The number drawn for August for the UFO Challenge is #10. Of the 3 things on the list, one is already completely done, one is a flimsy - and that brings me to that last item. Row By Row kits - plenty of them from several years. Yikes!!
The jelly roll quilt listed was for a pattern that I really liked, but I needed to buy additional fabric to make it. I had just the one jelly roll and the background, so I decided instead to make something that didn't require any additional purchases other than backing. This change of plans resulted in Rectangles, a nice big child sized quilt plus a doll quilt. This was a free pattern from MaryQuilts.
Once I get a backing for this one, I can get it quilted. I quilted the doll quilt myself, but may pay someone else to do the bigger one.
And that brings me to the Row By Row kits. Last year I made one of them into a little wall hanging for my daughter's new (old) house, and made another into a bench pillow for my house. Now, I just needed to pick one from the box! Under the Sea, from Fabrics Plus in Marshall Minnesota is the winner. There was an H2O theme one year - 2015 maybe? - and this one should make a cute pillow, and be quick to make. And look - the background is aqua, which is the August color for RSC. That's a lucky bonus! Note to self - not ALL of those kits will actually get made, ever.
What else am I setting for August goals? It's a really long list, but now that I'm not working many hours a month, I have a lot more time to sew. Besides, I need to sew a lot faster if I'm going to put much of a dent in the massive fabric stash.
- Monthly sew-along projects
- Saturday Sampler sections
- weekly Farmer's Wife Sampler blocks
- weekly Summer Soiree blocks
- Simple Whatnots - NEW
- Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC21) in AQUA
- Sew set of Wisdom blocks into rows
- House block
- Bunny block
- Tulip Time blocks
- Bitcoin strips (new scrappy project)
- UFO and WIP projects - make some progress
- make more pillowcases
- bind Hexie Snowman table runner
- bind purple zinnia table runner
- more blocks for Checkered Stars
- navy blue Sew Together bag
- Cleaning and Organizing my sewing space
- clean off my cutting space
- organize the patriotic fabrics
2 comments:
Rectangles is a colorful quilt and perfect for a child. I’ve been tempted to make a patriotic quilt using that pattern.
Such a bright happy quilt! You have a big list!! I am certain you will accomplish many projects!
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