Q1 Finishes - Summary

For the 2014 Q1 Finish-a-long I set some goals which can be found here.  

First let's start off with the Dr. Who Quilt.  

For my Doctor Who quilt the final blocks were release and I finished them as soon as I could.  I then began working on the quilting.  Right after quilting the last block my machine started having issues, and had to go to the shop.  Since I did quilt as you go, I have 20 quilted blocks and that is as far as I have gotten.  I am glad to report that my machine is fixed and I can continue work this weekend on my projects.  Unfortunately the Dr. Who quilt will join my Q2 goals as it is unfinished.

Now on a happy note let's talk about what I DID get done!

My zig-zag quilt is a group quilt.  Everyone made 4-9 patches and then I am responsible for finishing the quilt.  I am happy to say that the quilt has been completed!  It can be seen here.

Last year sometime I took a class, and make a log cabin top during that class.  It is finally finished.  Not sure where this one will end up, but it might be donated to charity quilts for my local quilt guild.

I also had a 1600 UFO that needed to be finished.  I decided to applique a lotus follower on the top, and have finished the quilting and binding.  It is now complete. Check it out here.

My Hexi table runner is quilted and complete.  I ended up quilting it by machine as I felt it would hold up better.  It still has not been washed, and therefore is not on display, but it is complete!

The last of my goals was to complete a baby quilt for my Husband’s cousin who was had their baby in March.  This may seem like a distant relationship to be giving a quilt to, but I grew up knowing my husband’s cousin, so I have known him longer than my husband J.  The baby quilt is complete and has been gifted, so now I can share it.  The Mom and son are doing well and started using the quilt right away!

I can’t believe I met most of my goals for this quarter!  I have lots in store for next quarter, and am already beginning the list.

Linking up to The Littlest Thistle: http://thelittlestthistlecraftshop.blogspot.com.

See everyone in a few days for my list of Q2 goals.  I already am starting the list, but will have more details soon.  As this list is too long to finish in Q2.

• Baby Quilt for expecting friend
• Baby Quilt for expecting cousin
• Dr. Who Quilt
• Border of the Month Quilt
• Zig-Zag Batik Quilt
• Snowball Quilt
• Sister's Choice Quilt
• Easy Street Quilt
• Red/White and Black couch Quilt

See you soon.

Baby Quilt - Finish-a-long

I love to make baby quilts for family, and when I found out my husband's cousin and his wife were expecting I starting to determine what quilt to make the new baby.  Just before I started I sent a message to my husband's aunt to find out if the gender was know, unfortunately she said they were waiting to find out. However later that night I got a new message saying that they decided to find out, after all, and that a boy was expected in March.

The new addition to our extended family was born in early March and is doing well.  The quilt was gifted through the mother's parents (as the new baby lives out of town), and was put right to use.

Here it is.  It was backed with Red and Yellow material.  The colors of the high school the parents and I graduated from.

Hexi Table Runner - Finish-a-long

One of my first goals for the finish-a-long was to finish my Hexi-Table runner.  This table runner will eventually end up in my living room, but first I need to clean up my son's toys.  For now it is complete and living in my Quilting room.  I machine hand pieced, machine quilted, and hand finished the edges.  It matches the side table hexi's that I complete a year or two ago.

Checkout my other goals here: http://quiltsbyheather.blogspot.com/2014/01/finish-long-q1-goals.html

1600 Quilt - Finish-a-long

For about 2 years this quilt has sat unfinished because I thought it needed something besides just the jelly roll strips.  One day I determined that a lotus flower would look good.  I then used some of the fancy stitches on my machine to quilt the border.  It is backed with white flannel, and is now nice and cozy since it has been washed.

ZigZag quilt

One of my finishes for the Q1 finish-a-long is this Zig-Zag quilt which is a gift for a fellow quilter.  It is made up of block that four individuals plus myself made.  I then pieced the quilt, had another person quilt it and then finished the binding.  It is now ready to be gifted this weekend.

Log cabin - Finished

I finished the Log cabin quilt!  There was some stretching which made it a bit wonky, thought. Can't wait to get another UFO complete!