Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind

Checking in with the "newbies."

Kathy is finishing up her second quilt.....

Kathy, it looks like you are finishing each quilt before you start a new one....what a concept!  This jelly roll quilt looks great, by the way.  I really like the color combination.

This seems like a good place to plug "pre-cuts" and kits.  A pre-cut is exactly what it sounds like; fabric that is cut into a shape or size before it's been purchased.  Charm packs, jelly rolls, layer cakes, dessert rolls, fat quarters (interesting how we get "fat quarters" after all those yummy-sounding names...ha ha.)  I found this blog post from Sew4Home that explains the different pre-cuts and shows examples of projects made from that particular pre-cut.

A "kit" is where the shop has put together all the fabric to make a specific quilt.  This can be very nice!  I can't say it is less expensive to buy a kit (although sometimes it is), but certainly it saves all the time picking out the fabrics.  ESPECIALLY when the pattern has a lot of different fabrics as is often the case with applique quilts.  Here are some examples of kits at Annie's Craft Store.  My Aunt Nyla is a sucker for kits! (You know it's true.) Truth be told, kits are sometimes darn hard to resist because the shop has spent a lot of time bringing together wonderful, coordinating fabrics, cut in just the right sizes.

Then there is the best of both worlds: a kit with all the pieces pre-cut. I've seen them on eBay and Etsy.  Would have come in handy, eh, Auntie?

Dez has joined a support group (AKA a block-of-the-month class (a BOM)) at a local quilt shop.
Here is her current project--on her "design floor."

The very first quilt I made was part of a BOM.  It is a great way to build your skills and meet like-minded, addicted quilters.
I really like the "star" in the lower right corner.

Dez still has not completed the black & white, zig zag quilt.  She keeps changing her mind about block placement.  So now you have two UFOs (Unfinished Objects?)  And at least one in your head, I'll bet.

I think that's pretty typical of most quilters; she said, only slightly embarrassed.  Most of us have more than one project going at any given time (or,  sometimes more than two....or even more.....)