Monday, July 11, 2011

Two UFOs finished


I kept telling myself I was not to start anything new until I finished the three UFOs I have had since last year. For once I listened to myself and here are the first two finished. Even #3 is in the works as I started hand quilting on it last week. Here is the little quilt from the class with Jo Morton last June in Columbus. In order to get mine finished, I did leave off the border of triangles all around it. My decision was to finish it faster by putting a plain border on and I am glad I did it this way. I like the framing on it better with the plain borders. #2 finish was the signature quilt from last year that I passed around for quilt buddies to sign. It is also a Jo Morton pattern. But I'm not a purist. I like to mix her fabrics with others and not limit a pattern to just her fabrics only. Altho, project #1 is all her fabrics since I took the class with her. Her repro prints go so well
with other fabric companies lines as you can tell by looking at any quilt magazine where quilters use many of her repros in their projects. Now it is going to be catch up time on the Barbara Brackman civil war blocks of the week, more tracing templates on some schoolhouse blocks and maybe getting to those blue and brown tumblers I have been wanting to stitch together. Better be getting off this 'puter and get to stichin'!

4 comments:

Lori said...

Both of them are so pretty!! Way to go on the finishes!!

AmyJo said...

they are both very beautiful and a huge congrats on finishing your UFO's. That's what I am working on today, i have several quilts that need to have the binding added so I best get to it :)

Lee Prairie Designs said...

Wonderful Suzie,they are both beautiful. I am working on two projects now but as soon as I am finished this will be next. Thanks for sharing! Love those little quilts!!!

Carolyn :)

Sharon said...

Love your little quilts...they are wonderful! I am trying to catch up on my Civil War Blocks and my Farmers Wife Sampler blocks...so not much is getting finished.