Congrats to Paulette!!!

Paulette too has completed 
all her 5 committed PhD 
projects too now!

You can see all her 
PhD posts here, and can 
have a visit at her blog here...

In her first post, Paulette had listed of a possible 6th PhD she thought she may be able to complete too... 

 She listed it as...

4. Attic Windows Wall Hanging (optional)

Pop over and have a look! 8-)

So what do you think Paulette!?!

Did you forget about this one? Yes? No?

I am glad I could give you a reminder in any case...

LOL! 8-)

Who will be the next to finish up on 

their PhD commitments!?!

Happy Stitching!

Myra

Wave Me Across the Finish Line!

Here is my last PhD Challenge quilt finish, yippee!

For the details, including how I decided to quilt it the way I did, etc., please hop over to The Way I Sew It for a visit. 

You can help me come up with a name for it too!

Thanks, Myra, for having this challenge to prod me to finish a handful of UFOs.  I have enjoyed seeing everyone's progress.  Now I am going to go sit in the bleachers and cheer you all on!

PhD #4 Complete - Garden Jewels

Four down...one to go!  I got this wall hanging done this past week.

Quilting on the cross stitched parts was not without its challenges, but I persevered.  

This was made for my sister out of a couple of dresses she gave me to repurpose, as well as a piece of fabric for the backing.  The cross stitched veggies were thrifted.  You can read more details on my blog.

I am on a roll toward finishing the final PhD quilt soon.  Thanks, Myra, for this challenge!  

P.'s Christmas Whirlygig Quilt - Finished!

I finished the binding on the Christmas whirlygig quilt this week, so it is officially done!  

I took advantage of the bright sunshine and a fresh snowfall for these pics.  

The quilt really does lie flat; it's just over a snowbank and part of a buried hedge.

The back:

Closeup of the quilting, by Angie at Five Little Monkeys.  Love it!  She was instrumental in helping me get this done, so she deserves partial credit, don't you agree? :)

One more crossed off the PhD list!

PhD Challenge Finish No. 2 - Climbing Lanterns

I finished the Climbing Lanterns quilt today.  Woo-hoo!

Two down, four to go!

 More photos and details on my blog, The Way I Sew It.  Come and visit! 

P.'s First Finish - Doll Quilt

I love it when I get an unexpected night off work.  I was able to work on the doll quilt last evening and finish the quilting and binding.  

I had left the white blocks open to do some free motion quilted flowers.  I'm still learning this FMQ thing, and my practice daisies left a lot to be desired.  Nevertheless, I forged ahead. 

So happy to get my first PhD Challenge project done!

More details on my blog, The Way I Sew It.  Have a great day, all!

P.'s PhD Plans

Hello, fellow PhD-ers! It's P. (as in Paulette) from The Way I Sew It, and hoo boy, do I need this challenge! I knew I had 5 (actually 6) projects needing completion, but in looking back through my computer files for photos last night, it was rather embarrassing to see just how far back they went. But that's why we're all here, right?

So here they are, in the order of most recent to oldest:

1. Doll Quilt. Needs the quilting finished and binding. I'll probably start with this one, since it's the easiest. The path of least resistance, as they say!

2. Whirlygig Christmas Quilt. This is the biggest quilt I've ever attempted to finish myself. Eek! Needs the backing finished with some appliques, basting, quilting, and binding.

3. Wave Runner Quilt. The top has been done since early June. Needs quilting and binding.

4. Attic Windows Wall Hanging (optional). Needs quilting and binding. This is the extra project, so it may or may not get done in this challenge.

5. Climbing Lanterns Quilt. This is actually going to be a wall hanging (it's 48 x 48). Need to make the rest of the puffy Chinese lanterns, do the machine appliqueing (the branches are just fused on right now), then quilting and binding.

6. Veggies Wall Hanging. This needs quilting, binding, and a hanging sleeve. It's for my sister and I've had the top put together and the backing done since June 2009 (*red face*). She would really like to hang it in her kitchen or office. The veggies were nicely cross-stitched by someone else, but I don't know who, because I bought the pieces in frames at the thrift store for 99 cents each! There are actually five of them, but this photo only shows three.

So there you have my ambitious and slightly scary (to me) list. Wish me luck! I wish you all the same!