The Magic of Deadlines

Well Friends, here I am again working on a UFO and under a deadline....seems to be working for me although I hope I haven't waited too long to get this done on time (by May  2).  The project I am working on right now is a pair of pillow shams that match the quilt I finished for my daughter and her husband, and was the inspiration for the challenge in the first place.   The reason for the deadline?  Their third wedding anniversary is May 10th and I have to get them done and mailed by the 2nd.  They are being made from two blocks that were "left over" from the finished quilt.  Fortunately I have just enough of the accent fabric to use as the border.  They are coming along well, I have one quilted and the other one goes on the machine when I finish with this post.   I have talked about deadlines before, but they seem to be almost "magic" when it comes to getting things done.   I am sure that I am not the only one who had worked into the wee hours of the morning to finish a project for an event.   So my suggestion for all of you is to create a deadline for each of your projects whether it is because it is going to be used as a gift or even if it is something for yourself!  Deadlines are magical.....give them a try!

The Finally Finished Challenge really had a great beginning with 49 people from the guild participating and as of last month 33 projects were completed!  I hope that the summer months will find people to be just a productive!  I have posted some photos of the latest finish project that people have sent me.   If you are participating in the challenge and have finished a project, please let me know and send a photo!  I will try to post at least one photo from each person that sends something to me.

Off to work on the shams.  Until next time...Vicki

Back to Reality!

Hello to all my quilting friends.  Sorry that I haven't been on the blog for awhile, but as you know, I was out of the country visiting with our family in Chile.  We had a wonderful trip, enjoyed so many fun times with family, visited 3 vineyards and tasted lots of nice wines!  I also had a chance to do a "quilting 101" demo for 2 of my sisters-in-law and one of their friends.  Although my Spanish is limited as is their English, we did quite well and if we hit a snag, my husband was in the next room to translate.

My sister-in-law, Monica enjoyed her new quilt (my second Finally Finished Object) which is on a single bed in her new apartment.  While I didn't get any quilting done, I did get a lot of inspiration from things that I saw from the rows of grapvines and grapes in the vineyards, to the carvings on a stone arch of the Mapuche people of Chile to the hyroglifics of the Rapa Nui that lived on Easter Island, and handwork of these groups.  I am including photos of some of these things for everyone to enjoy.

Finally,  the first third of the yearlong challenge is coming to a close.  At the Guild meeting on the18th we will have our first drawing for those members that joined the challenge and have finished a UFO. I have included a couple of photos of FFO's that Floy H shared with me. If this applies to any member reading this blog and you have not already informed me of your UFO, be sure to do it before the meeting starts so that you can be included. 

By the time the next installment of the blog is up, I plan to be able to share which UFO  is the next target on my list.   Happy quilting!....Vicki