July 26, 2017

The Good, the Bad, the Unfinished


I started this blog back in 2010, not long after I started quilting.  It gives me a complete history of all the pieces I've made (including a couple that didn't quite get finished).  I started out slow and have had periods (sometimes even months!) when I didn't do any quilting at all.  But I've kept at it - and, of course, when I got my Handi Quilter longarm back in 2015, well the pace has picked up quite a bit!

So here's a complete listing of the projects which have at least made it to the cutting stage...

(to see a larger version of any photo here, just doubleclick the image)
  1. Snowball and plain blocks

     2010 - queen size bedspread, hand quilted, polyester batting
  2. Ohio Star

    2010 - queen size bedspread - hand quilted, polyester batting
  3. Gail B's "Faded Memories" kit

      2010 -  50" x 60" - hand quilted, polyester batting
  4.  On Point Lattice Christmas Quilt


    Started 2012, completed in 2014 - king-size bedspread, hand quilted - polyester batting
    Woops! I never posted a photo of this one as a completed quilt (photo above of the top before sandwiching). Oh well...  I'll get a photo of it this coming Christmas (if I remember...).
  5.  Log Cabin "Cosmos"


    Started in 2010, completed in 2011 -approx 50" x 60"m hand quilted - polyester batting
  6. Log Cabin "Sunset"


    2010 - approx 50" x 60" hand quilted - polyester batting
    Somehow I managed not to post a photo of the finished quilt. Hm... well - 2010 was a busy year.
  7. Baby quilt (koala print in frames)

    Started in 2010, completed in 2013 - approx 45" x 50", hand quilted  - cotton batting
  8. My disaster quilt

    Stared in 2010, and... well, I didn't get far.  After cutting out the pieces, I realized that the design I'd come up with wasn't going to look nice at all - so it got shoved into the back of my UFO closet.  Maybe some day I'll take it out and do something with it.
  9. Small throw-sized window panel


    2010 - 48" x 60" (it was just a dark panel intended to cover/insulate a window in a rarely used room) machine quilted (not longarm) - polyester batting
  10. Gail B's "Forbidden Temple" Kit


    Started in 2011, completed in 2012 - 53" x 70", hand quilted   - bamboo batting
  11. Trees


    Started in 2011, currently ready to sandwich and quilt.
    I didn't realize until setting up this page that I never posted a photo of the completed top. All I've posted is pictures of segments. Well, trust me, the top was assembled in 2011 and has been resting inside a pillowcase since then. Another longarm project!!! 
  12. Egyptian Placemats


    Started in 2011, completed in 2012 - approx 14" x 12", hand quilted - polyester batting
  13. Japanese print table runner


    2013 - approx 55" x 12" - hand quilted - polyester batting
  14. Civil War Prints


    2012 - approx 50" x 60" - hand quilted - polyester batting
  15. William Morris prints


    Started in 2013, but sadly neglected. That's partly because after pinning the darned thing, I discovered some of the blocks weren't aligned properly (you can't see it in this photo - the flaw is subtle). I'm actually considering pulling it apart and doing it over. But oh, my... what a lot of work that would be.
  16. Charcoal and Wine Snowblocks


    2013 - double size bedspread
    This project I didn't do the quilting on (which is why the image above just shows the top pre-quilting). I pieced the top and mailed it to friends in the US and they had a friend quilt and finish it.
  17. Tutti Fruity placemats

     

    Started in 2013, finished in 2015 - 14" x 10" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) polyester batting
  18. Tutti Fruity tablerunner


    Started in 2013, currently MIA
    (hmm... actually... I don't think I actually pieced it together, so it's probably just a pile of charm squares in one of my fabric boxes....)
  19. Tutti Fruity "throw"


    Started 2013, completed 2015 - approx. 50" x 60", hand quilted - Polyester batting
  20. Christmas Charm Squares


    Started in 2014, pieced and ready to sandwich, king-sized bedspread
    This one is on hold until I have a longarm frame large enough to accomodate it.
  21. Thanksgiving Charm Squares


    Started 2013, completed 2015.  55" x 55", hand quilted - Cotton batting
  22. Table runner #1 for Kathy and Katherine


    2015 - 38" x 15 ", hand quilted - polyester batting
  23. Table runner #2 for Kathy and Katherine


    2015 - 63" x 16", quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - polyester batting
  24. Hawaiian Petroglyph

    Started in 2015, finished in 2016 -53" x 66" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting.
  25. Jelly Roll Blues


    Started in 2012, finished in 2017 - 51" x 51" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  26. Jelly Roll Purples


    Started 2012, finished 2015 - 38" x 48" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - polyester batting
  27. Christmas Table Runner (from cheap fat quarters)

    Started in 2014 - quilted in 2015 and then I forgot about it until I started working on this post.  It's somewhere in my UFO closet - maybe I'll finish it this year?  quilted on the longarm, dimensions are uh... I don't recall, but it's not very big.
  28. Christmas Cockies Tablecloth

    Started in 2014, finished in 2015 - 55" x 55" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" Groovy Boards) - polyester batting
  29. Green and Purple Bali Print Chevrons


     2015 - 50" x 56" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting
  30. Oh Baby


    2015 - 50" x 58" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  31. Civil War throw 

    2015 - 48" x 61" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting
  32. Antique Rose Baby Quilt 



    2015 - 50" x 58" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  33. Peacock throw

    2015 - 55" x 65" - quilted on the longarm  ("Baptist Fan" groovy boards) - polyester batting
  34. Christmas Table Runners (jelly roll) quilts 34, 35, 36

    2015 - quilted on the longarm - Polyester batting.
    60 x 12
    44 x 12 (gold)
    49 x 12
  35. see above
  36. see above
  37. Hawaiian Tsunami

    (front)
    (back)
    2015 -48" x 55" quilted on the longarm  ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - bamboo batting
  38. My Hair Stylist's Animal Quilt


    2015 -  55" x 55" , quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  39. My Hair Stylist's Beatrix Potter Quilt

    2015 - 60" x 60" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  40. Chinese Peonies

    2015 - approx.  55" x 60", quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan Breeze" groovy boards) - Polyester batting
  41. Oriental Butterflies


    2015 - 45" x 63" quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  42. All The Pretty Horses

     
    2015 - 54" x 69" - quilted on the longarm quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - bamboo batting
  43. The Deep Blue Sea


    2015 - 46" x 58" - quilted on the longarm quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards)  - cotton batting
  44. Splish Splash

    2015 -  47" x 59" - quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  45. Soccer

    2015 - 48" x 64" - quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan" groovy boards) - bamboo batting
  46. Tulip Garden

    2015 - 50" x 60" - quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan" groovy boards) - cotton batting

  47. Peek-A-Boo


    2015 -  49" x 49" - quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  48. Tulip Garden II

     
    2015 - 52" x 62" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  49. Splish-Splash (Girl's Version)

    2015 - 48" x 60" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  50. Gold/Red Christmas Table Runner


    2015 -  57" x 12" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - polyester batting
  51. Doggoned Placemats


    2016 - 14" x 11" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - polyester batting
  52. Sawtooth Star Poppies


    2016 - 52" x 64" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - bamboo batting
  53. Hawaiian Ferns Table Runner 

    2016 - 16" x 95" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - polyester batting
  54.  Another "Civil War Charm Squares"


    2016 - 50" x 75" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting
  55.  Asta's "Strawberries and Cream" kit


    2016 - 61" x 73" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  56.  Blue Birds and Black-Eyed Susans


    2016 - 45" x 62" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards), cotton batting
  57. Jelly Roll 9 Patch


    2016 - 52" x 52" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops), cotton batting
  58. Persian Carpet in Gold

    2016 - 52" x 60" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards), cotton batting
  59. "Under The Australian Sun" Placemats

    2016 - 12" x 15" - quilted on the longarm (free motion wavy lines) - polyester batting
  60. Double Square Star

    2016 - 54" x 66" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  61. Jelly Roll Race

    2016 - 48" x 61" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  62. "Robert Kaufman" placemets

    2016 - 11" x 15" - quilted on the longarm (free motion wavy lines) - polyester batting
  63. Stallion Canyon

    2016 - 52" x 69" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting
  64. Squares of Sharon - Blue Delft

    2016 - 48" x 68" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  65. Jelly Roll Race - Bali Sunset

    2016 - 46" x 61" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  66. Squares of Sharon - Lavender and Herbs

    2016 - 58" x 70" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  67. Mystic Purple Garden

    2016 - 51" x 62" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  68. "Grow" Charmsquares

    2016 - 52" x 61" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  69. Aussie Animals in Attic Windows

    2016 - 52" x 76" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting
  70. Lecien Floral Collection Charm Squares

    2016 - 50" x 58" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  71. Mystic Purple Garden

    2016 - 51" x 62" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  72. (same as above)
  73. (same as above)
  74. Beth's Yellow Rose of Texas

    2016 - 59" x 72" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  75. Christmas Table Runner


    2016 - 57" x 12" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  76. (same as above)
  77. Moda "Poetry" Charm Squares


    2016 - 50" x 60" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  78. Peek-a-Boo Pinks and Purples

    2016 - 40" x 46" - quilted on the longarm (free-motion Loop-d-Loops), cotton batting
  79. Moda "Pink" Charm Squares

    2016 - 53" x 66" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  80. Hawaiian Surf Boards

    2016 - 55" x 77" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  81. Hawaiian Sea Turtles


    55" x 77" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  82. Robert Kaufman "Spirit Animals"


    2016 - 67" x 78" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  83. Lil's Christmas Tablerunner


    2016 - 15" x 85" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  84. Gail B's "Cross Hatch" Kit

    2017 - 56" x 72" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  85. Hoffman Fabric's  "Super Nova"


    2017 - 6' x 6' - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  86. Robert Kaufman "Trieste" panel (in jewel tones)

    43" x 61" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze"
    groovy boards) - polyester batting
  87. Another "Trieste" panel (in blue)


    2017 - 50" x 68" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting
  88. Yet Another "Trieste" panel (in jewel tones)


    2017 - 48" x 64" -
    quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting
  89. Moda's "Summer Breeze IV" Charm Squares


    2017 - 54" x 62" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - bamboo batting
  90. EZ On-Point Charm Squares


    2017 - 54" x 54" -
    quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
  91. Trieste in Blue - (4th time)


    2017 - 50" x 68" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - bamboo batting
  92. Florida Surf and Sun Charm Squares


    2017 - 48" x 61" - quilted on the longarm
    (free motion loop-d-loops) - bamboo batting
  93. Outer Space Attic Windows

     
    2017 - 48" x 59" - quilted on the longarm (free motion and ruler) - cotton batting