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| Graphic with thanks to Graphics Fairy |
New Year, new broom and definitely a much needed
update for OTS! Welcome to 2016!
As with all resolutions, my list of UFO’s needs attention – some just need a mere photo for a post but trying to find a “perfect day” for a little photography has been something of a challenge lately. Then the silly season just got in the way of progress. So, here’s my revised list from late December 2015:
#1. Stumbling Fans (1980). Silk cushions made from this era have already been consigned to the bin. Fabric fatigue, I’m afraid so I’m wondering whether it’s actually worth spending the time, effort or financial commitment to start quilting this project.
#2. Christmas Fairies (1989). Will they ever see light of day? Tough one!
#3. Bear Jackets (1996). Do said bears need warm, appliqued & embroidered jackets?
#4. Fairy Quilt Medallion (1999). Currently on the design wall undergoing a revamp into a Dutch Coverlet design. Too many fairies, so birds are the go to trick this whole thing up.
#5. Thai Embroideries (2002). This is a personal challenge and I need a week locked in my garden shed to get this one from a fuzzy idea onto the design wall. Let’s hope 2016 – only 14 years on from the workshop, (eeek!) – will see it started.
#6. India Exchange Blocks (2005). Yes, yes! I’m planning to start this one soon but as I plan a fairly complex applique border, it’s going to take years to finish.
#7. Antique Toys (2006). Just waiting on embroidery – a few details to add character to this quilt and it’s done.
#8. Explorer Series (2008). Repeat after me…one day I’m going to finish this art quilt series. Only 3 little guys to go. Let’s get the pressure on!
#9. Flash Purples (2011). Never let a box of UFO’s get in the way of starting a new quilt. This was especially challenging as I made up my own design and then slunk off back to Kaffe’s books – as you do (when nothing’s going right)! This one’s in the quilting hoop right now.
#10. Windom Quilt (2012). I fell in love with this design though managed to incorporate an even older UFO (from the Armidale Symposium, 1989) as the medallion centre. I’ve posted a few “progress” photos already. This one too, is waiting in line for quilting.
#11. Horta Calling Cards (2013). On a dull day what better to do than fiddle around with “photofabric” pieces and a perfectly good printer. Look Mum, no hands - and now I’ve got a rather too large selection of photos on fabric to do something amazing with.
Phew – that’s it. Not too bad I suppose, so I’ll just keep slogging away at the fabric mountain in my garden shed. No new bits until I’ve made a bit of a hole in the assembled collection. (You know that’s never going to happen – buying new fabrics is ESSENTIAL, right?) My plan now is to post as I progress and when I’ve finished each quilt, new or UFO, round out the detail I’ve managed to record. It’s taken me ages to find (or not find, as the case may be) information about quilts my own fair hands have created. Who would have thought it so hard to find facts about your own history…
So begins another year full of hope for the future.
As with all resolutions, my list of UFO’s needs attention – some just need a mere photo for a post but trying to find a “perfect day” for a little photography has been something of a challenge lately. Then the silly season just got in the way of progress. So, here’s my revised list from late December 2015:
#1. Stumbling Fans (1980). Silk cushions made from this era have already been consigned to the bin. Fabric fatigue, I’m afraid so I’m wondering whether it’s actually worth spending the time, effort or financial commitment to start quilting this project.
#2. Christmas Fairies (1989). Will they ever see light of day? Tough one!
#3. Bear Jackets (1996). Do said bears need warm, appliqued & embroidered jackets?
#4. Fairy Quilt Medallion (1999). Currently on the design wall undergoing a revamp into a Dutch Coverlet design. Too many fairies, so birds are the go to trick this whole thing up.
#5. Thai Embroideries (2002). This is a personal challenge and I need a week locked in my garden shed to get this one from a fuzzy idea onto the design wall. Let’s hope 2016 – only 14 years on from the workshop, (eeek!) – will see it started.
#6. India Exchange Blocks (2005). Yes, yes! I’m planning to start this one soon but as I plan a fairly complex applique border, it’s going to take years to finish.
#7. Antique Toys (2006). Just waiting on embroidery – a few details to add character to this quilt and it’s done.
#8. Explorer Series (2008). Repeat after me…one day I’m going to finish this art quilt series. Only 3 little guys to go. Let’s get the pressure on!
#9. Flash Purples (2011). Never let a box of UFO’s get in the way of starting a new quilt. This was especially challenging as I made up my own design and then slunk off back to Kaffe’s books – as you do (when nothing’s going right)! This one’s in the quilting hoop right now.
#10. Windom Quilt (2012). I fell in love with this design though managed to incorporate an even older UFO (from the Armidale Symposium, 1989) as the medallion centre. I’ve posted a few “progress” photos already. This one too, is waiting in line for quilting.
#11. Horta Calling Cards (2013). On a dull day what better to do than fiddle around with “photofabric” pieces and a perfectly good printer. Look Mum, no hands - and now I’ve got a rather too large selection of photos on fabric to do something amazing with.
Phew – that’s it. Not too bad I suppose, so I’ll just keep slogging away at the fabric mountain in my garden shed. No new bits until I’ve made a bit of a hole in the assembled collection. (You know that’s never going to happen – buying new fabrics is ESSENTIAL, right?) My plan now is to post as I progress and when I’ve finished each quilt, new or UFO, round out the detail I’ve managed to record. It’s taken me ages to find (or not find, as the case may be) information about quilts my own fair hands have created. Who would have thought it so hard to find facts about your own history…
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