Finally, I did it

 I am linking toDesign wall monday

I finally got the borders on the quilt and have pieced the backing and made the binding. 

Close-up of the mitred border.

All the fabrics in this quilt are more than 30 years old. 

Below is the backing. 

If you have been quilting for a while you may remember this one.

  Hopefully next week there will be a finished quilt to display. 

Down the rabbit hole

 I really need more work on goal setting. 

Generally,  the minute I set a goal, I go off in a different direction. 

I did finish knitting the baby blanket, but I still have to finish off the ends.

That did mean that I had no knitting for car journeys and I have a lot this week. 

I grabbed a tub of yarn that I was given for charity projects and there was a started scarf, but it wasn't suitable for car knitting. I decided to finish it and then finished 3 more.

I knitted a pair of fingerless gloves, tweeked the pattern and made a second pair.

They still need to be sewn up.

I am anticipating knitting a few more pairs this week. 

We will see what happens  now that I have made that pronouncement. 

Linking to Design wall monday

My May #5

My #5 project for Chookshed challenge is to quilt any finished tops for Treasured Babies .

I quilted most of the tops earlier this year, so I only have one left to do

I will add another challenge for the month. 

I need to get this borders on things quilt.  They are cut ready. 

I am hoping to get a lot more done but I want to keep my goals and expectations low.

Challenges for first week of May

 I need some motivation to make progress on my quilts.

This top needs the borders attached and the corners mitred.

The borders are cut and I have started pinning the first one.

I would also like to finish knitting this baby blanket. 

There are perhaps four stripes to go.

Linking to Small quilts and doll quilts

End of April

 I had quite a productive month.

My aim was to do a page worth of stitches on a large cross stitch projects.

A page is approximately 8,000 stitches.

I did 9,323.

My first stitches

 

My progress.

Linking to Chookshed challenge

April check in

 My task this month is to stitch a page of a full coverage cross stitch.

That is equivalent to about 8,000 stitches. 

It was a new project on March 26th.

This is what the finished design is.

Linking to Chookshed challenge

Mid march update

 I finished the 4 baby quilts that were on the list.

The first baby arrived this week and the quilt has gone in the mail, hence it is missing from the photograph. 

I have 12 little quilts from last month that need the binding stitched down.

That pile is on the left.

 

I have had a To Do book for a long time.

My UFOS are all listed there.

I  make notes and plan things out but there are no allowances made for pandemics, triplets or my biggest issue,  procrastination. 

Last week I cleaned the laundry rather than do a task I was procrastinating on.

I am hoping that the new list on the right might magically solve the issue.

Linking to Chookshed stitchers