I have too many works in progress and I have been trying to narrow the collection down.
I have this block of the month going on. I have one more block to finish so I will be up to date.
Then I am part of a block swap. These are the blocks that I received the first month. Aren't they great? I am trying to decide how I want to set them. I love blue and white quilts.
I am also working on these blocks. My friend Sarah created the pattern with permission. The original quilt circa 1850-1875 is in the personal collection of Brenda Papadakis author of Dear Jane® These unique blocks are set in the quilt in a very unusual setting.
Do you have too many works in progress? I think that having more than one project going at a time keeps things from getting boring - especially when it is the same block throughout a quilt.
Until next time.
Pat
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I love those baskets with the unusual handles, and YES -- I DO HAVE WAY TO MANY WIPs -- more than anyone I have ever encountered. It's a curse that I now blame on my daughter and her upcoming wedding, but I know it's also just my nature. At 64, I am recently beginning to wonder if I can actually finish all my WIPs before I die -- is that morose or what?
One year I challenged myself and completed all UFO/ WIP. I think everybody is different with it. I have seen photos on some blogs with a lot of Wips or Quilt tops and that would bother me. I do sometimes let blocks sit. Then I play with different ideas. I have hand appliqued basket blocks that have been on my design wall for months. I just got tired of them. After a couple hundred of them.
The block swap blocks are pretty. Whatever works for you. Some people like lists or to keep a machine and hand project going at the same time.
All three WIPS are gorgeous. I love the basket blocks.
All very pretty. Hadn't seen the urn block before but love it! Very striking in the indigo. I have been pulling out projects and have finished a few in May. It was like a quick project when I pickup something from two years ago half done ;-)
I enjoy that about repros - they never get too old.
Thanks for sharing!
Like you, I tend to get bored doing a project and have more than one thing going, plus a few that have been put aside but not yet picked back up. That's why I like scrappy quilts. The fabric in each one is different so it doesn't seem as repetitious. Love those basket blocks - the handle on them is so unique.
Donna K. from N. TX
http://www.quiltingbeargal.blogspot.com
i like have multiple projects too!
send me a picture of the red block that your missing fabric from I may have it and would be happy to send you a fat quarter if I have it
Kathie
love those indigo baskets, I have seen an antique quilt with baskets like that ...unique.
Those urns are great - is the pattern for them available somewhere?
Oh those indigo baskets are so cool! I love them! And the other 2 projects are awesome too. I don't even want to think about how many projects I have going!
I am intrigued by the basket blocks. So unusual.
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