UFO #6 Challenge for October

Here it is the middle of October and I am just now taking the UFO for October out of the box to take a picture of the quilt top.  Yes, the top is complete with borders.  I took a class at our guild.  Thankfully, I have kept all of the guild newsletters.  I was surprised to discover the quilt was less than 5 years old.   I found the information in the June 2008 (Issue 137) newsletter.

The class was given by Libby Smith of Nashville.  The quilt pattern is "Honeycomb Waffle".  A clear view 60-degree ruler is needed.  I used Sara Nephew's Triangle ruler dated 1986.

Beautiful Fall day in Tennessee

Early this afternoon, we hopped in the car and took a short ride to our local Greenway.  My DH took all the great pictures.  Our little dog had a delightful time.  She is now taking her afternoon nap.  Within an hour of arriving back home, the sun disappeared and it's cloudy.  Our timing was perfect.

The top 2 pictures look like they would be good for landscape quilts.

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.