Newbies, some UFO finishes and progress on UFO's

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! 
How do you celebrate this day? For us, it's another ordinary day. Hubby says it's Valentine's Day every day, so no need to do anything special on February 14th each year.... I so agree! :) 

Since my previous post, I have been busy working on UFO's. Happy to say some are finished and some are still WIP's. 

First of all, I have a couple of NEWBIES that were not UFO's

Nifty Nurse mug rug. It is listed in my Etsy shop and it will make a great (Valentine's Day) gift.

... and a pair of table mats

I have finished two UFO's - from this post 

UFO #13 - Log Cabin pillow cover

UFO #14 - Log Cabin table topper

I've been working hard on two of the UFO quilts

The 'Irish Chain' quilt is quilted and I have left to hem the binding

I'm currently quilting the Postage Stamp Quilt (PSQ). It's almost done, but these straight lines take time. I have quilted the blocks and border in a loopy pattern. Working on this one, I have already planned PSQ #2! The pattern will be different though and I have yet to decide on which color for the sashing. For this one, I have used white tone-on-tone. I don't want to use white again and I don't want black.... I have seen some in red as well as lime green that I like........... Any suggestions? 

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day! 

UFO challenge update and a few other finishes

Where did January go??

Every time I do a blog post, the intention is to be a better blogger. My plan is to do a blog post at least once a week, but it fails all the time! My previous post was 3 weeks ago... too bad! I hope February will be better!

THANK YOU EVERYONE for your lovely comments on my previous post(s)! 

We have had a lot of rain since middle December, but that's the season. We are into the rainy- and cyclone season now. Five cyclones have been named in the area and two big ones have missed us. With all the rain, what is better than to stay inside sewing?! :) 

If you read my posts, you know I took stock of my UFO's at the end of 2014. I have two UFO posts; one post for the Quilts! Quilts! Quilts! on Etsy UFO challenge, where I participate with 8 UFO's. 

This month I have finished UFO #7 - a wall hanging for a dear friend.

I have used fabrics from Debbie Mumm's 'Rustic Retreat'.  Actually these fabrics were leftovers from a bed quilt I made for him in 2009, you can see it here. It's time he gets the wall hanging too, isn't it?! :)  

Over the last week I have been quilting the 'disappearing pinwheel' quilt. 

Happy to say I made progress...

.... until....

..... YEP! Ran out of bobbin thread! More on the way from the US and I will get it middle February - earliest! 

I have a few other finished UFO's - from my other UFO post

UFO #9 - Table runner - finished! 

UFO #10 - table topper / candle mat - finished!

UFO #11 - Table Topper / Candle Mat - Finished! 

In between working on UFO's, I have made - and finished - a few other items

For Valentine's Day

Table Runner

Teapot cozy

Set of 2 table mats in red

... and a set of black Valentine's Day table mats

From the 'Rustic Retreat' leftover fabric...

... a mug rug

I'm almost done with another UFO, but that will be the next post. Stay tuned! :)

I've finished another mug rug too, but can't show it now. It's for a swap and not received. Don't want to spoil the fun! :) 

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January: 4 finished UFO's - 18 UFO's left

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1480 charms later... and more UFO's

We are into the peak of summer now and it's so hot & humid so it's no fun at all! Venture out in the middle of the days is like going into a sauna. Phew! Longing for cooler days in April - can't wait! 

If you read my previous posts, here and here, you know I took stock of my UFO's and my goal is to finish at least some of them! 

Progress on UFO #5
The PSQ has kept me busy over the last days. I've added the last row of blocks as well as the border. 

All the charms are from several swaps. Unfortunately some of the charms were not cut to exact 2.5 inch! Some were even less than 2 3/8"! For those, I have cut them into 2 inch charms. I'm very careful when I cut fabric; a 2.5" square should measure 2.5" - not 2 3/8" - or even less! It's disappointing to receive charms not cut to the right size.  Oh well, I swap 2 inch charms too and can use them for that, it's just about the unnecessary extra work!  It has been a tedious job to measure all the 1480 charms that go into this quilt, but now IT'S DONE! :)

I thought I had batting, but no... Had to place an order yesterday and should get it in about 3 weeks.

I was looking for something and guess what?! I found more UFO's! 

UFO #21
Some blocks I started February 2012! The idea is a quilt for our bed. I was looking for my blues. I know they are in a bag, but that bag is hidden very well somewhere, couldn't find it! Oh well, I know I will find it when I'm looking for something else! 

UFO #22
A fun stitchery. It was supposed to be a bag, but........... I think I will turn it into a wall hanging....  

Yesterday I was busy making a Valentine's Day teapot cozy. I have left to hem it. The 'plan' for today is working on a matching table runner, if not sidetracked! :)

Have a great day!