Today I'm linking up my list of proposed finishes for quarter 2 of the 2017 Finish-a-long. Be warned; this is going to be a long list. I'm linking up a whole heap of projects because I'm hopeful that the next three months will be super productive because I've just started maternity leave and I'm optimistically assuming that 1) my babies won't arrive for another 7-8 weeks and 2) they will be excellent sleepers and 3) I will feel fantastic both before and after delivery.
If you are planning to read to the end, I suggest getting a cup of tea now :)
Small projects
I thought I'd start with a couple of small (non-quilt) projects I have on the go.
1. Bonnie and Camille raspberry kisses pillow - I'm making a pillow for my red rocking chair using a variety of Bonnie and Camille prints. So far I have made the pillow top but need to finish turning it into a pillow cover.
2. Les Fleurs pillow - I made six 6" blocks for the quilt-non sampler earlier this year from prints from the Les Fleurs collection. I'm planning to make three more 6" blocks and turn it into a pillow for my husband's Aunty.
3. Princess pouch - I am planning to turn my March Honey Pot Bee block into a zipper pouch for my niece (who loves purple and princesses).
4. Storage trays - I've been hunting for the right size tray to store my rainbow fat eighths for a while with no luck so I've decided to make my own from cardboard, fabric scraps and Mod Podge. I've finalised the design and have made a prototype. I'm hoping to make a whole series of these (one for each colour).
Neonatal baby quilts
My blue scrap bin is overflowing so I'm using up some of my blue scraps by making some neonatal boy quilts for the Very Snuggly Quilts program. I've got three quilts in progress, with plans for a fourth.
1. Improv log cabin mini - I've made four out of nine improv log cabin blocks
2. Starry sky mini - I've made one block out of four
3. HSTs mini - I've cut 36 squares, ready to turn into 36 HSTs
4. Drunkard path mini - I'm planning to make some drunkards path blocks about of the rest of my blue scraps
Rainbow charity quilts
I love rainbow tone-on-tone prints and have a tendency to start (but not finish) projects that suit these types of prints.
1. Star flower quilt - I made an extra large version of the star flower block for the Honey Pot Bee in January and have plans to turn it into a children's quilt.
2. Circle of sparrows mini quilt - Another rainbow block that has been sitting in my WIP box for a long time that could be turned into a cute little charity quilt.
3. Rainbow rail fence - Ages ago I cut up a whole bunch of rainbow tone-on-tone prints for a rainbow rail fence quilt that I never got around to making. I hoping to use up this box of strips by making one or more charity quilts.
4. I-spy quilt - I've got a bunch of fussy cut squares and rainbow tone of tone squares cut and templates printed, ready to mass produce cute economy blocks.
Other charity quilts
I really need to downsize my craft stash (to make space for baby things) so I'm hoping to turn some abandoned WIPs and excess fabric into charity quilts.
1. Hourglass quilt - I've got a bunch of hourglass blocks leftover from a project a few years ago. If I make a few more I'll be able to turn them into a decent-sized charity quilt.
2. Quatro mini quilt - I've also got a few leftover blocks from making a Quatro quilt a few years ago that I hope to turn into a charity quilt.
3. Robot quilt - I have heaps of spare FQs from this collection that would make a nice quilt for a little boy. I'm planning to use the Tick Tock pattern from Alison Harris' book Growing Up Modern.
4. Dinosaur quilt - I also have heaps of FQs from this collection that I would love to use up. I'm planning to make a simplified version of the Breezy pattern from Growing Up Modern.
Baby quilts
I've also started (but not finished) a few quilts for the twins I am expecting in early June.
1. Frances Firefly mini 1 - I've selected the precut strips for the baby girl's quilt and am partway through my first block.
2. Frances Firefly mini 2 - I've also selected the precut strips for the baby boy's but haven't started sewing yet.
3. Autumn chain mini (warm colours) - I've got a pile of nine Autumn chain blocks ready to turn into a mini quit.
4. Autumn chain mini (cool colours) - I've cut all the pieces for nine Autumn chain blocks in aqua and teal, ready for a massive chain piecing session.
Quilts for Rupert
Since the babies will be getting new quilts, I'm also hoping to finish a few quilts that I have on the go for Mr. 4.
1. Economy block truck quilt - this one has been a WIP for a long time (since Nana bought the blue dump truck print home from Germany a few years ago).
2. Disney quilt - Rupert has been collecting some prints from his favourite Disney movies and I've promised to turn them into a quilt for him. I'm planning a simple brick design to show off the large scale prints.
3. Rocket quilt - the little man is currently obsessed with space and the Solar System so I'm planning to make him a slightly larger version of this quilt.
4. Numbers wall hanging - last year I made him a Spell it with Fabric alphabet quilt for his birthday. I've been meaning to use to leftover strips to make him a coordinating wall-hanging with the number blocks,
Quilts for others
I've also got a few quilts for family and friends on the go that I plan to finish this quarter.
1. Granny's quilt - On the top of my to-do list is to finish a quilt for my mother-in-law. It's almost finished - I just need to finish stitching down the binding by hand.
2. Oliver's quilt - Another quilt that just needs to be bound is a quilt for my friend's little boy made from improv tumbling blocks.
3. Leo's quilt - I'm planning to make a similar imrpov tumbling block quilt for my nephew Leo. I've pulled all the fabric and have started cutting the strips.
4. Kel's baby's quilt - One of my friends is expecting a little girl (also in June). I'm planning to make her a Hazel Hedgehog baby quilt. I've selected the prints and have cut all the pieces, ready to sew.
Denyse Schmidt projects
I have been hoarding my Denyse Schmidt prints for a long time and finally got around to chopping them up recently. Usually if I am cutting up yardage for a project, I also cut up yardage for other projects at the same time. So I now have several WIPs featuring DS prints :)
1. Icecream soda quilt - I'm planning to do quite a bit of hand sewing over the next few months so I've been preparing pieces to make an icecream soda quilt. I've stitched a few blossoms and have the pieces for another 20 or so blossoms basted and ready to go.
2. Scrappy DS quilt - I'm in love with Erica Jackman's scrappy DS quilt and I'm planning to make one the same. I've cut over 350 3.5" squares from almost 200 different prints ready to put together.
3. Star kisses project - I've also cut the pieces to make several star kisses blocks, which I hope to turn into a pillow or baby quilt.
4. Crazy rails quilt/pillow - All my cutting generated a bunch of strips that I plan to turn into a DS version of Crazy Mom Quilt's crazy rails quilt. I'm not sure if it will be a quilt or a pillow
Other quilts for me
These are all the other quilt WIPs I'd love to finish for myself this quarter : )
1. Swoon quilt - I've made 5 out of the 9 blocks. I'm loving how they are turning out but the blocks take a long time to make so this quilt keeps getting put on the back burner.
2. Freckles quilt - One of my goals for this year is to master curved piecing. I've started making the Tula Pink Freckles quilt but still have a long way to go.
3. Moxie wall hanging - Another WIP featuring Tula Pink prints and curves is the Moxie wall hanging I started a few years ago.
4. Ombre gems quilt - At the moment I am participating in the ombre gems quilt-a-long (hosted by Emily Dennis). I am way behind (only 3 blocks finished so far) but I am hoping to catch up over the coming weeks.
5. Dawn quilt - I'm testing a new pattern for Sam of For the Love of Fabric using some of my precious Elizabeth Olwen prints. Because it's top secret I'm just showing my fabric pull :)
6. Bonnie and Camille log cabin quilt - This is a recurring item on my proposed finishes lists that I never get around to finishing. I've got a lovely pile of log cabin blocks from a swap ready to turn into a quilt.
7. Glisten quilt - Another Bonnie and Camille WIP I'd love to finish this quarter, especially since we are coming into winter and I'm planning to use flannel for the backing.
8. Paradiso quilt - A quilt I started early last year that I hope to finish soon.
I'm probably being overly optimistic (my husband thinks I am completely delusional), but at least by listing all of these I'm keeping my options open. Here's a more realistic collage of what I expect I might get finished.
I've got my fingers crossed for a productive quarter 2!
Kat
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