My list of pre Q3 for the FAL

I haven't been in blogland for quite some time, but I am trying to get back in the groove, and while reading blogs today, first time in a LONG time. I happened across that it is timie to link up for the Pre Q3 Finish A Long over at SHE CAN QUILT. Sooo since I had the camera out for my quilt top finish, I snapped a few others too.

First I would love to get my finished quilt TOP quilted. The Xfactor quilt

Now these next three there is a story behind them. A good friend, quilt guild member died back in January. Her devastated husband wanted all her stuff gone ASAP as it hurt too much to have it around. Some of our little night group got with her husband about quilting up some of her quilt tops she had sitting around. He said yes, so they went and found 8 quilt tops, and fabric to match as best possible and batting too, and bagged them up. Then helped put prices on everything else to sell in a quilters yard sale. Well I couldn't get up with everyone to pick out which one I wanted to quilt. When I finally got over to one of the ladies house to pick up a quilt, she said ok, you get the hard ones, do you want this one or this one? Oh yeah, then there is this one noone wanted to even consider...............I have all THREE! So for this challenge

Second one I need done is Sarah's Starburst This isn't the best pic, because I flung it over a table piled with fabric scraps

Third that I need done is Sarah's wonky Log cabin

It looks orange and purple in this pic, but up close there are a lot of kinda oriental prints in there.

and Fourthly, the one NO ONE wanted to touch. A gem I think Sarah found somewhere. It is a huge circle the edge folded over once and hemmed. Until I went to post this pick, I never noticed the light "square" in between the dark rows. Up close it all blends together. Before I can quilt this one though, it needs a little fixin.

 All the patches made out of this yellow fabric needs to be plucked out and replaced.

I think the scrappier a quilt is the easier it is to quilt, because it covers up your screw ups more. So I don't know what no one wanted to touch this one. I am thinking it will be the easiest to quilt. I think I have a plan for the starburst one, but I haven't a clue for that wonky log cabin............do you have any ideas????

So my list is short and sweet this time, because three of them HAVE to get done, and the other one would be nice to not add it to the UFO pile at all. :D

2013 FAL 1st qtr pre-linky

Well you know I have goals, and I have them all over the place. This way I am accountable in more than one place. The last goal place that I can think of is the 2013 FAL over at She Can Quilt.. This is my 1st quarter pre-linky list of what I want to get done.

I want to get this Christmas string quilt quilted, and bound and be done. Finally got it loaded.

 Then I want to finish this Quilt for Kids quilt. I cleaned off the table so I can just quilt this one on the domestic machine, it is little and I am planning on just straight stitching it across the blocks corner to corner.

Finish the Orca Bay quilt. As this was last years mystery.

Finish Easy street. Still have clues 6,7, and 8 to do. But I am not in a hurry it seems.

Get the grinch quilt done, borders need to be added, the back needs to be made, then quilted and bound too.

Then I have 7 bindings to put on. :D These 4 dog mats

 This yellow monochromatic D9P that has been on every list for all of 2012, I think it is time to get it done. Once and for all!!!! I am tired of putting it on every list.

 The wounded warrior one.............sad it is still sitting here. Quilted finally, but not done.

I think I accidentally cut up my binding I had for this one.......damn. So now I have to find something to match turtle bay. Amy did such a wonderful job quilting it for me.

Then I need to get a back for this one then get it quilted and bound too.

Then there are these 2 kitty pinwheel ones that need to be quilted. I started these about 18-19 years ago!!!!

 Rockin Row Robin still needs another row added, then to piece a back and get it quilted and bound too.

Then I want to start my Dear Jane to go along with The Rainbow Scrap Challenge over at Angela's. Also get some pink scraps (January's color)sewn into other beginnings. Then whatever colors she picks for February and March.

Yes my list is big...........either go big or don't go at all. Since I have a BIG list of UFO's WIP's and PhD's too, I might as well list as many as possible and surprise myself by how much (or how little)I get done.

I have soooooooooooooo many I want to start, but I am trying to keep to the rule. Finish 2 before starting another one, so the list gets smaller as the year goes by.

What about you? Are you going in the 2013 FAL too???

I guess I could also say this list is going to help me Complete my sewing 2013 PhD as well