Pointless Quilter

 Here is my 2020 Goal list of quilt.  I updated in red.  It was not a good quilting year for me. ow sleeves I started 2 years ago.  (February) 1.  Finish the remaining 9 of the 12  pillow sleeves I started 2 years ago for the boutique. Nope - didn't even touch them. 2.  Orca Bay (Started about 3 or 4 years ago)  Top finished in November. 3.  Straits of Mackinac (Green & White)    Haven't touched it since the class in the summer of 2019. 4.  Summer Swoon 16  - Finished. 5.  Boutique Items -  Due to Covid, our boutique was cancelled for 2020 so I didn't bother. 6.  Frolic - Finished 7.  Aqua/White Circle of Illusion - Nope - don't even know where it is at the moment. 8.  Block of the Year Christmas Applique - I know I worked on one for a day at Debbies. 9.  Fall Runner for Brenda - Finished but she wanted a round runner so I made and will donate to boutique next year. 10.  Snowman ...

The pattern is called Anita's Arrowhead from Anita Grossmon Solomon's Rotary Cutting Revolution book.  It's also part of her CraftsyBluePrint class.  I was going to make the quilt much bigger but decided this was the perfect size and used the rest of the squares for the back.  So it's like a double sided quilt.  I quilted it myself on my Bernina 750.  I used a light pink Superior Magnifico thread on top and of course a neutral Superior Bottom Line in the bobbin.  I love how it finished.   I also finished some more cross stitch fabrics.  I still can't show about 5 of them because they are my homemade Christmas ornaments I will use this year for my siblings.  But here is what I finished. Pattern by The Cricket Collection.  Made this into a pillow - but a decorative pillow - not to be 'used'. Prairie Schooler 2019 Santa.  On a grapevine wreath Hands On Design with Priscilla Blain pattern from Just Cr...

This was a pattern (free by getting the clues weekly) from  Piecing the Past Quilt .  This is the second one I've started through her blog, however I haven't finished the 1st one yet.  It was applique.  It's pinned and ready to quilt though. I broke open another fat quarter pack for this one and I used 16 extra fat quarters for the back.  I also used the scraps for the border.  And if you can believe it, there was still some fat quarters left over.  Mostly the lighter colors. After making my sister Beverly her placemats ( as shown here ) I had a bunch of the fall fabrics left over so I cut into rectangles and made 2 little table runners for my guilds annual boutique. They are not exactly the same, they have different backing fabrics and different bindings.  One has pilgrim fabric and the other has a fall colored paisley with a striped binding.  Due to the influence of my friends, I started cross stitching again.  I finish...

Last month at guild I won 29 of these split 9 patch blocks.  I decided to quickly put a few together and make a charity quilt.  This is what I came up  I did have to re-do a couple blocks (1/4" too small) and I had to make 7 additional blocks.  Luckily it was scrappy and the red which was the square they gave us to make the blocks was an easy color for me to match in my stash.  A co-worker's daughter is graduating high school this year and is taking a European trip this April so I decided to make her early graduation gifts. A t-shirt in her favorite color.  Embroidering that was a bugger - it was a little too big for the shirt and I had hair clips to hold the shirt back (saw it on a tutorial) and they ended up blocking the movement - so the countries aren't actually 'finished'.  She also was talking to her mom about a back-pack and I said she needs to keep her money closer to her and she said she refuses to use a fanny pack so I made this lit...

In April 2018 I took a Bonnie Hunter Class in Bakersfield.   It was a Jamestown Landing quilt - and I finally finished it this week. I custom quilted it but you really can't tell in the photo.  I like how it turned out and can't wait to put it on my bed in the summer.  It takes a lot of half square triangles which I did a lot of them as leaders-enders.  I'm glad it's done.  I will be taking another Bonnie class this summer so another scrap buster coming up.  I've also finished these other tops that I started in Cambria last month.  A simple little baby quilt with Minkee backing --probably donate to our guild boutique. I finished the heart quilt.  Did feather hearts in each heart and straight-lined quilting in the sashing area.   Kept it pretty simple and I finished it on Valentine's Day!!! I'm still working on the Moda Blockheads 2 - here's a picture of the latest blocks.  Just a couple more weeks and then...

I was able to finish my Material Girl's 2018 Challenge Quilt.  Our challenge this year was to exchange flying geese blocks (about 10 of us participated) and we had to make something using the blocks.  Here is what I came up with.  It was from a picture I saw on Pinterest.  Pictures are kind of dark.  I had my portable design wall up in my bedroom which is dark.  Anyway, I decided to add the checked border to add more interest and to get rid of more scraps.  I had a shoe box full of 2" squares.  It barely used any of them.  The box still seems full.  I use the pellon gridded stabilizer to make that border.  It may take longer to do, but it's pretty accurate and all the seams match.  Luckily I had some extra flying geese for my quilt (because I didn't like the first batch I made - not as accurate so didn't want to give to friends) so I used some of that batch.  Then one of the ladies reversed the light/dark of her ...