Quilt Goals for 2017

Fancy Forest, I have about half the blocks done but I would love to finish it this year. 

 I have a large list of UFO's, about 56 projects. I have been keeping track of them for a few years now and review them every couple of months. Sometimes I am adding in new project and sometimes I get to mark a project as done. The finished projects get moved to a list of completed projects for the year. Then I know when I finished it too. 

Grand Illusion Mystery quilt, top is now done and waiting to be quilted. Not sure I have a photo of the finished top. 

Needs Quilting

1. Bad to the Bone – quilting and binding
2. Grand Illusions – Bonnie Hunter mystery from 2014 – Need to piece a backing and machine quilt ( started Nov 2014, top complete April 2015)
3. Christmas Tree Shirt – mom did the piecing and I need to Quilt
4. I am sure I have a charity quilt in a bin that needs quilting

Christmas Postage Stamp Quilt, I hope to have this quilt completed in time for a Quilt show this year. 

My Goal to finish this year, in light of there being 2 local quilt shows. I need to enter some finished work. One quilt show is in June, Edmonton Guild then in October is the Leduc Quilt show. 

What goals I have to finish for 2017

1.      Truffet for me but I should start it
2.      Christmas tree skirt needs quilting
3.      Christmas Postal Stamp quilt 76” sq, finish top, make backing, quilt it
4.      Bad to the Bone quilt it
5.       Fancy Forest  more blocks to complete 
6.      Grand Illusions make a backing then quilt it
7.      Hawaii quilt finish quilt top and quilt it
8.      Misty Day (small) quilt it 
9.      Get a rainbow quilt top done and quilt it too
10.      Eye project - baby quilt, start it
11.      Slab blocks with Canadian fabric in it. 

Alletaire Mystery quilt is in this state now. I would like to get the top complete soon but I may not finish the quilting too quickly as other are on the list first.

Piecing UFO - not planning to finish in time for quilt shows but needs work

1. KFC log cabin started in a swap, all blocks done, needs design wall work.
2. Red brown log cabin more then 1/2 blocks done, many more still to do
3. Pineapple log cabin with white, more blocks need piecing 
4. Adam's plaid quilt, lots of piecing needed
5. Celtic Solstice mystery blocks done needs work
6. Garden Party
7. Dear Jane in KFC many more blocks needs work, some applique
8. Pizza box exchange still going around
9. Scrappy Trips Around the world in KFC Reds blocks done needs to be put together.
10. Nov 2016 Bonnie Hunter mystery En Provence 
11. Gemma improve piecing in purple

KFC Hexagons 1" with bubble gum Kona

Hand stitching to work on

1. Baltimore applique
2. KFC Hexagons with bubble gum pink Kona
3. The New Hexagons or Glorious Hexagons
4. 3/4" hexagons started in the RSC what to do next?
5. Leaves and daises stitched in latter stitch  

My list of UFOs still has another 35 quilts listed but not listed here today.  Some will get worked on and a few I may not go back to. I am not ready to give up on them yet. Someday I might give away or sell some of the partly done quilts.

Mystery Quilts

Well here is last year's Alletaire Mystery from Bonnie Hunter. I made a big change in the fabrics as I was not a fan of red and gold. I have been working on my blocks and rows for the past 3 weeks. This is how for I have gotten as of today. I plan to sew some more today and get the top closer to being finished. 

My Alletaire mystery is all batik or hand dyed but I do not have enough of any of the batiks or hand dyes to use as a boarder. I have 3 yds of this Kaffe print and all the colour are there. What do you think? I am unsure about the green inner boarder, Bonnie was using the gold. I used green in place of her gold, so if I follow along it should be green. I could go scrappy green or this hand dyed green. 

What about this periwinkle batik fabric as the inner boarder ?

So to keep sewing I am up stairs in the living room and have to use the sofa to lay out my rows. I have a few rows to iron and 2 ends to fix. then rows can start to go together. 

Next Friday in the release of step 1 to Bonnie's next Mystery En-Provence. I have picked out my fabrics. I am going to use just my Kaffe Fassett collection. I only had to buy a little more of the light fabrics. I had everything else in my stash. Not sure what that says about me and my stash? Maybe it is too big. Or Good for me for using only my stash. 

Design Wall Monday Jan 18th

I have 2 blocks done from the Alletaire Mystery. I did change my colours from Bonnie's Red and gold. I worked most of Sunday on my units so that I can do more blocks. 

I also have been doing more hand piecing. I have 6 more blocks from The New Hexagon. I am kind of following along with 2 quilt a longs. I am posting some blocks on the Katja Marek's Fussy Cut facebook group.  Then I am also planning to do the Glorious Hexagon quilt a long.  

Some yard dyed strip fabric. I am trying to get this post up so I am just not going to worry about what # the block is or the name. The book is not at my side. Maybe I will up date the post later. Edit Block #10 Kelly

The same block but different fabric. block #10 Kelly

Large Diamonds Black #6 Dolores

The pansy fabric in the center. I think I was planning the blue fans to go the other way but it is ok. I got a star around the pansy. Block #8 Marena

I am sure this is block #2 Carol.  I love how it worked out. 

Wow is January more then half done already. I am hoping winter flies by quickly too.