February UFO Finish!

Here is my February finish for

my 2018 UFO project.

The butterfly block is a test

block from Cynthia England book,

Picture Piecing.

I tried the block to learn Miss England's

technique for landscape quilts. I 

recommend trying it...very easy with

wonderful results.

I have quite a few UFO's that only

need quilting and binding, so I am

using each project to practice my

machine quilting.

I enjoyed finishing the blocks into

a wall hanging of my own design.

I am linking up to 

One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts
and Patchwork Times UFO 2018

Design Wall for this week 26 Feb-04 Mar

On my design wall 

is my butterfly wall hanging,

which is also my February 

UFO Project. 

 

I have sewn and re-sewn this

project multiple times.

The butterfly block is the

test block from Cynthia England book,

"Picture Piecing"

I put the top together by my

own design using 12 blocks.

I will be finish the quilting

and add binding, hopefully

before the end of the month.

What is on your design wall?

And February is almost gone....

Today is my 10 year Blogiversary!

I have not been as dedicated to writing

on my blog as I have been other years,

but I enjoy going back and reading about

various projects and what my life was

a few years ago. 

Here's to another 10 years!

For my Slow Sunday Stitching

I am going to resume work on

an cross-stitch quilt block project.

I am not sure when I began this

stitchery, by I would like to

finish it. 

I cleaned out my Studio (somewhat)

over the snowy weekend and have

an entire box of stitchery kits. I 

never need to purchase another one

as long as I live....

I did not finish my shawl for the

Ravellinics competition at Ravelry.com

My Husband had surgery, which turned out to be

more complicated and taking care of him turned

out to be more complicated than I had planned.

He is finally on the mend, thank goodness.

Goals for the week:

1.Clean out my Studio some more: Organize

fabric boxes and books.

2.Cross stitch on quilt blocks.

3.Knit on shawl pattern.

What are you creating today?

I am almost ready to sew

Today is the end of a long

holiday weekend for me.

Normally, I try to get as much

sewing in as possible. 

Yup...not this time....

Husband had foot surgery 

(long story-bite by a snake...

trauma injury that has now ended

in a second surgery)

My Guy is pretty easy-going even when he isn't

feeling so hot, but it has still been

stressful and lots of getting-feeding-

waiting on him for a few days.

Hopefully, this is the last surgery.

I am still trying to finish out my

butterfly wall hanging for February.

The pattern is from Cynthia England's 

landscape book, using her own pattern

on how to piece only using straight lines

I started making blocks to practice, 

without any plan on how I was

going to put it together,

I envision a wreath of butterfly blocks.

I hope I can sew my idea up.

What's on your Design Wall?

Monday Design Wall

I have not posted my 

Monday Design Wall 

for a long time now,

but I am ready to get

back in the swing of things.

This Week:

I need to cut the remaining

red with white dot 

squares (2") to finish the last

two sides of my 

Trip Around the World top

Hopefully, I can finish the top

this month and can move on to

the hand quilting step

2nd project:

This is my UFO project for February.

I need to make at least one more

butterfly block and then sew

the top together. I hope to also

quilt and bind it into a nice

wall hanging.

What is on your design wall?

So close...almost finished

I am down to hand sewing the

last two sides of my

Trip Around the World quilt top.

                

(Sorry for the blurry photo)

When the top is finished, I need to

decide how to hand quilt it.

Any suggestions?

After cutting more squares, it will

be my Slow Sunday Stitching project

I am also a knitter and began my 

Ravellenics project for the 

Olympics project at Ravelry

I am doing a shawl pattern called

Multnomah by Kate Ray.

It uses sock yarn, which I already

had in my yarn stash. It is

knitting up quickly, though

I have not reached the lace

pattern on the edge yet.

I always slow down when it

comes to lace knitting.

What are you creating today?

Same ole...same ole....

For my Slow Sunday Stitching

I am continuing my work on my

Trip Around the World top.

I am on the last row (#43).

One side completed...three to go.

I also choose my February UFO project

I am going to finish my Butterfly Hanging.

I have one more block to piece,

add the embroidery,

piece the top, quilt and bind.

I am not sure if it is going to be a 

gift or I am going to keep it for

myself. 

What are you working on today?