Lone Rose Star progress

 Last night I finished the hand quilting on center star on my Lone Rose Star quilt.  I was unable to sleep thinking about all the crazy stuff going on right now.  I find that when I lie down to sleep, that is when I feel the greatest stress about things.  So I just got up and finished quilting the last star point.  Following are some pictures of the quilt todate.

Projects To be complete in 2021

 Happy New Year!   I decided to make a list of the projects I am currently working on that I anticipate finishing during 2021.  Will be interesting how much of this I can accomplish. These arenot all my UFO's, but they are the ones I am currently working on.  So, here we go..............

First  - A baby quilt I have completed and just needs to be hemmed.  I actually got it to this point yesterday, now why I didn't hem it last night so it would be done is beyond me.  It will be completed in the next few days.

Second - a stack of quilt tops I have completed and are waiting to be quilted. 
Top is the Gail Pan Wish You Well  BOM to be hand quilted.  Next is my Temperature Quilt to be machine quilted. The  bottom is the Brimfield English Paper Pieced quilt to be hand quilted.

Speaking of quilting, I have my Lone Rose Star in the hoop and hopefully will have it completed by Spring.  

Then there is my Coronaville Quilt which I started in March 2020 when we got the Stay at Home order because of the Corona Virus, now just referred to as Covid.  I completed the top with 120 blocks, but kept on making the houses for each day until I can be vaccinated and get back to a normal life, if that will every happen.  I got behind during the holidays and right now am up to house 279 which was Dec.16.  Funny, when I started this I cut out enough pieces for 64 houses thinking that would be more than I would need.

This is a Cottage Grove quilt started in 2011.  My friend Darlene and I are both making one of these quilts and during this stay at home time, we dug it out of our UFO pile and decided to get it done.

We zoom each week to stay on task and have them both nearly finished.  All that is left are the final borders which we hope to get done on Saturday (as in tomorrow).  Then, it will be added to may "to be quilted pile" and I sure hope I can finish it before Christmas 2021.

This is an I-Spy quilt that I have started using the Quilt-AS-You-Go hexagons.  I am having a lot of fun with this one, should be completed in the next couple of months.

nd of course, there is always a new project.  This is the 2021 Bring Me Flowers Block of the Month project by Gail Pan.  I actually got the pattern yesterday as she is in Australia, so her Jan 1 was my December 31

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I had selected my fabrics, thread and setup my notebook.  Sooo excited.

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And then, as usual, I  changed my plan.  After doing the 2020 BOM Wish You Well, I really enjoyed using the various laces and trims.   I was having the hardest time with the fabrics, just was not satisfied.

So, I decided to go with one fabric for the sashing rather than the scrappy look in the pattern.  

I also decided to not use the green fabrics for the block corners but instead use an eyelet lace.  

 

The threads are still to be used .  Now I am so excited, going to have to work on this one this afternoon.  I do enjoy embroidery 

Seasonal Temperature Quilt Top DONE!

 I am happy to report I have completed my Seasonal Temperature Quilt - it actually ended December 20 which was the last day of Fall.  This was a fun project,  but I must admit I am glad to see it done.  Now to get it quilted, which I will do a simple cross hatch on my machine.

Brimfield Quilt Top Done!

 

My completed Brimfield Quilt Top.  I have it hanging and it really is straight just got a soft fold while hanging.  This will now be a QIW (Quilt in waiting for hand quilting).  That waiting list is starting to grow, so I better get busy on the Lone Star that I am currently quilting and get it done.  The background is actually a dark green, not black.

Gail Pan Wish You Well quilt top

 Today I completed the Gail Pan Block of the Month, Wish You Well quilt top.  I have no idea how to quilt this , any suggestions?

Brimfield Blocks - Catching up

 The last time I posted any of my Brimfield blocks was on Sept.22 and then I posted blocks 11 and 12.  I need 20 blocks for my quilt and I have been working on these - completing Blocks 13 through 18 since September 22.  Hopefully within the next couple of weeks I will have all 20 blocks made.  So here are the six block I have completed since Sept 22.

Quilt As You Go Hexagons

 I recently came across a YouTube video by Missouri Star Company on using these templates to make "Quilt As YouGo 2 1/2" Hexagons."  I was so interested that I ordered the templates and tried it out - thinking I would do it all by hand.

I really do prefer handwork, but sometimes its just fun to have machine work as well.  I drew out a pattern on EQ and started to work on a table runner, as I wanted to do a small project at first.

I ended up piecing the blocks by machine, which was so much fun.  I used a 1 1/4" hexagon printed on freezer paper and then ironed to the block to do a quilting pattern on each block.  Here's close-ups of the front and back.  Each hexagon is handsewn to the next.

 I had a few left that I will use for coasters, and need to find more polka dots  to make more coasters.  This will brighten up my dining table in the Spring.  My next project will be an I-Spy (or is it EYE-Spy) quilt.

I also recently finished another Wish You Well block - this one for November: