WIPs and UFOs

I recently pulled my orange peel quilt out of a project bag and promoted it from a UFO to a WIP!

For me, WIPs (works in progress) are projects I am actively working on even though they may be sitting untouched for weeks (or months?). While UFOs (unfinished objects) are projects that are currently abandoned and may or may not be something I intend to finish. (That make sense?)

I needed a handwork project for guild meetings - there is hand quilting in the orange peels - plus mocha moouse is the Pantone color of the year and matches well to one of the fabrics in this quilt!

Here are my other WIPs:

My economy blocks made with all Ruby Star fabrics. I need to count these all up and do an updated blog post. I've got a bunch more to make - they are all kitted up for a easy sew day.

My Blue Scraps quilt is a WIP that I hope to finish sometime this year in order to donate it but if I don't finish, no worries at all!

Granny squares! Really loving this project and already thinking about what I can crochet once this is all assembled. I make progress on this every day - even if it is only adding the round of white on a square.

These Sunny Blocks are at risk for moving from WIPs to UFOs but I've not given up on them yet. While the arcs are fun to FPP, sewing the block together is finicky.

Recently moved from the WIP to the UFO category are three projects. (There are at least two other projects sitting in the UFO category - my faux applique and my Rin blocks from 2018!) The first is a rainbow needle turned applique project (similar to this one) that perhaps will get some attention during upcoming travel time.

The second WIP-2-UFO is a quilt made with 4 blocks from the Local pattern QAL I was doing with friends. I ended up setting just these 4 together and have now folded away the quilt top to be finished (hopefully) someday.

The third WIP-2-UFO is a quilt top based on the blocks for the Seattle MQG's free BOM. It was perfect for using some coordinated large scraps. I ended up improvising some extra or different blocks in order to use my scraps on hand. Next up is to create a pieced back. This will be a donation quilt - hopefully finished later this year for for now it is parked in the UFO pile!

Finally, not  yet a WIP - just an aspirational pile of pretty fabrics that will someday become a queen-sized quilt!

I had been wanting to write this post for awhile - it is helpful for me to have this all listed in one place!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

My Explorer Tote

Yet another Noodlehead pattern for the win!

Did I need this bag? 

Not really. But it was great fun to make and I know I will put it to good use. I joined a couple of friends one afternoon to make our Explorer Totes and we had a blast.

Adding a zipper was optional - you could also go with a magnetic snap. The pattern instructions for adding a zipper were really good and I will likely refer to them when adding a zipper to a different pattern.

The back of the bag has two nice large pockets.

The fabric print is from a Zen Chic line Bluish. I used Soft & Stable and this turn lock. The lining was some scraps from (I think) an Art Gallery fabric.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Blue Scraps

Corralling my fabric stash so that it fits in the allotted storage area can be a challenge. A recent fabric purchase to support supplies for a queen-sized quilt displaced a bin of blue solid scraps from the bookshelf.

Instead of stashing them in a closet, I decided to use blue and other pops of color to make large pineapple blocks with a goal of creating a quilt to donate to my guild's community giving. The blocks are FPP using this paper. Its a great project to sit down and make when you just want something to sew.

Have a wonderful day! Patty