UFO #11 Challenge for September

I started out with approximately 80 signature blocks but soon discovered more blocks were needed, since I kept remembering others who had worked with me through the years.  I chose the pattern, Trip Around the World but have named the quilt, Trip Around MTSU.  There are 96 signature blocks on the front and at least 20 signature blocks will be on the back.  I would like to say the front is complete, but I still need to add a small border before the front is done and then I must piece the back in order to include the additional signature blocks.  There are many people who are looking forward to seeing the completed quilt, so this one cannot remain a UFO.

Another Baby Quilt made this month

A friend gave me some darling brown paisley fabric that she had left over from her sewing projects.  I discovered I had a pretty light blue fabric that matched it beautifully.  So a cute baby quilt was created for "Bags of Love" and donated this month at our guild meeting.

Baby Quilt Sent out this month

Happily designed a baby quilt on Electric Quilt 7 program.  Found an article in Quilter's Newsletter Magazine on how to make pieced letters and numbers.  The article can be found in QNM October 1999 and is called Patchwork Alphabet by Sherri Bain Driver.  I discovered it was very easy to piece the letters for Reid's new baby quilt.  I purchased the fabric on-line from Fabric.com

Here is the back of Reid's quilt.  The name of the quilt is "Just a Few Giraffes".  This fabric was found up at Hancock's of Paducah, when I travelled up to the AQS Show in April of this year.

View of Campus

A view of the park-like setting where I used to work.  Actually, this was the view from my car, where I enjoyed sitting and having my lunch each day.  Each season gave a new perspective of your surroundings.
I loved to watch the squirrels and the birds. 

UFO #11 Challenge for September

Judy from Patchwork Times has chosen the project for September's UFO Quilt Challenge.  My project #11 is a Signature Quilt with each co-worker's signature, along with the date they began working at the university. The blocks are 5 inches square.  My plan is to create a unique design to include the 80 signature blocks, along with some pictures of the campus.  The campus always reminded me of a state park with the beautiful trees and massive lawns.  In 2011, the campus turned 100 years old.  It began as a two-year Normal School for training teachers.

August UFO Project #7

This quilt top will be mailed along with my finished July project to Julie at Phoenix Quilts.  I will be mailing it out on Tuesday.  The Blog links seem to have changed in the last few weeks, so it may me awhile to figure out how to create the link.  Otherwise, you can check out Julie's blog at:  http://PhoenixQuilts.blogspot.com
 

July UFO Project #3 finished

July 2012 Project Complete on 8/6/2012

I enjoyed watching the 2012 Olympics while I sewed on the binding.  The machine quilting was done with the walking foot.  The Norman Rockwell panel was pieced into the back to allow enough width and I was happy with how it added some excitement to the back of the quilt.

While I was reading through several different quilting blogs, I came across a link to Phoenix Quilts (aka Operation Wood Hollow).  Julie Anderson of Utah, started a wonderful ministry for the 2012 fire victims.  She is collecting quilts, quilt tops, blocks and batting to be used to complete quilts which will then be delivered to those who lost their homes.  So, this quilt is being mailed out to Julie tomorrow.

I found the link to Phoenix Quilts on the Blog of
Confessions of A Fabric Addict.

Back of July Project-Norman Rockwell photos