As my 2019 sewing year comes to a close it’s time admit to the list of projects that are entering 2020 with me. This year (2019) I finished 24 projects on my UFO list and I’ve removed one project because I can’t find it . Over 100 yards of fabric were used in these quilts.

So added to the unfinished 2019 projects are the projects started in 2020 which are indicated with an asterisk.

1. Alletaire – A Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt – Blocks need fixing and top needs to be finished
2. Marc’s Gradient Quilt in 3 colours – needs fixing then borders
3. Blue 16 patch and Happy Block Quilt – top needs fixing *
4. Happy to be Square – top completed *
5. Happy all Day Long – top completed *
6. Colour Blocks (“H” Blocks) top completed *
7. Light Doggie Quilt Top (VV blocks) – binding needs to be hand sewn down *
8. Dark Doggie Quilt Top (VV blocks) – top completed, layered *
9. Blue and Green “Fourth of July Quilt” – top completed, binding cut *
10. Blue & Orange “Fourth of July Quilt” – not yet sewn pieces in a baggie* 
11.  Big and Little patch quilt – top completed *
12. Blue stripe 9 patch quilt – top completed, batting cut, backing outstanding *
13. Too nice to cut lap quilt – top completed
14. Chain Link Quilt – top completed, backing obtained *
15. Retreat Grey & Colourful Quilt – top completed, backing obtained *
16. Stars in the Darkening Sky top completed, backing obtained *
17. Arizona Crossroads – top complete, backing obtained
18. Rainbow Swirl Quilt – top finished, backing obtained
19. Purple & Green Galaxy Star – top complete, backing obtained
20. Grand Illusion Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt – borders need to be added
21. Black & White wallhanging – finish quilting
22.  Purple table Runner – top completed
23. Peaky and spiky quilt – in progress
24. Irish Star Quilt – borders, make bigger?
25. Quilt top (not made by me) found at VV – needs backing
26. Whirlygig – top completed? Borders to be added?
27. Medallion Quilt for Guild Project – in progress *
28. Black & Brights Livejournal block swap, blocks completed
29. Scrappy Bonnie Hunter Starstruck Quilt – in progress *
30.  Shannan’s Poly cotton Quilt – in progress
31. Cross and Chains – top completed, back to be made
32. Burgundy Star Quilt found at at VV (replace batting & quilt) *
33. Posies, in progress *
34. Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt, in progress *
35. Rainbow scrappy trip around the world quilt, blocks made*
36.  “H” blocks need to figure out layout and how many more to make. *
37. Idaho Square Dance Take 2  – blocks made, need to make sashing  *
38. Started Happy Block Quilt *

Number 21, a black and white wall hanging is my oldest UFO and I’ve accepted the challenge in the Stashbusters group I’m a member of to finish that quilt this year. Seeing that’s been around for nearly two decades I think it’s aged appropriately and is due for a finish! I’d like to get that done before the summer. We’ll see how that goes. It’s already partially quilted so there may not be that much left to do.

Other goals include donating a small quilt each guild meeting to the charity outreach program and I’d like to donate a number of lap quilts next December to the nursing home where my father resides. Some residents go there with so little they don’t even have a personal blanket and as the nature of those homes go there are always new residents. I’m not sure I want to put a number on my donation there at this time. Last year I donated 10 – hopefully I can match or better that this year. On the list above are approximately 13 quilts in various stages of completion that can go to one or the other of the causes above, so I do have a good start.

I’m happy, I finished binding my churn dash quilt yesterday!

I love how funky it looks. That background fabric really makes it. I really wish I hadn’t run out of that material but at least I had just enough of it to make some sashing to avoid having to deal with points matching and seams nesting. The scrappy binding was done out of necessity rather than as a design feature even though it just adds to fun look!

My initial plan was to donate this quilt but it’s not going anywhere but on my chair in the living room. I’m liking it too much to give it away. 

Construction Notes

• 12 inch finished churn dash blocks, press to centre 
• 1.5 inch cut sashing, cut 12.5 inches long
• 1.5 inch square cut cornerstones for the sashing – considered doing multicoloured the same colours as in the blocks not sure why I didn’t do that, probably would have looked good
• No sashing surrounding the outside of the blocks only because there was insufficient background material 
• scrappy binding, no piece longer than 1/2 WOF