September Projects-in-Progress

I finished my JayBird Quilts August Stars quilt top yesterday before leaving for work, so that means I can clear the decks a little and think about what's next.

I have one project in active mode- a comic book quilt I'm making for a relative, kind of an easier version of the Book Nerd/Angela Pingel pattern I finished earlier this year. I am waiting on some fabric to come from Etsy so I can finish cutting. Then piecing should be a snap.

In UFO mode there is the following (all of these are unpieced top projects; I don't count unquilted tops the same way):

• The Summer Reading quilt,
• The French General Celebration Sampler,
• 12 Days of Christmas Redwork.

This month I'd like to finish the library top. I'm really only actively working on the redwork now. Some projects I'd like to do and have all the fabric for are:

• Unicorn layer cake quilt,
• Jelly Roll Waves,
• Christmas Tomte,
• Halloween Haunted House,
• Cat Christmas Wreath.

Since I did finish a difficult quilt top yesterday I may just take the day off from sewing and do some other things that need doing. But I'll be back tomorrow, probably cutting out Tomtes!

I Did It! August Goal Accomplished.

I got the top pieced.

I don't have a ton of sewing time this month; after tomorrow there are a couple of days when I'll be able to sew. And I have a brand new sewing machine so you know that's frustrating.

I didn't use a pattern; I found a pictures on Pinterest of string quilts that I liked and picked one to use as inspiration.

My blocks measure 6" finished and everything is sewn onto muslin foundations. I used about 2/3 of my blue scraps for this 42" square quilt top.

One Monthly Goal- August

Each month at the beginning of the month I take stock and make a list of the quilts I have in progress and what my plans are.

Quilt Tops to Quilt

• Christmas Kit - machine quilt eventually
• Black and White Cats - machine quilt next
• 3-D - machine quilt eventually
• Seaswept- hand quilt next

Projects Being Pieced

• Blue Strings - blocks completed; will lay out and piece top
• August Stars - still piecing blocks. Pattern by Jaybird Quilts.
• Pink Strings - just started on blocks, will continue
• French General Kit - will piece 1 block this month
• 12 Days of Christmas Redwork - I'm on block #7 of 12

My one goal is to piece the Blue Strings quilt top. After that, continue on August Stars.

In July I quilted and finished four quilts- a charity quilt for my guild, two star quilts and a jelly roll bar quilt. Of those, only one is going to stay with me. They were all quick to piece so it felt great to get them finished quickly too.

This month I would most like to finish piecing August Stars. I'm making it with a navy background and a stash of bright batiks. I think it's going to be really pretty.

You can visit the linkup at Elm Street Quilts here.

What are your goals for August?