Finale

A couple of last-minute UFO completions to report!

This scrappy bullseye quilt was started about a year ago.

 It's now quilted, bound and ready to go.

And this quirky pieced quilt, a variation of Jen Kingwell's Bakers Dozen, has been simmering for several years.  It's also quilted, bound, and ready to be used.

In 2020 I made 37 quilts and 9 mats.  I'm surprised that I got this many done -- it hasn't felt like a productive year.  I have 6 tops waiting to be quilted and finished, and 8 block sets in varying stages of incompleteness.  None of these UFO projects are older than 2019, so the gap is closing!!!  

Onward to 2021!

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Friday

Scrappy Bullseyes

I'm trying to finish up some UFOs.  Finally got this bullseye top from last year layered and quilted.  It's quite HEAVY because of the multiple layers of fabric in the blocks plus flannel backing.

I used to make lots of bullseye quilts, but forgot about them for some years. I like this one! 

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Bullseye top

I got the blocks together and the borders added, so my bullseye project is moving onward to the To-Be-Quilted Club.  I've earmarked a nice piece of red polka dot flannel for the back, and even cut enough scrappy binding to finish.

It's always fun to work on a totally scrappy project like this -- no  design decisions because anything goes!

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Tuesday

Miserable weather here -- this is the fourth day in a row that we've been blizzarding.  Travel has been nearly impossible, although I don't mind staying at home.  Good weather for hot coffee, stew, chili, etc.  I may bake bread tomorrow if the weather is still bad -- feeling too lazy today to start it.

I spent some time today with my bullseye blocks.  I added all the third circles, so the basic blocks are all done and chopped into quarters.  I'll shuffle them and reassemble the sections in the next day or so.

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Bullseyes

As I was doing a bit more (never-ending) scrap sorting, I found some good candidates for a few bullseye blocks.  Easy and scrappy/anything goes, so they're just right for filling in odd minutes in the sewing room.  These blocks finish at 8", and I'll probably aim for 48 total.  So this is another new start …

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Wandering along Memory Lane

Next month, the Country Threads ladies, Mary Etherington and Connie Tesene, will be releasing a new book entitled 'Beyond the Battlefield'.  I'm looking forward to getting it, and meanwhile did some internet browsing for Country Threads stuff.  Lo and behold, they have a blog that I wasn't aware of:

CHICKEN SCRATCH

And lo and behold again, they're currently having a Bullseye quilt sew along! The original instructions for Bullseye quilts were published in this book in 1999:

This jogged my memory: I made *several* Bullseye quilts through the years, more than these, but these photos were easy to find.  Going back twenty years here! 

Hmmm, might be time for another Bullseye quilt :)

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Bulls-eyes

A finish! 

I pulled out a set of UFO blocks in late June and met my target to have this queen-size bulls-eye quilt completed by August!

The back story here is that I change my home décor each month to celebrate the seasons and the ongoing circle of life. 

(Those pictures are from several years ago, maybe I 'll do an updated series next year ...)

Anyway, this activity includes several coordinated quilts for each month, and specifically I consider the queen-size ones to be my "dowry set."  My August/purple bed quilt had wandered away from my life a while back, and I was determined to replace it for this year!

Through the years I've made well over a dozen of these raw-edge bulls-eye quilts, in a variety of colors and sizes, and I always enjoy the fun scrappy texture of this style of quilt!

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Reawakening

A project that has been dormant since winter ... now back out and active again!

Aiming for queen-size and August completion.

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Green for March

Just finished this Drunkard's Path lap quilt.  I did it using raw edge applique, like the bulls-eye quilts and French Roses quilts that are popular all over blogland.  It's been through the washer and dryer once already so it's starting to get texture-y.

Sigh.  Didn't even make a dent in the green scrap bag.

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