I was just lamenting yesterday about all of the unfinished works that I re-discovered languishing in closets and corners of various rooms around the house this past weekend. And then I got a heads up from Michelle (who heard from Audrey) that The Littlest Thistle was hosting a finish-along, which was just the motivation I needed to commit to finishing some of these works-in-progress. What’s funny, is that some of the projects are actually quite close to completion and for some reason never made it to the finish line. So in the words of Billy Eichner: Away. We. Go!
1) My First, But Not My Last, Quilt – A picnic quilt.
You guys! This is seriously the first quilt I ever made. Kickin’ it old skool circa 2011! I lovingly cut each of my favorite fabrics into a triangle (I had no idea about half-square triangle tricks at the time). I sewed it together and was all like, “I’m gonna quilt it in the same pattern as the chevrons.” And then I realized just how hard that was, as a novice, to do with a twin-sized quilt. So I quietly folded the quilt up and stuck it in the bottom of the linen closet. And there it stayed for three years. It’s totally time to finish this baby up!
2) It’s a Man’s World – Lap quilt.
This is another early work of mine. I was all “I’m gonna make something with quilter’s linens and put a houndstooth flannel on the back.” It was actually inspired by* this pin. I think it was seriously, like, my third pin ever, and I was smitten. And then when I finished, I realized my squares weren’t perfectly straight. So I got discouraged and quietly folded it up and stuck it on top of the picnic quilt, in the linen closet. I recently took it out and quilted it, imperfections and all. But I still need to pick a fabric for the binding.
(*oh did I say inspired by? I mean I basically tried to replicate. I was new to sewing — forgive me!)
3) LIMOD sampler – size unknown.
This one is up to me. But I’d like to have it completed by the time our guild reconvenes in September. There are ideas swirling in my head as to how I will tie them all together, but I’m not quite sure as of yet.
I think that’s seriously all I can handle making promises on for now. I’d like to see some more progress on my birds, but there’s another project that I’ve barely started that I’d like to get moving on, too. So the rest I’ll just leave to fate!
Check out all of the fantastic finishes from last quarter, and all the potential for finishes ahead at The Littlest Thistle!
Here’s what I have to say (don’t I always have something to say?!) … (1) Finish that beautiful AMH chevron and keep it for yourself — you deserve a you quilt. Otherwise, your boys will be spilling juice on it before you know it, and just the thought breaks my heart! (2) What a simple and sweet guy quilt. As long as you don’t take a permanent marker and circle the spots where the seams are a tad off, I don’t think the recipient will notice or care. (3) I’m dying to know: what the heck is LIMOD?!
Ha! Michelle, those are the same things my mom has been saying — about both the AMH quilt AND the manly man quilt! You guys must be in cahoots! As for LIMOD, that’s the name of our modern quilt guild here on long island. . . I don’t think we can yet afford the dues as a guild to be a part of the official MQG, so for now we are fakin’ it til we make it!
So Michelle pretty much nailed it. ^
That is averyy doable FAL list! You got this!
Thanks, Anna Liese! And thanks for visiting me!
Love the Chevron quilt. Are those all AMH fabrics. I’ve grown to love them! Good luck!!
Good luck! I love that picnic quilt, get it finished! Nothing sadder than an unfinished quilt.
Dude, this list is chockful of amazingness! (And I’m excited to see you rock it!) All three of these are going to be awesome finishes, for sure, but I’ll admit I’m especially excited to see that AMH done. YUM!
All these are great – you HAVE to get them done and out there so they can be snuggled and enjoyed! (I have a few of these tucked away too, so I’m not going to tell you off!)
What great quilts you have stashed away. They will be so loved once they are done and on a chair or couch or picnic. Looks like a a great list!
Thanks, Beth! And thanks for stopping by!