Progress and A Finish

     It feels good that it is Friday and a quilt is finished plus I made progress on a UFO. Last year I made a few Bonnie Hunter Easy Breezy blocks.  Mine finish at 8 inches.  I had enough to set them on-point for a small throw 51" by 66".  Here is my On-Point Easy Breezy quilt finished.

I think the striped fabric for the setting triangles takes this quilt up a few notches. I love it! Deciding how to quilt that area was difficult. I finally decided to FMQ “straight-ish” lines in the brown stripes (as straight as I can make them FM without using rulers).

     To tackle another UFO I pieced a backing for my “Wickedly Easy Quilt”. It used 7 yards from my stash but there will be at least a yard of pieces left after trimming.  The pattern designed by Annette Unrein is pieced in strip sets and is a free download from www.byannie.com. I need to clean off my craft table to sandwich the quilt so that will be next week.

     I encouraged my church quilt group to participate in the Old School BOM. On the 12th of each month, a different quilt designer will share a block which is free for that month. They’ll be teaching a variety of techniques from traditional piecing, applique, and paper piecing. For January Kim shared a different way to piece 4 patches and also an unusual way to piece a Friendship Star block. Here is my stash fabric pull.

I wish I had chosen a different color placement but I am okay with it. Here is my first block. 

      I have a lot of UFOs but sometimes I just want something simple or different to sew on for a bit so I am also participating in Pat Sloan's free “Home Is” Mystery which shares a new block each Wednesday. I shopped my stash for this quilt also. Here is the fabric pull from my stash.

Here are my first 3 blocks.

I'm linking up with Alycia for Finished (or Not Finished) Friday.  

Hope you stay safe and healthy so you can enjoy some time sewing or quilting.