Life is a Stitch: UFOs, WIPs & PIGs

North of the Forty-Nine I fell in love with this quilt after seeing it hanging in a Quilt Shop. I remember having to order the book online, but barely got past a couple of blocks. Still lots of work to do on the blocks, then sandwich, quilt and bind.

Grateful Hearts Sampler I started this quilt top in Jan `10. All the fabric is purchased, and a handful of blocks are done - but lots to go yet!

Tea Cups - This is a very oooold project, when I first learning about paper piecing. I have 11 blocks done. I think these are destined to be orphan blocks, but I`m not quite ready to give them up.

Civil War Diary – Another oldie but goodie. I have 13 blocks done - and a huge stack of CW repro fabrics. I`ll get back to this. I enjoyed fussy cutting for these blocks. This is a long term project.

Quilt Kits - I spent some time a couple of years ago cutting up stash to prepare kits. I have 7 kits still in their ziplocs.

Erin's Visit – This was a "homemade quilt kit in a ziploc" and I've sewn 10 blocks so far.

Black & Bright – I've got 35 blocks done. I'm not sure if I need to make more blocks or not. I pieced the bonus triangles as I went along, and I think I would incorporate them into a border or some kind. This is going to take some design work, possibly some more blocks, piecing, then sandwich, quilt and bind.

Rural Jardin – I am sure I had a plan for this at some point-- why else would I purchase 2yds of fabric, plus a $40 Jelly Roll? I wouldn't mind some suggestions!

Mill House Inn – Yep, I remember buying the3 charm packs, as well as 1 metre & 2 metre cuts of coordinating fabric. But do I remember what I was going to make with it? Nope. Again, I'm open to suggestions! Gibby heard the camera turn on, and instantly jumped into the photo - my favourite ham!

Beatles panels – pillows and quilt and 2 metre cut of keyboard printed fabric - I intended to stitch these up into some fast project for Hubby's "man room". He doesn't have a "man room" any longer, but I'm not ready to get rid of this yet.

Granny Squares - I have wanted to make this quilt for a long time. I found a great tutorial HERE at Lori's blog Bee In My Bonnet. I've been cutting fabric for it, and test laying out blocks. I am planning on using black fabrics instead of brown in this pic, or white in the tutorial.

Sweet Tea - I bought this fabric in Dec '09. I think about starting this quilt all the time, and it was especially on my mind as I sorted through my fabrics over the last couple of days and noticed all the lovely pink prints I have in my stash.

Grandmother`s Choice - Another recent WIP. This BOW is to be found at http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.ca/ and I am behind! I have two blocks to catch up, and another one is going to be posted tomorrow morning. I have a box full of black and red CW repro FQs that I've set aside for this project.

School of Rock - I started this quilt in Aug '10. It's nearly done. It's pin basted and half quilted. I just need to finish quilting it, and then bind.

Spinning Four-Patches - I made these blocks in Dec 09 and I do want to finish them off.

Scrappy Mountain Majesty - this is a more recent WIP. It's a Bonnie Hunter pattern, and the first pair of blocks - - yeah, I screwed them up. I tore the first block apart twice before I finally realized, it cannot be fixed. I'm using up recycled men's shirts.

Mug Mats - another recent WIP. I just have to hand stitch down the binding on the last two.

Finished tops to be Sandwiched, Quilted, and Bound

Cranberry Garland - I understand my mom is in serious like with this quilt. I recently finished this top.

Nine Patch - this photo doesn't represent what the finished top looks like. It was a free pattern from Moda Bake Shop: Sweet Menagerie. It has a couple of borders on it now.

Courthouse Steps - I love this quilt. This photo doesn't represent what the finished top looks like, but I guess I didn't take a photo of it. This was pieced entirely from recycled men's shirts, and it is queen sized. I have the back pieced as well, and included lots of left overs from the top.

Virginia Bound - this is one of my favourite quilts I've ever made. It's from Bonnie Hunter's first book, I believe -- Scraps & Shirttails. Now that I look at it though...I wonder if I should consider adding a border to it - or perhaps I already did! I didn't unfold it! :) This was such a pleasure to sew.