All right, friends and family....are you ready? It's time to get back to a little blogging, but with a new theme for the summer of 2011.
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| Little Flag for a friend with a new home |
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| Back of Flag Quilt with hand drawn label |
Do you believe in UFO's? I sure do because I have about 20 of them in my sewing room. No, they're not the kind with little green aliens. They are incomplete quilting projects, otherwise known as Un-Finished-Objects.
This summer I plan to try to finish a handful of these UFO's and will post my progress here, along with other tidbits of fascinating news from the Sheps in AZ. Here's a glimpse into Mission Control Headquarters where we'll be keeping tabs on all the UFO sightings. Most days, we just call it "Grammy's Sewing Room."
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| Craft table and fabric storage closet |
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| Cozy spot for hand sewing |
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| Betsy Bernina, faithful friend |
I made the Flag Quilt over Memorial Day Weekend just to reassure myself I knew how to start and finish a project. Cutting and sewing went well, quilting was fast because the project was small. I had a hard time recalling details about binding techniques, but in the end remembered it all without referring to instructions. Guess my quilting brain is still functioning after all.
The project on the sewing table is a signature quilt - a wedding gift for friends. Blocks were made ahead of the date to have on hand for wedding guests to sign at the reception. These friends are celebrating their 10th anniversary today. Oops! Where did the time go?? Hopefully, it will be completed by the end of June and become my first finished UFO. Stay in touch for news of future UFO sightings!
6 comments:
What a lovely craft room! I, too, have many, many UFOs. My mother can also relate. You two should talk quilting! Love the pics of your home in Arizona. Amazing landscape!
Hi Suz, what a lovely room. It is perfect for UFO finishing. Maybe I will try to follow along. I could stand to finish a few quilts myself.
p.s. told Robin of your UFO's in the desert, she really cracked up.
Good job, Mama Shep! Perhaps if that pesky neighbor/daughter of yours would stop calling for advice, asking for free babysitting, inviting you over for dinner, etc... then maybe you could get even more done!
Maybe you should give your house a cute little name, like "Area 54." I enjoyed seeing all the pix! I miss you!
How are things going in Area 54? Have any of those UFOs taken flight yet?
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