Endless Chain

The endless chain quilt has been on my to do list for over ten years.  When the String a Long quilting group I belong to came up with a challenge to make a "Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend" string quilt, I noticed if I changed a piece in the block to be the same fabric as the background it gave me the endless chain block -  I was excited.  I couldn't wait to get started.  I choose to use my civil war fabric stash which gives it a scrappy, old fashioned look.  Because of the larger size I decided to make this quilt it seemed like an endless chain to get it pieced together.
All quilted, but not having enough fabric to bind this quilt I had to travel north to one of my favorite quilt shops for curb-side service.  With fabric in hand I made quick work of binding and taking a picture.
I'm extremely happy with the end results.  It's everything I was hoping it would be.  Again, every quilt I finish ends up being my favorite until the next quilt I finish.
I sent a picture of the finished quilt to my daughter in LA and she replied "who did you make that quilt for"?  I replied no one special - just a quilt I wanted to make.  Is that hint that she loves it too?  Well, she didn't ask if she could have it so I've folded it up and added it to my pile of finished quilts.
Speaking of my pile of finished quilts - I think I need to start finding places to display or store them.  The pile is ready to fall over unto the floor.

My Endless Chain quilt finished size is 92" by 92"

The weather has been cold with snow for the past couple days which has kept in in the house working on my UFOs.  In fact, my UFOs and to-do list is dwindling down.   Looking at my pile of unquilted quilts, there are only four left.  However, I still have six quilts that I need to finish piecing together, but I have really put a huge dent in my projects.  It's also great that I'm using up fabric that I already have purchased.  I have decided that as I finish piecing a quilt it will be quilted immediately, so I shouldn't have any more quilts piling up waiting to be quilted.

Blockhead

Back in February of 2018 our quilting group came across Moda's Block Heads One and decided that it would be a great challenge.  This challenge started in 2017 and was intended to be a block a week, but since we joined in after a few months of it starting a couple of the ladies went crazy and made several at once.  Unfortunately, as the weeks progressed most of our group lost interest.  Working with blocks that finished as 6 inches that were constructed with squares averaging one inch and challenging instructions it took the fun out of this challenge.  It would have helped if there were some finished square sizes included.
I thought that the ladies were doing a great job.  Their color choices and blocks were looking great.  Too bad they ended up as UFOs.  Although I didn't stick to the block per week, I was determined to finish this quilt and plowed away at these blocks off and on over the next year and an half.   Since I used quite a few different fabrics and colors there were times that I started to second guess my fabric choices.  Many times I was ready to give my blocks to a UFO pile too, but I pushed along finishing the construction in December of 2019.
I made my quilt larger with a total of 100 blocks than the recommended 48 block size so many of the blocks I duplicated in different fabrics.  And to add madness to an already time consuming quilt I connected my blocks with 1 1/2" by 3" flying geese constructing 624.  I love the flying geese block and after making this many I've become the flying geese queen.  The ladies in my group think I was crazy, but I was in no hurry - I was on a mission.
Looking at the pile of quilts I have completed at home, and who knows how many other quilts I made as gifts for others, I don't need to rush through making so many quilts.  I've decided to choose what I really want to do and enjoy the journey.  I know I'm mastering or learning a new technique.
I quilted my Block Heads quilt on April 30, but had to wait until I could get more fabric to bind it.  With these stay at home orders it is very challenging to get supplies. So today I was able to buy my fabric curb-side from a local quilt shop and bound it.  Here it is.  I love the finished result.  (I think I say this about every quilt once I finish it).

Finished size 97" by 97"

Now that my quilt is done some of my quilting friends are second guessing abandoning their quilt and are considering tackling it again - just not as big as mine and not with 624 flying geese in the borders.