This is the week of completing UFO's. The dreaded binding stage. It's my least favorite part of quilting. It seems a little like, hmmm, well... drudgery. But, this weekend I was rummaging around in my stash and these UFOs kept getting in my way! They kept falling off of the shelves and interrupting my creative flow as I picked out colors to begin a new quilt. The nerve of those things!
So, I have determined to complete all four of them. No starting something new until these are finished. (Ah, there's the real lure! Beginning.)
I began with the blue and white celestial quilt. It is one of my favorite combinations of colors because it has such great contrast. The pattern is from a great Jelly-roll book, "
A Baker's Dozen"made by the staff at That Patchwork Place. This
book tells you how to use your stash to create the necessary jelly roll,
honey bun, layer cake, or charm pack. I made this quilt using my stash
fabrics. I had to buy material for the border and binding, but the
rest I already had!
The binding went on so quickly that I was inspired to tackle the next one immediately.
The next one was a pattern from another book featuring jelly rolls, the
Jelly Roll Quilts book by Pam and Nicky Lintott. I made this quilt with a friend after we used exchanged jelly rolls from our individual stashes for Christmas. It was pretty simple to put together. It has a warm brown polar fleece on the back. I trimmed the backing to 3/4 of an inch past the quilt edge, then flipped the backing over to make a binding. Pretty quick binding, and it doesn't look bad. Have you tried this?
Tonight I put the binding on my Asian quilt. It was a really fun quilt to make. It's a fast pattern that still looks great. (Unfortunately, I have misplaced the pattern, and I can't remember the title. I'll update this later.) I had an Asian fabric fat-quarter set that I used with some browns that I had for the "outline" boxes. It showcases large prints very well. I may try it again with some kid's prints--dancing mice and other woodland creatures--that are large. I highly recommend it!
How many UFO's do you have? What's the most you UFO'S you've ever had? I'd love to hear from you!
Today I'm working on a batik quilt with rich earth tones: deep oranges, midnight blues, watery greens, and warm tans. I've worked with these colors before in a traditional log cabin pattern, as seen here:
