{"id":26019,"date":"2014-12-27T06:06:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-27T13:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=26019"},"modified":"2016-07-24T11:05:35","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T18:05:35","slug":"current-projects-december-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/current-projects-december-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Projects &#8211; December 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It feels a little weird to be posting this so close to the end of the year and the Year in Review post, but here it is anyway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finished 2014 Quilt Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/finished-disappearing-pinwheel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Disappearing Pinwheel<\/a>: finished 5\/30\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/finished-foty-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fabric of the Year 2012<\/a>: finished 4\/24\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/finished-flower-sugar-hexagon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flower Sugar Hexagon<\/a>: finished 7\/1\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/finished-fresh-fruit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fresh Fruit<\/a>: finished May 3\/3\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/finished-infinity-quilt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Infinity Quilt<\/a>: finished 3\/3\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/finished-scrapitude\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scrapitude Carnivale<\/a>: finished 6\/3\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/finished-see\/\" target=\"_blank\">See<\/a>: finished 8\/11\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/finished-spiderweb\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spiderweb<\/a>: finished 2\/22\/2014 WHEW!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/finished-star-sampler\/\" target=\"_blank\">Star Sampler<\/a>: finished 7\/3\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/finished-wonky-9-patch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wonky Nine Patch<\/a> \u2013 finished 9\/6\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Finished: Green T Quilt\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/finished-green-t-quilt\/\">Green T (donation) quilt<\/a> &#8211; finished 12\/1\/2014<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finished 2014 non-Quilt Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/cafe-apron\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Jane Cafe Aprons<\/a> \u2013 finished 6\/14-15\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/another-cafe-apron\/\" target=\"_blank\">ARHS Amanda Jane Cafe Apron<\/a> &#8211; finished 11\/11\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/christmas-pillowcases-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas List Pillowcases<\/a> \u2013 finished week of 6\/1\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/church-ladies-apron\/\" target=\"_blank\">Church Ladies Apron<\/a> \u2013 finished week of 10\/220\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/meet-henry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Henry the Owl<\/a> \u2013 finished 4\/13\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/meet-henry-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Henry 2<\/a> &#8211; finished 10\/28\/2014<\/li>\n<li>Jeni Baker Drawstring Project Bag (Travel fabric) &#8211; finished 12\/7\/2014<\/li>\n<li>Jeni Baker Drawstring Project Bag (Cosmo Cricket fabric) &#8211; finished 12\/7\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/nsgw-pillows-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">Native Sons Pillows (4)<\/a> \u2013 finished 5\/17\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/finished-nsgw-pillows\/\" target=\"_blank\">Native Sons Pillows<\/a> (3) \u2013 finished 7\/3\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/orphan-block-lanyard\/\" target=\"_blank\">Orphan Block Lanyar<\/a>d \u2013 finished 7\/13\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Paris Pillowcases\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/paris-pillowcases\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paris Pillowcases<\/a> \u2013 finished 5\/30\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/pink-rose-journal-cover\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pink Rose Journal Cover<\/a> \u2013 finished 8\/27\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/scissor-sheath\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scissor Sheath<\/a> \u2013 finished 7\/13\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/finished-scrap-lab-backpack\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scrap Lab Backpack<\/a> \u2013 finished 3\/16\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/smokin-hot-pillowcase\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">Smokin\u2019 Hot Pillowcase<\/a> \u2013 finished 5\/8\/2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/first-finish-of-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Towel pillow<\/a> \u2013 finished 1\/1\/2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Still WIPs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I still have WIPs. Who doesn\u2019t, after all, but the list is getting a lot smaller.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/2011\/07\/sampler-quilt-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aqua-Red Sampler<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/theoffkilterquilt.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frances<\/a> and I haven\u2019t really worked on this for a long time. I really want her to finish her hexagon block before we move on. I think she has progressed so much since we started that I wonder if I should just tell her how to put the quilt together and be done with it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/2010\/06\/basting-quilting\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Tarts Come to Tea<\/a>: I still haven\u2019t worked on this since April 2011, though, periodically, I <em>think<\/em> about working on it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/pointillist-palette-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pointillist Palette #4<\/a>: Fourth is a series of 6 quilts; needs tiny square patches sewn together. I still haven\u2019t worked on this, though, I do think about it. The Lunns have a new line of PP fabric out. I am curious to see the new colors. I only saw a few at PIQF<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/3198\/262\/1600\/Portrait.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Self Portrait<\/a>: started in 2006 at a <a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/pamelala-teaches-at-quilting-adventures\/\" target=\"_blank\">class at Quilting Adventures<\/a> in Richmond, Virginia. My career counselor breathed new life into this project for me. She asked a simple question and the end result was inspiration for this piece, but I kind of lost steam again after printing images on paper to try out different designs. Lately, I have been feeling like I need to finish this piece as it should be a good reminder to keep in my office.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/pamela-cqfa-2\/pict3895sm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Under the Sea<\/a>: class project; like the design, but not the colors much. Possibility for abandonment. I have to face reality.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Ready for Quilting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wow! Everything on this list is new, as in it was never on the original 26 Projects list.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"FOTY 2013 Top\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/foty-2013-top\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fabric of the Year 2013<\/a>: top, back and binding made; at the quilter<\/li>\n<li>Table runner: Basted; needs quilting and binding. I am planning on free motion quilting this myself for practice, which may be a challenge when my main machine is not working. (Not on original list)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Russian Rubix Big Steps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/russian-rubix-big-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russian Rubix<\/a>: at the quilter, binding made<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>In the Finishing Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I am binding the [New:*] Super Secret Project #4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>In Process<\/strong><br \/>\nI decided that I had better put in an \u2018In Process\u2019 category. The difference, at least in my mind, between \u2018In Process\u2019 and \u2018UFO\u2019 is that I am actively working on a project that is \u201cIn Process.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Donation Quilt Progress\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/donation-quilt-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\">Black\/grey donation quilt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"EPP Stars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/epp-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\">English Paper Piecing Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li>City Sampler\/ <a title=\"Tale of Two Cities \u2013 More Blocks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/tale-of-two-cities-more-blocks-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tale of Two Cities<\/a> blocks<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Serendipity Lady Starts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/serendipity-lady-starts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serendipity Lady Quilt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hunting and Gathering<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blue Gradation Quilt: cutting 2.5?x4.5? blue rectangles<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/pink-and-blue-lemonade\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Lemonade<\/a>: cutting blue, green, purple 2? squares<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/hooked-on-hexagons\/\" target=\"_blank\">FOTY 2014: cutting out 3&#8243;x5&#8243; rectangles.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pink Gradation Quilt: cutting 2.5?x4.5? pink rectangles<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/hooked-on-hexagons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spin Wheel<\/a>: really not started, but supplies gathered. I probably have enough fabrics and just need to decide to start.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/stepping-stones-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stepping Stones #2<\/a> using Bonnie &amp; Camille fabrics Bliss, Ruby, Vintage Modern: made <a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/stepping-stones-thoughts\/\" target=\"_blank\">two test blocks<\/a>, but decided to buy a solid turquoise for the background fabric. The large-ish flower print from the above lines that I wanted to use just had too much white and muddied the look. I want the contrast to be good and adding in a fabric that is not from the line will make the piece my own. I may be ready to start this project.<\/li>\n<li>Stepping Stones #3 using the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/and-in-other-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Macaron pre-cuts from Hoffman<\/a>. I just remembered this project. It isn\u2019t started, but I have all the pre-cuts and should think about actually using them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/windmill-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">Windmill<\/a> quilt: Still hunting and gathering. I will use a grey for the background, because if I use more of the cut fabric patches, the pattern will be lost. The pieces are too oddly shaped and I don\u2019t want to lose the pattern in a mass of scraps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Abandoned<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nothing in 2014. I am still thinking about whether some of the UFO projects <em>should<\/em> be abandoned. Will I really finish them?<\/p>\n<p>You can find the last update for the <a title=\"Current Projects \u2013 October 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/current-projects-october-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">Current Projects<\/a> list provides a good comparison to this month.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/26-projects-list\/\" target=\"_blank\">first list<\/a> I made is kind of interesting, the one with the 26 Projects. I started the list in October 2011. I have made REALLY GOOD progress. Up until a few months ago, I was still planning to stop this post when I had no more projects from the original list to write about, but now, that the end is in sight, I am not so sure. It is so useful to keep track of all of my projects. Since I still have some pretty old projects on the list, I haven&#8217;t decided.<\/p>\n<p>*New \u2013 Project started after I started working on the 26 Projects list<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It feels a little weird to be posting this so close to the end of the year and the Year in Review post, but here it is anyway. Finished 2014 Quilt Projects Disappearing Pinwheel: finished 5\/30\/2014 Fabric of the Year 2012: finished 4\/24\/2014 Flower Sugar Hexagon: finished 7\/1\/2014 Fresh Fruit: finished May 3\/3\/2014 Infinity Quilt: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/current-projects-december-2014\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Current Projects &#8211; December 2014&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[195,353,362],"class_list":["post-26019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-381","tag-26-projects","tag-process","tag-works-in-progress"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26019\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}