I'm a consummate list maker. I edit them as needed, but they help me stay on track when life gets crazy and a new quilt list to kick off the new year is one of my favorites. This is a combination of UFOs, quilts that have been requested, and quilts I just hope to make.
1. Black & Pink Spring Splash Baby Quilt - This has been on the list for a few years and it's silly because I just needed to hand it off to Jackie & Sandy, but other quilts seem to get there first.
2. Winter Blues - I don't think I touched this at all last year so we'll give it another shot this year, because making these little scrappy blocks was fun.
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3. Follow Your Heart - I rarely buy kits, but this was a kit offered by Sweetwater that I bought years ago. I love the taupe mixed in with the red and white. I need to applique around the hearts and then piece the top. Hopefully I can move this one forward.
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4. Flannel Quilt - Another one from last year's list, but not really a UFO because it's still just 2 Layer Cakes. Our girl requested this one after seeing how soft and cozy the Farmhouse Quilt was that I made for her Daddy.
5. Scrap Baskets - yep, another leftover from last year. It's at Jackie's
6. Christmas Quilt (or 2) - technically, this isn't a UFO, but it was on last year's list and I didn't get to it so we'll shoot for this year - I'm leaning towards using an 8" economy block for one and framed squares for another. Both requests by the chiddlers.
9. Texas Longhorn Quilt for our Son-in-law - so far it's just a pile of fabric. P.S. I wonder if there's anything in the Texas A&M bylaws that forbids me to make a Longhorn quilt. I wouldn't want to put my diploma at risk of being revoked, but I love Kenny so I'll chance it. 😉
10. Americana Quilt - pieced and in line to hand off to Jackie
11. Meet Me in Margaritaville - partially pieced and stashed away in a bin waiting it's turn. This is the third of my blue-green quilt trilogy.
12. Pooh's Corner - I have always had a soft spot for Winnie the Pooh and it was passed down to the chiddlers and now to the grandchildren so a Pooh quilt is a given. Another project that's just a pile of fabric at the moment.
13. Unicorn Quilt - our granddaughter is enamored with 'Corns' and I've had this fabric in my stash for years for such a time as this. I'd better get to this one before the Corn phase passes.😉
14. Meadow Friends - I bought this fabric years ago when it was on clearance for $5.00 and I've always wanted to make a quilt using it. I have enough fabric for numerous quilts, but 1 quilt is a good start. After all these years, I still love this fabric.
15. S'mores Quilt - made the first block for this one in 2013 and just picked it back up in November of last year.
16. Farmhouse Chic Quilt - saw this in a local quilt shop a few years ago and loved the faded, shabby look of it.
17. Adventure Lies Ahead (Tyler & Steph) - the kids asked for a couch quilt and I pulled everything together last fall, but never got it made. It's a priority this year.
18. Last October I received a text from our girl with a link to this fabric from the Line Snuggle Season. It made me smile - reading between the lines and after a series of texts, a fall cuddle quilt has now been added to the list.
19. The Old Dirt Road - This isn't a UFO yet, but I've had this pattern and fabric in a bin for several years - unlike so many folks, I love brown and with a name like Old Dirt road I HAVE to make it! Last November I pilfered a few strips of some of the prints for my S'mores quilt and it renewed my desire to make this one. Mine will be more scrappy.
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20. Out to Sea - this is one of 3 blue-green quilts I started in an attempt to whittle away at my blue and green bins because they were too full to close. I'm currently working on the binding.
21. Framed Squares - this is the 2nd blue-green quilt. It's been pieced and is up next in the binding que.
22. Another Bunny Hill - This is one of the first collections I bought and I've made 3 or 4 quilts with it. Apparently, I overbought. LOL. Using the leftovers in the bin, I made a row quilt and it's at Jackie's waiting to be quilted and yes, I pressed it before I handed it over to her. 😉
23. Ranch Life - This one was started in May of 2018. It was a fun way to use up leftovers from another quilt and it's time to get it finished - it's at Jackie's as well.
24. Songbook - This is pieced and waiting for me to cut the backing and hand it off to Jackie & Sandy (our girl claimed it when she was visiting and saw it pieced).
25. Pink Gingham - I'm still smitten with gingham quilts so it's a given this list would include at least one. This is pieced and ready to hand off to Jackie & Sandy
I honestly did not expect this list to be so long! And I am under no illusions - there is no way these will all be finished by the end of the year! I'll just take one stitch at a time and focus on the quilts the chiddlers have requested. I love that they want quilts in their lives and ask for them. Good thing we just have 2 though because between the two of them and grandbabies, 11 of the quilts on this list are for them! 😂
