WIP Wednesday

#1 (number 2 on the right) -  My #1 WIP is still this quilt.

This past weekend I was able to square up the 84 HSTs I have (wow, my neck hurt from looking down so long). However, I decided to cut them down to 4.5" squares. Since my sewing is not perfect, I had 9 that I could not cut done to this. So I cut those 9 down to 4" squares and finished a mini-project. But you'll have to wait until Friday to see that. I also ordered another charm pack and material for backing for this quilt, yesterday. So right now I am just waiting for that.

#2 (number 8 on the right) - About a year ago I made my first quilt top in a class. It was my first experience with quilting. I call it my Coffee Quilt.

Except we didn't quilt it. We finished the top, and that was the end of class. I could have paid to have it long-arm quilted. But I felt like my first quilt should be quilted by me, right? I put all of that work into it, so I should finish it. Well this past weekend I took it out again. I got the backing pieced together. Now it is just laying in the middle of the room reminding me I need to work on it. The thing that is stopping me now, is the safety pins I have to baste it with are cheap ones. They feel like they are tearing through the material. So I need to get new ones. I ended up using needle and thread to baste this quilt; it was a pain.

Well, I think that's it for this week.

I will be showing off my WIPs at Naptime Quilter & Freshly Pieced

Love,

KristyLou