Quilting Is Murder UFO Challenge / Discuss

Quilting_Princess says:

I have been collecting Fruits, Vegtable & snack fabric for over 8 years now. I started collecting them when our quilt shop had us make blocks for the monthly drawing. I fell inlove with the fabrics & pattern. I started watching & collecting the fabrics at quilt shops all over the state, during Shop-hops, etc. Even friends began collecting fat quarters for me when ever they went out of state. I now have over 65 different fabrics, that means atleast 65 different Canning Jars. I now have started making Canning Jars for wall hangings for my daughters. this will give me an incentive work harder at getting them done quicker. I have asked my son-in-laws for my daughters favorite: fruit, veggie, snack. Now ready to assemble! wish me luck.
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hgbell says:

I have a UFO that was started in November 2011. The fabric was donated to our quilt guild and each member was asked to make a quilt for Children's Hospital. If we did not make a quilt, we have to pay for the fabric we took (small fee to entice us to make the quilt). I've had the fabric for three months and quilts are due by March.

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thePieceCorps says:

I have had these blox for years, seriously they might be close to ten years old now, and I really need to complete this quilt. The blox are a set of VeeDub blox gifted to me by mini group "Golden Girlz" in Columbia, Tennessee and they have been very patient with me, waiting to see what I will create with them!
I accept this mission knowing full well the accountability now that I have disclosed my challenge! 8-) Barbie

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TheaM1    says:

I started this star quilt in a workshop over 13 years ago... and finished it over New Year's weekend.
www.flickr.com/photos/40503061@N04/6616700351/in/pool-184...

Unfortunately, I have a lot more where that came from......
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cleverqjean says:

I "entered" a quilt of mine but not officially: I just need a push to finish it up! I completed the blocks in 2004, for heavens sake. I'll post more as I set the blocks and work on the borders. :)

spooldust queen says:

hi I stated this quilt top about two year in my creative mind then in May of last year I cut the squares etc and then in June put those square together and put in a box as UFO to done later until It need to finish so I restart it last month and now is done
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justcrafty1 says:

I started this in 2009 as part of a landscape challenge. My sketch was about 6"x6" and I enlarged it to approx 28" x 28". I made pattern pieces from those copies. When I had the basic look there was something missing... so I beaded the centers as seen in the photo. Finding the perfect green for the border was tough.. then one delay after another until I realized I had 24 hours till I had to turn it in. I quickly self-binded with the back fabric the night before and hung it up even thought it wasn't finished it got 2nd place. I keep working on it from time to time and seeems to still need more. I hope this challenge helps me finish my UFO.

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Tricia aka Quercus Rubra1 says:

I'm trying to enter my UFO project but I'm not sure I doing this right. But here is my picture and sure could use some help if this is the wrong place.

This is an UFO from some time ago. I don't even remember when but something like 5/6 years ago when but it was when I was first trying to take up quilting by myself and this is my first attempt at quilting. This was just a bunch of 2 1/2" squares 'til Jan 7th, 2012 when I decided to work on it again and try to finish some of my UFO's this year. This Challenge is a great motivator.

Although looking at the other entries, I hope newbie is welcomed.

Thanks from the Quilting Newbie;
Tricia

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Brikirsgram says:

I finished this wallhanging this past week, I have had the panel for several years. Had it piece for sometime, even basted. I never seem to have time to sit and hand quilt and this just screamed for handquilting with some gold thread for accents.

Just before the New Year, dh and I were in a wreck and while I wasn't badly hurt, I couldn't get around very well. I sat in my glider rocker wishing for something to do and thought of this panel. I managed to get it quilted but hadn't got around to binding it.

Your UFO challenenge spurred me on, its bond and hanging in my sewing room. Thanks for the little push!

Brikirsgram
Joyce

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Thread and Ink says:

I have just uploaded my Maridadi quilt onto the photostream ( all firsts for me !) This challenge pushed me to complete my quilt, whose story is briefly...

I bought a stash of indigo african fabrics at a quilt show. They called to me because I was born in Uganda, East Africa. I brought them home, washed, dried, pressed, cut and pieced the blocks with the sashing. All my textile hobbies were then abandoned as I spent 3 years coping with Chronic fatigue Syndrome. I couldn't manage the weight of a quilt, and I couldn't concentrate on sewing. Luckily, after three years, I recovered from CFS ..and had a baby ! Time and space were too short to pick up my hobbies again, and the quilt sat in a box with many UFOs ! A few years ago, my aunt visited from Canada with her downsized craft supplies and she had a length of turquoise fabric that had been bought in Africa when I was born. I knew immediately it was the perfect backing for the indigo quilt - but just stashed it away...
I have decided that 2012 is the year of the UFO and this is my first biggie. I forgot to photograph it at the point I left off, but I added pieced borders (then photographed it ! ) before machine quilting and binding it. I plan to put it in our spare room - after I've stopped stroking it as I pass. it gives me immense plaesure..
You can read an extended version of the story on my blog ( like why I flooded the kitchen washing the fabrics... ) www.me35.wordpress.com

The next UFO biggie will be the wedding quilt for friends who are 8 years and 2 babies happily married, then perhaps I'll return to the Millenium quilt....

Thanks for the challenge and the bragging opportunity !
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l3designs.sewing says:

I`ve completed 2 UFOs recently

This first quilt has been a UFO a number of times. The anchor blocks were the first blocks I completed 2.5 years ago... I never got them finished. They were pieced and tricky, and I wasn`t enjoying them. I didn`t have the rest of the quilt designed... just a few ideas. Then I got a few more ideas, and started sewing up those blocks... The quilt kept getting larger and larger... and finally the top was finished in January 2011. Then I managed to baste it together, and do some straight line stitching Then It sat like this for nearly a whole year.... taken out a few times, but generally folded back up and left for another day.


This quilt ended up HUGE... Its Queen-King sized, or twin, with lots of overhang! This quilt taught me new techniques and stretched me to the limit. The only reason this was finished is because I purchased a longarm. I hated quilting this on my domestic machine. It was too big, too heavy, too MUCH.... On the longarm I used a whole spool of thread in the bobbin!

This was my sons 10th birthday present... he got it for his 11th and is enjoying sleeping with it on his bed.

Crazy quilter 64 says:

I started my quilt 5years ago for my Grandson. A friend wanted me to get into quilting so she helped me cut strips for days. Well it worked and I have made several quilts since but never got the first one finished until I saw the UFO challenge and decided this quilt needed to go to it's new home. It is machine pieced but hand quilted. Loved finally getting it complete and it is ready for him to love. The pattern is called "Apple Crisp" isn't that fitting.
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Pantsfreesia    says:

I started "Furever Homes" as BOM with my local quilt shop last year. Since I knew I wanted the finished product to somehow benefit the Good Mews Animal Foundation (a no-kill cat shelter I volunteer for), I added an orange cat to every house block. Since the shelter takes in so many stray cats, I wanted to represent them in the quilt as well, so I added some non-traditional houses on "the wrong side of the tracks" (after creating the tracks, of course!).

Here is the pile of blocks from the shop's program:

PnkSweetHrt/Tiffany    says:

DoreneM says:

I recently (January 2012) completed a UFO that is really two UFOs. When my mother passed away 2 1/2 years ago, I found some crocheted squares that she had done some time ago. They were intended to be joined together to complete a crocheted bed spread or table cloth. There were only 17 squares. I couldn't bear to throw them away, but do not crochet myself. I got the idea of making a quilt to display the squares. I posted my sample square, a photo of the quilt without the crochet, the finished quilt and detail on Flickr.
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Tricia aka Quercus Rubra1 says:

Well with luck....I have my pictures posted. My entry is "Sleeping Cats" and Loved having the challenge and the chance that to finish my UFO.
Thanks,
Quercus Rubra 1 aka Tricia
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murthys_r_us says:

My entry is a Pink Crazy Nine patch lattice quilt. The top came together rather quickly and while I was all fired up, I managed to get the quilt basted as well. Then it languished for more than a year!
I took it out this January to finish. I am thrilled to be able to say that it is finally quilted & bound - ready to be given as a gift to a little girl! It finished at 36” x 56”
Here are the photos:
Before:
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After:
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Detail:
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shimmyblisster    says:

I started working on this as part of the Lily's Quilts' Dead Simple QAL back in Sept 2011. This was the second palette I chose. I cut all the squares and then didn't do anything with them. They sat for a LONG time. I finally moved it to my MUST FINISH list and got cracking.
Here is the before:

Cecilia's Quilts says:

This quilt started in November 2011 with a bag of scraps from Pat Bravo of Art Gallery Fabrics. I volunteered to make a quilt from the scraps for Project Linus. I started the blocks and made four of them in a class in November. I made the rest of the blocks in January of 2012. I made the quilt top and machine quilted it while practicing my FMQ. I really like the scrappiness of this quilt.

www.flickr.com/photos/44305894@N08/6850084539/in/photostream
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tenquilts says:

I posted above when I pledged to begin, and I've made as much progress as I could before tomorrow's deadline. Again, my before picture of a few of the blocks from the 2001 swap:

hugfisch    says:

My UFO is a FO now!
At first I've to tell you that I'm a German. So please excuse my English. If you find some mistakes, feel free to keep them.
So my UFO has a very special story. Our daughter, who is married to an American and lives in California gave me this Moda Jelly Roll of the "Awesome"-Collection by Gervais as a gift in December 2010. I just learned about Jelly Rolls and found this Hidden Well Pattern, which is easy to make and the result looks really much more complicated as it is. So I made the top last summer (2011).

Marciann sews says:

My UFO story

Hi everyone, my name is Marcia and I'm an RN and a new quilter.  I've worked in an Cardiovascular ICU for nearly 30 years where I’ve shared my patients' and families' joys, worries and sorrows.  These are a challenging yet rewarding part of nursing everyday and I wouldn’t trade them for anything.   There are no words to describe the joy of a successful kidney or heart transplant: but there is no way to express the depth of sorrow or dry the tears of a daughter as she is with her parent at the end of their life's journey.   

My mother has been a seamstress for as long as I can remember:  she made all our clothes when we were little, and Sunday mornings usually found my sisters and I in matching handmade dresses.  Once my sisters and I were grown, she made fewer clothes and picked up quilting instead.  She is a master with her sewing machines and her hand quilting is beautiful.  I have long wished to sew and quilt like her, but between work and raising my children I was "too busy."  In 2009 with both my kids grown I bought a beginner sewing machine to embark on my own quilting journey.  I wanted a stress reliever after those long 12 hour shifts and shortly after me, my sisters have jumped on the quilting wagon as well.  Mom has patiently encouraged us and taught us many of her little tricks.  My sisters come to town whenever possible and we have sewing marathons under our mother’s watchful eye.  We sew, laugh, shop hop and lunch together planning our next projects, then laugh some more.  I treasure this time and feel so blessed to still have my mom here.

And so the story of my UFO  begins.

Katie Mae Quilts says:

Aspen Hill says:

Sign me up! I have an older tutti fruiti fabric that I picked up from a donation pile intending to make a charity quilt from scraps. The blocks are done, I just need to set them together and add borders.

quiltmakertg says:

lola1538 says:

Lola 1538
my UFO has come of age..
This little quilt top began its journey in the summer of 1993 outside Charlottesville Va. , a summer project for my mother and I. The center panel was the beginning . As you can tell we only had a pair o f scissors , a ruler and fabric we collected around the house. This was before i even knew what a rottery cutter and a cutting mat was . I believe that is apparent BUT we had so much fun putting that uneven, unmatched piece together.

I returned home to Va,. Beach , tucked it away and only worked on it occationally . However i did purchas the green fabric to add to this piece with hopes of finishing it one day.

In the summer of 2000 this little panel ,and that uncut green fabric moved with my family and i to Pueblo Co. Still no real quiting tools or quilting skills . I decieded to take a couple of classes to learn a little about quilting Several classes and many years later i attempted to work on this project i was given the brown fabric from my mother-in-law in New Mexico. Because there was never a plan or a pattern i was always lost with no direction. i knew i needed another piece of fabric to bring a little life and size to this little quilt top . I purchased the flower print in a quilt shop in South Dakota . Yes, even we rookies HUNT out hose quilt shops in every city we visit.

This contest was just what i needed to push me to finish what my mother and i started.

It began on a $109 singer school style sewing machine and completed, except for the backing, on a 35 year old kenmore machine .It has all of the fabrics an experienced quilted would never put together, or even use in a quilt, fake suede, poly blend, cotten even some lightweight home decor fabric WOW what thread should i have used?

Looking at this top you can see i have the most imperfect quilt top but the most precious to me . There is history in this fabric . Its been a traveler and a reminder of my mother, that i no longer have, but i will always keep the memories and this quilt my mother and i created. THANK YOU QUILT BUG for the push. P.S. - i think i could also use a new machine , wish me luck on that.
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ninathoren says:

here is my entry along with all the photos. I rescued this top from the Goodwill store. someone had started it. I took it apart then reassembled it with some more fabric I had to make it a youth size quilt
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Marlene- KISSed Quilts says:

batiklover says:

I began this quilt several years ago as a BOM. 8 months after beginning this project, my mother suffered a stroke. I worked on several of the blocks while sitting in her hospital room and during the months following while waiting for her to complete therapy sessions. I appliqued and then colored the plate blocks using a new technique.....color crayons. I thought it would be fun to try it! I also embroidered around each colored flower image. I put everything away after finishing the 14" plate blocks deciding I did not care for them. This UFO sat in a box for 2 years until this UFO challenge presented itself. I took out the box, looked at the blocks and fell in love with them. So, thank you for presenting this challenge and giving me the opportunity to finish this quilt. It has some some personal memories attached and I am very glad to have it now!

cleverqjean says:

I'm posting for Cindy H. (herndonz): here's the story behind her heron quilt:

cleverqjean says:

One of our Detectives, Sandy C, asked that I upload her photos for her UFO for everyone. You can see them in the photo area. Here's the completed image -

cleverqjean says:

Another entry from a Detective - MeMoose. See the finished quilt here: