My 2026 Unfinished Quilt Project Challenge

 Well, it has been ages since I posted on my Blog. But I decided to post my uncompleted project list for 2026.  Connie Kresin is having a challenge so I figured why not challenge myself to Finish some projects instead of starting new ones which I do quite frequently. 

First up is my Swallows quilt top that I finished maybe about a year ago. I did start working on getting this quilted in January. Not sure if I will have it quilted and bound by the end of the month but I am going to try.

Another quilt top that has been neglected in my cedar chest is this Diamond Divide quilt top. This was a Sew Sampler project from 2019 so I would say that I have had the quilt top completed since 2020-2021. I loved it when it came and ordered the paper pieces and worked on it right away. But it has sat and not been quilted for going on 5 years now. I hope to have this completed as a gift for my Brother and Sister-in-law.

This is the Ultimate Sewing Case. It has only been partially completed since the Fall. So one month I would like to work on it to finish it.

This quilt top is Shine by Sweetwater. I've only had this top completed a month or so. So not too bad for me.

This Pam Kitty Morning quilt top has been collecting dust for well on up to 10 years. It really is not even very big so why it has not been quilted is beyond me. It would make a cute table cover when I'm done.

This is part of Make Mine Mini membership - Potted Plants. I just love this and would like to get it quilted and bound. It's small so I'm sure I can get this organized.

A Sew Sampler box called Spring Flags.  I've had this top done for about a year. 

My Gingerbread Man is from Make Mine Mini,  also. I would like to add him to a bag or basket or something. That is yet to be figured out.

This is my completed "Goodness Grows" monthly Quilt along from Sew Sampler. I really do need to complete this one. 

I am not pleased with this Tula Pink quilt top so it sat forever. It did not fit together nicely in the center. So I will try to just do some extra quilting in the center at first. Not sure what else I can do to help it. Yikes!

These little guys are from Make Mine Mini, too, and I would like to add them to a bag or basket, also.

I'm going to add this quilt top, too because I would love to have it finished. This is the Potting Table Block of the Month by Rachael Rossi. It was a 2023 Block of the Month and I did enjoy participating.  It needs quilted and bound.

 

I do have a few more quilt tops needing quilting but I can only get so many projects together. This list leaves me with 8 quilt tops needing completed - that may be doable for me this year. My main problem is sewing the back together and basting the quilt sandwich to start my quilting. I am very lackadaisical (I looked the spelling up on dictionary.com) about doing that. I am linking to Freemotion by the River

The Falling Leaves

 I sewed this Leaves table runner last year, but realized I had not posted these photos. I will be getting this table runner out to display on my coffee table since it is now becoming Autumn. These leaves were all sewn from fat quarters that have been in my house for a few years.

The backing is left over from a much larger quilt. I thought that it went well with the colors of the leaves. I quilted this in a slight wave using the edge of my walking foot. It's a fun way to get a smaller quilt completed. 

The label is indicating 2024. That's how long it takes me to finish blog posts.

Effervescence Quilt Along - finished quilt top

I participated in Yvonne's Effervescence Quilt Along this year. The Quilt Along started in January and just finished up now in July.  

I enjoyed this Quilt Along very much. The blocks were pieced at a slow pace throughout the weeks. I appreciated this because I didn't have to rush. 

Another great thing about this Quilt Along is that I was able to use all fabrics from my stash of batiks. For some reason years ago, I received monthly fat quarters of batiks. However, they have been left forgotten about in a box.  Some of the pieces for a few blocks required more than a fat quarter. So I just picked a couple of fat quarters that were kind of similar in color to use for those pieces. 

I kind of like the dark colors on this. The Effervescence is a very unique pattern. I will be piecing the backing out of more fat quarters in my batik stash and then get to the quilting soon.

I am linking my quilt top to Effervescence QAL Final Linkup.

Dust Off a Book Blog Hop - Sewing Mat

 I decided to join in with Bea for the Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop. I'll admit, I have purchased too many quilt books through the years. 

I finally did give some of my old books to a church located by my office. The church gives everything away to area residents. The quilt books that I gave away were mainly ones that created quilt blocks using templates. I have never enjoyed sewing with templates. There are many more time-efficient techniques than templates to create quilt blocks.  Here is the book that I decided to sew my project from:

Quilt Petite by Sedef Imer .This book is not really, really, old - the copyright is 2016.  This book contains quite a few small quilts, such as doll quilts and place mats. But I have never sewed anything from it.  So I decided to sew this Sewing Machine Mat.

The pieced section of the mat is set on point, which I do like. I had a charm pack of this Leila Boutique Farmer's Daughter fabric, plus I had some fat quarters for the bigger sections.

This is my finished Sewing Mat, along with a Thread Catcher. I had some black and white striped fabric that I cut on the bias for the binding.

The book said to sew a snap to the left pocket to hold the thread catcher. I used this type of a magnetic snap because that's what I had on hand.

 This is how I covered the back of this magnetic snap. Of course, I was concerned about putting my hand in and out of the pocket and getting scraped up. So I sewed 3 small rectangles together and added this heart label, just because I had it. I did hand stitch it down because it was too hard to put through my machine. 

This is the inside of the thread catcher, also, showing the back of the snap. I did not want to leave it this way, it is very sharp.

So I made another little patch and added this "sweet" label.

I just used some leftover low-volume prints for the back and pieced them together. I chose this "Sewing Heals the Soul label. I thought it fit since I made the Sewing Mat. 

Here is my new Pfaff sitting on my new finished Sewing Mat. I am able to have my cutting mat on my table and still have this sewing mat fit in my workspace. It will look nice once everything is cleared off, but, in reality, that does not happen often.  I am glad I finally sewed something from this book. Also, I'm glad I was able to use this fabric because it has been sitting in a basket for quite a while.   

Thank you Bea for Hosting this fun Blog Hop. Please visit everyone else that is participating in this Blog Hop.  They have some awesome quilt projects to show you. 

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Karrin’s Crazy World

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Alyciaquilts

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March 5

MooseStashQuilting

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March 6

NettieSews

Beaquilter