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

Just in time for April..

A quick post to share a finish for the month..I have been busy making new things...and then as the end of the month was looming I had to look for something to finish off for the month.. I found this bag..with  pins marking where some hand stitching needed to be done, and now here it is all done.

Oh dear it had been waiting for about 3 years or so for the finishing touches...sadly, some times, out of sight means out of mind!!
Lyn O

April finish

This month I pulled out some orphan stained glass blocks I made I cant remember when.  But after  talking to my daughter about them we think it must be more than 8 years, as she was still living at home and she had said she would like them when they were finished.  So better late than never, and she would still like them.  I decided the best thing was to make cushions, and she wants to put them on her bed.

I remember that I was trying different methods of doing the applique on these ones.  One was done with no vliesofix, one with vliesofix, and the third one I dont remember what I did differently. 
Now to choose the next UFO to work on.

My 3rd Finish

The last stitch and a press this morning and outside in the glorious sunshine for a photo or two.

Table Cloth for small table ~ front.

Backing

Progress back in February 2011

Why do I leave things so long to finish?  I love this and can't wait to use it!

A Round Tuit

This one’s been a long time coming…..

made from friendship blocks that were swapped in our guild a couple of years ago…

sitting there waiting, waiting, waiting….

for me to get around to it……

and the circular pattern says it all….

here’s my March Finish….

‘A Round Tuit’

The blocks were made….just putting them together, sandwiching, quilting and binding….

Now, that wasn’t so hard, after all!!!!

Don’t know why it took me soooo long!

Sew many hugs

Wendy :O) xo

 

Just before the deadline

I finished one cushion before dinner tonight (Saturday 31st, although I think my post will be published on 1 April Australian time). I have been meaning to do it all month and only picked it up this afternoon. Nothing better than a deadline to get things done!
Anyway I started this cushion I think in January 2010. I had done the middle and the first round of logs (red ones) and I had all the fabric cut. When I picked it up again today, I couldn't remember how to do it properly so after the fourth attempt at adding the first block log I finally got it right!

I love the fabrics I used for the cushion but I didn't really like the method to make it. It is a "stitch and flip" method where you prepared your quilted pieces and sew them together in a way that leaves no raw edge on the top or backing so it is neat and finished once it's pieced. And although I didn't enjoy the method to make the cushion, I really like how it turned out. It looks lovely finished on the sofa in the living room, so much better than in pieces in a plastic bag under my sewing table!
Celine

March finish

It's been a busy month with everything but sewing. But I did finish this mesh bag. I started it way before summer last year as a bag to take to the beach. It has been sitting on my cutting table being moved around out of the way and I thought I really should finish it. We are finally going to the beach in a week or two, even though it isn't summer any more. My next months finish has also been sitting on the cutting table,waiting to be finished. Who knows I might even get a clear table yet?

Yah Another finish

Hello All, I have finished #3 off my list.

This month I completed

Finished table runner - SIF Two for One Lilac Hill Project. Yah.

UFO 3

My finish for this month is nothing major, but a finish just the same.  Last year at sewing club we made a "hold all" to hang near our ironing area or attach to our ironing board to hold all those things needed as we press our sewing articles - things like spray starch, scissors for trimming threads, and any other bits and pieces.  I had almost finished mine - just had to finish the binding and put on the gold fasteners to hold the top of the plastic pockets.  Each time I thought of finishing it I put it aside again as it meant a walk out to the shed to find a hammer (yes, so difficult !!!!) 
Now, with taking that short walk, and spending about 30 minutes, it is finished and hanging ready to be loaded up.

3rd Finish

This little project has been on the go about seven years. Why? I don't know. I started it to try out a technique and moved onto the actual project. Silly thing is I was left with a little project that didn"t need much doing to it and yet it has just sat. The strips used in this where leftovers from another project.

It is now my cookie barrel mat. I really need to tackle some of my bigger ones..........

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

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 

Wool Candlemats, 3rd and 4th finishes

I joined a wool candle mat of the month (June 2011 - May 2012)and finished June and July's by August and then I let things slip.  I started working on September's - Acorn candle mat after Christmas and finished that one today.  The December - Poinsettia candle mat was started in January and finished just one day ago.  I still have Aug, Oct and Nov to stitch - I just found August's last week!  I'm really good at starting projects but as you can tell I don't stick with them.  Thanks to Sew It's Finished I'm going to FINISH some of these shelved projects!

Flying kites on a winding day

I started this kite sometime last year. It just needed the binding hand sewn to the back and the tail added. I finished it up while watching the Super Bowl on Sunday.  I used a Moda Bakeshop pattern.  The pattern makes a small kite perfect for a baby's room. I think the next time I will cut the squares larger for a bigger kite. Maybe add an initial or a name  to personalize it. The binding was a bit tricky because of the bottom point but it worked out in the end.

This is finish #3 for me.

RsIslandCrafts

Taa Dah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look what I made out of my SAL stitcherys.  A Christmas swag. Even had the perfect buttons. Click on photo for a better look.

I am very happy with my third finish.
Maria.

http://maria-lifeontheblock.blogspot.com

# 3 is a folder cover (plus another and a potmat!!!!)

When I learn a new technique I like to try a 'smallish' project... sadly these then tend to get cast off into the 'one day' UFO box....

This folder cover was on my UFO list from last year and is # 25 on my UFO list this year

but when I opened the box properly I found more !!

there was this piece which I made when I was learning some embroidery stitches....

and this was a piece made learning needleturn applique ...

..... and another needleturn applique piece using freezer paper.....

I was so proud of my 'hidden' threads and 'tiny' stitches!!!!!!

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so I sliced and I diced, and I snipped and stitched....

my embroidery skills folder cover....

then I couldn't resist practicing FMQ feathers

(this is a learning project)

they are definitely easier done on a small scale...

played with a hearty leafy design.....

more feathers - and made another folder cover ......

just simple slip in sleeves....

but I think I love my hot pot mat the best....

I'm glad I didn't throw my practice pieces away... it's great to look back and see where I have improved... but I also found out those not terribly good stitches and all the mistakes are pretty well hidden once it is all made up.

Nice to get 3 things from one UFO???

What do you do with your little practice pieces?

 

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.