In the home stretch...

...with the little quilts. Won't we all be glad when this is over!?!
I decided to post the "finishes" on this batch, even though the one in the middle won't be finished for a while. It is being hand quilted, but the others are done!

This was the "before" shot. 
I can't put into words the euphoria I feel over getting these little quilts finished.




I haven't shared the finishes on the most recent two, so here you go.

This was Lori's (humblequiltsblog) Midwinter Blues SAL. It is finish #22 this year.





You can click any of these photos for a closer view of the quilting 

 

Here we have finish #23. This sweet 9-patch was made using 9-patches made by my Mom. They  were leftover from one of her quilts made many years ago.

I hadn't planned on quilting feathers in this. I thought it might be a little over the top for a humble 9-patch. But I tried out my original plan in one block and I did NOT like it.The quilt sat for a couple of days while I pondered and debated. Then I thought, "Who am I kidding--I WANT to do feathers on it!" So I did.                                                   These two styles of feathers are different from what I usually do. I tried them out on one of the Mystic Basket blocks (in my last post), and I liked them, so I put them all over this quilt.  

                                                     

This is my LAST BATCH of little quilts that need quilting. Three are really mini (the Mariner's Compass is 3"--not the whole quilt, just the compass), one is small and the other three are more wall hanging size.  Haven't basted these yet--maybe I will get to it this weekend. I am so much more likely to get quilting if the pile of quilts are basted and ready. If I finish all of these it will make 31 little quilts quilted this year!

Only one from this group was a SAL--Lisa Bongean's 10th anniversary SAL. I didn't add the last couple of rounds because I knew it would be too big to hang in the place I had for it.

This last photo is all because of Paulette (Sweet P Quilting and Creations blog). I blame credit her. She has had a few posts lately of the little pillows she has been making as bowl fillers. Her most recent is here.

She pointed out to me that I could use little leftover blocks to make some and that was all it took. I put all of these together yesterday using little bits of quilts that hadn't made the cut--and I also copied her idea of using Cheri's (quiltsbycheri blog) recent Facebook little basket quilt pattern to make a couple. There are definitely some seasonal themes here. I used what I had on hand. Thanks for the inspiration, Paulette!

Until next time,

Janet O.