A sucessful finish for ALYoF and more...

...I finished the batik quilt and gifted it to Todd and Noreen.

They were packing up the car 

to go to Niagara-on-the-Lake for the weekend.

I just had to take a picture with Noreen's new Mini Cooper...

it's sweet...Noreen was camera shy!!

...and a picture in their back yard.

The quilt back is a green batik with a hint of lavender.

They loved it...I'm now cutting the pieces to make a second quilt.
It is a quick and easy pattern in the February 2009
American Patchwork & Quilting .  

My Hands2Help challenge quilt is also finished and ready to mail.

I used a Bear Country School layer cake and charm pack by Moda.
The quilt measures 48" x 56" .

 

The lilac bushes are gorgeous this year...

I can't believe I've finished it 3 weeks before I have to mail it.

I have till June 12...I've got time to make another one,
but I have lots of other projects on my 'to do' list...
we would like to be moved back to Canada by the end of the year!!
Still procrastinating...

I'm linking 
to May's goal setting party  hosted by Shanna and Melissa
to Finish it up Friday hosted by Amanda Jean
and to Whoop whoop Friday hosted by Sarah

Happy Stitching

May's goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes...

I almost forgot to post my May goal for ALYoF....

I've made progress on my batik quilt, the quilting is completed so...

my May goal is have it bound and gifted.
As time permits

I would also like to make some progress on my Hands2Help quilt.
A quilt top flimsy would be good...
having it quilted and bound would be awesome!!

I will be using a Bear Country School layer cake and charm pack by Moda.

All I've done so far is matched a layer cake with a charm pack.

I'm sure I will move a few around.  

I will be using a folded square-in-a square block to make the quilt.
The 2 quilts below are donation quilts...
the one on the right is for the Relay for Life 
held next week in Canton Michigan.
It measures 50" x 60".

The multi colored one is 48" x 54".

I used the folded square-in-a square block to make both quilts.

I'm linking to Melissa and Shanna

Happy Stitching!!

ALYoF April Finishes party....

My Lovely Year of Finishes April goal is finally a table runner...
no longer a UFO...
Cinnamon & Cocoa is a Bunny Hill Designs pattern from 2009.

I love how it turned out...now to finish the quilt that goes with it. 

It's called Rabbits Prefer Embroidery, also designed by Anne Sutton.

 I have the embroidery blocks finished...

probably finished them about 5 years ago...a red set of blocks

and a brown set that I forgot I had finished stitching.

The other goal for Aprils ALYoF was to get the blocks cut for one of two batik quilts that are on my 'to do' list...look...one top is finished. 

The pattern was in the February 2009 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine.  

...hopefully I will have it quilted this week and I can stitch the binding when we go to Canada next Friday.

I'm linking to Melissa and Shanna

to crazy mom quilts Finish it up Friday party

and to

Confessions of a Fabric Addict  Whoop Whoop Friday party

A Lovely Year of Finishes April goal...

My Cinnamon and Cocoa table runner is quilted
but still has no binding...

...my April goal is to finish the binding...
and because this should be a quick finish as soon as
I decide on the fabric I am also adding to my April goal.
I have a couple of batik quilts I want to make,
I have the fabrics pressed
ready to start cutting and decided on 2 patterns.

My goal is to have the fabrics cut for at least one of the quilts.
I will be cutting Zen first.

We have had a lot of company visiting from Canada since mid March.
The weeks have been very busy.

I'm linking to April's goal setting party for

hosted by Shanna and Melissa
#127

Happy Stitching