If I Finish Something....

If I finish something I can start something new?   But then I have so many WIP/UFO...Or maybe not.

I finished all the blocks for the scrappy trips for guild and am now sewing them together.  That can be considered an almost finish.

No this is not my layout.  I did change it up a bit so it flows a bit nicer.

My big finish though was the Color Crystals Quilt top.

I decided to use the pantry as a backdrop.  Lots of HST went into this quilt and the border.

I ordered an extra wide backing for it, so I hope to have it sandwiched soon and ready to quilt.

I got my bag lady block done for the month.  That is kind of a finish.  OK a mini finish.

I also managed to get a lot of charity quilts moved along for church.

Top one

Top 2.  This one was 10 X 10 so kind of big.  The two tops will go back to church to have batting and backing added.

I also finished 3 quilts for them.

Granted they are baby quilts but I have them ready for the ladies that tie.  So these 5 items my part in their making is finished. 

Last Thursday at guild there was a LQS owner that did a presentation on women and quilts in history.  It was very good, and of course she brought some goodies to purchase.

I saw these and knew they had to come home with me.

Speaking of guild we donate a quilt to the VFW ever year.  Someone grabbed one of my charity quilts and said they would enlarge it to donate.  Well, there is some apprehension by other members of the guild and I was coerced to purchase a pattern, and the necessary fabric from Missouri Star Quilt Company to make a quilt just in case. 

Of course if you look at their daily deals there are some other deals further down the page and I fell in love the with cherry fabric, but I will say I hate it when they rename a layer cake, jelly roll, charm squares and instead of ordering 2 jelly rolls I mistakenly ordered 2 layer cakes.  URGH!  Or course what I had in mind to make,  I needed 2 1/2 inch strips so back to Missouri Star to order the correct fabric.  While there I saw some fun batiks.

Not only did I get the 2 1/2 inch strips.  I got a free layer cake, and a book too!  Now to consider my project that I have been accumulating supplies for.....red white and blue or the fun purples, aquas and green batiks.  Oh the choices. 

I have decided to pick up on an old project and see if I can get it finished soon.  I have already started cutting the fabric.

The Sawtooth Square is my next project to finish up.  I think I need about 20 blocks which should go together pretty quickly.  Then to figure out what I am going to do for a border.  

My new start is going to be this.

I have the triangles on a roll, the pattern, the fabric.  It is a small project and will be fun to work on for a change.

Now if I could just move some of my quilting projects further along.