20-Year-Old UFO Completed

"Kaksikymmentä" is what I named this quilt, it means "twenty" in Finnish. This year I'm going to dig up my oldest UFOs and try to finish them. When I made this quilt top, I used a specific ruler and pattern from the book that goes with it. I don't want to mention the name in case people come after me with pitchforks, haha! I didn't enjoy this method because you waste fabric and there are bias edges on all the blocks. Fabric is way too expensive in Canada to be trimming large, sharply triangular edges from blocks, then throwing them away. The bias edges make it extremely difficult to join everything together with accuracy. Many of my points were chopped off because of this. Maybe that's why the quilt top sat in the closet for 20 years. I finally unearthed it, added a border, then quilted it. Just for something different, I made a flanged binding, thanks to instructions from Lynda Balas, one of our guild members.

Igor Says, "No Sewing For You".

I've been trying to finish quilting the border on a 20-year-old UFO, but Igor has other ideas.

Product Review: Northcott Colorworks Premium Solid

I use tons of plain black fabric, so I thought I'd buy a whole bolt. One time I had some black fabric that was rotten. I didn't realize the fabric was bad and used it in a queen size Trip Around The World quilt top. Shortly after that, the fabric store owner warned me, "Don't use that black fabric, it's rotten!". She refunded my money and sent the rest of the bolt back to the supplier. I had to pick apart the entire quilt top and remove all the black squares, replacing them with a different fabric. From that time on, I've been careful when buying plain black, I give it a torture test, pulling it in all directions to see if it's strong. I'm pleased to report that Northcott Colorworks Premium Solid is a good quality fabric. I also bought a bolt of plain light grey. It goes against my grain to spell it, "Colorworks" because I'm Canadian and we spell it "Colour", haha!

Neonatal Quilt By Linda H.

Just in time for Valentine's day. :) Linda H made this neonatal quilt for the local hospital. They require a certain size and need a dark backing. Linda did a great job on this quilt and has a few more on the go. The quilt was based on one by Tammy Vonderschmitt called "From the Heart", found in American Patchwork and Quilting February 2019. She used one ombre fabric on a white background and didn't put corner blocks.

Hen Potholders

I'm invited to a surprise birthday party/potluck supper. I made this set of potholders for the birthday lady. She raises chickens and sells eggs, so I thought the hen potholders would be a good gift for her. I made so many mistakes piecing the blocks, the seam ripper had a workout. I cut some of the pieces the wrong size and had to redo them. Even with 32 years of quilting experience, errors can still happen, groan! The block pattern can be found in the book, "Block Magic" by Nancy Johnson-Srebro.