UFO List 2012

Edit:

Somehow I forgot to post my UFO list in January.  I've finished 5 of them so far. I'm a little behind but hope to catch up by the end of the year. 

I had compiled my list with pictures of my UFOs (unfinished objects) for Judy's challenge way back in January.  I forgot to post it.  So before any more time flys by here's my list.

Judy at Patchwork Times is have a UFO Challenge for 2012.  I've thought about entering it but wasn't sure if I could keep on task to complete one UFO a month.  But if the challenge helps to motivate me to accomplish any, then I'll have succeeded.  Here's my list:

1.   Small charity quilt.  Needs binding

2.   Jessee's quilt.  Only top is completed

3.   St. Paul Parochial School charity auction quilt.  Top completed

4.   Jan's quilt.  Top completed

5.   Jana's quilt. Top completed

6.   Springtime Churndash quilt.  Top completed

7.   Applique wallhanging.  Binding needed

8.   Louise's batik stars quilt.  Binding needed

9.   BOM Star quilt.  Piecing, quilting and binding needed

10.  BOM quilt as you go.  Piecing, quilting and binding needed

11.  Boy Scout vests.

12.  Blue tablerunner.  Binding needed

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Well, seeing it written down is reality.  I am going to make a concerted effort to get all these done by December 31, 2012

January 2012 UFO Project

Minutes ago I finished my January project.  It has been washed, dried and delivered.  Whew!  I did it!  I'm calling it Flower Garden.  It was a block of the month class I took several years ago.  The top was completed but not quilted or bound.

Judy called for project number 5:

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I'll finished this one when she calls 11. I substituted this for 5 because of a deadline.  I donated this quilt to to our local parochial school annual auction.  I hope it brings them a decent amount of money.

For February, Judy called project 1.  This one is a child's charity quilt.  Someone from one of my favorite quilt shops made the top and I will finished it.  It only needs binding.

Chicken Ahead

This morning I was reading this post about making chicken for a week of meals and decided to try it.  I have done this with Chicken Tetrazzini.  The Chicken Tetrazzini recipe makes enough for five meals.  I substituted chicken for the turkey.  I labelled each container and then froze them.  It was great to come home after work and be able to have a good meal without all the prep.  It was such a great experience that I decided to try Dicky's Chicken for a week.  Once the chicken has defrosted some, I will take out the giblet bag and the tray packing.  You can see it on the chicken in the front.

The chicken is in the roaster and it's Saturday, so I have time to do this.  I was glad that I had whole chicken in the freezer.  I bought these for $.79 a pound.  I buy the limit everytime they come on sale and of course, space availability in the freezer.

Now, I have all day to finish my quilt.  I've been saying this for two weeks.  It's a quilt I'm donating to the St. Paul Parochial School Auction.  It'll be held February 4. So you won't be hearing about it after that.  Then I'll be on another UFO (unfinished project).

I should be able to take if off the longarm today and make the binding and attach it.  I can make it.

How is everyone's Saturday?

Customer Quilt for Charity

Here is another charity quilt Ann made and I quilted. I need to get some microhandles for the smaller stippling work. I didn't have a lot of control here. I do think that I should have slowed the speed down also.

Correction

In my last post I erred in speaking about the charity quilts. There is a group of women belonging to Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, an international organization founded in 1939-40 for women. One of their principles is service to the community. Each chapter has a special project or charity to commit time and resources to help make them successful. Eunice is one of the members and a contributor to Lullaby Quilts, an organization that makes quilts for the neonatal wards at St. Vincent's and Emmanual Legacy hospitals located in the Portland, OR area. They donate about 100 quilts a month to each of the hospitals.