On Wednesday last week we were facing the arrival of a large snow storm coming in off the Gulf with a Canadian blast so here in NC that is the perfect formula for large amounts of snow. Well it started about mid day and came down hard and fast -- it took me nearly 3 hours to make it home, for my usual 1 hour commute.
We ended up with over a foot of snow and then the sleet and icing started -- followed by another 6 inches of snow and more freezing rain. In this case, what's a girl to do when the weather has you home bound --- Quilt, DUH!!!
There is no secret that I hate binding -- hubs jokes and says I'm afraid of finishing projects so that is why I dislike binding. But with so many of my projects in the final stages this meant that it was time to bind. You know unless I was going to totally neglect the UFO's and start something new. So I hunkered down and made what seemed like miles of binding.
Once I got started it wasn't as bad as I always make it out to be and the results are these 6 new finishes to add to the totals for 2014.
#4 - Opal -- 4 yards used
#5 - Table runner -- 1.5 yards used
#6 - Food Fight -- 3 yards used
#7 - Simple Beauty -- 1.5 yards
#8 - Lazy Sunday -- 6 yards used (full post soon)
# 9 New project --- Passing Love Notes -- 1 Yard used
#10 - Skinny Pinnie Swap item and bonus goodies -- 1 Yard
total of used fabrics --- 18 yards
Yearly total used -- 40 yards (wow that's a lot of fabric)
I am currently working on finishing up my Bible Blocks from last year. So far 59 have came out the right size, I have 4 more to make and I need to figure out what to do with the 10 that are not the right size (some are to large and others are to small).
Sunday brought Scout class #2 and it was a blast -- I did buy some solid for sashing, but that's within the rules so I am still doing good at 17 days in on the restart of my fabric fast.
So much more to do to meet all the goals this month, Happy Quilting Everyone!!
See now, I love to do bindings - but I like to hand sew them down - just that love affair with thread I think.
ReplyDeleteI need to trade binding for quilting! My finishing problem revolves around that! I didnt know it took you so long to get home! I had the same problem with some of my blocks in my recent finish. Some of the ones I sewed on my featherweight had too big odf a seam allowance. I took apart about 5 blocks and resewed them, starched and stretched a few(thanks Brenda!) and added additional fabric to a couple of blocks with horrible inset seams. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteWow, Katie - you have quilted up a storm! All of these are wonderful, but I love the Passing Love Notes project and the SKINNY pinnie the most! Your partner will be so thrilled - it is truly fabulous!
ReplyDeletegreat finishes!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous finishes! Congrats on the fast!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Those were some productive snow days! I love the FMQ around the little hearts, so cute!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness you've been very busy. You need to live up here in the Northeast where we've had 15 snow storms so far (another one tonight). Just think how much you would accomplish. haha Congrats on procrastinating no longer on those bindings. Your projects all look great. I love your Bible blocks. You could add a border to all of the blocks then square them all up to a unified size. The slight difference in the border sizes would never show.
ReplyDeleteWow. Congrats on all the great finishes.
ReplyDeleteWow. That is a lot of finishes. Sweet.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on all your finishes! Great job! Love Opal #4!
ReplyDeleteAwesome job on finishing projects, it always feels so good!
ReplyDeleteAlways love Storm At Seas. Beautiful quilts.
ReplyDeleteGoodness you have been busy, congrats on finishing so many quilts - now you can start on making another stash.:)
ReplyDeleteThat is a load of binding. All your projects look great. I love that loopy heart quilting. You did a pile of work and sure made good use of the snow day. Glad you made it home safely!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the bindings!!! See... you are not finishing adverse!!! Perfect for snow days - stay warm! - Deb in snowy NJ
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are all great! I see where my winter skiing snow went! :-) I love the bright backing on #4. Beautiful colour. Very nice quilting on all of them. Great work!!
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FANTASTICO! Your swirlie quilting looks SO nice! Do you like quilting that pattern? I think that when you have tried a few FMQ patterns, there are some you kinda gravitate to. I like the little accented hearts too. Put your extra Bible blocks on the back... in the middle, maybe? Just add a little border to make them fit together. Scout class has been a lotta fun for me too! Yours is looking awesome!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work and look at all you have finished with the bindings done!! A 3 hour drive instead of 1 hour......grueling! Thanks for sharing.
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Wow! I can't believe how much you got done! All of your finishes are so lovely! I am not a fan of binding either--so I feel your pain! :)
ReplyDeleteWould love for you to stop by tomorrow and link this up to Fabric Frenzy Friday!
-Lindsey
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