so much to catch up with. So I only picked the blocks again towards the end of last year with the idea of finally making the quilt. I managed to piece the top before Baby Daughter was born but didn't go any further so, of course, it had been waiting since. Finally earlier this month, I picked it up again to add the border, quilt the top and this last week add the binding. The quilt is now finish and ready to fly!

Celine

February Finish

Another Finish for 2012

I finished the hot pad that was made with a friend in mind.

big enough to put two large casserole dishes on

More detailed photos can be found on my blog HERE

I am claiming this as a finish for Sew its Finished as I have had the blocks since 2010 ;-)

Finish for February

I can finally call this one finished and gift it to my brother.  It was started in July or August 2011 for his 40th Birthday in Sept 2011 at which time I presented him with the top and a promise to complete it in the not too distant future.

I'll be handing it over this Friday and I'm pretty sure a 6 month turn around from start to finish would be a record for me too!  Here's the label on the back to show that it is 100% done :)

Second Finished 2012

Hello All,
Just wanted to let you know I have finished another SIF !

I had 2 pairs of PJ's I started about 18mths ago. I got half way through making these and realised they were too small.
So today I thought, got to get something finished this month, not much to do on them. Then I tried them on after I finished and they fit.
YAH!

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

First post and some finished UFO's!

I am going to try this and see what happens!

I started decluttering the house and could NOT part with any of my sewing stuff! Lo & behold, I found PLENTY of UFO's in those tubs that I decided I *have to finish them! Starting with the most recent "halos of guilt" I decided to tackle my daughters' quilts that I started the summer of 2011 when they went to camp.

I started with the smaller of my daughters' quilts. My younger daughter wanted a zigzag quilt and likes teal. Since I fell in love with the "Summer House by Lily Ashbury" line-- I just had to use those fabrics! Next time-- I will order more charm packs... but you live and learn!

This is my older daughter's

quilt. She loves pink! Recently, we painted her room pink & black, so I made this quilt as a personal touch to her room. I am THRILLED I have finally finished this quilt! Most importantly, she is too!

I have recently taken up finishing 3- YES, THREE - ruffle quilts out of vintage sheets. I will be so relieved when those are done!

2nd UFO finished

Yesterday I went through my supply of UFOs to find something that I could work on and finish fairly quickly.  I found 4 heirloom stitched corners which were to be part of a pillow from a class at Sewing Club,  back in 2007 or  2008.

 I found the pattern which went with it, but I think I have used some of the fabric I needed for it, so had to find another way of making it up.  This fabric I used for the centre of it has been in my stash for a while also, and I love the large rose and the colours - it worked perfectly with the corners added.

The piping was part of the original pattern design, but it was meant to have a frill.  I used the lace as an edging as I thought the frill would not suit the fabric and design I had used I dont like sewing frills.

What I've been up to this year!

Hello everyone,

Thought I would let you know what I've been up to the last week or so. It's been a bit crazy but thought I would try and get a couple of things finished this month.

This is a stitchery that I started last year and the colors match my kitchen. This is a decorative pot holder.

This is the front of my purse. I started the pieces last summer. I finished it today. I'm loving the colors and it's just the right size.

There are 2 end pockets. Both have pleated bottoms and elastic on the top. I put half a hexie on the top of the pocket.

This is the other side. The flap was easy and I used a magnetic snap for the first time. I think it was very easy to put in and it works great.

This is the two pockets in front of the purse. There are also 2 large pockets inside. Roomy!

This is a mini quilt I started years ago. All that needed to be done was to put the binding on. I pieced it together using some of the same fabric from the top. One corner didn't work out right but other wise, I love it.

Hope to add more later,

Wanda

http://wandas-quilts-crafts.blogspot.com/

3 more finishes - woohooooo

2nd finish for this year is this bag for my daughter, Haylee. The bag is made from 8 caring hearts that Our craft forum girls nominated Haylee for when she went to Kenya in 2008 on a mission awareness trip. She was away on the weeke end & my plan was to have it ready when she got back, I didn't quite make that, so I finished it while she was at Church and surprised her when she got home. She had no idea and had even forgotten about the hearts.








3rd finish is the Fig & plum tablerunner. I just had to finish the binding on this one. Finished it late last night.

Fourth finish were these fibre bookmarks that I sell at work. I just had to finsh the edges, stamp the back and put a tassle on each one. I do have more book marks in varying stages of completion but these are all we need for now.

#2 Stitch-a-bit felt

Last year a group of us did a felt pincushion base stitch-a-bit.... One person made the base and sent it on for someone to add to it... and another... and another... my base travelled around Australia and the Yukon Territory. 

this circle is 6" diameter... look at all the amazing detail that has been added....

I cannot take credit for this idea... I was gifted a similar wall hanging which I loved so much I wanted to make one using my circle instead of making a pincushion

I have used a jeans pocket (some of my jeans have been faulty and shrunk after a short time)

and woolen blankets felt

It brightens up a small room in the house and I have added a lovely scented soap in the pocket 

It is great getting another UFO done

(I do have 30 28)

... my tip to everyone is find a couple of little ones to do ... it feels so good to have a couple of quick finishes..

....  now I can start something new... that's how it works isn't it?