Saturday, June 30, 2012

Q2 FAL Report: guardedly optimistic

Red

Q2 in the Rhonda from Quilter in the Gap's Finish-A-Long is over and it is time to report in. I finished Red - the Ta Da post is here. This quilt was great fun to make. It is improv with Oakshott shot cottons but not too difficult. The size was determined by the amount of linen on hand, so Red has a practical side. The quilting and binding both made such positive additions to the over all quilt. And I designed Red myself, she is one of a kind - although there are many quilts made in this style.

On the Tiles - Ta Da!

I do wish I had better pictures of On the Tiles. I will see what I can do next week as this quilt is heading to the beach. For this quilt I had purchased a Reunion by Sweetwater layer cake and then, by chance, I stumbled across the Summer's Blush pattern by Bloom designed for a layer cake. I am so pleased with how the pattern took on a whole different look, like floor tiles, when made with these fabrics and when I skipped the borders. You can read more about this quilt in the Ta Da post here.

Butterflies - done

And just this week I finished Butterflies. I adore this quilt which is made with Terrain by Kate Spain. The block pattern is a twist on the drunkard's path blocks, and I began playing with it after I was inspired by Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations' tutorial here. This the most cheerful quilt I have made, it just makes me smile to look at it. The Ta Da post for this quilt is here.

 You will see if you read my post from April setting out all my Finish-A-Long goals, which is here, that I finished 3 of 7 listed projects. But I have made progress on all but one of the remaining projects:

  •  the Mystery Quilt is basted and I am going to order some threads for hand quilting as I simply cannot decide on how I might machine quilt it;
  • I now have 8 blocks for my LynneBobSquarePants quilt. Those blocks are slow but I do like them a lot so I will see if I make 9 or 12 in total before I finish it off;
  • My Echo Stained is basted and ready for quilting, I have just run out of time and it will have to wait for next month;
  • The Klimt inspired quilt got zero attention, I think maybe I will try to work on it during my holiday when I am not so distracted.
So, overall, my Q2 progress report is guardedly optimistic: I am pleased with the finishes - three quilts in three months - and I am relatively sure that I will be able to finish the rest soon. I am hoping Rhonda is in for Q3, the FAL works for me. Oh, and my chronic case of startitis means that I will likely never run out of projects that need finishing.

2012 Finish-A-Long

I am packing today, travelling tomorrow. My next post, will be from the west coast!

Best,

Leanne

18 comments:

Krista Schneider said...

Have fun out west! Your quilts are beautiful, I'm thinking about taking some blocks I have made and run out of steam on and turning them into something like red, where there is a bunch of negative space. I think it looks pretty darn cool!

elle said...

You are a going concern! ;^) Have a great time.

Archie The Wonder Dog said...

I'd say you'd made great progress and you've made some wonderful quilts this quarter!

Toni said...

Looks like you had an excellent 2nd quarter!

Leslie said...

oh wow...this butterfly quilt is gorgeous....the colors in the fabric are amazing.

Lori said...

All three quilts are gorgeous! Have fun on your trip!

Run Quilt Knit Write said...

You are so talented Leanne! I LOVE the quilts!!! have a great trip and enjoy the island!!

Claire Jain said...

Indeed! Three quilts in three months is awesome work. I love your beautiful quilts :-)

Mrs Flying Blind... said...

Yay for another 3-some!

Katy Cameron said...

3 whole quilts in 3 months is pretty damned good to me! Enjoy your holiday :o)

tusen said...

I love the finishes :)
Have a safe journey and a great holiday!

Judith, Belfast said...

I will never tire of seeing those butterflies. have a safe trip. Jxo

Leah said...

Beautiful work... Don't forget your umbrella for the "wet" coast.... Oh and your fog horn!

felicity said...

Ha ha "startitis" - I hear that! Happy holidays and thanks for the round-up post - loved seeing all these beauties again!

Canadian Abroad said...

I would call such stunning finishes a total success!

Kelly said...

Three beautiful quilt finishes!

Rafael's Mum said...

They are all lovely but as you know, my favourite is Red! and I love how colourful the butterflies are. have a great time travelling!

Catherine said...

what great finishes Leanne. And have fun at the beach (she says jealously) :-)