{"id":39473,"date":"2018-02-07T07:04:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=39473"},"modified":"2018-02-04T13:07:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T20:07:44","slug":"26-projects-getting-the-quilt-house-in-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/26-projects-getting-the-quilt-house-in-order\/","title":{"rendered":"26 Projects: Getting the Quilt House in Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/26-projects-new-year-new-resolve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in January<\/a>, I am working on getting my quilt house in order. This means finishing projects and tidying. I spent a lot of time last week doing a minor reorganization of my fabric closet. I bought a couple of project bins that will corral some of the stacks of fabric I am fighting with. I also made progress on some projects, which is the whole point of this exercise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finished 2018 Quilt Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/finished-mostly-manor-lozenge-quilt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mostly Manor<\/a> Lozenge Quilt -finished 1\/1\/2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Finished 2017 Non-Quilt Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/ym-hat-complete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YM&#8217;s hat<\/a> &#8211; finished and sent<\/li>\n<li>Cowl &#8211; finished and presented<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Doing Good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 blocks: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/2018-donation-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 Donation blocks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>5 blocks: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/new-year-donation-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Year Donation Blocks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/tim-rocks-and-quilts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terrain quilt<\/a> &#8211; SIL and I made the top and back and Tim quilted it.<\/li>\n<li>Mostly Manor HST top and back &#8211; ready for quilting by Tim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In Process<\/strong><br \/>\nThe\u00a0 \u2018In Process\u2019 is used to denote projects on which I am actively working or pretending to stitch. I try not to put away projects, because that will ensure I never work on them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/city-sampler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City Sampler<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/city-sampler-continued\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blocks all made<\/a>. Need to sash the blocks and put the top together. Due to some issues I had with my seam allowance, some of the blocks are smaller than others, so I will have to adjust them in some way \u2013 either ripping and resewing, adding a piece or two to the block or with sashing. This is sort of a sticking point and while I consider this quilt \u2018in process\u2019 I hadn\u2019t worked on it in awhile until I took the blocks to the BAM Sew Day and started measuring. Once I know what I am facing for each block, I can move forward.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"EPP Stars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/epp-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English Paper Piecing Project<\/a>\u2013 half hexies \u2013 I have mostly been knitting while I watch TV, but I did make some half hexies in anticipation of making another star.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/foty-2016-early-december\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FOTY 2016<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Squares are up on the design wall and being arranged.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/fabric-of-the-year-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOTY 2017<\/a> \u2013 pieces cut. Need to layout and start piecing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Still WIPs<\/strong><br \/>\nI still have WIPs. Who doesn\u2019t, after all? A project in the \u2018UFO\u2019 category means I am stalled. A nicer way of saying UFO is a WIP. The list is a lot shorter and the projects are newer, for the most part.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/2011\/07\/sampler-quilt-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aqua-Red Sampler<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 I need to lay the blocks out and put the piece together.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/bamqg-round-robin-returns-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BAMaQG Color Round Robin<\/a> \u2013 no progress.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/improv-round-robin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BAMaQG IRR<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 I will either quilt it and donate it to charity or use it for the Big Stitch class I am taking at QuiltCon.<\/li>\n<li>Handbag Sampler \u2013 this is a project about which I had forgotten. I haven\u2019t even found a picture of all the blocks. The blocks were teaching samples when I taught a sampler class the time before I started writing the quilt class sampler <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/aq-projects-tutorials\/aq-tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tutorials<\/a>. I actually don\u2019t know exactly where the blocks are, but I have an idea and will crawl up in the far reaches of my fabric closet soon and find them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/lobster-placemat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lobster<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 I still have more stitching to do and then I need to quilt it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/octagon-9-patch-returns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Octagon 9 Patch<\/a>: In the past week or so, I have started to sew pairs together as leaders and enders. I am not convinced this is a great idea, but I want to make progress, so I will make it work.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/pointillist-palette-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pointillist Palette #4<\/a>: Fourth is a series of 6 quilts; needs tiny square patches sewn together. No progress.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/quiltcon-day-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pies and Points<\/a>\u00a0from Victoria Findlay Wolfe class. No further progress. I need to focus on this and it is not up high enough on the list yet.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/3198\/262\/1600\/Portrait.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self Portrait<\/a>: started in 2006 at a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/pamelala-teaches-at-quilting-adventures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">class at Quilting Adventures<\/a>\u00a0in Richmond, Virginia. I am stalled on this again. Again, I didn\u2019t capitalize on the excitement I got from my career counselor and now the feeling is lost.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Serendipity Lady Starts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/serendipity-lady-starts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serendipity Lady Quilt<\/a>: no progress.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/a-few-more-stepping-stones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stepping Stones #2<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 I checked the design and have the border block designs complete. I will have to inventory what units I have that will be needed to make up the border blocks before I am ready to sew.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/pamela-cqfa-2\/pict3895sm1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Under the Sea<\/a>: class project; like the design and am happier with the colors. I had an idea for it, which didn&#8217;t end up working out. I would like to finish it soon.<\/li>\n<li>Black and Red quilt &#8211; This came about because of two other projects. I made a whole bunch of bias tape as part of my failed attempt at doing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/mighty-lucky-january-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mighty Lucky Club<\/a> a few years ago. Another part of the inspiration came from my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/improv-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">class<\/a> with Tina of Little Blue Cottage fame. This was going to be for a nephew, but I think it will be for one of my SILs and BILs. I have rectangles cut and some bias tape ready. My next step is to sew the bias tape to the rectangles like pickup sticks. I don&#8217;t have any photos of this, so you&#8217;ll have to trust me.<\/li>\n<li>Half Rectangle donation quilt &#8211; I want to work with half rectangles and the 16 patches we make for the guild. I have the blocks made and the cool ruler I thought would work for this project. Now I need to gather the fabric and just do it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Small Projects in Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/hansel-and-gretel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hansel and Gretel<\/a> dolls and accessories for my little niece. The quilt is done and all the other pieces are ready to be stuffed.<\/li>\n<li>EPP Travel pouch gift &#8211; Main pieces are all cut and I am sewing various bits together.<\/li>\n<li>2 gift Sew Together Bags- most of the fabric is cut and the zippers are purchased<\/li>\n<li>Another Sew Together Bag for me &#8211; most of the fabric is cut and the zippers are purchased<\/li>\n<li>1 gift Sew Together Bag &#8211; nothing cut<\/li>\n<li>Mel Beach quilted piece \u2013 I want to make it into a pillow cover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ready for Quilting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/triple-star-layout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Triple Star<\/a>: I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahgoerquilts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Goer<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahgoerquilts.com\/teaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Improv method<\/a> to sew the blocks together. The back and binding are done and it is ready to go to Colleen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In Quilting Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/en-provence-top-finished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">En Provence<\/a> \u2013 at Colleen&#8217;s. She hasn&#8217;t quilted it yet, because we can find the right color thread for the blue.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/ta-dots-and-stripes-top-finished-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ta Dots &amp; Stripes Quilt<\/a> (was called last time Dots &amp; Stripes HST Quilt (or Something) ) \u2013 Finished piecing and is at the quilter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/planned-improv-top\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Improv<\/a> &#8211; this wasn&#8217;t on the list last month for some reason, but is now with Colleen ready for quilting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/thanksgiving-decorations\/20150901_220325-1sm-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thanksgiving tablemat<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 I have the correct feet and just need to get busy.<\/li>\n<li>Theoretically, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/tbt-early-tarts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tarts Come to Tea<\/a>\u00a0is in the quilting process, though I haven\u2019t worked on it in a while.\u00a0 See above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Binding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nothing at the moment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hunting and Gathering<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/quilt-inspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30 Something<\/a>: I am still cutting 1.5 inch squares. I am pretty sure I have the 800 I need, but I am not ready to sew them together yet, so whenever I have a chance I cut more I cut more. It will give me choice when the time comes. I\u2019ll have to think up a new name, too. My next step will be to figure out if I need to cut other sizes of squares and switch from cutting 1.5&#8243; squares to cutting the new size.<\/li>\n<li>Blue Gradation Quilt: cutting 2.5 inch x 4.5 inch blue rectangles. It has to end sometime. I wasn&#8217;t sure I was ready to put this together, but I think I am. I might do a couple of gradation quilts in a row just to get the practice.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/pink-and-blue-lemonade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Lemonade<\/a>: cutting blue, green, purple 2 inch squares. I used a lot of these squares for En Provence, so I am slowly cutting more.<\/li>\n<li>Pink Gradation Quilt: cutting 2.5 inch x 4.5 inch pink rectangles<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/hooked-on-hexagons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spin Wheel<\/a>: really not started, but supplies gathered. I might have to cut some more background fabrics. I probably have enough fabrics and just need to decide to start.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/windmill-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windmill<\/a>\u00a0quilt: Still hunting and gathering. I am supposed to be cutting a variety of greys for the background, which required the purchase of a new template. I should be able to get going again<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stepping Stones #3 using the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/and-in-other-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Macaron pre-cuts from Hoffman<\/a>. I have all the fabric in pre-cuts and am just waiting for space (and desire) in my schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;ve used just under 19 yards of fabric so far this year. Not shabby.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s on your list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I said in January, I am working on getting my quilt house in order. This means finishing projects and tidying. I spent a lot of time last week doing a minor reorganization of my fabric closet. I bought a couple of project bins that will corral some of the stacks of fabric I am &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/26-projects-getting-the-quilt-house-in-order\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;26 Projects: Getting the Quilt House in Order&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"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":[453],"tags":[195,353,362],"class_list":["post-39473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-453","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\/39473","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39473\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}