Round and Round quilting

Well, with everything going on this month, I was still able to finish my OMG at Elm Street Quilts. This was my initial post.

I have been working from home this week. I have never worked from home before and there definitely have been "kinks" that needed working out on my computer. But, in reality, it wasn't so bad. I didn't have to drive to work or even get dressed for work. So that is definitely a time saver.

Anyway, I quilted this old Frivol that had been lazily sitting in my cedar chest for over a year. I decided to try the "circle" quilting. In reality, it took me quite a bit of time, and I don't know that I enjoyed it very much. I kept getting puckers on both sides - top and bottom. So I doubt that I will attempt this type of quilting again. As you can see, a few puckers are still there. I will fix those, but most likely once the quilt is washed. Sometimes the puckers don't show up as bad after a washing.

I pieced the back from 4 one-yard pieces that I have had in my stash for a while. I thought they went together pretty well with the fabrics from the front.

I did not get the binding on. I'll save that for another time. I will post another photo once it is all complete. Hopefully, I can get an outside photo where the circle quilting will show up better. I am glad that I decided to tackle this for my OMG for March. One more WIP working it's way to completion.

March OMG -old Frivol

March usually seems to be a kind of stay-at-home month so maybe I can get some things accomplished this month. I certainly have enough items in the works to choose from. Browsing through my photos of WIPs, I have chosen the following to work on for March:

This is a pretty old WIP so, in a way, it's about time I pull it out of its hiding place. This is a Frivol that I purchased at least 3 years ago. It would be nice to have this finished since it is kind of Spring  pastel colors. The top is completed, but I will still need to piece the backing and do the quilting. So that is my goal for March to get this Frivol quilted. I am not committing to the binding because I have other irons in the fire, so to speak, also.

I will be linking this to March OMG at Elm Street Quilts. Thanks to Patty for hosting this goal-setting link-up each month.

Stargazer Quilt Top Finished!

It's a good thing that February has the Leap Day this year because I needed the extra day to complete my Starrgazer quilt top. I chose completing this quilt top as my February One Monthly Goal. This was my initial post. I have had mostly all of the blocks done since the Quilt Along finished up which was back in September, I believe. However, I did run out of one of my red fabrics, so I put the quilt top aside. That was not a good thing because I moved on to other items and did not get around to this.

I'm glad I finished this and now can to move on to something else.
Will be linking to Elm Street Quilts February Finishes

A February Goal

I've been pondering my goal for February at Elm Street Quilts OMG.

This is a pile of blocks that have been sitting for my Stargazer quilt by Rebecca Bryan. It was a block of the month that finished up last November, I believe. However, I ended up short on one of my red colors and it took me a while to purchase more.

I would like to finish the quilt top by the end of February. I'm anxious to see the top finished. But since it's been a good while since I worked on this, I'm going to have to orient myself again on how it goes together. I guess it's about time.