Sunday, January 23, 2011

The First UFO is Finished!!!

UFO #6 is done!!!  Well there is one more small thing to accomplish… make and apply the label. I spent the morning looking through computers, hard drives and cd’s to find the meanings for the Kanji symbols on the quilt. I’m on my 4th computer since I made the quilt… so finding some information is not as easy as it used to be –before the information age!!! I will prepare the label today and hand stitch it down after dinner.

East meets Narnia


The official name of the quilt is ‘EAST meets Narnia’. I made the quilt when some of the L Rossi “Oriental” themed prints were just hitting the market. Once I had the top done, I saw it could use some embellishments, so I added a few Japanese Crests, symbols and Kanji. I was assembling this top close to New Years and I was looking for words that expressed hope. The Kanji symbolizes ‘peace’, ‘harmony’, ‘truth’ and ‘benevolence’, which I thought were good words to see us from 2004 into 2005. I think that is when I made this top. The title came about because I listened to 'The Chronicles of Narnia' while quilting... hours and hours.


I used wool batting and it really puffed up. And if there is a nice drape, I’m not seeing it. Although I bet it will be warm in the winter somewhere. It will be a bit too warm for here, summer or winter.

I’m looking forward to the next UFO number to be drawn… but I wish I could use this next week to get started on the next one… If I only know which number it will be. I did think about one of the unfinished tops on the list… I am thinking of just making it a duvet… to cover one of my down lap blankets. I have 6 or so of them and the colors are awful on all of them. So UFO #7 might just become a duvet cover, but it would nice as a wall hanging too.



So stick around… the next UFO is just about a week away… what to do with the leftover time????



More later- Beth


18 comments:

  1. Congrats on another finished project!

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  2. Finishing feels great! I wish I could see the details of the quilt better. I am a sucker for red. You know, I don't have many UFOs - kind of like I only have one book that I read at at time. That is, one for entertainment. I usually have several projects mid-stream, but not lots piled up unfinished. I've also not tried wool batting. I like my all cotton and haven't ventured further.

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  3. Nice! It's beautiful!
    Did you quilt it a lot? Or a little? I find the more I quilt wool batting, the more it drapes.

    Can't you just work on any UFO until the next one is announced? Or is that not in the "spirit" of things?

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  4. That's beautiful! I love how looks! I finished a small quilt today too!

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  5. it's a very beautiful piece and I do love the colors. Well done to finish it, I find it very hard to pick up old pieces and make them ready LOL.

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  6. OKAY call me slow.. it won't be the first time from you Big Sis... but what does UFO stand for?

    Meg..the little sis... hee hee hee

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  7. What a wonderful quilt! I sure miss your talent, inspiration, and laugh!

    Janel

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  8. Congrats on your finish.
    It is truly beaufitul
    glen

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  9. Absolutely beautiful quilt! Your quilting is beautiful, too.

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  10. i always like an Asian quilt. great job

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  11. Great quilt...wonderful colors.

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  12. You did a fantastic job with that quilt! Just beautiful! Congrats on your finish. :o)

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  13. Congratulations on a great finish! Doesn't it feel wonderful to be able to use this quilt now?!?

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  14. I love your fabrics, and the embelishments are lovely.
    Cheers,
    Dionne

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  15. It really is beautiful! Congrats!

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