Goal Accomplished

I signed up for One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts and I'm happy to say that I finished a small quilt.  This top was pieced several years ago and put aside because I wasn't confident about quilting it.  I unearthed it when setting up my new sewing room last summer and decided it needed to be finished and donated.  I recently took a class on quilting with rulers on a home machine and thought I might be able to use that knowledge on this project.  I discovered that I'm going to have to put in a LOT more practice with the rulers so I quilted this by (mostly) stitching in the ditch.  It was shown at the January meeting of my quilt guild and given to our Pieces of Love project for donation to a charity that needs baby quilts.


Now to chose another project for February!

Comments

  1. Robin in VirginiaJanuary 29, 2017 at 11:07 AM

    Susan, what a wonderful finished quilt. I bet they were thrilled to receive it as a donation. I look forward to seeing what you choose next.

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  2. Patty January 29, 2017 at 12:28 PM

    Lovely finish. Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish.

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  3. Jackie's StitchesJanuary 29, 2017 at 5:11 PM

    I'd love to know more about your experiences with a ruler on a home machine! It sounds very intriguing to me. I'm going to buy a ruler foot very soon I think.

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  4. LynnJanuary 29, 2017 at 6:14 PM

    Very nice Susan!

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  5. woolwomanJanuary 30, 2017 at 1:04 PM

    How nice to uncover a UFO and make a nice learning experience out of it and then donate it to a good cause. A win win situation ! Cheers Mel

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  6. MargaretJanuary 30, 2017 at 4:21 PM

    Looks wonderful! So great to pull out an old finish and quilt it up! Quilting with rulers sounds really hard to me. Hope you figure it out.

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  7. TerriFebruary 10, 2017 at 7:27 AM

    I'm behind in my blog reading. LOL

    Congratulations on your OMG. I was happy to see someone I "know" participating.

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  8. MysteryKnitterJuly 5, 2017 at 1:42 PM

    You tamed it!

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