Ruler Foot Quilting and My One Month Goal Project

This quilt is next to be quilted after doing some free motion quilting on my Circle Chic quilt, it is time for some ruler quilting on this one.

In the end I use these three Westalee rulers to quilt this quilt. The blocks were quilted  with one of their specialty Circle rulers for the blocks and the first border was quilted with the clamshell ruler from the sampler set. On the second border I used the 12" arc ruler that came with my Ruler foot.

This is what the block quilting looks like. It is easier to see on the back than the front.

This is what it looks like once I completed all the quilting. Just the binding to go.

I am linking up with Elm Street Quilts in their One Monthly Goal challenge so you can pop over and check out the other goals set or join us as we complete our monthly goal by the end of January.

Until Next Time 

Keep Stitching 

Cynthia

The HST Report 2017

I have been wondering how many HST I made during 2016 and  looking over the year they  have appeared so often. Whole quilts full of them and quilts that have them as part of  blocks. There wasn't too many projects over the year that didn't have some in it. So what I am going to do is count them up in 2017.

No matter what project I am make I am going to tally them all up over the year. Plus I will share some projects made from half square triangles. This is the last batch I made in 2016 so these ones do not count but I am only halfway through this batch so there will be more.

Do you make lots of them? Do you avoid them? I know someone who avoids them. She doesn't like triangles full stop. There is so many ways of making them too. Do you have your favourite? I generally use the 2 square method so I end up with two blocks and I can trim them if I need too. Some days I can't seem to sew a straight line, that is why I need to trim, other days I'm good.

There is a tutorial in The Block Library on them  TBL-1  It was the first block we explored last year.

 I am should we will be seeing again in other blocks we explore through The Block Library. The back issues can be found here on the blog under The Block Library tab but to get the current edition sign up for our newsletter and you will receive it in your inbox  when it has been released. Edition 6 was released in December. The blog will always be 3 editions behind. The Block Library is bi monthly, so  the next one will be  in February.

You are welcome to join me counting your Half Square Triangles to see how many you make and along the way we will have some giveaways (Sponsored by Cynthia's Ark).

It should be a fun experience. Maybe we make tons of them or maybe we don't make as many as we think we do. We will find out over 2017.
If you are interested in joining me let me know in the comments below and I will make a page here on the blog and we will keep a running tally each month and we will see what happens over 2017.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

2016 To Do List Where did I end up with my projects.

It is the end of the year and it is time to complete 2016 To Do List and see what was completed and what needs to go on to 2017 Project Uninterrupted list.

1. My Dahlia quilt. This one I have started but there was no progress on it in 2015.
No progress except me looking at it sitting on the table.
2. Grand Illusion Mystery quilt. The has been completed and I am up to the quilting stage.

This one is completed.

3. My Aurifil block of the month from 2014. This quilt has become 3 small quilts as I am not happy how they look all together and are ready for quilting.

These 3 are completed.

4. Scrap Dance Mystery quilt. All the parts are made but I need to sew them into blocks.

This one has been completed.

5. My latest Inklingo hand piecing octagon quilt. Maybe 6 blocks made.

A couple more blocks completed. Lots still to do.

6. My black and white hexagon quilt another Inklingo project. Halfway through.

No Progress here except I did cut the next lot of hexagons out.

7. Forget Me Not Sew Along EPP hexagon quilt. Up to Step #9 which is about 3/4 through the top.
Definitely some progress but top not yet finished.

8. Allietare Mystery Quilt 2015. It is Bonnie Hunter's annual mystery quilt. 
Blocks are done and a couple of rows have been sewn.

9. Quiltmaker's 2015 New Year's Mystery Quilt. Blocks are made.

This one is finished.

10. Vacation Time 2015 Block of the Month. Halfway through the blocks.

No progress.

11. Circle Chic quilt. I have decided I am going to baste the quilt with the circles in place and quilt them in place.

This one is completed. Completed picture coming in a separate post soon.

12. Bitty Blocks from Quiltmaker blog. I'm just over halfway through the blocks.

No progress

13. Paper piecing Quilt Along. I started this one hoping to improve my paper piecing I made 1 block and cut lots in preparation but couldn't find time to work on it.

No progress

14. Craftsy 2015 Block of the Month I think I made 2 blocks. Kept meaning to cut the next blocks out but it never happened. This is block 1 no photo of block 2. Oh boy.

No progress

15. My Victorian Fling Quilt which I had forgotten all about until I was looking for something else, which I didn't find. 

Halfway through quilting it.

So in the end 7 projects were completed but there was a few more started and completed  and some started and not completed. You will be seeing them add to the 2017  list with the remaining projects from this list.

Unfortunately 6 projects not touched over the year, that is not good. This is the one that worries me the most. What to do with them? 

 Lastly 3 projects that have had some progress, though nowhere near completion. In my defence of these last 3 projects they are my hand piecing projects so progress will naturally be slower but really this slow. One didn't have a stitch sewn.  Tune in for 2017 To Do List I think it will be scary. To me at least.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia