December is coming to a close

December is almost over and I feel the urge to finish some stuff before the new year starts.

I finish quilting this lap size quilt this afternoon and then put a table runner on and quilted it real quick. I just have to do the binding on them now. I still have to do the binding on Klay and Shauna's quilt, too. I was working on binding on a table runner I made several years ago. I have it and one more that I made before Chris and I got married that I never finished the binding on. (Chris and I got married 4 years ago.)

My goal for 2011 is to finish 2 quilting items before starting a new project. Notice I said "a" new project, not any new projects.

I also worked on my Underground Railroad blocks again today. I have 1 more 6" and 2 more 12" blocks to go. I need fusible interfacing to do those blocks. Need to go shopping for that.

This is the table runner I quilted today. I quilted it with feathers.

2010 Completed Quilts

So far this year, I have completed or quilted 34 Quilt projects this year. I have listed them at the side. I have one more to finish the bindign on. It was for my nephew and his wife for Christmas. I was so close to getting it done. If I had had 2 more days before Christmas to work on it, I would have had it done. But, I will get it done soon.
Today, I spent the day working on the Underground Railroad blocks I started with the local quilt guild at the beginning of the year. I started making the 6" blocks, but everyone else was making the 12" blocks. I then decided to make the 12" also. I think I have 12 of the 6" blocks finished and 8 of the 12" blocks finished.
I planned on putting a quilt on the machine to quilt today. I started putting it on, but didn't get if all the way on. I picked one to do a panto on so it would go quickly and I could get another one done.
I spent so much time working on Baby Quilts this year that I did not get many full sized quilts done. One of the Guilds I belong to had a challenge to make 10,000 inches (meauring the perimeter of the quilt). We were in groups of 4. The group I was in won the challenge. We turned in over 5,000 inches. The Guild made over 250 quilts and past the 10,000 inches a few times. They all go for a good cause.
Tomorrow is another day to quilt. Maybe I will get that quilt done that I started putting on the machine. We'll see...
Happy Quilting!

December Already

Well, it is December already. Another year has come and gone. I can't believe my last post was almost a year ago. Guess I forget about this Blog stuff and do other things. I started on Facebook this year and it takes up a lot of time. It has been good because many of my students from my old school have contacted me and they are still adding to my "Frends" list every week.
This next year I will be doing our local Quilt Guild's Block of the Month (BOM). I think I will try posting it here every month and see how well that goes over.
I still have many, many quilts to quilt. Probably more than I had this time last year. I haven't started many more, but I haven't finished many either. I have a week off of school and plan on quilting most days. Looking forward to it. I will post pictures as I complete projects.