List for the second quarter of the finish along

I'm not starting any new projects before finishing some! That's a line you haven't heard for the first or last time here. I am linking up two the goals for the second quarter over at She can quilt!

My goals will be to finish:

1. My scrappy trip quilt. I just have to bind it, so this one's easy 

2. My modern sampler of 4x5 blocks. I have a finished top now, so I need to make some backing, baste, quilt and bind. This ones definitely more challenging.

 3. Finish my first and last Care circle quilt (do good stitches) and donate it to Jopie's dromenquilts (both have they're own button on my side-bar). This one is not even a top yet and I'm already late to finish so I have to get a move on!

I have limited my commitments a little, but I do have to make a few bee-blocks, at least 1 round robin and some gifts in the mean time. So wish me luck!

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Finish-A-Long - How are we doing?

In January I joined the Finish-A-Long over at she can quilt! I did it because I love finishing things, but not always the finishing process. Sometimes a new project is winking at me and I have a hard time sticking to my plan and finish a project first. In the finishing process my number one least favorite part is basting, I hate it. Quilting and binding are not so bad I think, I actually enjoy it. But the most favorite part is thinking out what to make and selecting fabrics. So that's always around the next corner calling to me : "You can bind it later", or something. So this quarter I decided to have earplugs for the voices in my head (though that is basically impossible) and focus on a few finishes. Of course I was a little over ambitious and forgot about some commitments I made in bees etc. But I did make some good progress! And  having the finish-a-long in the back of my head did help me to ignore new projects and spend an extra night or two sewing, so that really worked. You can find my original blog post here.

The progress!
First you see my goal from my first post, in blue how far I've come, and pics of course. 

Number 1: My 4x5 blocks. I have 12 blocks (from 2 quarters) in grey, aqua and green. I want to make a throw guilt out of them. Maybe for me, maybe for someone I love. So I need to make them in to a top, select/piece a backing, quilt and bind. And I don't even know who I will make a consistent top out of this. sashing/no sashing? Border/no border? en point? Add some blocks?

Now I have a top! I didn't want a traditional sampler. So I made lots of small flying geese, some trees, some half square triangles and added some panels of different fabric to make it in a more loose and creative top. I really did this row by row, how does it look, what will I add, etc. I loved doing it and I'm really happy wit the result. 

Number 2: I have finished the big boy top, but it's not a quilt yet. Mainly because I can't decide how to quilt it, secondly because making the sandwich is my least favorite part of quilting. 

I Finished it! You can read all about it here. And you'll find the link to the tutorial too. 

Number 3: I made some blocks for the scrappy trip along, which should be quick and fun (I'll tell you more about it later) and I want to fluently make and finish this one, maybe that will get my finishing mojo back!

I made lots more blocks, made them into a top, basted it and quilted it, only the binding is missing! So the grand reveal will be later, but it's almost done! I blogged about it here.

Overall I made progress on all three quilts, so I'm happy with the results. I think I will sign up for an other quarter of finishing! Will you?

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Umbrella prints challenge 2013

Hi everyone! I joined the challenge to make do with a packet of trimmings from umbrella prints. I wanted to make something just for me to use in my sewing room. I was inspired by lots of tutorials, but especially this one for the needle book and this one for the little basket. It's made to catch loose threads and scraps on my sewing desk. Though I didn't follow the tutorial literally, I  adjusted sizes, added a fold over, used my new addiction to just grab a piece of batting and start quilting little pieces on it, etc.  I aim to make a big basket following the tutorial one day to! They are lovely! The winner will be announced in June. Lots of talented people will make beautiful things, so I don't think I'll win, but It's a nice challenge and I'm very glad with the result! You can see all the results and vote later on on Pinterest.

Hallo allemaal! Ik doe mee met de "challenge" om iets leuks te maken van een pakketje restjes van umbrella prints. Ik wilde iets helemaal voor mij maken. Het zijn zulke leuke handgedrukte stofjes. Ik was natuurlijk geinspireerd door heel veel plaatjes en tutorials, maar vooral door deze voor het naaldenboekje en deze voor het mandje. Het mandje is bedoeld om draadjes en andere rommeltjes op te vangen als ik aan het naaien ben, een soort mini prullenbakje. Ik heb wel een vrije toepassing gedaan hoor, alle maten zijn anders, ik gebruikte weer de techniek dat je een stukje vulling pakt en daar gewoon wat stukjes opnaait en quilt, ik maakte een omslagje, etc. Ik wil de tutorial van de mand wel ook echt eens gaan volgen, ziet er superleuk uit! De winnaar van de challenge zal in juni bekend worden gemaakt, maar ik verwacht niet echt te winnen. Ik zag al zoveel leuke en mooi gemaakte dingen voorbij komen! Maar wel leuk om eens mee te doen en ik ben in elk geval heel blij met het resultaat! Je kan straks alle resultaten hier vinden op pinterest en dan kan je ook stemmen op een winnaar door het te pinnen!

Tot gauw!

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