Hello and welcome to the January installment of the 12 Quilts in ’12 Challenge! I’m hosting here on my blog, but Amy and Liz are playing along, too. We hope you will join in!
This month I have a very satisfying finish to share… I finally knocked out my second-oldest WIP! In April of 2010, Jen and I signed up to participate in the Jaybird Quilts Hexagon quilt-a-long. Jen finished hers, but mine languished.
I think part of the reason I didn’t finish it quickly is that I don’t like samplers. Controversial, I know, and something I took a long time to realize, but while I loved each of Julie’s hexagon shapes, I just didn’t like them together. When I saw this photo on flickr, I knew I had my layout. I got out the pieces a few months ago and finished the quilt top right before we moved.
This quilt was NOT easy…
…but it makes a great impact…
… and, most importantly, my little sister loved it!
A closeup of one of my favorite stars:
I had another (smaller) finish this weekend. A really long time ago, Amy ordered some kits for HMQG from Quilts for Kids. We finished a ton of them really quickly and sent them back but, for some reason, two got (kind of) forgotten. Amy asked me if I would ship the last finished quilt and one (sad and lonely) unfinished kit back to Quilts for Kids. I felt really bad about sending an unfinished kit, especially after having it for so long, so I told Amy I would whip it up.
I bought a new machine this weekend and was itching to test it out. But I didn’t want to use it on any existing projects (I never mix machines!) so I decided to try my new Singer 185K on this quick, satisfying project.
It pieced together really quickly and my 185k sews a delightful 1/4″ seam! When it came to the quilting, I wanted to stick to my vintage machines, so I decided to practice my free-motion quilting on my Singer 301A. Turns out, I still need a lot more practice!
No closeup of the quilting for you today, but I think it will make someone really happy!
So what are you waiting for? Link to your January finish below!
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This month’s prize:
- Quilt in a Day Small Flying Geese Ruler (love this thing! it makes perfect geese for your swoon quilts)
- Random fabric scraps from my stash
Giveaway details:
- Blog about your finished project or post a picture of it to flickr
- Link up to your project here
- Any project you finished this month is eligible, but please link to only one blog post/flickr picture (it’s okay if you blogged about multiple finishes, we love that!)
- Entries for this giveaway will be open until Monday, February 6 at noon
- The dedicated folks who enter all 12 times will be entered to win a grand prize next January!
If you have any questions, please email me or leave a comment below!
Your hexagon quilt is beautiful! It has such a nice soft feel to it. Congratulations on the finishes!
Hi! I have only one teeny finish so far this year. My house has had the sick bug going around for the last two weeks. Here is my one little finish http://byanjeanette.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-finish-of-new-year.html. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Your hexagon quilt is beautiful! Thanks again for hosting such a fun challenge this year. My big finish of January is my Fenced Foxes baby quilt: http://jaceycraft.blogspot.com/2012/01/fo-fenced-foxes.html
Love your vintage machines! That quilt looks more complex than something I want to take on! Congratulations on the finishes, and thanks for hosting a fun giveaway!
That is a gorgeous quilt. I’m glad your sister loves it!
I’m kind of off to a slow start in 2012 so I only had a couple of tiny finishes this month. Here’s one of them: http://plainjane21.blogspot.com/2012/01/zills.html
so torn…
i’ve had two finishes.
both of them baby quilts.
both of them rushed. one because of an early baby arrival. one because of a surprise baby shower.
only one of them with decent pictures.
http://sarah.lidbom.com/2012/01/maxs-quilt.html
12 quilts in 12… what a fun idea. i hope i can keep up!
This was a finish that was a long time coming! I am so happy it’s done and I love to look at it. I can barely stand to give it to my mom.
Very pretty quilt! That quilt along was on my to-do list, but I never got started.
I need to get a proper photo of my first finish — but finish one, I did! Eleven more to go!
Does it have to be a quilt finish? How about my first bag?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32474418@N04/6744602773/in/photostream
Absolutely, a bag or any other project works just fine! I will add your bag to the links.
I added my link!!
and blogged about my finishes this month! yipeeee!!! 
thanks for the inspiration!
I’ll play too! Thanks for hosting.
I just love your hexagon quilt. It is so pretty!
Your finish looks great.I like how your hexagons turned into stars. Thanks for the chance to link up.
I’m swooning along, and still in the cutting phase, the the ruler would be perfect!!
My favorite finish of January is my first do.Good Stitches quilt. Here she is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ambernoel/6720451077/in/photostream
It’s all donated – what a wonderful feeling
I’m at: ambernoel226 at gmail dot com
Thanks!
i linked up! haven’t blogged it yet, but it’s my 1st quilt top. (not my first completed quilt, but the first top i ever made.) finally finished, it’s a good feeling! http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftytammie/6772787893/in/photostream
Just put my link in – My + and x quilt – my first true scrappy quilt – love love love it – had a little bit of trouble with some professional basting almost ruining it….but got over that and back to being my favourite (I think!) Crossing my fingers for winning the ruler – had my eye on one of those for a while now and have plans for a flying geese quilt – millions of them! – this would be super super good!