Sunday, January 8, 2017

First Finishes of 2017 & FNwF


 My first finish of 2017 came from the UFO pile! My sister sent my mom and I blocks using the Moda Sampler Block Shuffle patterns and Bonnie and Camille's Hello Darling fabrics starting in January of 2016. The blocks were fun to make and finished at six inches--I have had the blocks done for a long time. In the fall, I had picked up the aqua dot fabric from Joann's on the clearance for $3.50 a yard. I came across everything when I was reorganizing my sewing room this last week, so I decided to put my extra day off on Friday--an unexpected snow day--to work on finishing this up.
 I got it all pieced on Friday and then spent Friday Night with Friends (FNwF) marking it for quilting.  My cross hatch quilting is at a 45 degree angle and about 1.5 inches apart on both diagonals. This is pretty easy to quilt this design with the help of a walking foot and pencil. I used a number 2 mechanical pencil and my big ruler to mark the quilt.

You can find out what everyone else worked on Friday night here:
I got it pinned and all quilted up yesterday. I trimmed it and attached the binding last night.
Here is the backing--the red and pink--it was also a Joann clearance fabric for $3.50 a yard. I added a B&C strip of fabric to make it wide enough. I spent most of today stitching the binding down for Slow Sunday Stitching:

I will get better pictures, but it was already dark when I got it out of the dryer a little while ago. My sister wanted to know what I am going to do with it--it has shrank enough to fit in a space in my sewing room and coordinates with my new color scheme-- it will be MINE!
Speaking of my color scheme, my handy hubby finished painting my ironing station cabinet (this was an old cabinet from the garage that was here when we moved in) and delivered it to my sewing room today. The aqua is the cabinet--he used Behr paint from Home Depot called "Rainwater" and the black and white is 100% cotton canvas from Joann's.
He had originally cut the plywood for the top at 30x72 inches, but I decided it was too big for my tiny space. My sewing room is 12x12 feet with a small walk in closet. He took it back and trimmed it down to 24x60 inches and then covered it with four layers of cotton batting and the canvas. I picked up some black fabric cubes for the underneath storage, but I am rethinking that. My daughter saw some wooden crates with chalkboards at Walmart that I will be checking out after work tomorrow. They are a little more expensive than I planned, but just may be worth it.
I love my ironing station! Now, my ironing board is not in the middle of my room and I gained some storage. Previously, I had my hope chest in this spot and of course it was loaded up with completed quilts and UFOs. They were all moved to the guest room--see I gained more storage. Plus, the table that left the guest room to make room for my hope chest is a vintage Duncan and Phyfe drop leaf that will be going to the consignment store to be sold for more decorating money!

So there you have it, two finishes for 2017 a quilt one and a furniture one! But alas, I cannot take credit for the furniture finish that was all my hubby and I am already plotting my next idea--a design wall...Don't tell him! I will probably suggest it for my Valentine's Day, then how can he say no? 



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26 comments:

  1. I'm truly amazed by you Tanya!!! Great job on all projects! We walked along Shelter Island today as it was only 70 degrees!!!!

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  3. Ugh, posted too soon. The quilt looks great and I love your new table. I can't wait to work on my quilt tomorrow. I have a lot of this fabric line leftover. Think I might make some mug rugs and minis.

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  4. The quilt looks great and the cross hatching was a perfect choice.
    The finished ironing station is a winner. Well done to hubby!

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  5. Love your finished quilt!! Your new ironing station looks amazing!!!

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  6. This looks so soft and crinkly and wonderful ; love the colors and the ironing station is amazing!

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  7. Good all around, new pretty ironing station and more storage, super!!

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  8. Really neat! You gave me an idea I can tell my hubby about.

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  9. what a gorgeous quilt! I love the blue background. your ironing station is fab, I want one!

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  10. Wow! Great ironing station. And, you must have worked diligently to get that quilt marked, batted, quilted and bound this weekend.! Good job.

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  11. Love your quilt and really really love your ironing station! Just gorgeous!

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  12. Love that aqua! That was a great find. So you use a pencil to mark and it washes out okay? I'm still trying to figure out what to use to mark my quilts.

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  13. I like the ironing station as something from nothing. beautiful quilt

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  14. The ironing station really came out nice. Rainwater is a pretty color, I'm so glad you selected that one.

    Congrats on your first quilt finish, too! You are on a roll...

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  15. Wonderful finish and your ironing station looks great!

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  16. Fantastic finish for FNWF, it is a beautiful quilt. Love your ironing station, is a wonderful idea.

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  17. Love the quilt, and a wonderful idea for your ironing and storage.

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  18. The quilt turned out beautifully, pretty colors. Love your ironing station!

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  19. I love your quilt finish - such pretty colors! The ironing station that you refinished is just great! I would enjoy having one that size, too.

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  20. What a bright and cheerful quilt! Great job. Love the aqua pressing station. A great way to brighten a room.

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  21. Your choice of the aqua setting squares was perfect. It goes so well with the blocks. It looks scrumptious all quilted and shrunk. Perfect for one of these cold winter nights. The new ironing center is fabulous. You'll want to be ironing everything!

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  22. The blue green squares pulls everything together. Really a great choice of color.

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  23. Wow! I need and ironing cabinet! I think I can make one from an old dresser.... And I love the color choices in your quilt!

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  24. That sampler is lovely! I'm working on my first ever sampler(Splendid Sampler) right now, and really enjoying it. i might throw in some of these Moda blocks!

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