Sorting UFO's

 Yesterday I made a list of my UFO's and shamefully I have 24!  I had 25 but I marked one off as I finished the 4 Patch Flip the other day.  No this doesn't count my "long term projects" like my Yo-Yo's, Dear Jane, CW Diary, Bow ties, and several others. 

 I'm not going to sit here and say that I am going to finish every one of them this year or ever, but I wanted to at least see what I had.  I went through some a while back and donated a few and a few others I just put back in my stash and put the blocks in a pile of orphan blocks.  

One UFO that I pulled out the other day is my, Market Baskets.  I love those blocks and don't know why I have never finished it.  I really like it.  I sorted out what I had cut and I have a few that are ready to sew and others I still need to cut the background fabric for.  I did piece one more block for it lat night. 

 Tonight I am working on another Dresden block.  I am working on this as I am keeping the fire blazing in the wood stove.  :)  Richard is working tonight and it is going to be another night well below zero.  This weather is depressing and I'm ready for SPRING!  It is soooooo cold and more snow than we usually get here in KY.  The kids have only been to school 5 days since before Christmas!  No school again tomorrow.  Our road is nothing but a sheet of ice.  It is even hard to stand up in my yard. 

 In other news...my SIL, Kellie (my brother John's wife) has started quilting!!!  I can't tell you how excited that I am over this!  I talked to her today and she finished the binding on her first quilt which is a queen size blue jean quilt!!!  I'll have to get a photo of it soon and post a photo of it.  I am very proud of her and she did a great job.  She sent me a photo of the finished top and it looked great!  
Kristie

Design Wall Monday, January 27, 2014

I pulled another UFO out the other day and put it up on my design wall.  It has been there most of the weekend.  I didn't touch it yesterday but hopefully today will be a different story. 

This is called, Market Baskets.  I have oodles of blocks cut out for it so I'm hoping for some quick piecing this week.  I'm not sure what I will use for the setting triangles and for the border fabric, but I'll worry about that part once I get there.  :)

Linking up with Judy for Design Wall Monday.
Kristie

Another day spent in the sewing room...

 Another great sewing day!  This snow needs to melt soon, I am going to sew myself to death.  :)  

I started a new BOM by Barbara Brackman, called Threads of Memory.  This is the first block. 

 I liked it so well that I made a second one!  :)

 The BOM consists of 12 blocks that measure 12" so I guess I will be making 2 quilts.  I don't think that will be hard as it will only be 2 blocks a month! 

 I also pieced a bunch more of my brown mountain blocks. 

 During all of this, I pieced 19 more bow ties!!!  :) 

 I'm getting closer to my 1100 goal! 

 So after all of that sewing, I pulled out another UFO!  This is one that I started several years ago.  It is called, Market Baskets.  This is all that I have pieced but I have a ton more cut.  I want to get them all sorted and start sewing on them tomorrow as Church has been canceled due to the bad weather. 

 I snapped this photo this morning of Hunter and Leo snuggling in the recliner.  I don't think Leo was too pleased with the flash going off while trying to sleep. 

 I'm spending the rest of the evening resting up as tomorrow will be another good sewing day!
Kristie