Finish-Along Q2 2017
1. (Q2 2014) I've made good progress with the hand quilting on this quilt (my Christmas Cherry quilt, based on the Made In Cherry pattern by Sarah Fielke), and have now quilted all four background triangles and two of the (four) background squares. I'm going to continue working on this when I'm able, until it gets too warm to sit under!
2 and 3. (Q1 2016) Mam and I need a bag to take our cutting boards and rulers to workshops. We don't usually go to the same one so we can easily share a bag rather than having one each. (I'm not quite sure why I've been landed with the job when she takes her board far more often and will probably use the bag much more!) We got this off-cut (with an extra 30% off!) just before Christmas (2015) and I'm just going to make a simple bag (French seams, no lining, short handles) for the board (item 2) and then a padded pouch for the 24" x 8.5" ruler (item 3). I'll use the curtain fabric for the mat bag and the canvas for the ruler bag, unless there's more fabric in that bag than I think. (That's right, I haven't even opened the bag!)
5. (Q3 2015) A friend bought me this lovely embroidery outline a while ago and I'd love to make it into a pouch. (Yes, another one!)
6. (Q3 2015) I'm making a low-volume and turquoise version of a scrappy trip around the world quilt. Although I won't finish this quilt this quarter, I'd like to finish the cutting!
8. (Q4 2015) This is also going to become a table runner for my new coffee table, once I can bring myself to cut into the embroidered (not by me!) table cloth!
9. (Q1 2015) Oh, this poor quilt! It's been on several of my FAL lists and was, briefly, a finish. Then I realised that there was a problem with the quilting (the bobbin thread keeps snapping) and I've been meaning to replace the quilting. I've done one line (with different stitch length and tension from the first time) but, I'll be honest, it's mind-numbing work. I'm going to change my plan slightly and replace the lines where threads have snapped and then leave the rest but quilt in the ditch of all the sashing strips. That should be enough to stop the bias stretch on the quilt, which, I think, is exacerbating the problem with the quilting. If it doesn't, I might quilt in the ditch round the grey block borders. I have to be careful not to add too much quilting as it's already bound but I'm hoping I'll get away with it...
10. (Q1 2016) These are the last remnants of the grey and yellow fabric that Mam bought to make her sewing machine cover and I'm hoping to cobble something together to use them all up. Two pieces have wadding fused to the back (the result of a miscalculation) and I'm planning to make a storage basket with these last oddly-sized bits.
11. (Q1 2016) At the end of last year, Hadley had a 'win my WIP' giveaway in order to
12. (Q2 2016) I have been planning this quilt since at least 2013 and would like to at least make a start on prepping blocks. I have a range of backgrounds can't decide whether to go scrappy or not, which is why I have quite a lot of some of them) and some gorgeous Oakshott (Scandinavian, I think). The block pattern is in the photo and I've already completed a test block. (See the fabrics third and fourth down from the stack of grey/white background fabrics? They're supposed to be the same colour...)
13. (Q2 2016) If I don't get the pointy points quilt started, it would be nice to make progress on my ET quilt instead. I have two blocks pieced and pieces cut for more blocks (but not enough background to make a whole block). One more completed block would be nice!
14. (Q3 2016) I need to turn this piece of embroidered ticking into a pouch (with detachable strap) for my ipod.
15. (Q3 2016) I'm going to knit myself another pair of socks, using the same toe-up pattern as the pair I've just finished. I now have two identical sets of dpns so I can start knitting both socks at the same time, in an attempt to get them matching!
16. (Q3 2016) I've started a bag for me
17. (Q4 2016) I'm going to turn this pink pin cord into a round neck pinafore version of the Kate dress:
18. (Q4 2016) This black and white lawn is going to be a Kate dress
19. (Q4 2016) This rather 80s winter sports print (it really could be from then as it came out of someone's loft!) is going to become a version of the Kate dress, possibly with a v neck and long/elbow length sleeves.
20. (Q4 2016) I started these jama bottoms in 2013 - they're made from an old quilt cover.
21. (Q4 2016) I'm going to make another pair of jama bottoms from this rather snazzy fabric, which I think my mam bought my brother in the early 90s when he made himself a few cushions for his room.
22, 23 and 24. (Q4 2016) More socks!
26 and 27. (Q4 2016) I bought this yarn in a sale to make a couple of friends a feather and fan scarf, maybe for Christmas 2017?!
28. (Q1 2017) I want to make another Lola pouch (the small size, I think), with an inset strip of hedgehogs marching across the pouch.
29. (Q1 2017) Mam bought me four balls of baby cashmerino to knit a scarf. It's hopefully going to be mine, but if I can't wear it (I struggle to wear most yarns, even completely acrylic ones), then she'll get it! I'm going to use the zickzack pattern.
30. (Q1 2017) I need to make a business card holder for my sister-in-law, who makes the most wonderful wedding stationery. These are her new cards, and the fabric is a table runner she used to have out at Christmas but which has wax splodges on it. If this fabric isn't suitable for all of it (need to work out how to stabilise a press stud or some sort of fastening), then I'll try to use a bit of it as a feature strip.
31, 32 and 33. I made this storage basket last year, to keep by the front door with my handbag and brolly in. Unfortunately, my concerns about its sturdiness have been realised and it has been replaced with a wicker magazine rack (see next entry!). This is now going to be cut up and made into three Lola pouches.
35 and 36. The middle fabric in this pile is going to become my second Everyday Blouse, and the top fabric is going to become a Kate dress:
37. This is another project that I won't get finished this quarter (or next!), but I want it back on my list. I'd like to get the pieces cut for the nine patches which will alternate with the embroidered blocks. (I may even finish writing the stories behind the blocks, you never know!)
38. I'm making a sailor top, but the yoke in the pattern doesn't fit, so my friend is helping me draft a new one (it'd have been cut up for pouch linings by now if it weren't for her!)
39. I'm making a Moneta dress and have the front and back bodice and skirt pieces cut. Just the pockets and sleeves and I'm ready to sew:
40. I want to make a Christmas quilt (yes, another one!) from these pieces of Winterkist. I'm going to make a version of Sarah's Stained quilt, with navy sashing (thanks, Salley! (Watch out for the photo of the enormous spider at the start of her feed - you have been warned!)):
41. I'm making a pouch for someone who may or may not read this blog, so I'm keeping it a secret. This is all I can show you without spoiling the surprise (thanks, Katy!):
42. I need to take up these curtains by 4". They're for a friend, I hope she's not in a rush!
43. This Italian lawn is going to become a top version of the Kate dress:
44. This gorgeous Sevenberry cotton/linen mix is going to become a Kate dress (with the crochet trim round the hem):
45. I'm making a mini quilt for a friend and am keeping the details a surprise. The block(s) will be from page 226 of the book and I'm making them the same size as the template, rather than enlarging it. I'll be making a few of the blocks, I'm not saying how many!
46. This will become rabbit for a friend's daughter (pattern is Clover by Jodie Carleton):
Oh, look, I've retained my membership of the #ridiculouslylongFALlist gang this quarter! Now there's a surprise!
Is that on your FAL list..? No?! Well put it down and pick up something that is! |
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