Another Comfort Quilt Finish

    I have been on a roll finishing and here is another comfort quilt. The pieced top was donated and long and narrow. I added wide side borders and quilted. I took the opportunity to practice the FM feather meander all over the main part. Although far from perfect it gives a nice texture.

Then because I love feathers, I quilted long feathers in the wide borders. Here is close up of the front

and here is close up of the back quilting.

   I cut more scrappy pink brick units for more potato chip blocks and currently have 12. I have more bricks cut so will continue making blocks. Hopefully 30 in all for a 60 by 72” quilt.

    I'm linking up with Alycia for Finished or Not Friday. Check it out for inspiration.

Have a great week and enjoy some time for quilting.

Second and Third Finish of 2025

     My quilting year is off to a great start finishing UFOs. My second finish is a comfort quilt for my church quilt group. We were given several tops pieced by quilters in Cresco, Iowa. I added a border of HSTs to this one and quilted.

I practiced a floral meander with some a few leaves and some simple meandering also. In the HSTs I quilted a continuous motif then swirls in the outer border.

     Then I pulled a quilt top that was already sandwiched so over the weekend I finished quilting this improv red, black and white quilt and machine sewed on the binding. It will wait to be gifted to someone.

     I like patterns that use brick units; however, I had never pieced a potato chip block so I decided to try a few with pink scraps from church. Pink is the color of the month for the 2025 Scrap Challenge. I pieced two blocks and decided to pull more pink scrap strips from my stash.

Maybe I will make enough pink potato chip blocks for a large lap quilt.

Stash Report for 2025

this past week - Used: 2 yds Added: 0 yds

So far this year - Used: 5.5 yds Added: 0 yds

      Net decrease 5.5 yds

Have a great week and enjoy some time for quilting.

2025 Yearly Goals and First Finish

    My list of UFOs has been updated and quilting supplies organized so I am ready for a productive quilting year for 2025. My goals are the same as for last year.

1. Finish UFOs

I have a priority list of 12 UFOs for family, friends and myself plus 6 charity/comfort UFOs. Many are tops waiting to be quilted. After these are finished, I hope to pull other UFOs and move them forward. It will be difficult to resist the temptation to start something new when inspiration hits.

2. Reduce fabric stash

I am blessed to have a significant fabric stash from which to pull. However, I would really like to reduce the space it takes.

3. Control and use scrap fabric 

I have worked to establish a scrap user system; however, I would like to use it more frequently. I know there are numerous lovely pattern that can be made with the pieces already cut.

     The first week of the new year I am off to a great start with my quilting goals. I sandwiched 2 tops. Saturday I quilted my “Stars Like Spaghetti” QOV from Alycia-Quiltygirl. Now it is trimmed and ready for binding which friend Jan will do.

Stash Report for 2025

this past week - Used: 3.5 yds Added: 0 yds

So far this year - Used: 3.5 yds Added: 0 yds

Net decrease 3.5 yds

Have a great week and enjoy some time for quilting.