Case Closed

I only managed 2 finishes this quarter from my original Q3 list - both of the Nancy Drew quilts! 

Quilt Part II is staying home with me so it was fun to take some of my Nancy Drew books outside with the quilt as props for the photo shoot.

Linking up at The Littlest Thistle #331

Mystery Solved

I only managed 2 finishes this quarter from my original Q3 list - both of the Nancy Drew quilts!  

During Momm's visit this weekend, we took quilt Part I to the library for a themed photo shoot - of course.  :)  These quilts needed some classic Nancy Drew props before I send Part I off to it's new home.

Linking up at The Littlest Thistle - #330

Get a Clue!

They're finished! Hooray!  

I made my September goal which was to bind both of my Nancy Drew themed quilts.  As previously stated, these are twin quilts, Parts I & II, and I quilted them both the same.  

I've used two different fabrics for binding - Sketch in yellow and the yellow pathway print from Central Park by Kate Spain.  Yellow was the obvious choice because, of course, Nancy Drew books had yellow covers!

Linking up with Fiber of All Sorts and getting ready to snuggle with a good book and my newest quilt.  I'm hoping to get some better full quilt shots this weekend too!

Happy September

Happy Labor Day!  It's been a great weekend full of Doctor Who, friends, biking, rain storm, hiking and relaxing.  I fit in some quilting too and managed to quilt my Nancy Drew quilt.  Officially titled 'The Secret of the Faraway Friends Part I and Part II'.



My September project is to put the binding on these quilts.  Leaning towards binding it with yellow - just like the books! :)


 Linking up at Fiber of All Sorts for the start of the month.

Quarter 3 : Ready, Set, Quilt!

Even after finishing a good number of quilts in the last year & a half with the Finish a Long, I still have a decent list of those unfinished WIPs.  So here's my proposed list for Quarter 3 and here's hoping I can make some good progress on each of these!  Linking up at The Littlest Thistle (#96) and then getting down to  business on these.

Nancy Drew #1- Meant to be a gift for a friend, I need to piece the backing, baste, quilt, bind & gift this quilt.  I'm planning an all over type design to keep it simple and snuggly. Backing & basting this one is my July ALYOF goal as well - motivation abounds!

Nancy Drew #2 - This one's for me and I plan to quilt it the same way as #1. (At least for now anyways).

Improv quilt - My quilt from taking a workshop with Denyse Schmidt last Fall.  I need to figure out how I want to quilt it and then get going on this one.

TDF quilt - My whole family watches the Tour de France each July and it's fun to cheer on our favorite riders.  Last year was the 100th Tour and Momm & I each decided to make a themed table runner/small quilt to celebrate.  I've got fabrics pulled and an idea/design in my head at the moment.  Since the 101st Tour kicked off last week I'd like to have this one finished soon.

Pantone Radiant Orchid-  My first try at working up a design to use the Pantone color of the year and (I think) I'd like to finish it up.

Watercolor Quilt - This quilt was my project from the class I took with Katie Pasquini Masopust in May.  It'll be fun to try out some different FMQ designs with this one.

July Goal

With a great finish in June on my Swoon quilt (see more here!) it's hard to come down from that thrill and pick the next project for this month.  I'm also preparing my list for Quarter 3 of the Finish a Long at The Littlest Thistle and will have plenty of projects to be working on over the next few months!

As my one project for July at A Lovely Year of Finishes I'll be hustling to get one of my Nancy Drew quilts backed & basted.  Even though the picture is still in blocks, the top is already completed on this one!  Linking up over at Fiber of All Sorts it's #81.