2014 Recap of Finishes

I have a lot of finishes for 2014 to share.  Seriously, I had no idea that I had made so many.  I knew I had been busy, but wow!  It took me quite a while to get all the photos together and in one spot on my computer.  Here goes:

Minis:

Made with a Tula Pink Nest charm pack, this one was for Jessica.

 This one was a kit from Sew Lux Fabric. It hangs in my sewing room.

An easy peasy 4th of July quilted panel.  This one was for the 4th of July.  It is at my work.

 This was made for my IGMiniSwap partner.  I love me some Cotton and Steel!

Made with a Pot Luck mini and a panel, this mini hangs on the door into my long arm quilting studio.

This one was made from a charm pack of Anna Maria Horner fabrics and scraps.  It has been quilted and hangs on the wall in my sewing room.

 

This mini of Bonnie and Camille's Happy Go Lucky was made to hang at work.

This was a kit from Fat Quarter Shop.  I made this one for work, too.  (Yes, that is a tattoo on my toe, and no, it didn't hurt - that much, anyway.)

This mini was jointly made by me and Jessica as Angels for the IGMini Swap.

There is one from Connecting Threads of fish being chased by a shark that I made for the office but have no picture of.  Another one of a Christmas wreath made with a Solstice mini is not quilted and therefor isn't a finish.  So that makes 10, yes 10, minis made in 2014!

(No wonder I have had no time to blog and link up with FAL's!)

Small projects finished:

 Zipper pouch for my mini clips.

Glimma Table Topper

Noodlehead Super Tote with Melody Miller!

 A Christmas Tree skirt - because we had 2 Christmas trees this year.  SMH.

 A zipper pouch for my IGMini Swap partner!

 Lots of pillows and shams.

Miss Kate Flannel pillow cases.

 A Glimma table runner.

 A dress for my Granddaughter.

 Two Sit and Sew thingys.

 A cool Tula Pink drawstring bag for my Granddaughter.

And 3 voile infinity scarves.

(I am beginning to question my sanity at this point.)

And for the grand finale, the QUILTS!  These are just the completely finished ones.  I have several that are waiting to be quilted.  And a few more that need to be pieced together and finished.  They will continue to wait.

The finished Quilts of 2014:

 This kitty quilt now resides with my SIL in Columbia.  Lizzy House Cat Nap fabrics.

These are blocks made by members of the CCMQG and put together by me.  Bright and cheery! 

This Anna Maria Horner and linen quilt now lives on our king size bed.  I also made some flannel pillow cases to match.  It has been washed and dried so many times!  I love it!

This quilt now belongs to a great niece of mine that lives in Utah.  The fabric is A Beautiful Thing by Riley Blake. 

 Tula Pink Fox Field Fabric and Space Dust quilt!  This was a Space Dust paper piecing QAL on IG.  This quilt lives upstairs in my long arm quilting studio.

 This quilt now belongs to a beautiful baby girl!

 This quilt was my first ever disappearing 9 patch.  The fabric is Eat your Fruits and Vegtables - I think.

 This is by far my least fav quilt ever.  Because of my fabric choices.  I just don't like it.

 Oh, I do love this quilt!  Made with Katie Bird and Paper Co. Bluebird Park fabric.  I gave this to my DH for Valentine's Day.

 This is a Lazy Sunday Afternoon quilt (pattern by May Chappell) and the fabrics are Noteworthy by Sweetwater.

 Lil Monster quilt made on consignment for a sweet baby boy.  Fabrics by Camelot.

 The pattern is Ballerina by Jaybird Quilts and the fabric is Modern Bliss.  This quilt lives in my sewing room on my futon.

 I donated this quilt for Pals for Paws to raffle off.  The quilt made $250.00 for the non profit.

 This was a Tula Pink Mystery Quilt on Craftsy.  I love this quilt!

 Another Craftsy quilt along from 2013 that was finished in 2014.  The orange backing shows through the batting (warm and white).  I like the quilt other than that.

April Showers quilt in the pattern Layer Cake by Bonny and Camille.

 Another Baby Girl quilt!

Frozen quilt made on consignment for a sweet girl. 

 Hop Skip and Jump quilt finished in the QAL with Sew Lux Fabric.

 Fell in love with Vintage Quilt Revival and made this queen size quilt.

 Another Frozen quilt - this one is for my Granddaughter.

 This is our CCMQG raffle quilt. The drawing for it was yesterday.  We raised $313. for the Carteret County Humane Society.  The fabrics are Tula Pink's Salt Water.

 First tie quilt I was commissioned to make.

 2nd tie quilt I was commissioned to make.

 Disappearing Hourglass quilt made and gifted to my nephew for Christmas.

 Butterfly Garden baby girl quilt made for a coworker.

 Rudolph Quilt made for my DH.  I love Rudolph!

This Glimma quilt is so close to being finished, I am calling it!

In 2015, I have goals to blog more often, exercise more, and to sew up the fabric in my stash.  You know, the usual ones. 

2014 has certainly been a good, productive year!  Here's to 2015!

More 2nd Q Finishes!

I am excited to share some finishes!  Today is such a gorgeous day here, that I took some photos outside.  I am so loving this weather!  It has been a long, dark, dreary, cold winter here in Eastern NC. (Pretty much everywhere else, too.  Except maybe, Arizona where my daughter, SIL and grandkids live.)

Remember those Glimma blocks from my Glimma obsession days?  Here is where they ended up:

 Yes, in a hammock.  Seriously, in a table runner that will go on the coffee table in our family room.

When I bought my long arm machine (which I love!), I also purchased the computer to do perfect, digital patterns on quilts.  Love that!  Well worth the investment, especially when quilting quilts for hire.  But my own free motion quilting skills have gone downhill - not that they were that good to start with.  So I have made the commitment to only do free motion quilting on MY stuff.  I have a big case of FEAR about doing that but it is something I am going to push past.  So here is a close up of the pattern I did free hand on the runner.  Not perfect, but keeping it real.

Another close up.

 And a picture of the back.

 Here is a close up of the binding I did by machine.  Not my usual choice but that is another skill I need to work on.  Love the look of hand stitched binding but that is very time consuming.  After reading a few blogs that I follow, I tried using my dual feed feet that I have with my machine (Bernina 830LE), turning the foot pressure to a negative 10, (yes -10), and moving the needle position.  Going slow helped too.

The rest of the blocks ended up in here.  A nice sized table topper to go on our kitchen table.  (Where I used to sew before turning a guest room into my sewing room.)

A close up of how I quilted this one.  Point to point, loopy, straight (snort) line, and stitch in the ditch. Certainly not perfect!

The back.

Last, but certainly not least, is the Sew Lux Fabric Anniversary BOM kit that is finished!  This one will be hung in my sewing room that used to be a guest room!  The embroidery is from Urban Threads which is one of my most favorite places to get unique embroidery patterns.  Urban Threads even has some Tula Pink embroidery designs.

 Again, that is my own free motion quilting.  I did straight (hah!) line quilting, stitch in the ditch, swirls, and meandering on this one.  I used a 100% cotton batting and the shrinkage is higher than the other two which are a 70/30% blend.  I do like 100% cotton the best!

The backing is a fun line from Timeless Treasures and can be found at Hawthorne Threads.

Oh, and my one year blogging anniversary came and went in April.  I need to look back and count all my finishes!

Now, I am going to move my sewing machine out to the screened in patio and work on a Kate Spain Terrain (LOVE!) quilt for a very special person!  Hope you make your day a good one!