Quilt Qwazy Queens Blop Hop 2018

Hello My Royal Subjects Blog Readers.  Welcome to the Quilt Qwazy Queens Blog Hop 2018.  I'm sew glad you stopped in.  It's been a while since I posted last, would you believe 5 months!  My how time does fly!  This year's theme for Quilt Qwazy Queens is UFO's.  Now that's a subject I know a lot about.  In fact, I'm pretty sure I'm in the running for the most UFO's Queen.  I just keep accumulating more and more.  The last two years have really added to my UFO number as I sure haven't completed many and sure have started many more.

Since my purchase of the X-Blocks Company, I accumulated many more UFO's.  I made lots of samples with that purchase and many of the samples have a "bonus" project using the "cut offs".  Of course, I can't throw anything away and I saved all those "cut-offs" in hopes of making that "bonus" project someday.  Thus my UFO's increased exponentially.  Although I didn't complete all the "bonus" projects, at least I've got one more to cross off the list.

I picked the Thornton X-Blocks Quilt Cut-offs to work with.  You can find the Thornton pattern here.

This shows the block and the cut-offs from each block. I'm using the 6 1/2" X-blocks template.

I began by sorting the cut-offs into like piles.

I then paired a darker cut-off with a background cut-off and sewed them together.

I squared them to a 2 1/2" x 5" rectangle.

And sewed them into pairs.

Once again, I squared them to a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" square.  

Now sew 4 units together to make a block.

You will need 10 blocks for the table runner.

YAY!  Another UFO is crossed off the list.

And just so you don't think I'm a total slacker; here are a few of the UFO's I've completed over the last few months.

This is Moth in the Window.  I started it at the Bonnie Hunter Retreat I went to in August 2017 in Iowa.

A modern Traffic Jam that I started while living in Illinois.  You can find the Traffic Jam pattern here.

Americana Stars and Stripes Sampler that I started many years ago while living in Brownwood, Texas

Log Cabin Houses was a block of the month started in Brownwood, Texas.  I took it to many retreats before it was finished.

Moda free pattern from about 2015.... maybe???  

Although I don't always heed my advice, the best way to finish UFO's is to divide and conquer and/or set aside a small amount of time each day or week to work on UFO's.  It is surprising how much you can get done in a 15-minute session each day or week.  Another way to finish UFO's is to use them as leaders and enders.  If you're not familiar with leaders and enders, you can read about them here. 

Quilt Qwazy Queens Blog Hop is hosted by Marion at Seams to be Sew and has some pretty amazing sponsors.

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Quilt Qwazy Queens has some equally amazing bloggers participating in this hop.  Check out the schedule and go visit the other Queens and see what they've got on the UFO list.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

 | Quilting Queen Online | Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats |
| Melva Loves Scraps | The Quilted Snail | 

Friday, March 16, 2018

| FunThreads Designs | Elizabeth Coughlin Designs | Quilting with Vanda |
| Life in the Scrapatch | Thrift Shop Commando |

Monday, March 19, 2018

| Just Because Quilts | MooseStashQuilting | Pumpkin Patch BC |

| Quilting Affection Designs | Ms. P Designs USA |

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| Words & Stitches | Sew Many Yarns | Quiltin’ Grandma’s Blog | 

| Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc. | Adventurous Applique and Quilting |

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

| Kathy’s Kwilts and More | Seacoast Quilter |
| DesertSky Quilting | Seams To Be Sew |

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Thanks for stopping by.  I hope it's not another 5 months before we meet again.  Actually, it won't be.  Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy is hosting an X-Blocks Blog Hop in May.  You won't want to miss it!  See you then, if not before!