Gram's Quilt Top Finished

It still needs borders, of course. I think I'm going with the dark purple as a 6" border (if I have enough) and I will use the matching print to back it. I'll use whatever I use for a border also as binding. Unless I used dark purple as a border and have to use light purple as a binding :)

Gram's Quilt

Been working hard on this quilt. As with most major projects, I've picked up a new technique in the process. It's called Partial Seaming. You actually leave 1" at the end of one piece unsewn so you can wait to complete the seam when the block is finished.

It would be sweet to have this top pieced by the end of the week. I'm thinking about stippling it but this time having the same color in both the top thread and bobbin so my small tension mishaps won't be as obvious :)

I wish my Gram lived closed enough for me to give it to her in person. Sadly, I have no plans to go out to NJ anytime soon and if I go back and work at iD all summer, It wouldn't happen until the fall at the earliest and possibly much later than that. I'm secretly hoping that my husbands new venture (chqit.com) takes off and we get to go to restaurant trade shows on the East Coast so we can visit my family :)

3 Quilts in Progress !!!

I can't believe that I have 3 quilts going at once. It's not like me at all!

1. The wedding quilt- It's really not my fault that this is still a WIP. My MIL forgot to make a square at the actual wedding so I sent her all the supplies and I'm stuck waiting for her to return her square. I've emailed her once about it and I might call her tomorrow.

2. The mystery quilt- I can only work on this as quickly as they release the clues. Plus, I'm not a huge fan about how the blocks currently look so I'm not as excited about it as I could be. I'm hoping as it comes together it looks better. I also made a huge mistake and bought some poly blend fabric (I'm so embarrassed- I will never make that mistake again!) so I have no idea what it will look like after washing. I keep telling myself that this is a good quilt to try fusible batting on because even if that doesn't go as expected, it won't be a huge loss.

3. My grandma's quilt. An all-purple and coordinated version of this quilt. I could post a pic in progress, but I think I'll wait. It's turning out really nice!

If I can get these done, I'll be well on my way to 11 quilts in 2011. The next quilt I have to tackle is Mike's baby's quilt. She was born last night! Mom and baby (Sophia) are doing well :)

11 Quilts in 2011?

So I just started a quilting challenge- 11 quilts finished in 2011. For some people it will be easier as they have many UFOs. I have none! But for some people, it will be harder, as they might be making queen and king size quilts and I don't plan on making any larger than twin size.

Right now I'm working on, planning, or just kind of thinking about:

1. Mystery quilt. Not sure how long this will take to finish.
2. Gram's quilt, will start to cut this when I finish my first mystery quilt clue.
3. Quilt for Mike's new baby. I'm hoping to use my applique skills for this after I finish my applique class on Jan 14.
4. Possibly a quilt for Amy? She was diagnosed with breast cancer last month and is doing chemo.
5. A quilt for Sadie's birthday? Too bad it's at the end of Jan so I'd have to get on this one quickly. I made a quilt for her big brother last year for his birthday.
6. A quilt for Jason's parents. Southwest theme maybe.