Some Finishes

Here are some UFOs that I have finished in the past month. This one had a seam that wasn't sewn properly, which I only noticed while I was quilting it. This little froggie agreed to sit on top of it so nobody could see it.



I quilted this one on the frame and hated it so spent several frustrating hours ripping it out again. Lesson learned: Don't try straight lines on the frame without using rulers. I re-did it on the regular machine. I don't enjoy it much though because I see where I had problems ripping.


This one was not really a UFO because I only started it a couple of weeks ago but it is finished completely.


This is the last quilt I finished before starting on the wall hangings.

All Shook Up Pieced

I finished piecing All Shook Up this morning. Now I have two quilts to put on the frame and quilt. The next order of business will be to make the backing for both of them. I was short one piece of batting but I got that yesterday so there is nothing stopping me now.



This is the book that we got the pattern from. It is called Six Halves Make a Whole by Susan Knapp and Mary Jane Mattingly for Quilt Branch. There are a couple more patterns in the book that I want to try eventually.

All Shook Up

Yesterday I was faced with a decision: Iron a mile of fabric, cut a backing from it and load the quilting frame or start the last kit. Well what would you do?? Here are some of the blocks. I have made 4 out of the 6 sets of 6. The most complicated part was cutting. There are so many pieces of similar size that I was stressed about mis-cutting. I'll know if I did when I get to the last blocks. The four on the top left are placed according to the diagram. I think it will be a very nice quilt when it's done. It won't take long to sew it all together once I get the last 12 blocks assembled. Then I'll cut the backing for both quilts. The backing piece is a tiny bit shorter than I thought and I may have to piece one of the backs with strips from the front. That always adds interest to the back so it's not a problem.
This quilt is called All Shook Up. I'll have to get the book from my studio before I can let you know the designers.