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Hmmm.  It's been a long time since I have posted anything here!

Our Quilt Bee - Seams Like Sisters is having a CHALLENGE this year - a challenge to finish
Un  Finished Objects.  UFO's.

I have a realistic list that I will show you today. 
These are the things I want to complete by December 2023.

1. Brown.  
This is a block of the month with lovely batiks. 
The top is finished. 
The backing and batting are basted. 
The UFO part - quilt it and bind it

2. Brights! 
This is another block of the month - Brights & Black & White.
The blocks are framed and backed  for quilt-as-you go. 
The UFO part - quilt each block and connect them into a quilt, then bind it.

3. Old Shirts and Denim. 

These are patches 

I got at a garage sale. 

Pretty sure they are old shirts 

made into quilt blocks. 

I have backed them with denim 

to quilt-a-you-go. 

The UFO part -

quilt each block 

and connect them with chambray. 

Then bind it.

4. Straighten Up - And Fly Right!! 

I have this huge batch of flying geese sewn in sets of 4. 

The UFO part - move this from a bunch of little blocks - to a quilt top. 

5. Strawberries and Cream.  
This quilt top is finished.  The UFO part - baste the batting and the backing.  Quilt it. Bind it.

6. Stars at Night. 
This is from my sweet sisters in Bee.  Each made me a lovely yellow and white star.  I need to buy backing fabric.  The UFO part - baste the batting and the backing.  Quilt it. Bind it.

7. Batik Challenge. 
In 2015 Seams Like Sisters Bee had a challenge to make a quilt with one specific batik.  I had 'won' a charm pack of batiks - and used it to make this lovely top.  The UFO part - baste the batting and the backing.  Quilt it. Bind it.

8. Yo Yo. 

A friend from Bee let me adopt this amazing coverlet. 

The yo yos are all made from 1930's fabrics - and muslin. 

(AND It came with dozens of other circles, ready to be made into yo yos).

BUT. The stitching holding them together was failing. 

I am about half done re-sewing them together.  This is a hand project UFO.

9. Bright Sampler. 
This is another block of the month - Brights in stars. The top is finished.  The backing is ready.  The UFO part - baste the batting and the backing.  Quilt it. Bind it.

So.  This is my realistic list.
I just need to work at one each month....
That is quite a challenge.

Cathy H

#7 I'm Seeing Stars

In 2018 SLS Bee had a block challenge.  We each made requests of our Sisters in the Bee to make a certain kind of block for us.  The blocks would be revealed in December.  That year I asked the ladies to make me a block with a white and/or yellow star - with a black background.  Here are the original blocks I received.

This 7th Summer project involved arranging
these blocks in order to make a quilt top.  So I started like this:

I enhanced a few of the blocks...

The original block

Black background and bigger
points on the star added.

 And this one need some black background also...

This is the original block

Tried this to add
black background

Then I shuffled the
triangles...

 

I made a graph-paper plan for how to connect them. 

Now I need a couple yards of black material.

And I love walking into the quilting room and love Seeing Stars.

#6 English Paper Piecing

 I started work on these stars - a number of years ago.  Now I have over 100 and I am ready to put them together.  

My intentions:  Stars on black background - with swirling motion.

 

Now I have a map - and am ready for the next steps!!

June Goals Transformed to Summer Goals

Ok.  My Last post was June 10. 

I have not posted every day in June, nor have I touched a different quilt project every day in June.

I am transforming June Goals into Summer Goals.
Now I plan to touch 30 projects this summer.

So far
Here are my summer projects I have touched:

#1 Yo Yos

#2    1980's Log Cabin
(almost done)

#3   Dresden Plate - 
going to add another
column of blocks

#4   Design Wall Built

#5  Garage Sale Shirt Blocks
Backs & Batting cut
Ready for quilt-as-you-go

More to follow!!!!

June Goals Interrupted

We interrupt the June Quilting Goals with...

College Baseball!!

Went to games Saturday, Sunday, Monday.  

More this weekend.

I am just going to push my 30 days of quilts into July.

Project # 5 
These are blocks I rescued at a garage sale. 
And I fiddled with them on my new design wall. 
I think they are made from old shirts....

I am planning on backing these with denim - and may just use some flannel for batting.  I will quilt-as-I-go and connect the blocks with a 1" chambray lattice work on the front.

Some of the lavender fabrics are marred, so I may not use these...

So that is my plan for project June #5.

June 5th - Quilting Preparation

 Design Wall creation.
This will help me in touching a different quilt project every day in June.

I used to have a felt design wall that I thumb-tacked to the wall.

I had a box of 1 inch thick styrofoam boards
that I attached to the wall 

using Command Strips with velcro on them.  

I then tacked the felt on top of the styrofoam.  

I will need to buy some more command strips and add a few more pieces of styrofoam.  

THEN, let the quilt designing begin!!

Dresden Plate - Day 3

My Mother hand pieced these Dresden Plates.

My daughter helped her frame them and set them into this quilt top.

I want to add a border of half-plates.  

I have 16 of them pieced and need 24 altogether.

I have the fans cut and the white backgrounds are cut and ready for applique.

Just need to get the needle flying.