July Goal

 

My July Goal for

 

is to finish the table quilts for my daughter's wedding!

 

I am linking up today at the monthly goal setting party

@ Sew Bittersweet Designs

 

My Girl and Her Groom are getting married on August 2nd.

 

My Baby is getting married one month from today!

 

Oh, My!

 

~ <3 ~

 

A Lovely Finish For June

Helix Table Runner

My June project for A Lovely year of Finishes is done!

 

I am linking up with this month's finishing party at
AYOLF June @ Fiber of All Sorts

 

Earlier this month I posted this picture of the small 

 

Helix Table Mat

 

in my  Mid-Month Progress report.

 

 

For the runner I decided to do emphasize the helix design 

by stitching long continuous curves with my walking foot. 

I used a paper template and started with the centers.

 

The I moved outward and followed the first line of stitching to the sides, including the narrow black border strips.

I used a variegated cotton thread in shades of blue/yellow/green.

 

Close up of quilting.

I added two small ellipses inside the centers of the first lines.

 

 

 

I did a self binding by folding the backing over to the front and using a  decorative stitch to secure it to the top.

 

 

My son was very happy with his birthday gift!

 

I am very happy to have my June goal done!

 

For all the lovely finishes this  month

check out the linky parties at

 

Sew Bittersweet Designs

 

and

 

Fiber of All Sorts

 

Time to think about my July Goal.

 

Thanks for visiting!

 

:)

 

The Bride's Choice - ALYOF April Goal

The Bride's Choice

 

My beautiful baby girl, my only daughter,

My Girl is getting married this August! 

 

We are happy that she is happy and that she has found

a good man with whom to share her life. 

 

May God Bless!

  

My Girl has requested me to be The Quilter for this occasion and to make special table toppers for her reception tables.  I have happily agreed.  Above are the fabrics for these table quilts.  As I need to make nine table quilts by August, I am planning to make two per month in April, May and June, and three in July.   

 

Sew for my April Goal for ALYOF

 



 

is to finish two table toppers.

 

Today I am linking up to Shanna @ Fiber of All Sorts

 

My last month's goal was to finish sewing the top for a UFO from last year.  This proved to be too ambitious a goal.  There were a few factors that lead to this end, but I am sad to say I did not accomplish this goal and am not really much closer to finishing this project which started as a mystery quilt.  I did spend most of the month on this project in some way.  I am no closer to making a decision on the sashing posts.  At one point I was seriously considering changing the pattern completely an using the HSTs in another project.  This may be the way I go.  I tried two different layouts for the HST, but I did not sew.

 

This month my goal should be much easier and happier sewing.

 

May all the ALYOF go well this month!

 

:-)

 

 

Lovely Year of Finishes February

This month I started joining in  A Lovely Year of Finishes

 

Here is my February Finish ...

 

Hugs and Kisses Quilt

This quilt, which I made for the blog hop, was my goal for this month.  Details in the link above. At the time I found this year long lovely linky party, I was working on the quilting and decided ALYF was just the boost I needed to get this one fun and done.

There are many many beautiful finishes posted in the linky party!
More quilty inspiration!

Time to start thinking about my March goal. 

For next month's project, I want to chose one of older UFOs that needs to become a WIP again and then ALYF.

Hmmmmmm ... I have a few of those ...
what to pick?
;)

 

A Lovely Year Of Finishes

 

I am joining the finishing fun at Sew Bittersweet Designs.

 

This is my project for February.

 

 

My goal is finish this baby quilt. 

 

For me a project that is intended to be a quilt is never a finish until it is quilted and bound.  I do all my own quilting, in this case on my home machine.  I always finish a quilt by handsewing the binding to the back.

 

May my quilt soon be finished.

 

:)