finishes

My First Finish of the Year! from A Quilted Passion

Oh happy day, happy day!

I'm singing because it's Friday and I have a finish to share! My first finish of the year! This is my version of Cultural Fusion's Free-form Rail Fence. And it's a big one, finishing at 112" x 112".

I made it for my king-size bed, but it is pictured on the queen bed in my guest room.

I pulled this project from My Quilty Bucket in October, which means it took me approximately 4 mos to complete. Of course, I'd like to produce a quilt a day, but I'll ...

added by Zenia Rene 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under bed quilts , finishes , free-from blocks , rail fence , scripture

Quilty Recap 2023 from A Quilted Passion

Hello Everyone! I hope you're having a great year so far. Mine is busy and already passing quickly which prompted me to get this Quilty Recap 2023 published.

It will be short and sweet since I only had five finishes for the year...and one of them wasn't even pieced by me.

Without further ado...

My first finish of 2023 is one I started in Missouri in 2021 w/ Angela Walters’ Build A Quilt club. I chose the Holly Jolly colorway, which consists of Christmas/Holiday prints in nontraditional colors. It was the first full-size quilt I quilted ...

added by Zenia Rene 2 months, 4 weeks ago. under finishes , quilting , scripture , work in progress

2022 Update of Progress from Quilted-Hearts

I have been subbing since school started back up in January and have not accomplished much this year. I did complete a couple of tops for donation and a baby quilt.

I am hoping that now that school is out and my long-term sub job is done I can get some more sewing done this summer while working on the house and doing some remodeling. I am also still working on putting my sewing room back together and washing every piece of fabric I own before putting it back in my sewing room unless it is a precut. There is ...

added by Wanda 1 year, 9 months ago. under binding , finishes , phds or ufqs , progress , quilting , quilts in review , topsville

First Finishes from From the Strawberry Patch...

This one, a block-of-the-month from 2015 that was known as "Creative Options", became a top last year when the blocks were released from their storage bin where they'd been languishing for six+ years. I used creative liberties in setting it together, mine looks nothing like the finished shop sample from almost seven years ago! I loaded it up on Snowbird and quilted it over the weekend. This is,

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 2 years, 2 months ago. under amaryllis , boms , cross stitch , finishes , ufos

First Finishes from From the Strawberry Patch...

This one, a block-of-the-month from 2015 that was known as "Creative Options", became a top last year when the blocks were released from their storage bin where they'd been languishing for six+ years. I used creative liberties in setting it together, mine looks nothing like the finished shop sample from almost seven years ago! I loaded it up on Snowbird and quilted it over the weekend. This is,

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 2 years, 2 months ago. under amaryllis , boms , cross stitch , finishes , ufos

End of the Year Review: 2020 Quilting Ambitions from Life In Pieces

Happy New Year! When we went to bed early this morning, we could see the ice forming on the trees. But when we woke up this morning, this is what we saw.

It's still snowing, though it has slowed down some. I'll definitely take a snow storm over an ice storm any time.

I stitched up to just a few minutes before midnight last night in hopes of hitting some key metrics for the year. I didn't get any more finishes, but I'll start 2021 on a good foot. Before moving on with my 2021 ambitions ...

added by Kate 3 years, 3 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , 2020 ambitions , finishes , phd in 2020

"The Retreat" ~~ Finished!! from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Way back in July of 2019, I attended a quilt retreat in Baton Rouge with other members of the BRMQG. After I got home, I finished up the top and added it to the bin. A couple of weeks ago I dug through the bin and chose this top to quilt.

A little blue thread, feathers in the border, and some improv quilting.

I don't know what I did unless I really look at the individual motifs. In other words, I just had fun.

The back of the quilt is this solid blue linen and, because it was too ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 3 years, 6 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottequilts , @fleurdelisquilts , blue , brmqg , finished quilt tops , finishes , fleur de lis quilts , green , husband , improv , improvisation , retreats , teal

"All About the Boxes" ~~ Finished! from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

I don't like to call any of my quilt UFOs. That implies that I have no intention of getting back to them. This quilt, however, was at the very bottom of the bin. And has been there for a while. Okay. Years. I don't know how many years, okay. Just a long while.

But take note, it is out of the bin and complete! Yes, all the way complete.

Quilted ✔
Bound ✔
Labeled ✔
Washed ✔
Photographed ✔

It looks pretty good next to my orange Adirondack chair, doesn't it? I have another confession: everything was neatly folded up together, top ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 3 years, 6 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottequilts , finished quilts , finishes , green , ufo , white

Improv on Point ~~ finished! from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

This quilt is already one of my favorites. It was a struggle for a while, but once it started coming together, I fell in love.

Turns out, all it wanted was to be turned on-point, which made it a little more difficult to piece together.

I made large chunks of red pieces and larger chunks of neutral/brown/gold with a little red mixed in and built most of the chunks using a modified log cabin technique.

Since the front is all improv, the back should be. Right? So it is. I used more of the linen, but didn't ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 3 years, 6 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , @fleurdelisquilts , finished quilts , finishes , neutral brown , neutrals , red

ROAR! The Dinosaur ~~ a finish! from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

"ROAR! The Dinosaur" is a recent finish that I have not written about because, frankly, it's been too hot to go outside for more than a few minutes. I won't even attempt to describe the mosquito problems. Let's just say I'm thrilled to have cooler weather. It's amazing that temperatures in the 80s is miserably hot in May, but in September the 80s are remarkably cool.

So back to "ROAR!" It's the little quilt that I cut out and sewed up at the Cotton Quilters sew day last month. I was able to finish ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 3 years, 7 months ago. under #cqg , #fleurdelisquilts , @fleurdelisquilts , children's quilts , cotton quilters , finished quilts , finishes

variations on Geo Pop from Ellyn's Place

When my friend Jayne, over at Twiggy and Opal started sharing her Geo Pop pattern in different variations, I decided to see how small I could make one! I pulled out some of my solid scraps and made this citrussy version...

Each block is 1 1/2" finished so the mini finished at 9"x12". pretty small but, of course, Jayne made a smaller one hahaha, which you can check out on her instagram.

Our Improv small group is doing a placemat swap. In August I needed to make a placemat for my friend Anne who had chosen pink and ...

added by Ellyn 3 years, 7 months ago. under color , fabric , finishes , patterns , quilt design , quilts , swaps

Magnolia II ~~ art quilt finish from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

When I posted my finish on Tuesday, I knew that I was close to posting about this painting as well. It was complete, but drying seems to take forever. Then there are those photos that intimidate me so. But I'm persistent, if nothing else, and have something to share.

Several people have asked me how I create these since it's an odd way to paint. So here's the short version. Start with a subject that can be isolated easily, so it almost has to be a physical object. Create a background using fabric (scraps work nicely). I ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 3 years, 11 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottepaints , #marymarcottequilts , #paintedquilts , @fleurdelisquilts , art quilts , finished quilts , finishes , magnolia , paintings , posts

Magnolia I ~~ art quilt finish from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

I love combining quilting and painting--remember the cotton paintings? There's another here. It's a time-consuming joy that I don't think I'd have been able to appreciate back when I was working. Oddly, I started painting not long before retirement, so everything just sort of fell into place. Well, I've moved on from cotton to magnolias.

This is my first attempt. I see so many flaws, but I've decided to let them go. If I move on, I can take the lessons with me to the next painting.

While they are glaring in real life ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 3 years, 11 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottepaints , #marymarcottequilts , #paintedquilts , @fleurdelisquilts , art quilts , cotton , finished quilts , finishes , magnolia , paintings , posts

More Masks and "Favorite Fabrics" ~~ finished! from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Do you know how good it feels to pick up a quilt top, quilt-bind-label it, and call it done? Yes? Great. I'm here to tell you it feels even better when said quilt top has been waiting, patiently, in a basket or bin or (gasp) plastic bag for longer than you care to remember. Oh yes! It's a wonderful thrill. I recommend it highly. My heart still does a little flip when I think of it.

More on the quilt later. First let's get these masks out of the way. There are 15 in this picture, more ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 years ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottequilts , #scrapattack! , @fleurdelisquilts , color , face masks , finish , finished quilts , finishes , lola pink , modern , modern quilts , scrap projects

My First Finish of 2020! from The Quilting Hermit

After being somewhat unhappy with my Trio of Random Sister's Choice quilts, I decided to use the rest of my 9 patches for something completely different. You'll be seeing several very similar quilts in this pattern with different colors.

I alternated the 9 patches with half-square triangles/quarter square triangles in a diamond layout. The recipient's nursery, according to her dad, was "all colors and especially purple." So I chose 4 different purples of different shades and arranged them in lighter and darker bands around the center for contrast.

I quilted with freehand swirls with hearts mixed ...

added by Emma 4 years ago. under 9 patch diamond quilt , baby quilt , baby quilts , finishes , free motion quilting , humility block , scrappy , stash report

Gouldian Finches - a finish! from Closet Quilter

At New Year's, I knew that there was no better way to get me back into the quilting grove than to join a swap. The trouble was, that I hadn't really seen any swaps in my Instagram feed for a while. I guess that is what happens when you are out of the loop for a couple of years, the players change and new people that I didn't follow had replaced them. Luckily, I did find a swap and joined the Quilters for Koalas swap hosted by @shoppershaz_swaphost (who hosts quite a few swaps in case you ...

added by Newbie Jen 4 years, 1 month ago. under finishes , mini's , paper piecing , swaps

Mrs. Mary Lee's next finish from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Before the flu came for a long visit, I worked on another of Mrs. Mary Lee's quilts. (My parents' neighbor. I wrote about one of her quilts here and about another finish quilt here.) I've had three quilt tops for, uhm, four months already. Anna brought them when she picked up the last ones, but we discussed my getting to them after the holidays. It's after the holidays, so...

For the most part, Anna gives me carte blanche on the quilting. That is the most fun! Stress-free play! And while I do enjoy piecing my own quilts ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 years, 1 month ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottequilts , @fleurdelisquilts , customer quilts , finished quilt tops , finishes , long arm sewing machines , quilting

028 A Finish to show you - Water Lillies from Silly Goose Quilts

You may remember my class with Rachelle Denenny where I worked on a wallhanging featuring lots of new (to me) techniques.

I'm pleased to say that three and a half years (how is it that long??) later, I have finished!

There's loads wrong with it, and I have since learned a better way to do machine quilting (at least a better way for me), but I'm pleased with how it worked.

I took that photo up against our cacky coloured pin up board at quilting. Hence the yellow behind it.

Maybe that's a better one.

I ...

added by Silly Goose 4 years, 2 months ago. under finishes

Ruby Snippets ~~ first finish of 2020 from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Yay! A finish and we're still in January! Of course, this is a top that I made last year, though I don't remember when, exactly. Anyway, I loaded it on the long-arm and away we went, despite the shoulder injury.

We are getting the dreariest of weather this week, so going outside to take photos is not happening. That requires trekking through a mini-marsh of soggy grass and mud. These photos were taken inside on the living room floor while I stood on the coffee table, trying to avoid the ceiling fan.

Ruby Snippets is made from scraps ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 years, 3 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottequilts , @fleurdelisquilts , finish , finished quilts , finishes , neutrals , quilting , quilts , red , scrap projects

007 - Show and Tell (Flower Baby Quilt) from Silly Goose Quilts

Some of these older quilts I'm just downright embarrassed to show you. But I'm going to anyway.

This one was designed for those customers who were brand new to quilting. It's a very basic quilt. Sadly it looks like a dog's breakfast but what can you do?

It's part of my quilting history and I guess it at least shows how far I've come?

Happy quilting!

added by Silly Goose 4 years, 3 months ago. under finishes , quilting , show and tell

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