ufo challenge 2026

Basket Quilt and Mini-Dwellings WIP from Grandma's Red Needle

I'm still waiting for the quilting thread! SIGH!

The 'problem order' made it through US Customs and has made it to France! Scheduled to arrive next week.

Meanwhile; progress on the Basket quilt

The 4 scrappy 16-patches corner blocks are done

The small 4-patches - measure 2.5" square - for the second border is done; 72 out of 72!

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Mini-Dwellings is UFO #25 on my UFO/WIP list

The small house block has been sitting on my sewing table for weeks. The idea is to make a small wall hanging, but I wanted to add that little extra to make ...

added by Astrid 4 weeks, 1 day ago. under basket quilt , dwellings , mini-dwellings , quilt blocks , stitchery , ufo challenge 2026 , wips

Basket Quilt UFO - WIP from Grandma's Red Needle

It took me some days deciding on how to do the basket blocks, since I was not that eager to do the original block design. Then I saw Melva's beautiful Basket block and knew right away my blocks need a 'flower pot'!

I think the left one looks much better and I decided on that design.

I also get to use up my basket weave fabrics that have been sitting on the shelf for some years! What I don't use for the blocks, will be used for a pieced backing. I made 5 of the design to the ...

added by Astrid 1 month ago. under basket quilt , quilt blocks , ufo challenge 2026

Coffee With Dad - An RSC Flimsy, Another WIP from Grandma's Red Needle

As the title says; Coffee with Dad is a Flimsy!

Viola at Familie Barwitzki challenged me to work on my UFO #26, since 26 is her birthday. Now that Swirling Stars is on hold, waiting (forever! due to shipping error from the online shop!) for ordered quilting thread, I accepted the challenge.

In my previous post I mentioned I had too many blocks for one quilt.

That is absolutely not true! I don't know where my head was, or better say brain (it must have melted in the heat these days!), when I figured out I need 36 coffee ...

added by Astrid 1 month, 1 week ago. under basket quilt , bom 2025 , coffee with dad , fruit and vegetables , mauritius , nature , rsc 2026 , rsc2025 , rscred , ufo challenge 2026

RSC Coffee with Dad - WIP from Grandma's Red Needle

Now that 'Swirling Stars' (RSC UFO #11) is near completion (waiting for ordered thread), I continue working on my UFOs and WIPs.

I accomplished a lot in January, thanks to all the rainy days. What's better stay inside and sew?!

Some days ago, one particular blogpost comment caught my eyes: Viola at Barwitzki Family challenged me to work on 'Coffee With Dad' - RSC UFO #26, her birthday!

Challenge accepted! Thank you, Viola!

Some coffee cup blocks have been trimmed today and laid out on the sewing table.

The original size is 72 inches / 183 cm. I've decided to ...

added by Astrid 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under coffee with dad , rsc2025 , ufo challenge 2026

RSC Blocks turned into Flimsies from Grandma's Red Needle

My goal this year is to work on UFOs and WIPs.

My UFO list is long as a freight train. I just have to start somewhere. This is what I did in January.

I got my DH to pick a number (from the UFO list) between 1 and 31:

#16, which is the Scrap Jar Star quilt blocks.

I made 35 blocks for the RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) in 2024

First blocks made January 2024

What to do with 35 twelve inches (finished) blocks? I didn't want to turn them into a monster bed quilt. First, the idea was ...

added by Astrid 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under flimsy , ocean waves , remember 70s , rsc2024 , ufo challenge 2026

JANUARY 2026 - Time (again!) for UFOs and Goals for the New Year from Grandma's Red Needle

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Here we go again! UFOs / WIPs / RSC 2026!

I think I'd better start with the UFO's I did finish in 2025:

You can see them all here.

1) New York Beauty

2) Keep Believing / Tomten's Quilt

3) Dwellings / House quilt

4) Snowman wall quilt

5) No name purple quilt

6) Keep the Home Fires Burning

7) Sherri McConnell BOM 2024

8) Over the River and Through the Woods

My UFO/WIP/OGP list for 2025 is as long as a freight train and here is an updated list per January 1, 2026. It ...

added by Astrid 2 months, 1 week ago. under apq ufo challenge 2026 , crocheting , knitting , rsc , ufo challenge 2026 , wips

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