April UFO is Finished!!!!

Well it's April 21, and my UFO is done.  I will quilt it later, once the foot is better.   I know it's a lot of pink, but it is the Breast Cancer Material.  But here it is...

 I picked up the material, here and there, ok, a lot on the Shop Hop Last year, knowing that I wanted to make a Breast Cancer quilt.

 Thanks to Faye, I used her suggestion and cut the words out to border each block.  Breast Cancer affects so many, may there be a cure soon.  I'm not quite sure how I will quilt it, but I do know that I want to quilt some pink ribbons into it, maybe into the smaller blocks.

Thanks to my 1 thousand, whatever Ben said, best friend, Stephanie, as you do mammograms, helping in the fight against Breast Cancer.

In loving memory of Kathleen Ollila and Barbara Box

April in Progress!

     Well, a broken foot has been a blessing in disquise, even though it is my right foot and I cannot drive...  I have successfully learned to use my left foot to sew!!!  Within the next day or so, I will complete my April UFO!  It's a Breast Cancer Quilt, yes very pink!!!  Hopefully there will one day be a cure.  I've had a couple of people ask for the quilt for benefit auctions, but I think I'll keep it.  I'm making it in Memory of Kathleen Ollila, my grandma and Barbara Box, my aunt who both passed away from Breast Cancer. 
     Not only will I finish the Breast Cancer quilt, I just need to do a border for a log cabin, and do my project for the Prairie Women's Sewing Circle, these too should both be competed this month. 
     My mom and a couple of my girlfriends are going on the Middle of the Mitten Shop Hop, I'm sure I'll pick up a few cuts of material or more than a few.....

April UFO Project!!

Well I just checked the Patchwork Times Blog for the April UFO Project, and this month I need to do my Breast Cancer Quilt.  I had been picking up pieces of Breast Cancer material and finally picked a pattern.  Plus with a broken foot, and not being able to drive, I have now successfully learned to sew with my left foot.  I have been able to do a lot of sewing since the break, so getting this done should be a snap, no pun intended!!

Finally, I have my UFO list.

Well tonight Ryleigh and I went through my quilt material and did my UFO list.  I've only been quilting about a year and a half, so my to do list is not as big as others may have.  I started the Civil War Quilt last January as a block of the month, due to illness in the family, my quilting was put on a back burner, such is life.  However, my goal is to get it done along with my existing projects this year.  In addition to keeping up with a new class I am taking, Praire Women Sewing Circle.

1. 1/2 of Shop Hop Stars Across the Thumb quilt.
2.  Finish Block 4 Civil War, Block 5 and 6 Civil War
3.  Shop Hop Quilt, Stars All Around
4.  Breast Cancer Quilt (this needs to be done by April as I am entering it in a quilt show)
5.  Month 7 Civil War
6.  Piece Ben's quilt top
7.  Month 8, 9 and 10 Civil War
8.  Jelly Roll Puzzle Quilt
9.  Daisy Chain Quilt
10.  Month 11 Civil War
11.  Matt's Bear quilt
12. other 1/2 of Shop Hop Stars Across the Thumb Quilt.

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2010/12/15/my-ufo-2011-list/

Gearing Up for UFO

I've just created this blog so I can be a part of the 2011 UFO Challenge.  It is a challenge put out by Patchwork Times.  So my goal today is to go through my quilt material and seize the opportunity to get my hearts desire in quilting done!  Thanks to my dear friend Sunday for posting and sharing this challenge.