January Resolution Completed

Yep, I got it done!  I can officially state that I at least meet 1/2 of my New Year's Resolution.  If you remember, I wanted to quilt two finished tops per month.  I think I am going to have to re-address this resolution.  More on that at the end of this post.

First let me talk about the thread I chose to quilt this top.  Remember that UFO Project, Patchwork Party 2007 Spring, that I posted about here?  Well, somewhere (please don't ask, because for the life of me I cannot remember!), this set of thread spools was offered as a special to go along with the program, as it matched all the colors in the fabric used in the Patchwork Party 2007 Spring Edition.  So, Miss Gullible here bought the whole set, I mean how convenient is it to have thread to match the colors in the project you're working on, right? Well, what I didn't realize, until I began to quilt this throw, was the thread is for embroidery machines to do embroidery designs.  Ugh! Sigh!

I went ahead and used this thread to do a simple "X" design through each block on the throw, and actually, I really, really like how it turned out!  It has just enough shimmer to allow the thread to show up, but not take over the quilt top.  Below is the color I chose to do this throw, isn't is just the right green for this top?

The thread is called Isacord, and fairly reasonable because it comes in 1000 meter cones for about $3.50.  I was concerned that it wouldn't work too well, as it is so much thinner than regular cotton or polyester thread, and feared that it would break or tangle bad,  and I would have to adjust my tension.  I never want to adjust my tension.  But, I want you to know, it sews like a dream.  It never broke once the whole time I was quilting with it, and wove its way nicely through the sewing machine.  With regular thread, I always have breakage, so I was really pleased with how easy it was to sew with doing this throw.

Hear the drumroll?  Tah Dah....

Not bad for the first rollout of a completed quilt top for the year.  I went ahead and listed it on my ETSY store, and within 5 minutes, I already had several views and someone favorited it.  WhooHoo!!

Now, about that resolution of quilting 2 tops per month?  Nope, not going to happen.  I mean, it is already half way through the month of February, and I haven't even been in my sewing room 4 days yet.  So, I think I am going to modify down to 1 quilt top per month.  Sounds like a plan to me....

Warmest...

Resolutions

I didn't want January to get away from me, without even attempting to keep my New Year's Resolution of quilting two completed tops a month.  I can say that my excuse for not getting even close to that is the flu that took me out for almost two weeks.  

Okay, moving on, I pulled out a very simple top that I did about 7 years ago that I discovered while sorting through some storage places in the sewing room.  I have been attempting to sort through all my storage of projects and fabric to catalog and work up a project sheet for everything I have in my vast stash.  

I picked this completed top to work on today, because it is a nice size, the backing was already pieced, and it is a simple top that would just need a simple quilt design.  The pattern is called "Pieces of Eight", and consists of 8" blocks, using 8 different prints sewn on the diagonal.   It's size is a nice throw quilt of approximately 52" X 67".  

This fabric is called "Seaside Rose" by 3 Sisters from Moda fabrics.  These prints meet all of my favorites.  Pink and light green, roses, and pastel shabby chic look.  This is one of my top 5 favorite lines from Moda, and I have some more of this line in my stash!

Here is a close up of this yummy fabric.  I just love how this blends into pure sweetness that will be so wonderful to wrap yourself into!

I'll be back with the finished project in about two weeks, as we have to travel out of state all next week.  So take note, the blog will probably be fairly quiet.

Warmest...