Thursday, February 3, 2011

UnFinished Objects

I just posted this photo on American Quilter's Society's FB page in honor of National Wear Red Day and thought I'd go ahead and share a few of my UFO's here.

This is a Block of the Month quilt and each month I'd buy extra fabric to make a second block using the same pattern, but in opposite colors. So, there are two of each blocks, except for the center square, there's only one of those and it is my original design.




A close up of my center square shows how I started with a 4 patch and then built it up to give the illusion that each square is sitting on top of another slight larger square.


This one was a Challenge Quilt that I never completed because I used the wrong kind of stabilizer. The appliqued pieces are way to stiff and a little "crunchy." It'll make a fun nursery wall hanging once I finish it.












Here are a couple of crib quilts that got set by the wayside for other projects with deadlines. I have everything I need to finish them, just haven't taken the time.




One has Happy Flowers in the center and the other has Happy Bugs in the center. Both have Happy Sayings in the borders.


















The Card Trick is the first quilt I machine quilted on the frame. It is a California King. The only thing left to do is put the binding on it.


And here is another block of the month quilt that belongs to an extremely patient client. She doesn't have a deadline and I'm ashamed to admit that it is one of the ones that kept getting set aside for projects with a deadline. The original quilt finished at a full size. At her request, and with extra blocks and fabric, I made it into a king size. This one is the next one to go onto the quilt frame for a machine quilting finish.








These are the most "complete" UnFinished Objects I have. I have several more that are still in the making. A posting for another time . . .