2017-The year of the UFO Finish!

I signed up on the

all people quilt site for

their 2017 UFO challenge.

I filled out the form and

easily had 12 UFO's to finish.

Then, I got thinking about how

every year I hit about November

and feel stressed to finish many

Christmas themed projects.

So, I printed another UFO

form and filled it out for

just Christmas projects for 2017.

I will be using the

Christmas UFO list for the

UFO challenge here with Judy.

My list is as follows:

01. Nativity for E

02. Nativity for M

03, Nativity for V

04. Gingerbread ornaments for C

05. Gingerbread ornaments for S

06. Art to Heart Nativity wall hanging

07. Art to Heart Nativity wall hanging

08. Crazy Christmas Village wall hanging

09. Crazy Christmas Village wall hanging

10. Christmas tree skirts a. Bird b. Ocean

11.Nativity Christmas tree skirt

12. Nativity for me

I am really excited for

2017....a year of completion!

The weather outside is frightful!

Freezing temps have come to my area

of the Earth. I don't especially enjoy

Winter-Snow-Cold, but know I will

appreciate the water we will need in the

warm months to grow our garden.

Today is our monthly family

dinner where all the kids and

grandchildren come over to eat

and visit. Between dinner and

Church and other sewing project

(for Christmas), I hope to get some

Slow Sunday stitching done.

If I do, it is back to my

Trip Around the World.

Goodness, that's an old photo....

One person can not hold it up anymore.

I am on Row 41, which is made

up of 142 two inch squares.

I hope you are safe inside from

Mother Nature and are also

Slow Sunday Stitching.

And Happy Holidays to you!

On the Needle-December 2

I haven't posted a

On the Needle status for\

a very long time.

Why...because I haven't been

knitting as much as of late.

But here it is...

Two years in the making...

My first sock!

I kept saying I was going to try

to knit a sock, but it always got

put to the side for other projects

Right now, I am deep in

Christmas projects, so the

second sock will have to

wait until after the

New Year.

What's On the Needle at your house?

Calm before the crazy...

I love Sundays.

Sleeping in...

Attending Church...

Hand sewing on a project

This Sunday, I am currently working on

my Trip around the World quilt. I

began the project over two years ago

with a Facebook group. I think

everyone else has finished

(or given up!)

The squares are 2 inches. I am starting

row 41. Every seventh row I use the same

red with white dot fabric. All other

fabric is from my stash.

I added it up today, and I

currently have over 3800 squares

sewn. so far.

I find hand sewing very relaxing, which

I especially need as we go into the

Holiday season here in the USA.

What are you slow stitching today?

And the next project on the UFO list is.....

I have tried very hard to  finish

half-started project off of my

UFO list this year.

Of course, I could not resist beginning

another project, so I started the

Be My Neighbor quilt at

Bear Creek Quilting company

I have made 6 of the 10 blocks

which have been published online.

The quilt will have a total of

16 blocks in 4 rows.

The third block

(blue house in upper right)

and the fifth block

(house with heart)

have an appliqued bird,

which I have not added yet.

I am debating whether to

applique by hand or machine.

I am making the blocks from

a fabric line of very bright prints

(unusual for me to sew with).

The prints are made up of

dots, chevrons or diamond patterns

Today, for my

Slow Sunday Stitching, I will

be finishing the final full row

on my Trip Around the World quilt.

I think it is about 110 inch square.

It will have a finishing row of

the red dot print I have used

throughout the quilt. Next...

hand quilting it. The hand

quilting will begin

after the first of the year.

What are you

Slow Sunday Stitching?

Cool Fall stitching

The outside temperature is cool.

Neighbors are beginning

to use their fireplaces...

smells so good!

Today, my Slow Sunday Stitching

is going to be working on my

Trip Around the World.

I have been working on it for 2 years.

I was thinking of finishing it out

at King size, but I am thinking

a Queen size is just as good.

What are you

Slow Stitching Sunday?

Red and White is almost done.....

I love finishing a large project.

I have been working on my

Red n White quilt for months.

Today, I am hand stitching

the label on the back and then

IT IS DONE!

The quilt is for the

Utah State Quilt Guild

Jubilee 40th Anniversary

celebration in 2017.

It is also for my

35th Wedding Anniversary.

My Husband helped pick out

blocks that meant something to

our marriage over the years.

What are you

Slow Sunday Stitching today?

Time for a new knit project

I usually have multiple sewing projects

going at any given time, but only one

or two knit projects.

I just finished this hat for myself.

It is called "Thistle Hat"....I found the

pattern in a library book, though I am

sure it is on Ravelry.com too.

It is the first time I have followed

a knitting chart. It wasn't

difficult since there was

only a 6 row repeat for the

circle pattern ribbing.

Now...what to knit?

I have no other project started.

I keep saying I am going to try to

learn to knit socks. After 5 years,

maybe the time has come.....

What's on your needles?

Staying busy and moving on....

I am feeling frustrated today.

I have many projects that I could be

working on, but all I want to do is

the one project I can not....

my Red n White quilt.

It is still at the quilters house.

Okay, what to do....

I could work on my

Trip Around the World

(Wow, that's an old photo)

Or I could do some cross stitch

work on some quilt blocks.

Or I could finish any number of

partial started projects.

I think it is time to make a list.

(A long list)

A list of started projects which

need to be finished.

This may take a while.....

What are you working on?

On to the next project

It is a rainy morning and Fall

weather is in full swing here in Utah.

I finally finished my Red n White quilt.

It goes to my quilter, Diane, tomorrow.

I made this quilt for the Utah

Quilt Guild Jubilee, which is

being celebrated next year.

I also made it to celebrate my

Husbands and I wedding anniversary

next year too. He helped pick out

the blocks.

Some of the block represent where

we have lived or other aspects of our

married life together.

For my Slow Sunday stitching,

I think I will go dig out a

needlepoint project that needs

to be finished.

What are you working on?

Welcome Fall

The nights are getting cooler.

The temperature is getting colder.

The leaves are changing their colors

to beautiful oranges and reds.

It's Fall here in Utah (USA)

Perfect weather for staying inside

and catching up on my hand work.

I am back to hand stitching my

Trip Around the World quilt.

Above is a very old photo from

when I had just had begun this project.

This weeks goals:

Get the borders finished on Red n White quilt

Send Red n White quilt to my quilter

Finish quilting my Welcome quilt

What are you creating?

Back in the Saddle again

Now that the weather has cooled off,

I am feeling much more energetic

and ready to get back to a regular schedule.

This slow Sunday, I am stitching

on my Trip Around the World quilt.

This is a current photo taken at my

quilt guild meeting about 2 weeks ago.

Not a great photo, but you can see

the size...it is a little larger than a Queen.

This is a project that has been going on

for about 2 years now. Hand sewing 2 inch

squares take a long time....

My creating plans this week:

-Add borders to Red and White quilt

-Make backing for Red and White quilt

-Take Red and White quilt to quilter

-Sew Circa 2016 blocks

What are your plans for the week?

And....I'm back!

I have not planned to take a 9 month break

from blogging...it just kind of happened that way.

As the weather gets cooler, it is time to get

back to more (hand) sewing and knitting. I have

a very long list of projects I would like to start,

but I am trying (again) to finish a few projects

before starting another new one.

Today, I am going back to hand stitching

my Trip Around the World quilt. It has sat

in a bag next to the couch for months and

months, untouched.

Goodness, that's an old photo...I have added quite a few more

rows. I am going for a King size. Currently, it is just

over a Queen size.

I look forward to seeing everyone's projects at Slow Sunday

stitching. What are you working on?

Finally...I used some fabric!

My first stash busting post for 2016!

 

I have not been doing well in the

stash busting program!

 

But....I finally have a stash bust!

 

I made some charity baby quilts

using up about all the larger

pieces of flannel I had in my

stash....yeah!

 

Fabric in 2016: 4 yards

Fabric out 2016: 15 yards

 

Total busted: 11 yards

 

It's not much, but it's a start!

 

I had to purchase ( I really did!)

the 4 yards of red and white

fabric for a new project I

could not pass up.

 

The state of Utah Quilt Guild

is doing a state wide project

of red and white quilts to

celebrate a big anniversary in 2017.

 

I love red and white quilts, so...

I had to buy the fabric. (ha ha ha)

 

Here is my start of blocks

 

 

I have made 6, 9 and 12 inch blocks

so far. I want to make a couple of

15 inch and a 18 inch block too.

I am going for a King size quilt.

 

What are you working on?

My first post of 2016!

 

I am feeling very creative this year, and

have set some new sewing goals.

 

The state of Utah Quilt Guild will be

celebrating a big anniversary in 2017

and has asked individuals and local

guilds to make Red and White quilts.

 

The quilts will be part of a touring

exhibit thru the state of Utah during

2017. I love red and white quilts!

 

I am making my own...here are the

first blocks...

 

 

I am basing my blocks on 3 inch

measurements. The blocks

(left to right) are;

 

Rows 1-2: 6 inch

Rows 3-4: 9 inch

Rows 5-6: 12 inch

 

I would also like to make some 15

and maybe one 18 inch block.

 

As part of my hand work, I am

thinking of doing some hand

embroidery in the white centers

of some of the blocks.

 

Todays hand work....back to my

trip around the world. I am going

for a King size.

What are you working on?