This month was challenging in terms of finishing #12 on my UFO wish list, but in the end...it was accomplished by the deadline, and I am very pleased with how it turned out! This UFO started the month being a pile of blocks, a couple of which required reconstructive surgery!
Then I added three borders...two scrappy and one easy. It was a fun part of the creative process of finishing this quilt to challenge myself to use up as many of the scraps as possible in the first two borders.
The machine quilting was fun. I tried a new (to me) free motion idea in the blocks, 4 large melon shapes and 4 small melon shapes. Although it was a lot of stops and starts (32 to be exact!) I enjoyed quilting the block designs.
This is the yummy orange and yellow plaid on the back of the quilt. I really dislike how the corners of the quilting design on the last border came together. But again I remind myself...completion is preferred over perfection!And this is one more finished UFO that will be donated to my guild's comfort quilt project. The finished size is 52" x 64".
Today marks the half way point of 2012, and I am so pleased that I have finished half of the UFO's from my 2012 wish list...I am 6 for 6!
However, #3 is the project number that Judy picked for July, and it's a big quilt (Roll, Roll, Cotton Bowl) so I might break my finishing streak this month.
Hop over to Patchwork Times to see the other #12 UFO projects that were completed this month.
26 comments:
Wow ! beautiful job. XXX
"you must park any OCD tendencies at the door" SO TRUE and I think that's the hardest part of free motion quilting! Great quilt!!!!
Wonderful, what great borders. Love the picture in the sun.
Amazing finish! The quilting really makes this one special. Love the melons in two sizes. Borders are fabulous as well. So smart to plan it around whatever you have left. Good luck with next month, RRCB is a really nice quilt, well worth the extra effort involved.
Oh, forgot to say that I really like the purple quilting sampler at the top of your blog. Super cute!
Your new header photo is beautiful and soils your finished quilt! I love how it sparkles in the sun!
that turned out AWESOME! love that color combination here, usually I don't like orange, but THIS looks great!! and love the little tips of orange on the border, clever!
That middle outer border...with the orange "flying geese" in the middle!.... LOVE IT!!!!
Your OCD comment hits home; BUT....your quilting is SUPERBLY done! Truly! Great finish.
IT turned out great. I love how you brought the orange triangles into the border here and there!
Love the new header picture!!
And your quilting is fabulous! I love what you did with the borders. Look at you, 6 for 6. You will get your RRCB finished. I know you will.
Love this quilt! The orange really makes it pop. Congratulations on the finish of another UFO!
Finished is better than perfect is totally true in my world too, but I'm not seeing any lack of it on your quilt! Wow, wonderful quilting in the borders. I've done that loop thing but not the overlapping rope look....will have to try it! Hmm, #3, huh, will have to check out my list now.
I've said it before but I love this quilt so much. It's perfection. I'll be sad to not see it anymore
It is wonderful! I love the cheddar and your quilting is perfect.:)
Congrats on the finish. Beautiful quilt, love the little bit of yellow/orange mixed in with all the blue.
I like the term "reconstructive surgery". A little ripping and restitching and good blocks in the end.
I think your quilting is great, and the quilt is wonderful. Who needs perfection when you have such a terrific finish!
Looks wonderful, the quilting is great!
I'm also on track with 7 UFO's completed this year and I hadn't seen Judy's post yet so I ran to look at what my #3 is and it's a finished top .... Yea!
Thanks for reminding me about getting over the OCD when it comes to quilting. I don't plan on my quilts being judged or heirlooms, they need to be finished and used. You did a wonderful job of quilting. Thanks for sharing.
cindy
Just beautiful--what a fresh combination of colors. Wonderful quilting job, too.
I don't think my OCD tendencies can find a parking space. : )
Congrats on your finish - beautiful! Love what you did with the borders and quilting. Great job :)
Your quilt is wonderful! I can't believe that you did all of that fantastic quilting free hand - it looks so good.
Great quilting!!
You are an inspiration to people doing free motion machine quilting on their home machines. This is awesome! Very homey, pretty quilt.
Awesome quilt, I love plaids and that cheddery color really pops the whole quilt.
This is a beautiful quilt...I think this is one of your best. Love the improv quilting for the borders...they are fantastic :-)
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