I knew I had a bag somewhere or other with a green UFO, started goodness knows how long ago. With green being the RSC colour for May, it seemed a good idea to move this project forward. The only trouble was, where on earth had I put it? I searched through a couple of likely places, remembering I hadn't seen it for quite some time. At last, there it was, a small bag tucked beneath yet more unfinished projects. As I used to tell Robin, I'll never run out of things to sew!
When I started this, it was to use up some of the many strips/scraps of fabric which never seem to go away. I concentrated on mainly greens and browns of different widths, to make a donation quilt for a boy. This is where I had left it, several short strips of coins, or are they Chinese coins? What is the difference in the names, I wonder? I'm sure someone will be able to tell me.
This is where I had left the project
I still had quite a handful of strips in green, brown and cream so laid out the existing strips on my "design bed" and got to work stitching away. Then slicing my strips to the correct width, and joining them all together. I decided on six coin strips across, separated with narrower strips of cream and brown dotty sashings. So many memories of earlier quilts in these scraps, horses, NZ birds, Aboriginal fabric, African animals, and all sorts of other bits and pieces.
Putting the coin strips together
Working steadily this week, I finally put it all together and added the borders. That's a good job, I'm so pleased I got the quilt top completed.
The top is done
The next job will be to get this layered and pinned up ready for machine quilting. The quilting may or may not get done this month, I'll have to see how things go. But I'm so pleased I've moved this UFO on to the next stage.
23 comments:
Well done, Jenny… on remembering and finding your UFO and finishing the quilt top! It looks great!
I’m glad you found it! Good job on making so much progress with it!
Yes, well done, Jenny. I have an embroidery piece I'd like to finish, but the garden calls.
moving a UFO from one stage to the next is great - I've been working on that this year too
Wow, your steady work on this lovely quilt top puts us to shame! It’s going to be a great quilt, Jenny! Congrats! 🎉
Congratulations for getting that UFO moving along to the next level, Jenny;
sometimes it's hard to "pick up" where you had left off, isn't it?
Today is a happy day for our family--my granddaughter, Cassidy, graduated from college "Cum Laude"--we are so proud of her --now with a Bachelor's in Math under her belt. ;))) hugs, Julierose
Love what you have done with with scraps of a ufo--way to go, girl!!
have an awesome week--hugs, di
It turned out great. Bravo for one less UFO in the pile. Enjoy! ;^)
That's looking great.
That is a great design, Jenny! I love the colors - they're so soothing. I have wanted to make a coin quilt forever- thanks for the inspiration!
Well done, you have made a beautiful quilt top - always a good feeling to get a UFO finished.
So good to get a UFO together and the coins have a great green boys flimsy.
Good luck with the pinning , sandwiching and quilting.
Congratulations on moving this UFO to the quilt top stage of construction, Jenny. Someone is going to be thrilled with it!
Oh, that's very pretty and doesn't it feel good when you complete a UFO 😁
Very cute finish, nice and fresh.
That is a perfect project for the green theme. Great to see it getting done.
First, congratulations on unearthing the green scraps bag. Second, very impressive that you went from squirreled away bag to finished top. It looks great.
I just love these coin strips, Jenny. Doesn't it show each one off nicely. And a great feeling to get another one to this point.
Nicely done! I love the look of this with all the fun prints to find. It feels great to get a UFO to a top stage =)
That was the perfect project for May. A double win being green and a UFO. It has also turned into a bit of an I spy.
Excellent work on the Coin quilt - it is a very forgiving pattern and a great use of scraps.
I can't count the number of times I've "lost" fabric, sometimes within an hour of last touching if! So glad you found the bag of greens. And congrats on getting the pieces sewn into a top so quickly. I think it looks like a peaceful quilt, though I know it has lots of interesting fabrics in it. Some boy will love it!
Progress on any UFO is a step closer to a finish. Welldone
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