It's not the bees knees, but I want it finished anyway!!

These are the pieces of my beez quilt.

I started it about 6 years ago *cringe*. I am making it quilt-as-you-go. This is the centre already quilted.

This is one of the borders.



Originally I planned for the quilt to be much bigger with successive borders. I think once these borders are on it will be a nice size for a baby quilt. It doesn't matter who it's for at the moment. I am at the age where lots of friends and family are having babies. It will not be wasted (unless it stays unfinished. That would be a waste).


What does it need before it's finished? Quilt the borders and attach them. I think prairie points would make a good edging.

Does it look too girly? Would it be alright for a boy?

Chickened out

It's finished!! Chicken Soup For The Soul. The back is rather fungly, although the yellow Jacobean fabric is a pretty.

Still, it is much better in a quilt than sitting in the red, yellow and orange stash box the backing fabrics all came out of. The quilt as you go (QAYG) sashings on the back were all leftover bindings. I even joined them. I felt so liberated!! I am proud of me. This fungly backing has lessened my immediate need to respond to Lazy Gal's fungly challenge.

This quilt was finished so quickly, I wonder if I can pick something quicker than the 1950s dresses to replace Chicken Soup on the list of 4 current projects. The QAYG was so easy, I am ready to finish another quick one off in the same way. It is such a good feeling! And, I used fabric from my stash for the back. That also felt good! (Now I can get some more... I just saw Jo Morton's new range Meg's Bouquet). It looks brighter and fresher in real life. These fabrics are real zingers.

Only 28 UFOs left to finish and so many more future projects to start!!! Let's go!!

Souper

I have my quilting workspace back again and I have placed borders around each of the Chicken Soup blocks. They are also spray-basted. I have started machine quilting them. I want to join some by the end of today so that I can hand-stitch the joins on the back. I love quilt-as-you-go.

I think it was 2004 when my quilting group did not have enough people to go on our retreat (minimum numbers required for the venue), so we invited members of another group to come with us.

We called ourselves the Old Chooks - our weekend was chicken themed. We wore badges and played games. We made raffle blocks and brought them to the weekend: make as many 12 1/2in unfinished blocks as you like, with chicken wire background. Boy, did Rosie and I scour for that background! For every block you make your name goes on a raffle ticket to win a bundle of chook blocks. So, the more blocks you make, the more likely you are to win.
I made 3 blocks and I won one of mine (not yet pictured). I did my first machine-blanket stitching on them, and mine were pretty vibrant. Patience! you will see the one I made later! I had just bought my new machine, and I still love it. It has been an absolute workhorse!

I reckon I could finish this quilt by next week!
As you can see, I have a varied range of quilts in my stack!! LOL!! I can really see how my tastes have changed during the last 11 years or so.

Maybe I should show a picture of my first quilt made in 1997?