Sixteen Year Old UFO Completed

After sixteen long years, Sunny Lanes is completed! It's a pattern from the "Nickel Quilts" book by Pat Speth and Charlene Thode. I started the blocks and abandoned them for several years. I dug them out and made quite a few more, then those sat in a box for many months. There were two bolts of fabric that came from the fabric store I had a few decades ago. I never knew what to do with them because they were unusual. The two prints coordinated. If they were cut apart and joined together, they formed Drunkard's Path blocks. I decided to use one of the fabrics as a backing for this quilt. At least it gets used up that way. I'll use the coordinating fabric as backing too at some point. The quilting is a "Topographical Map" design with King Tut thread.

Throwback Thursday; String Quilt From 2014

I completed this string quilt in 2014 and never used it until yesterday. We got a new couch and it needed something on the back of it. Yay! The quilt finally has a purpose.

2023 Stashbuster Challenge Is Completed

This was a challenge hosted by a Facebook group, "2023 Stashbuster Challenge". The goal was to make a quilt from a particular block. Linda H's friend didn't want a partially finished quilt top anymore, so it was given to me. I added white borders and made it into a backing for this quilt. Interestingly, the block's name is "Northwind" and the back has a northern scene on it. I quilted it with vertical wiggly lines, Isacord thread on the top, Decobob in the bobbin.

Throwback Thursday; Christmas Tree Skirt

I put all the Christmas stuff away on January 2nd, but I kept this tree skirt out so I could take a picture of it. This was made in the early 90s and has held up very well. Back in the day, I was a lot braver than I am now, I used a metallic fabric on some of the triangles. That stuff isn't easy to work with and it frays like crazy. It has to be washed in a gentle cycle so the fibres don't splinter. Now it will go away to rest until next Christmas.

First Finish Of 2024

Hmmm, where did this pattern come from? I watch so many YouTube videos for inspiration. When I locate it, I'll post the source. A major blunder occurred when this quilt was on the longarm frame, I ran short of backing! I accidentally measured the shorter side twice, it doesn't pay to be hasty. I took it off the frame and added a section. Since it was such a ridiculous mistake, I decided to own it and attach a completely different fabric. After the quilt was finished, I discovered that there is a way of adding more backing without taking it off the frame. Oh well, lesson learned. I hope to not make that error again. That's why they always say to measure twice, cut once. This quilt will most likely be donated.