star quilt Archives

Why I shouldn’t start anything new -WIPs and UFOs

Posted on October 6, 2020October 18, 2020

I just updated my list of WIPs and UFOs. The list is getting crazy long, especially with all my new starts in August and September. I was in a mood during that time to cut and piece not to finish and it shows. However, the last two weekends I’ve been focussing on finishing! Here is…

My Livejournal Quilt Swap

Posted on August 16, 2020August 16, 2020

I can’t be the only person who back in the day had a Livejournal account can I? I was active there back over about 12 – 13 years go and participated in the quilting group on that platform. I must have gotten into an ambitious mood because I particated in a 12.5″ block swap on…

Twinkling Stars

Posted on August 9, 2020October 21, 2020

I started another Bonnie Hunter Star Struck quilt last year again in black and brights. Like so many of my projects I never got that far with it last year. So unsurprisingly it ended up on my UFO list this year. I got the top together at some point in the spring and I’d been…

Crayon Box Star Quilt

Posted on July 4, 2020July 6, 2020

I was looking for an easy simple project this past week. I was on vacation and wanted to do something that would be fun. No fussy small pieces or new to me techniques. So as you can likely guess, I spent most of the day surfing Pinterest, blogs and didn’t find anything I liked for…

Happy Laundry

Posted on June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

The three quilts on the right are recent finishes that needed to be washed as I’d used basting spray when making the quilt sandwich. The quilt on the far left has been in regular use and it was time for it to get a wash. And why put quilts in the dryer when you can…

Two finishes

Posted on May 15, 2020June 11, 2020

This week last week was productive with two finishes! One is a UFO and the other is a current year start. Having a few long conference calls that didn’t involve video was the secret to my success. Paid attention to the calls but was able to sew binding on while people were talking about things…

2020 UFO List – UPDATED April 1, 2020 plus new starts

Posted on March 8, 2020June 11, 2020

I’ve been great at starting new projects in 2020 but not so good at finishing older projects. That has to change. I’m proud that in the last week I’ve managed to finish quilting four UFO’s (pre 2020 quilt tops) now just to make binding for three of them. Now to start hand sewing the one…

Stars in the Darkening Sky – Finished

Posted on February 10, 2020June 11, 2020

At long last Stars in the Darkening Sky is a finish. We quilted it at Whirls n Swirls and used a wool batting. I finished it off with a scrappy binding and even managed to find some of the fabric from the star points to use for this! This is my second UFO finish for…

UFO List December 1st 2019

Posted on December 1, 2019June 11, 2020

Here are the UFO’s on my list that are still to be completed as at the beginning of December 2019. Since July I have made not too much progress, however, I must brag that I did finish 16 UFO’s in the first half of this year. UFOs do not include any projects started in 2019…

Starstruck is a Finish!

Posted on November 17, 2019June 11, 2020

I’m happy that my Starstruck quilt is finally finished! About time! This one is going on the wall in my sewing room! I just love how the colours glow against the black background! There isn’t a lot of wall space in the room as I have shelves up so I’m hoping this will just…