Homestead Quilt finished

I finished this quilt which I started in 2020.  Although I originally wanted to free motion the whole quilt, when I started the quilting process, I once again couldn't decide what to free motion where and settled once again with straight stitching on all of the blocks.  Now that the whole quilt is done, I am considering adding free motion fillers to the solid color fabrics.

I bought a complimentary fabric for the back but discovered too late that I bought too little and had to add a plain blue for the sasching at the back as well as two of the corner blocks as the original fabric was sold out by the time I discovered my mistake.  The quilt blocks was finished using the quilt as you go method.  It was the first quilt I did where the blocks was set on point.  

I seldom finish quilt bindings by hand anymore and prefer to machine stitch the front as well as the back.  I accomplish this by first stitching the binding to the back of the quilt and then finish it at the front.  For this quilt I use an overcasting stitch to create a decorative finish.

And with the label stitched to the back, this project is done.  I might just be able to finish all the UFO's this year with only two bed quilts and one wall hanging left to finish.  That being said, I just realize that one third of 2023 is already behind us.

Homestead Quilt 11

 The last 3 blocks are done!

Block 48 Wedding Ring

Block 49 Basket of Grapes

Block 50 Sister's Choice

Heart Quilt Block 2 and Homestead Quilt 10

 Heart Quilt Block 2 is finished but full of puckering, so I will have to quilt it flat.

I also finished another 4 blocks of the Homestead Quilt.  Only 3 more to go and then free motion.  The first time I can use the quilting rulers I bought recently.

Block 44 Propeller

Block 45 Antique flower basket

Block 46 Duck and ducklings

Block 47 May basket

Homestead Quilt 10

Sadly nothing much happened around here the past month for various reasons.  I did embroider a few more pieces of the crazy quilt handbags as well as another 4 blocks of this quilt.

Block 40 Cactus Pot

Block 41 Goose tracks

Block 42 Sister's Choice

Block 43 Five Square

Hopefully with me now on a two week break, I will be able to catch up with all the projects.  But with 2 new books of Karen Kingsbury gifted to me by my daughter and the swimming pool calling, we'll see about that. 😊

Homestead Quilt 9

I have been less productive the past few weeks as I changed from work and found it absolutely stressful.  I have been working in the Roads Department of a local engineering company for most of the past 40 years but as things are falling apart quite rapidly in all of the State Owned Entities in South Africa, I could not pass up the opportunity to work from home for a UK company although it meant learning a new draughting program (Microstation) as well as changing to railways and all the electrical installations that goes with it.  But by taking baby steps and utilizing Google as well as YouTube tutorials, it is getting better every day.

I did manage to finish another 4 blocks of this quilt though.

Block 36 Wishing Ring

Block 37 Wild goose chase

Block 38 Diamond grid

Block 39 Fool's square

Homestead Quilt 8

 Another 8 blocks finished and only 15 more to go.

Block 27 Easter Basket

Block 28 Basket of flowers

Block 29 Wild goose chase

Block 30 Framed nine patch

Block 31 Fruit basket

Block 32 Cactus pot

Block 33 Alaska homestead 

Block 34 Basket of flowers

Block 35 Sister's choice

Homestead Quilt 7

 Another 6 blocks finished and this quilt is halfway done.

Block 21 Little Basket

Block 22 Oregon

Block 23 Basket of grapes

Block 24 Fool's square

Block 25 Mother's day basket

Block 26 diamond grid

Homestead Quilt 6

Another 5 blocks done.  Cant wait to start quilting this one after watching Angela Walters videos' giving tips not only on the actual quilting process but where to use what type of fillers as I always struggle deciding what to do where.  Hopefully this time I will try feathers as I just love it but have never stitched it.

Block 16 Five Patch Chain

Block 17 Fruit Basket

Block 18 Wishing Ring

Block 19 Mother's Day Basket

Block 20 Framed 9 Patch

Homestead Quilt 5

 Another 3 blocks done  between embroidery and quilting the Spiral Burst quilt.

Block 13 Wedding Ring

Block 14 Little Basket

Block 15 Duck and ducklings

Homestead Quilt 4

 Another 4 blocks done.

Block 9 - Five Square

Block 10 - Antique Flower Basket

Block 11 - Alaska Homestead

Block 12 - Flower Pot

Homestead Quilt 3

These blocks are going super fast.  When not embroidering or quilting the Spiral Burst bargello, I sneak in a few of these.  

Block 5 - Goose Tracks

Block 6 Flower Pot

Block 7 Propeller

Block 8 May basket