2019 Finish Along | Quarter 2 Projects

Ah, winter is coming to an end here in the UP. The snow is melting and spring is on the way. The robins have returned, what a wonderful sign!

This quarter is going to be a struggle for me. After our long winter, I am just itching to get out on the trails and hike with my family. But I also want to keep making progress on my WiP's!

I am bringing just one unfinished item from my Q1 list, this Bonnie & Camille Churn Dash Quilt. I just didn't have time to finish quilting this one. So all I need to do is finish quilting and bind!

Last year I sewed along with the 100 block in 100 days. Well I kinda fell off the bandwagon around day 70-something. I took 60 of those blocks and modified the Sliding Scale pattern from the Tula Pink 100 Modern Blocks book to create this rainbow quilt. Now to just finish it!

I finished this City Tiles quilt top in March 2018. Yet another quilt top that has been cluttering up my sewing space.

Another bee quilt! I can't even remember when this one was started. The last few weeks I have been working to finish any blocks, sashing, and borders. So now this one is ready for quilting. Though my dilemma now is, quilt myself or sent it out for quilting?!

So four quilts that need quilting, here's to hoping for a productive quarter!

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