First Friday of Finishes in March

It's been a good quilting week. I got 2 projects done that I wanted to get done. I also got to spend an evening with a church quilt group working on prayer quilts! It certainly made the week sunnier even if it wasn't always sunny outside!

So here is what I completed:

-long arm quilted a queen quilt for a customer using Dazzle pantograph.

- pieced a lap quilt top for a 16th birthday in April, using Prairie Paisley by Moda fabrics.

I am linking to the following blogs:

-Richard and Tanya Quilts: Link-a-Friday Finish

-TGIFF then click on SewGiving where Serena is hosting TGIFF

-Creations- Quilts, Art...Whatever by Nina Marie

Click on the links on the right sidebar to check out some wonderful finishes.

What I am working on...

For this first week in March I am working on the following:

✔️ on "Glory Be" (my long arm machine's name) I am long arm quilting a queen size quilt for a customer using Dazzle pantograph. I hope to get it completed by Saturday. I have done just over half of the quilting so far. It is beautifully pieced and easy to work with!

Dazzle pantograph.

✔️ on "Abby" (my Pfaff Ambition) I am piecing a lap quilt for an upcoming 16th birthday present in April. This line is called Prairie Paisley.

I still need to add the outer border on the right as seen here up close.

I am sure this is all I will accomplish this week.

I am linking to:

Tuesday Linky party at Freemotion by the River, 

WIPs Wednesday at The Needle and Thread Network. 

Click on the links to the right to see some great works in progress.

March Goals and Look back at February 2014

Every month I make a list of projects I would like to get done.  Sometimes I follow it exactly. Sometimes I get sidetracked. Way at the bottom of this post are my March goals but I review February goals with pictures first.  Now let's check out how I did with the list for February:

⭕️ Complete a customer's quilt.

Just starting this quilt since I only received it 5 days ago from my customer.

⭕️ Complete 3 charity quilts.

Completed 3 this month.  This one is a twin quilt.

This one is a baby quilt.

This one is a lap quilt.

⭕️ Complete prayer quilt.

I did complete this one.

⭕️ Complete one of 6 baby quilts. I have completed 3 already.

Yes I quilted it but it needs binding.

⭕️ Complete blocks for Scrappy Challenge.

I completed 3 for this month.

⭕️ Complete blocks for Christmas Quilt-a-long.

I completed half of the house. I still have to complete the other half.

LIST FOR MARCH:

1. Complete customer's queen size quilt on the long arm.

2. Work on a couple prayer quilts for church.

3. Complete Scrappy Challenge Blocks for March.

4. Complete Christmas Quilt-Along for February and March.

5. Start a lap quilt for my Niece's birthday.

I am linking to:

Fresh Sewing Day and Small Blog Meet at Lily's quilts by Lynne ( see buttons on sidebar),

March: A Lovely Year of Finishes with Melissa at sewbittersweetdesigns,

with Karen at Sew Many Ways: Sew Darn Crafty Linky party, 

Anything Goes Mondays @ Stitch by Stitch,
A Stitch in Time at Such a Sew and Sew

Scrappy Challenge February Blocks

I got three blocks done for February's Scrappy Challenge by Judy Laquidara at Patchwork Times.

One I did wrong, can you tell?

Click on Patchwork Times on the right side bar to see what others have done this month with the Scrappy Challenge.

These are my blocks from January.

Last Friday Finishes in February

These are my finishes for this week.

-one Hawaiian appliqué block for a wall hanging present, needs quilting.

- a community quilt. I long arm quilted it while one of the members of the group pieced it.

- a baby community quilt

The back

I am linking to the following blogs:

-Richard and Tanya Quilts: Link-a-Friday Finish #107

-TGIFF hosted by Mila + Cuatro.

Click on the links on the right sidebar to check out some wonderful finishes.

This last week in February

I finished the community quilt that was on the long arm, just late Friday.

THE PLAN this week: 3 goals

1. Complete a community baby quilt to practice the Dazzle pantograph that I will be using for a customer quilt.

2. I started to load another community quilt but then I got an order from a customer. She is bringing her queen quilt Sunday for me to long arm. So I took the community quilt off so I could start the customer quilt right away. I don't like to make people wait longer than 2 weeks for their quilt. 

3. I also plan on completing the Christmas Quilt-along for the February block. I have completed the top half of the gingerbread house so far. 

I am linking to:

Sew Many Ways: Sew Darn Crafty Linky party, 

Anything Goes Mondays @ Stitch by Stitch, 

Tuesday Linky party at Freemotion by the River, 

WIPs Wednesday at The Needle and Thread Network. 

Click on the links here or to the right to see some great works in progress.

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Third Friday Finish in February

Even though I make a list on Sunday of projects I would like to complete this week I often don't finish them all. Occasionally I complete more than I thought. So I didn't get everything done but I did get the following done:

- 3 blocks done for the Scrappy Challenge by Judy Laquidara at Patchwork Times.

I re-did this one but there still is one mistake.

This one is done correctly.

Click on the links on the right sidebar to check out some great finishes.

I am linking to the following blogs:

-Richard and Tanya Quilts: Link-a-Friday Finish

-TGIFF then click on the host blogger 

Embroidery Project...

I have been working on "The Adventures of Harrington and Hannah". It was a block of the month by The Raspberry Rabbits. It was to be done in appliqué and embroidery but I did all in embroidery. I have 5 more to complete. I have misplaced January in Hawaii and need to redo it.   I hope to make this into a quilt someday.

You can find other beautiful samples on the following flickr group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1870280@N24/

I started it on my trip to Hawaii in August. I just started working on it again on a trip to Ottawa and back to pick up my son who is on his reading week in university. So here is what I have done so far. -not listed in order

            April:        Harrington is always on the left and Hannah on the right.

               May:

     

               June:

                 July:

             August:

              February:

               March:

I am linking this post to Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River by Connie. Click on the button on the right to see other great work!

This third week in February

These are my goals this week. Come back on Friday to see how I did.

This is what I hope to accomplish this week:

*complete the twin community quilt on the LA using "Dainty" pantograph.

*work on Scrappy Challenge by Judy Laquidara at Patchwork Times. This is the first one I did but I made a mistake. Can you see it?

*work on Christmas Quilt-a-long by Beth at Love Laugh Quilt

I am linking to Anything Goes Mondays @ stitch by stitch and on Wednesday to The Needle and Thread Network. Click on the links to the right to see some great works in progress.

Friday Finish in February

These are the 2 projects I completed this week.

A community quilt on the LA using Joust pantograph.

Binding on a prayer quilt.

I am linking Richard and Tanya Quilts  Link-a-Friday finish, TGIFF then click on Quilt Matters and at Sew Many Ways: sew darn crafty Linky party. Click on the links on the right sidebar to check out some great finishes.

This second week in February.

Here's what I hope to work on:

➕Finish long arm quilting a community quilt.

➕Start another community quilt.

➕work on 2 quilt-a-longs, Scrappy Challenge and Christmas quilt-a-long

➕put binding on a prayer quilt.

➕make and put binding on a baby quilt.

I am linking to a Tuesday post at Freemotion by the River and on Wednesday the Needle and Thread network. Click on the links to the right to see some great works in progress.

Friday finish {02/07/2014}

Tough week for me, as I had a sinus infection and then cough.  I didn't feel like doing anything but lay around watching Downton Abbey seasons 1 and 2 and 3! I had never watched any of the shows before and now I am hooked. So I am calling it my Downton Abbey cold!

I did complete 2 things on my Sunday to do list though!!  Here is what I finished...

✔️put binding on the boy animal  baby quilt.

✔️LA quilted girl baby quilt with Luau pantograph.

I am linking to Link-A-Finish Friday at Richard and Tanya Quilts and TGIFF.  Click on links on the right side bar to see some wonderful Friday finishes.

The first week in February...

This is what I hope to accomplish this week.  It helps to keep me on track doing weekly goals and then I can successfully accomplish my monthly goals.

• Complete a girl baby quilt.
  
• Put binding on animal baby quilt.
  
• Possibly start a customer quilt.
• Work on the last Hawaiian applique block when out and about.
• Work on February block for Scrappy Challenge at Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara. 
• Work on February block for Christmas quilt along by Beth at Love Laugh Quilt.

A quilt I completed last year.

I will include more pictures as the week progresses for Linky Tuesday party at Freemotion by the River and WIP Wednesday at The Needle and Thread Network.  Links are on the sidebar.  Please visit these blogs to see some great projects.