Pointless Quilter

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...

And things got made! I finished quilting and binding my Good Fortune quilt. This is my friend Janice Minyard's quilt next to mine.  Color makes the difference in the quilt.  Hard to tell they are the same. This is Jamestown Landing.  I took this class months ago in Bakersfield.  Got the back done too.  Now to pin and quilt. Sorry picture is sideways - I  am doing the Shabby Fabrics Trick or Treat BOM.  Pressed these down and zig zagged the edges. This little baby quilt is made from some strips that I over cut for a clue on Good Fortune and the leftover 4 patches we had. Just in time for Valentine's Day. Started this.  I need to make 460 3" 9 patches to make 70 something 9" 9-patches with them.  And of course the setting triangles.  This will take a while. The first 2 block clues for my guild's Mystery Quilt.  I didn't leave the house much, but I did get out to see the elephant seals.  The...

I make annual goals here on my blog and as usual, I go through and check which goals I finished that year.  Here's a link to my goals for 2018.  6 of my 10 goals are done.  Circle of Illusion - haven't touched it. Orca Bay - haven't touched it Twirly Balls - Done Rainbow Nest - Done Fat Quarter Shop Designer Mystery - Done On Ringo Lake - Done Jamestown Landing - half done The Quilt Show Halo Medallion - Done Local guild mystery - Done, made 2 Use up a fat quarter pack - I cut 2 up for this years' Bonnie Hunter mystery and also for the Blockheads 2 block of the week. Here are my goals for this next year.  Jamestown Landing - but in Oranges. Orca Bay - since I'm on a Bonnie Hunter kick 7 blocks done, I call this my Block of the Year program.  It takes about a year to finish one block (hand applique).  I want to get at least two blocks finished this year. Circle of Illusion - like I said last year I know what I want to do ...

You never think you do a lot until you try to put all the pictures together at the end of the year and then think to yourself, I did a ton of stuff! And the ornament exchange between my siblings.  We have to make a home made ornament for the siblings.  The older kids also get an ornament instead of money or other gifts now.  Welcome to adulthood.  :) Thanks for looking. Tomorrow I will work on my 2019 goals and a review of how I did with my 2018 goals. 

My friendship group has an annual challenge.  It's not a requirement to participate.  This year the people who signed up exchanged 20 Flying Geese blocks to each person who signed up.  There were 10 of us.  We had to have the geese done in the Spring when we met and then we have until our Christmas party to put the quilt together.  We had our Christmas party this past Saturday.  Here is my quilt.    See all those 2" squares in the border (finished at 1.5")?  I thought for sure my shoebox filled with those squares would be empty after I finished.  But it didn't even make a dent.  Anna's Challenge.  She says she hates this quilt and is giving it away! Barb S Quilt - she has some wonderful quilting opportunities here.  She's still deciding if she wants to add another row  Debbie was able to use some big UFO blocks using her Garden Girls. Diane had good intentions.  She has her blocks done...