Four Panels, Four Years Later!
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21737)
Canada
March 25, 2017 5:25am CST
Sometimes it is a colour that catches the eye. Thrift shops accasionally have some interesting scraps in their crafting, sewing corner.
Four years ago, the aqua colour of these panels caught my eye. The price was right! All four panels for less than $1.00.
A few weeks later I took a panel with me when I went shopping to find fabrics that would complement the blocks and create a larger quilt front.
A week or two later the center was assembled. The flying geese (triangle pieces) had been made and attached.
Then life interrupted. The panel, the fabrics and ideas were folded into a shoebox and placed on the shelf. Another UFO.
This week, during my listening marathon I pulled thus project out of hibernation and made it a bit bigger. Now the "flimsy" ( assembled quilt front, waiting to be sandwiched and quilted) is hanging in my closet, patiently waiting in queue to be quilted.
Another UFO completed. Does this mean I can start a new project?
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27 responses
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
I've actually finished another project. Yesterday that "flimsy" was finished before 9AM. After lunch I made a bag which I'm hoping to take a few photos of so I can get it up on my .etsy store.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
25 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt You are busy every moment of your day, congratulations!
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I was listening to an audiobook. I can't just sit and listen...I need to be doing something...but it can't be something that needs a great deal of thought.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
25 Mar 17
It definitely is very nice.May be you should have
a short break.Otherwise the new project may become an unfinished object.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
I seem to be getting some of those UFOs done. I spend some time sorting and tidying my sewing room this afternoon.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
31 Mar 17
Thank you....I'm hoping to finish a few things today...it is supposed to be a day of heavy rain....I'm staying home and inside.
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So no, no new projects yet. 
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
The front is done. The quilting gets done...one at a time...I have two that I'm actively hand quilting...that takes a little more time and my finger needs a break regularly.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
26 Mar 17
@JudyEv it's a good thing my question was rhetorical. Imagine if I really needed permission to begin a new project.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt Okay, you're excused. You can start a new project. 
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
28 Mar 17
I've just checked out your store, you are a professional!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
The aqua was what caught my eye....the Broncs and beiges really make the aqua pop. Finding the right colours was a lot more challenging than I had expected....now I hav a few quilting jobs to finish before this one gets sandwiched and quilted.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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31 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt i was the same way when i used to knit. i have tons of yarn from those days
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
31 Mar 17
I love finding bargains.. Sometimes I need to avoid anyplace that sells fabric....I need to use some of my stash.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
31 Mar 17
@jillybean1222 I cleared out my yarn about a year ago. I had lots of bits and decided I needed the room for something else....fabric?
@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
25 Mar 17
Looks great reminds me of the quilts my great grandma used to make
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
My grandmother never made any quilts. My mother did, but I had been quilting for a number of years before she decided to tackle one. I try to make a wide variety....some are more traditional...others are more modern.
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
That is so nice. Keep making more.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
I'm sure I will make many more. Now that I'm able to use the treadle...I want to work my way up to do free motion quilting on a full sized quilt.
@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
25 Mar 17
This is beautiful!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
31 Mar 17
@ShifaLk I've explained it a few times. Some missed the explanation.
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I didn't understand
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
31 Mar 17
Beautiful piece. Hope you will decide to finish it and display your results here.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
31 Mar 17
I will finish it. I have a full sized quilt pinned at the moment that needs to be quilted first. Yesterday I was working on another UFO. The blocks have been made for quite some time, now I'm assembling them into a flimsy.
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
28 Mar 17
Congratulations, you reached your goal almost. I am sure that such determination will soon get the quilted part finished and it will be hanging on your wall or covering your bed.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
31 Mar 17
I am currently quilting a large quilt. I hope t have it finished before it gets too hot to have it on my lap while I work on it.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
28 Mar 17
Thank you. A lot of practice. My first quilts were very much a learning experience.
@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
25 Mar 17
Congrats Morley! That's beautiful. I think you can start in a new quilt now.
@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
25 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt You're welcome. I bet it would be nice.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
Thank you. Today was a sort and clean day in my sewing room...it's nice to be able to see what colour the carpet is again.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Mar 17
Wow! It turned out great. You should be very proud of your sewing project!!
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt - You should be pleased. It is lovely!
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
4 Apr 17
Thank you. I can't wait to get it quilted. Machine? Or hand quilting? Decisions...decisions....decisions.
