Tag Archives: denim quilt

December ufo wrapup

I did finish my December ufo in September: Paul’s quilt. I am very pleased with it and showed it at my work. I succeeding in finishing more than half my ufo projects: seven out of twelve!  Judy is changing her ufo challenge, so I will also be changing the way I do my thing.  Next …

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mock cathedral windows quilt – November ufo finished

Yes, I did it! I finished it, Friday, so I even actually finished it in November.  I am happy with it.  There is a small amount of pattern but it is not super rigid. In the end I added some brighter colors, notably yellow, green and orange that lightened it up a little.   Challenges:  …

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ufo on track

So, I have five more parts and this is done.  Right now I am out of thread, but I plan to go to Joanne’s tonight to remedy that.  Then I have two more squares left with the red edge, then three more seams and then three more finishing sections and I am done!  Yay!

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November ufo

What quilt is this that laid to rest under my sewing table for nearly a year?  Can you see it peeking out of the random materials I laid on top of it?  Yes, we are finally back to the denim cathedral windows quilt. I have great faith that I will finish it in November. Now, …

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Paul’s quilt – Blogger’s Quilt Festival

I am entering Paul’s quilt in a competition: Blogger’s Quilt Festival.  If you would enjoy seeing some real show stopping quilts, head over there and scroll past the prizes. The Quilt Stats: Quilt Measurements : 84×84 Special Techniques used, if any: improvisational piecing Quilted by… Roberta Brooks Best category: Scrap quilt, bed quilt Now for …

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beginnings and enders

So, in the process of finishing my denim rug ufo, I got out all of my denim scraps to make more strips. But because I am a quilter or crazy, I couldn’t just cut the strips.  I had to cut a new batch of ender leaders. 2014 ufo here I come!  

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January ufo wrap up

Here is what I have of the ducky quilt, my January.  I also have many more cut including some different flowers: tulips, pansies and roses.  I also have the actual ducks ready to be appliqued.  This isn’t a finish, that wasn’t my goal since this quilt is so new. Judy said to set reasonable goals, so …

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Paul’s quilt

I finished all the blocks for Paul’s quilt.  I’m really pleased how it turned out.  It’s very teenager-like and just like Paul. He has mostly worn black with a little red for the last year or two so, of course, when I asked him what colors his quilt should be, he said black and red.  It has …

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not sure

Well, I am nearing the end of this quilt.  It is a quilt for Paul.  He specifically chose red and black as the color scheme.  Then, we went to the fabric store and he fell in love with this Asian themed fabric.  He said for me to use as much as possible in his quilt.  I’m not completely …

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denim ender leader wrap up

With the holidays, I missed showing you some projects that I finished for gifts.  Here is the finished ender leader denim quilt.  I am very happy with how it turned out.  It is backed with polar fleece, then I simply brought the edges up and over and used a zigzag stitch to create the binding.  …

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