Forget Me Not - Finished

Woo-hoo!!! I've finally finished my very first quilt!!! I've done a potholder, some coasters, and a quilt top, but this is the first quilt I've actually completed.

So here it is: Forget Me Not, designed by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts -- I tweaked the setting a bit -- and hand pieced and hand quilted by me. :)

And now we do the dance of joy!!

 

Weekly Update

I got some more quilting done on Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. I've got 6 blocks yet to do: the 4 corners and the 2nd and 5th squares in the first column. I hope to get all the quilting done before Sunday. Once I get this thing quilted and bound, I'll get back to my other projects.

 

Weekly Update

I'm concentrating on the sew-alongs since their deadlines are fast approaching, so that's all I've worked on this week.

I got some more quilting done on Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. It's difficult to see in the photo, but I've done the middle 2 squares in the third, fourth, and fifth rows, and most of the 2nd square in the second row.

I've finished Gather Together, the November installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.

 

Weekly Update

I'm recovering from being ill, but I still didn't meet all my goals this week. I didn't get anything done on my crochet, knitting, or finishing projects. Also, it looks like I'm going to have to concentrate solely on my sew-alongs if I'm going to get them done by the end of the month. Once those are done, I'll get back to my other projects.

Quilt:

I finally got Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts, layered and basted, and I started on the quilting. It's hard to see in the picture, but I got the middle 2 blocks in the 3rd row quilted and did most of the 2nd block in the 4th row. I'm stitching in the ditch so that the quilting enhances the patchwork rather than competing with it.

 

The next installment of the block of the month has been posted, but I haven't done anything other than print it out.

Blackwork:

I finally finished that square on the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor and started the next one.

Cross Stitch:

I'm still working on the same fish in Fish City which is adapted from artwork by Stewart Moskowitz.

Swedish Weaving:

I also made some more progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

 

Dutchman's Puzzle - Finished

On Saturday I finally finished Dutchman's Puzzle, the October installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.

 

Weekly Update

I've been sick again this week, so I didn't get much done. I didn't do anything on my knitting, blackwork, or finishing projects, and I'm behind on my sew-alongs.

Quilting:

I pressed the seams on the backing for Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

I've missed the deadline for Dutchman's Puzzle, the October installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts. I don't have too much more to do however.

Cross Stitch:

I did some work on Fish City which is adapted from artwork by Stewart Moskowitz.

Swedish Weaving:

I got quite a lot done on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:

I did some more embroidery on the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks. I also crocheted some more squares for the 3rd panel, wove in the ends, and sewed them together.