Cedar Fork Stitches

Friday, October 11, 2019

Q4 Finish-A-Long List!

I promised myself I wouldn’t bewail the rapid passage of late Summer into Fall and Winter...it only took about 2 weeks in my neighborhood!

This is actually our second snowfall!

Sew! Onto the List...at this rate, 3 months will go by quickly, but it looks like I will get good sewing weather!

1. Mountain Reflections

This top has been finished since Spring! With batting ordered and backing/binding already on hand, my hopes are high for this one!

2. Baby Stars

For my sweet cousin, expecting her first, January 1st!!!

3.Simply Flying

Seriously, this one simply cannot be carried over into the next year!!!!
Polar fleece backing and a DS binding on hand...it may be the FMQ factor slowing this one down...time to grab it and growl!!!

4. Simply Medallion

Contrary to this picture, this top is and has been finished for awhile now...and yes, backing is on hand...I finally know how I will quilt this one, which is destined for my bed, so it is game on!

5 & 6. Prairie Rose Remix x 2

One large, one small, these were a fun Moda Bake Shop project earlier this year...I owe it to them and to Moda to finish these! Again, backing is on hand!

7. Meadow Mist Mystery Quilt

This is the oldest WIP on my admittedly ambitious list, started in 2016.
I chose these solids based on a couple beautiful hanging baskets of petunias given to me by a wonderful Amish family back in Indiana.
I ordered the fleece for the backing yesterday, and hope to give this to that family!

I think that is it for me this quarter!
I hope you all have the opportunity to get a few more finishes out of the WIP pile!
The Q4 list linky is open through October 18th, so please join us!
Good Luck!!!

Thursday, October 10, 2019

2019 Finish-A-Long: Q4 List Link Up!

Hello everyone! It is time for Quarter 4 of the Finish-A-Long (FAL)!

As you can see, a new quarter of the Finish-A-Long is starting today!

If you missed participating earlier in the year, you may still join us now for a brand new start!

Those of you who have joined us for any of the first three quarters, thank you!

and I do hope you finished some things and plan to continue on with us for Q4.

So let's start!

You can now link up your list of projects that you want to finish in

Quarter 4 of 2019. We are hoping that the FAL community will inspire you

to work on your unfinished projects this quarter, and to get them

finished before the end of the year!

Our 2019 Finish-A-Long Hosts

The 2019 FAL is hosted by a great community of bloggers. This year our hosts are:

Sandra - Sew of Course - Ireland
Marci - Marci Girl Designs - USA Louisiana
Leanne - She Can Quilt - Canada
Ella - Throw a Wench in the Works - USA Georgia
Karen - Capitola Quilter - USA California
Lynne - Tinking Along - USA Maryland
Izzy - Dizzy Quilts - Canada
Sarah G - Sarah Goer Quilts - USA California
Sarah Z - Cedar Fork Stitches - USA Montana
Julie - That’s Sew Julie - USA Iowa
Sharla - Thistle Thicket Studio - USA Kansas
Nicole - Handwrought Quilts - Canada

For those of you who are new to the FAL, here is an
explanation: The Finish-A-Long is a community aiming to motivate and
encourage each other to complete those unfinished projects that are
hanging around, sometimes for far too long. At the start of the quarter
you post and link up a list of projects you hope to finish in the next
three months. Then, at the end of the quarter, you link up each
successful finish from your original list.

Each linked up finish is an entry into the draw for wonderful prizes from our sponsors. There is no penalty
for not finishing a listed project, so feel free to make your list as
long or as short as you wish. The 2019 Schedule and Rules for the FAL
are on my permanent 2019 FAL page, let me know if you have any questions.

Our 2019 Finish-A-Long Sponsors

Here are the fantastic and generous sponsors for Q4 of the Finish-A-Long!

You can see each of their prizes listed under their logo.

Please think about visiting them and saying thank you for their their support of the FAL.

Winner's Choice of 1 Large 12 Spool Collection

$80 Gift Certificate

$50 Gift Certificate

$25 Gift Certificate

3 PDF Patterns

2 PDF Patterns

1 Six Month Subscription

2 PDF Patterns

$30 Fabric Voucher

Make your Q4 List of Unfinished Projects

Time to sort out those projects/UFOs/WIPs that you want to finish over the

next three months! Take a photo of each one and make your list.

If you like, you can use our Finish-A-Long Planner to list your projects and keep track of progress.

It also has all link-up dates for the year, and the hashtags that we use. SUPER handy!

Or use any method that works for you.

Please ensure that you have at least STARTED your projects!

***pulled fabric with a pattern is considered a project started**

Remember it is only a FINISHED project that will get you an entry toward the above listed prizes! So while we love to see your bee blocks, the "finish" is when they are a completed, usable project.

Post Your Q4 List

Post your list either on your blog, Instagram, or Flickr.

If posting on social media (Flickr, Instagram), it will be very helpful if you tag your list with

#2019FALQ4yourname (where yourname is unique to you). Using the same

hashtag over the quarter when sharing project progress or finishes helps

the host to make the connection to your original list quickly and easily.

IMPORTANT:

Don't forget to link up your finishes at the end of the quarter! We will

be posting a reminder on the blog and on Instagram, but do keep an eye

out...

Link-up Your Q4 List

The 2019 Q4 link for your list

of proposed finishes is now open below, and on each of the hosting blogs.

You only need to link your list once, on ONE host

blog, and the link will show up on all the host blogs. If you are using

Flickr or Instagram, post a mosaic of your projects and put your list in

the description. Don't forget to include your unique hashtag.

If you need a little help, Katy of The Littlest Thistle has a great tutorial on how to link up if you need it, and Marci has a post on

how to link up from Instagram.

Join the FAL Community

We also ask that you become

part of the FAL community. Please check out the links of others - visit

and comment on their lists. We all need encouragement to get those

finishes done, so please share some of your own too.

If you want you can follow us on Facebook: Finish-A-Long and/or on Instagram: @finishalong, too. We'll post encouragement during the quarter and reminders when the finishes link up opens at the end of the quarter.

When creating your list, remember there are no deductions for

not completing something, so - Aim High! Nothing to lose!!

Let's finish this year with a bang!!!

LET THE FUN BEGIN!

Feel free to use and share the FAL button at the top and this one too:

Remember: you only need to link up at ONE hosting blog and it will automatically show up on all hosting blogs.

An InLinkz Link-up

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Just a Friendly Reminder!

Today I'm popping in for a quick reminder that the Quarter 3 link up for all your finishes closes on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 11 pm EST. So you still have a few more days to finish that project or two and link them up to be eligible for prizes. The link up can be found HERE or on any of the 2019 FAL hosts blogs.

A few reminders for linking up:

Please only one finished project for each post that you link up, so
that each finish can be an entry in the (random) prize draw.
Please include a link to your original list in each post of your
finishes (on Instagram the link is the unique tag #2019FALQ3yourname to
be used in the Q3 list post, and in any Q3 finish post).
Please visit some of the other participants and leave a friendly comment, we all love to get those!

I also wanted to share with you that we just wrapped up "Tutorial Week" which has been part of the
Finish-A-Long since it's inception. The tutorials are varied,
interesting, and usually helpful, so take some time to investigate and
visit the blogs below!

October 2, 2019 - Leanne of She Can Quilt - Super Quick Produce Grocery Bags
October 3, 2019 - Lynne of Tinking Along - Selvage Hotpad Tutorial
October 4, 2019 - Sarah of Sarah Goer Quilts - Scrappy Pumpkin Quilt Block Tutorial
October 5, 2019 - Ella of Throw a Wench in the Works - How I do Needle Turn Applique: A Low Key Guide

And whether you had a lot of
finishes, or none at all this quarter, or you missed Finish-A-Long Q3
altogether, you can always join in for Quarter 4 which is taking off on October 10th, with the link up opening for your List of Proposed
Finishes. We hope you will join us!

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

2019 Finish-A-Long: Q3 Finishes Link Up!

We have reached the end of Quarter 3 of the 2019 Finish-A-Long!!

Of course, this means it is now time to link up those finishes from the

list you linked up in July. We hope that you have been able to complete

a lot of the UFOs from your list and if you haven't, we'll do it all over

again for Quarter 4!

The 2019 FAL is hosted by a great community of bloggers. This year our hosts are:

Marci - Marci Girl Designs - USA Louisiana
Sandra - Sew of Course - Ireland
Leanne - She Can Quilt - Canada
Ella - Throw a Wench in the Works - USA Georgia
Karen - Capitola Quilter - USA California
Lynne - Tinking Along - USA Maryland
Izzy - Dizzy Quilts - Canada
Sarah G - Sarah Goer Quilts - USA California
Sarah Z - Cedar Fork Stitches - USA Montana
Julie - That’s Sew Julie - USA Iowa
Sharla - Thistle Thicket Studio - USA Kansas
Nicole - Handwrought Quilts - Canada

Each finish you link up will be in the draw for great prizes, so let's give a huge thank you to our fantastic sponsors:

Winner's Choice of 1 Large 12 Spool Collection

$80 Gift Certificate

$50 Gift Certificate

$25 Gift Certificate

3 PDF Patterns

2 PDF Patterns

1 Six Month Subscription

2 PDF Patterns

$30 Fabric Voucher

The 2019 Quarter 3 linky for

your finishes is now open, below and on each of the hosting

blogs - you only need to link on one blog for your finish to appear on

all host blogs.

Link-up "Rules":

Add

one link for each finish. If you want to link a round up post of all

your finishes, use that link to enter one of your finishes and then link

the rest of your finishes separately. Please, only one link per

finish, as your link is an entry into the randomly drawn prize draws.

Please

ensure that the photo (Instagram or Flickr) or blog post you link up

contains a link or reference back to your original list so that we can

verify your entry (make sure it is from the right quarter, too).

On Instagram the best way to do that is to tag your photos with #2019FALQ3yourname (where yourname is

unique to you),

this makes it easier for us to match your finishes with your list, which

also should have this tag.

Please

become part of the FAL community. Check out the links of others and

leave a comment. We all need encouragement so let's applaud each other.

The 2019 FAL Facebook page is HERE and you can follow us on Instagram @finishalong.

Our hosts will also link up their finishes to share in the community but they are not eligible for any of the prizes.

The Q3 Finishes link will stay open from now thru 11 pm, EST, Wednesday, October 9, 2019.

Since we are global, you might want to check your time zone to determine

your last possible time to link.

You can also see how much time is left below the linked up images on the right.

It is best to link up your finishes early and if you have a last minute one, add

that one later so you don't miss out. The prizes will be awarded as

soon as we can verify all the entries and do the drawings. We will post

the winners on each host's blog.

Lastly, don't forget to start making your Q4 list as the next LIST link opens on

Thursday, October 10, 2019.

2019 Q3 Finishes Link Up:

An InLinkz Link-up

Thursday, July 18, 2019

My Q3 FAL List!

One of the things that I really like about the Finish-A-Long is that instead of just one 'jump start", at the beginning of the year, you get 4 "jump starts", at the beginning of each quarter!

And that works for me!

So here we are, mid-July, with a whole new bright and shiny quarter ahead of us!

Let's go!

1. Rapala Pillow

I bought this panel from a quilt shop Spring 2018, meaning to make a pillow for hubs, and well, here I am...better late then never!

I have the top assembled and ready to quilt up!

I think I will try and practice some simple FMQ on this!

2. Barton Baby Quilt

My sweet cousin and her wonderful husband are with child!

So of course I get to celebrate with a quilt!

A simple Ohio Star quilt, inspired by a Missouri Star Quilt Co pattern and a sweet quilt I saw on Instagram while browsing the #ohiostarquilt hashtag! Do you all ever just browse the hashtags on IG?

I love to see all the variations of blocks I am pondering!

3. Simply Flying

My Denyse Schmidt Flying Geese quilt has languished all year, even with a backing ready to go! Seriously Sarah, QUILT this already!

4. Meadowland

I bought the backing for this quilt just this week, so hopefully I can get this beauty all wrapped up by end of September!

5. Little Miss Sunshine

An HST happy quilt, I have the units all made and trimmed, just finalizing a layout.

I have saved this Jolly Bar a long time, and wish I was making this for myself, but it was undeniably just too perfect for a young, soon-to-be-married couple. Just perfect, I say!

The wedding is coming up fast, in August, so I better get my rear in gear!

That is all for me this quarter! By limiting my list, I hope it helps me focus during the Summer busyness I foresee in the next few months! Let's do this, shall we?!

Linking up with the Finish A Long, just under the wire!

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Q3 Finish-A-Long List Linkup!

Hello everyone! It is time for Quarter 3 of the Finish-A-Long (FAL)!

As you can see, a new quarter of the Finish-A-Long is starting today. If you missed participating the first half of the year, you can join us now for a brand new start. Those of you who did join us for the first and second quarter, thank you and I do hope you finished some things and plan to continue on with us for Q3.

So let's get to it!

You can now link up your list of projects that you want to finish in Quarter 3 of 2019. We are hoping that the FAL community will inspire you to work on your unfinished projects this quarter, and to get them finished!