Judy at
Patchwork Times has posted the UFO # for September, #11 which is my
#023 Rooster quilt. It's a quilt I started oh-so-very-long ago, and last worked on in January 2009 - how can that be? I remember clearly working on it just... oh never mind, it's been well over three years since I have. It's just that I've taken it with me on my summer trips several times without doing a thing to it, other than buying several different pieces of fabric that will or will not be the backing. However, I'll have you know that just this morning, before checking Judy's blog, in boredom and restlessness and tired of laying in bed or sitting in an office chair at the computer, I grabbed that container for this quilt and yep, spent all of
20 minutes working on it. Wait, what do you mean it's for September and that's not until tomorrow? Well, that's just the way it is. The rate I'm going, that may be all I get done - even in September! All of my 2012 UFO Challenge quilts and their progress, or lack thereof, can be found
here.
This quilt is being done entirely by hand - NO MACHINES! Just because I
want to be able to say I did ONE quilt that way in my lifetime; trust me, it won't happen again ; ) The blocks finish at 12" square, so this will be a good lap-size quilt. There will be sashing in between the blocks and a border. I plan to also hand-quilt, but as long as it takes me, it may end up just getting tied, but I really do want to also hand-quilt once in my lifetime! Not sure why I only have pics of five of the blocks when seven are done, but here are the five of nine blocks for my Rooster quilt:
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I like the blocks you've done so far! I tried doing one by hand some years ago but when I got to the borders I gave in and went to my machine.
ReplyDeleteI applaud you the goal of hand piecing a quilt. I've done a few blocks, but with my very long list of UFOs, I don't think I'd better entertain that idea until I get them all finished first!! I really like the blocks you've done so far. You'll get there, I know.
ReplyDeleteOoooh!! These are gorgeous! I hand-pieced the first half of my first quilt ever. Then I set it down for six months and didn't do anything with it! Hahaha! You can DO it! How are you feeling?? At least it's a good project if you're limited in your ability to press a foot pedal!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you're hand piecing :)
ReplyDeleteI love the black and red together - those we actually my high school colors.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the progress!