Spring Break WIP

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It's Spring Break for the kids, and here at work.  (I still have to be at work, but it is blissfully quiet, by and large!)

Which means, that (other than Faith Formation on Wednesday) there is NOTHING on the calendar for any night this week.  Nothing!  Which means I should be able to get some sewing done!

I have made some progress on that binding pile.  Little Fan Dance is finished and on the wall!  This one is staying inside, rather than in the shop.


Another AMH mini, from Glamp Stitch-a-Lot, is also finished.  I absolutely LOVE how the Frond Fabrics look in this one.  


Kool Thing, a Libs Elliott pattern in Libs Elliott fabric, is also done!  (It's obviously in the shop; I need to start making pockets on the back top corners for the magnets that hold these up.) 


Astute readers will notice I bound all of the SMALL things, and none of the big ones.  Maybe I can get to at least one of them this week?

And in the manner of quilters everywhere, I've been inspired by the Q-Bitz game we play with the kids. How hard would it be to do all those circles??




Recent Finishes 
Anna Maria Horner Little Fan Dance
Anna Maria Horner applique mini
Libs Elliott mini

Piecing 

Crystal Gems 
QAD Flight Effects mini  
Angela Walters BOM - five blocks finished
Classic Meets Modern BOM - January and February blocks finished
Morris Apprentice - for Bev (set up as Leaders and Enders) 
Making Modern - Rainbow quilt
Prism Star - demo for guild 

Needs Binding

Loominous

Hoop mini - orange
Making Modern - Blues 
Social Ladder
 
Top Completed, Waiting for Quilting

Every Which Way - ready to load 
Mom's table runner 
Moda Building Blocks
Frond butterfly quilt
Batik HST - quilting partially done 


Planning 

Sparklers
Quill
Aviatrix - stalled, need to get moving on this one! 
Moda Love quilt - Barb 
Shenandoah (messed up the cutting and need more fabric...)
Stellar Stars BOM 

UFO's
Craftsy QAYG
Fabulous Flowers
Blossoms
Farmer's Wife - should move indoors for the smaller projects...
Quilter's Patch - BOM from FQS.  Finished six(?) blocks

Comments

  1. JulieMarch 16, 2018 at 1:20 AM

    I am really taken with your Fan Dance colors and quilting. I watched this for a few weeks and was hoping it would be one scheduled for a quick finish. It's just lovely!

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