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January 16, 2017

Two UFO's Finished!

That's right!  I finished up two UFO's over the last week!  The weather hasn't been cooperating this weekend though so the good pics will have to wait, but here's a sneak peek.  First, I met my January goal and finished up the Ugly Christmas Sweaters Quilt, designed and hosted by Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts.

A Quilting Chick - Ugly Christmas Sweaters QAL

I'm so excited about it!  I cannot wait to get it quilted and use it next Christmas!  Then I went back to my UFO stack and found I was very close to finishing up this baby quilt that is destined for the NICU babies at the local hospital.  The pattern is "Framed" and is by Camille Roskelley in her book, Simply Retro.

A Quilting Chick - Framed

I have two more of those cut out and ready to whip together.  They'll be next in the UFO stack to finish up.

I also stayed up to date on my quilt alongs (thank goodness!).  First, this year's 365 Quilt Challenge.

A Quilting Chick - 365 Quilt Challenge

I love this umbrella block.  It's for my Adventurously Epic Sampler.  This pic captures some of the silver in the fabrics! :)

A Quilting Chick - Adventurously Epic Sampler

I have four more blocks done for the Stargyle quilt which is working as my leaders/enders project.

A Quilting Chick - Stargyle Quilt

Lorna, at Sew Fresh Quilts, started a new quilt along, Have a Jolly Little Christmas.  The first block was released Saturday.  I got into EQ7 and made a plan then made up these blocks.

A Quilting Chick - Have a Jolly Little Christmas

And lastly, yesterday's block for the 52 Weeks with the Quilter's Planner hosted by Gnome Angel.  This block was designed by Cassandra Beaver and to be quite honest, I was dreading it.  But the instructions were well written so it went together relatively easily.  Here's the Sand Dollar Star.

A Quilting Chick - 52 Weeks with the Quilter's Planner
Yup!  It was another very busy week.  This week, I have some sewing to do for Free Spirit (yay!) but I'm going to try to keep up with the quilt alongs.  Wish me luck!

Linking up with Oh Scrap!, Moving It Forward at Em's Scrapbag, Show & Tell Monday with Bambi, Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times, Main Crush Monday at Cooking Up Quilts, and Monday Making at Love, Laugh, Quilt.  With Freemotion by the River for Linky Tuesday and with The Quilting Room with Mel for Fiber Tuesday.  With Sew Fresh Quilts for Let's Bee Social, with Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication, with Esther's Quilting Blog for WOW, and with Jo's Country Junction for UFO Progress. With Kat and Cat Quilts for Sew Some Love, and NTT at My Quilt Infatuation. and with Ft.Worth Fabric Studio for Fabric Frenzy, Can I Get a Whoop Whoop with Confessions of a Fabric Addict, and Busy Hands Quilts for TGI Finished Friday.

21 comments:

  1. Wow! All that in one week? The Christmas sweaters are terrific!

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  2. You always get so much done each week. Your sweater quilt is adorable! Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

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  3. Good job, I knew I would love your quilt when you finished it!

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  4. WOW! Nice finishes. It's been fun for me revisiting the UFOs and crossing them off the long list. I love your 365 blocks. I have not any projects yet, only printed off a few blocks for a future project.

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  5. That was an action packed and very productive week! I love the little umbrella block! So cute!

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  6. Love the Christmas sweaters! How fun to work on so many projects at once. Great progress everywhere. The Sand Dollar is spectacular.

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  7. Dang!!! You had a very productive week!!!!Love them all - and the sweaters! oh my!

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  8. Busy Lady and at first I did not see the sweaters, but that is the cutest quilt. On the Umbrella block - I think I have tons of that light blue and dark blue in the same line - love blues!

    I am determined to finish the last 3 bindings (handwork) of the 5 small projects I finished quilting this week.

    We received a 5 minute rain then it cooled down to 67 but the humidity is high. We need some cold weather!

    Keep up the good work.

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  9. You are such a busy little sewing elf! Love, love, love your great big sweaters quilt. It has been so much fun to follow your progress on Instagram. And I am so excited that you are now joining in the Have A Jolly Little Christmas quilt along!

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  10. You've been busy! Good luck with your Free Spirit sewing! Looking forward to seeing it eventually :)

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  11. Two finishes, yay!!! You are on a roll and working on several quilt-a-longs at a time as usual. Good for you girl! Love them all!

    I am trying to not get into too many newbies this year but it is bound to happen. I am seriously considering Esther's hand applique' project although I can't recall the name at the moment. Who knows what else will tickle my fancy when I click the links you have shared for your projects. That Christmas one looks interesting.

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  12. visiting from Oh Scrap. Great to get UFO's finished. You have a lot going on and they all look amazing.

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  13. You make me tired just hearing all you've accomplished. Love the ugly sweater quilt! It's fabulous!

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  14. Yowser! You have been busy! Lots of beautiful things being made at your house.

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  15. You have made so many beautiful items! So happy for you! I love your projects, but most of all your enthusiasm beams through my computer screen inspiring me to get sewing! :) Thank you! :) I love your writing style!

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  16. Your list is inspiring me to get right in there again. Well done. I talked myself out of the new sew fresh quilt but as I keep seeing it around I may cave.

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  17. What a productive week you've had! Have you heard about the new link up for charity quilts? It's called Sew Some Love and it's hosted by Katandcatquilts.blogspot.com You should link up and share that pretty NICU quilt.

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  18. Thanks for linking to to sew some love! That sweater quilt is really cute!

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  19. Fabulous blocks for all those QAL's - I give a lot of credit for keeping on top of it all! Thanks for sharing on Midweek Makers

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  20. Oh my word, your Ugly Sweater quilt is amazing, I've seen these develop on IG and they look for effective!! Do you know how you're going to quilt it? I also love your choice of light blue fabric in the umbrella block, the silver looks like rain drops :)

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  21. A very productive week! Hope this last one was as good. Love your Ugly Sweater quilt, it's perfect for the holiday season.

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