Five Shadows

Finally, a finish! I had intended this to be a Christmas gift last year.

That didn’t happen, and I can’t even remember why. But this summer I finished the top and sent it to a friend to quilt. I like how she did swirls in the swirly fabric, and back & forth lines on the black background, with no quilting in the gray sashing. Very modern. I did a Flat Felled Binding. And see that little teal strip at the binding? I randomly added 5 of those along the edge for a little more pop of color. And I wrote little notes to my daughter on the back side of the teal strips. I’m calling them ‘label strips’ as I added ‘date’ and ‘made by’ on one of them.

Daughter and I shopped for the backing fabric. We found that cool print at Crimson Tate. Daughter and I love how the berries on the back coordinate with the little set stones on the front. And then I didn’t have enough fabric for the back, so used the rest of the set stone fabric on the back, and it just adds to the whole modern look of the quilt. Oh, and the fabric used for the gray sashing and binding is a linen from Crimson Tate. The pattern is an adapted Sew Kind of Wonderful design Two-Step Topper. I enlarged it from 30″ x 30″ to twin size and broke up the block by adding the white sashing and teal set stones.

Can you tell that Daughter is super happy with her quilt!? I’m happy that she is happy!

The Sashiko Tree Fern is getting there.

I’m happy with how it is coming along.

I’m linking to Linky Tuesday, To-Do Tuesday, UFO Busting.

My list this week is machine quilt several baby quilts. I need to count how many I have made, find backs, sandwich and get my machine set up for some Walking Foot quilting. And finish the Sashiko Tree Fern!

Oh where has this year gone!? Such good intentions, and not much progress on my personal quilts. Here is hoping for a better quarter this time around. I’m actually going to make a list. I’ve continued to clean out the sewing space and in doing so I’ve found some projects I must get cracking on. Some I have avoided, and some I have forgotten.

Here is my new idea: hang WIP and UFOs on hangers in my new sewing space so I can actually see them. That way, I’ll see them instead of them getting buried under each other. Seeing them will motivate me to complete them, right? That is that plan, anyway!

# Projects In Process: 8 – from a quick look around the room. Plus 6 baby quilts that are actually now toddler quilts – yes, I’m that far behind. They have been hiding in my old sewing room. And a pile of pillowcases (18?) completed, laundered but need pressing and turned into the charity. And, 3 charity quilts taunting me all sandwiched in need of quilting and binding. 

# Projects Completed: 1 top and back complete and ready to send to quilter

# New projects started: sigh, why do I start new projects before finishing old? 3

# UFOs trashed: 0 Should I reconsider?

# projects in process June 30: Let’s say 17

Linking to UFO Busting with Vicki Welsh