April Goal

Last month I finished up a rocket themed quilt top for Dyson.  My trick for this month is to turn it into a quilt.  I plan to  piece the backing of the fabrics I have left, baste, quilt and bind it.  Pretty ambitious considering how many other things I have on my plate this month.

What else might you ask?  1) We are buying a house, due to close on May 10th so I will have a ton to do this month to make this happen. 2) Dyson will be starting all three therapies this month (Speech, OT and PCIT).  3) I have a few projects to make for sale... a kiddy apron and two Guinea pig pin liners, not to mention the four donation quilts I've committed to making. 4) Fun Day, a fun filled day of quilting with girls from my guild.  All day on a Saturday.  5) I am doing two runs (one mud and one regular), which will be an all day affair both days because I am volunteering at the races. 6) All my other current obligations (Mom's group, Catholic Mom's group, Breast Cancer Quilt Committee and Guild Newsletter).

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March Finish

Down to the wire but here it is!  Dyson's Rocket quilt top with four appliquéd rockets (one at the bottom, out of sight).

I hate that I didn't have time to add more details about this finished project but will over the coming days.  I was in such a hurry to check in for "A Lovely Year of Finishes" that I didn't post with my usual flair.

I decided to do mitered borders (on the larger boarder) because part of quilting is to learn/perfect new skills with each quilt.  It was quite an adventure.  I've done them before on a smaller project but it's been years and was much easier to manage.  On this larger quilt, I had too much fabric to handle and some of my corners ended up pinched or puckered.  I will speak with my LQS about getting help on this particular skill for my next quilt.

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I had planned to do two appliquéd rockets in my sketch.  I then talked myself into 4 when I realized how big the quilt was going to be... the darn thing just kept growing.  So I cut out 4 and after doing the first rocket, I decided that I should stick to two.  When I stood back to admire the one I'd finished, I realized that I put it on the short side of the quilt and felt that it would not look right with only two on the shortest sides.  SO, I decided to do the four again.  I will try to avoid smaller appliqués in the future...they were not easy to machine stitch!  

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Edited 4/1/13 to add more information.