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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

UFO Challenge--January 2017

Judy at Patchwork Times is once again hosting a UFO Challenge this year. Each participant makes a list of 12 UFOs, and each month Judy picks a random number to let us know our assigned project for that month. The number for January was 3.

I had so many UFOs around that I submitted two lists--one that is mostly piecing and/or borders (see that list HERE) and one that is mostly quilting/finishing (see it HERE.) Here are my #3 UFOs for January:  

Green Crossroads--quilt & bind. Nothing got done on this project.



Ring Around the Stars--started May 2001. The original plan back in 2001 was to make a bed-sized quilt, but I realized part-way through that I didn't have enough of the background fabric. The center of the quilt was all together as shown in the first photo, measuring about 51" x 63". 



I added two borders to the quilt center, bringing it up to 61" x 73.5". 

Ring Around the Stars
61" x 73.5"

Here is a close-up shot so you can see the fabrics.



I liked this pattern so much that I did make a bed-sized version of it with most of the same fabrics. This one has a different background, which really brightened up the look of the quilt. It was completed in 2002 and is one of my favorite quilts ever!


I am currently 1 & 1 on my UFO Challenges. Hopefully I can do better in February. Waiting to see what number Judy draws! I am linking up to Patchwork Times for Judy's end-of-the-month showing of our results.

Julie in GA

6 comments:

  1. I do like your finish very much! It was good that you concentrated on it ;-)

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  2. Thank you for explaining how the UFO challenge works! I must have missed the original post and was trying to figure out how to join in. I think it's really cool that you're finding a new plan for blocks that you set aside back in 2001. Those stars are beautiful!

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  3. A gorgeous quilt! I love how it looks as if it has curves. I can see why you love it. That one is gorgeous too.

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  4. Awesome finish! I'm so glad that I'm not the only one with more than one UFO list ...

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  5. It's all progress! Congrats on the very pretty finish!

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