The first number drawn is #2, a lovely Japanese taupe quilt. I made one for a graduation gift last May and had enough blocks to make a second one. The pattern is from Jelly Roll Quilts by Pam and Nicky Lintott. It's called "Pandora's Box." One of my long-armers, Connie Potter, found a quilting design with dragonflies just like the photo in the book.
The second number drawn is 4A, and this is a true UFO. One of my 4-H'ers made a quilt just like this for a county fair project in about, oh, 2005? I started one also to proofread the directions, and it languished in the UFO bin ever since.
So back to New Year's UFO party!
I am quite intrigued by your 'draw'. Is the intention that these should be the next ones to be finished, or is there a more esoteric thing going on?
ReplyDeleteThat is quite an achievement to do so many quilt tops in a year, what will you do with them all? I wait to see!
Mammafairy, here is how the UFO "draw" works:
ReplyDeleteEarlier in December I went thru my UFOs and took out 24, starting with the ones that are closest to being finished. I really only had about 8 "true" UFOs, the rest are "kits" that may be cut out but not started, or may just be the fabric and pattern for a specific quilt. I numbered each one and put them in a big plastic bin. Then I cut out 24 pieces of paper about 1" square and numbered them 1-12 and 1A-12A. I put each set in an un-used Tupperware container and last night had my husband draw a slip of paper from each. I think it's more fun to have someone else draw the numbers -- adds a little mystery!