UFO-Layer Cake Custard

Happy National Quilting Day! Seems appropriate to have a quilting post today don't you think. 

This quilt is a UFO of either three or four years I think. I know I started it one winter while in AZ. I pieced the blocks with the bars and then set it aside as they didn't come out the size I needed. I think perhaps the layer cake wasn't perfectly 10"🤔.  So it got put in time out. December I decided I needed to move it forward. After measuring everything I trimmed to a consistent size and then fudged a bit to make the square blocks the same size. Next thing I new I had a flimsy top all done, yipee!!

At that time I didn't feel quite ready to quilt it plus I had to find a backing. So back to the closet it went for time out.  Fast forward to March when I found the right color backing at Hobby Lobby and it was on sale:)  Most of you know I love freehanding my quilting but I thought perhaps I could try using a pantograph again. I love the designs but don't care for that method of quilting because I like seeing the stitching as it happens. Also love seeing exactly when I run out of bobbin thread!  But I had the perfect panto for this quilt.  Thursday morning I pinned it on the frame and went to get my laser light attached and for the life of me I can't find my laser light!!! You have to have a laser light to follow the panto.  After going through my longarm closet/room I gave up and decided to just freehand the hook swirl again.  Done is good, right.

Glide 40 wt. thread in a tan on top and a Glide 60 wt. in tan in the bobbin. 

 The top is all Island Batik fabrics while the backing is wide cotton from Hobby Lobby. I used Hobbs 80/20 batting. Once I get better photos this will make it's way into my Etsy shop.  

What did you do for National Quilting Day?  I went to my longarm meeting, so good to get out and spend time with friends.  This quilt was one of my show and tells. 

Linking with Sew and Tell, Monday Musings and Design Wall Monday

Flimsy time!

 So it is not a true finish but I am pretty darn happy I got this UFO to flimsy finish this week! For the past two weeks I worked on this off and on.

Documentation was never made as to when I started this. But I know it was in the last four years as it was started when I was in Arizona. The pattern is Layer Cake Custard from Fat Quarter Shop, fabric is from Island Batik.  Fifteen of the blocks were constructed back then. I stopped because not all the blocks were coming out the size I needed to pair up with the more solid blocks. A good lesson learned to complete one block and measure it. 

Fast forward to two weeks ago, I am tired of scooting this UFO box around every time I want to move my ironing board. 

So out it came and I fudged and trimmed and got everything to line up. Made up the more solid blocks and I am happy with how it came to a flimsy stage. Now to find a backing for it. I would like a wide backing in a cream print.

Linking with:

TGIFF

Finished or Not Friday

Whoop Whoop

Peacock Party

Hippity Hop

Down the bunny trail I go;)  Hello February, I know we say it often but where has the time gone, how could it be February already!

Once an idea pops into my head and I have a little free time I go with it.  Such is the case with these irrestible guys. Using the same idea as my Gnome/hearts/shamrocks for the runner and then after quilting add the bunnies. I modified a bunny applique from EQ8. 

Check out the pink gingham for his ears! His little nose is felt and buttons for eyes. The whiskers I stitched on with my domestic machine and black thread. 

Oh the benefits of having a rather large stash of fabrics is that I can shop my stash and make a runner in an afternoon! And it is already listed in my shop. 

Don't you love this backing fabric!  I just picked it up at my local JoAnns on Sunday, clearance at $3.30 a yard. A couple more in the same color scheme but different prints for the same price might have jumped in my cart! Three yards of each will yield backings for 18 table runners. I have several different runners than can use these colors. 

Next up is back to working on a UFO, not sure exactly when I started this as I didn't document it with a photo it seems. The closest I can get is somewhere in the last 4 years while we were in Arizona. I'll tell you more in a later post;)

If you are looking for more inspiration than you already have swimming around in your brain check out the projects at these linky parties I am linking to:

Midweek Makers

Wednesday Wait Loss

NTT