Monday, February 7, 2011

One thing nice about snow days during the week

Having two extra sewing days during the week gave me time on the weekend to work on some of my UFO's........ I pulled six of them from the box and got them completed... it's amazing...since none of them took more than an hour to finish up.... 3 of them still need to have the bindings stitched down but the other 3 are totally complete........

I grabbed two 20" blocks that I made back in 2009......... they became 20" pillows... one is a star pattern in red white and blue and the other is the Lady of the Lakes block in golds and browns.......... didn't take long at all to make up the pillows outsides... put the pillow form in ( I had two in my stash) and whip stitch the openings shut........ next came a skinny little snowman wall hanging... I added his face and hearts down his front.......... backed... batted and quilted and added the binding....... he needs to have his binding stitched down and then I can hang him since they are prediciting MORE snow....... grrrrrr

Then came two placemats............ back in 2009 my sister in law made a nice table runner for me from the PA Dutch fabric line... I don't remember the exact name of it.... but she gifted me some fat quarters of it also....they became placemats to match... except after the tops were done they kinda got moved onto a pile........ so out they came.... backed...batted and quilted...... they are waiting to have their bindings stitched down......

The came the small table mat that I started at a retreat back in October... I really like it... made from a charm pack of Blush by Basic Grey... just needed to be quilted and bound... which didn't take long since it was small.... about 22x18ish. Need to finish the binding on this one also.

Finally the long ( like 48") skinny ( like 6" wide) runner that I started last summer......... again... top was done......so I backed...batted and quilted it.... now I knew I had just seen the binding for it a few days ( ok maybe weeks) ago...but I just couldn't seem to locate it... but I did find some scraps that matched and made a nice binding..... that got stitched down last nite and it's ready to become part of my bathroom makeover.... probably over the toidy tank......... or else tacked above the shower.......... approximately 30 minutes after I finished this little gem... I went to the sewing pit to get another spool of white thread to take up to the tv room where I do my hand work...... I moved a small basket on my cutting table and there it was...... the original binding........ I put it in the leftover binding drawer where I'm sure it will become part of another project really soon!

The Colts Super Scarf is about 45" long at the moment.... I'm planning on going to about 80" ... longer if I can stand it........ I need to take an updated picture of it..... it's really looking nice and I'm gonna hate to give it up!

So all in all it was a good week........ lots of productivity........

I think tonite I might dig out one more UFO that I saw and had forgotton about.... it's a small table mat.......that matches the place mats and napkins and hot pot pads that I made the end of last summer........ i'm sure it won't take long to get it quilted.......just needs the backing and batting and I think I have extra fabric from that line yet that I can piece together a scrappy back and binding.........

Pics are out on Flickr ......... and maybe tomorrow I'll have an update on the table mat project........ finishing up these ufo's could become addicting I think.... and I have quite a few in the box... may of which I totally forgot about!!!

So til next time.........

stay warm
stay safe

Lish
(who is going to F some UFO's) lol

*********************************UPDATE********************
One more UFO complete.... I grabbed the table runner that matches a set of placemats and napkins and potmats that I made a realllllly long time ago and finished it last nite... complete! Backed and batted and quilted and bound and the binding is sewn down... all ready to hit the table after I take pics of it when I get home tonite! wooohoooo!!! UFO-ing is kinda fun..... but I swear..... no more UFO's!! When this entire pile is complete... each project will be completed before the next one is started......at least that's the plan.........