Another finish, finally! The Double Wedding Ring Quilt

I am pleased to announce I  finally have another finish and it's a big one.  A king-sized, big one. It's taken me 4 years (some years with no work at all) to finish this baby but the desire to finish it up for this Challenge blog has kept me motivated, even if late, to get it posted for you.

A longer blog post about it can be found here but for now, enjoy the pictures.

Thanks, Myra, for keeping this blog up!

Beck

A late finish here, too!

I had a Dec. finish myself. I finished my summer porch quilt. I changed the border on it from this:

to the border in this finished version and I love it.

I think the fact that I wasn't in love with the original border was part of what kept me from quilting it.  I'm so glad I waited on this one and now it's part of my living room quilt ensemble.

(You can read baout that in this post.)

Happy Holidays, everyone!
Beck

I'm posting 2 (actually 3) finishes!

My first post on this board besides the original post with my list of PhDs.  I feel like I've slacked off. I read and ooh'd and ahh'd each of your finishes, even if I didn't comment on all the posts. You ladies are amazing and Myra, THANK YOU for all your hard work! You deserve a medal to keep us all motivated and reminding us all of this challenge. 

It's because of this challenge, I could not and would not accept the excuses and delays in getting at least a couple finishes under my belt.

That said, I completed the Bento Box quilt (bound and currently being used by the dog who always insists the quilts I make for me are hers) and the Chateau Wall Hanging.  Finally, because it's not on my PhD list any longer, I am marking off the Deer/Wildlife quilt. I did not complete it but I did give it away to a lovely gal who was more than interested in doing something with the pieces. You see, I learned that sometimes a completion is knowing when you aren't going to ever work on something again and acknowledging it. That's what I did with the Deer/Wildlife quilt.

Enough writing. Here are my pictures! My post on these finishes can be found HERE.

Cheers! Beck

PhD's/WIP's/UFO's, those darn projects!

(copied from Sarcastic Quilter blog post 12/25/10)

However you label them in your own sewing room, these things just hang out and take up space. Sometimes, they do so for years.

Years, people.  At least, in my world. 

But I'm changing that one month, one year at a time.  Last year I participated in this PhD Challenge and I did alright. Having a short period to work on these projects, I found, keeps me motivated. So, here are my projects.

I am going to complete 7 of them. No, really, I am.

The Bento Box quilt and the Summer Porch quilt.

The SIL Jinny Beyer quilt.

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The Chateau Wall Hanging and the Deer quilts (no pictures but both these have already been started).

Finally, the Double Wedding Ring and the Pineapple quilts.

Wish me luck. I can't wait for the fun and inspiration of seeing everyone's projects as they are completed.

Cheers! Beck