February UFO/Monochromatic Challenge

My plan last month was to get this quilt finished, including quilting and binding, but the quilting gods were against me. I had such terrible problems with the thread shredding and breaking that I only got 1 1/2 rows quilted before I ripped it all out. I had this problem at the same time last year and I think it has to do with it being winter and the heater is on, drying out the air and thread. When I figure out how to "moisturize" my thread I will try again. The name of the quilt is Violaceous! I used an online thesaurus to find synonyms for purple and that was one of the suggestions.

Design Wall Monday

Here's what's on today. I finished this UFO last night. Now I'll piece the back and put it on the longarm. This is for Judy Laquidara's Monochromatic Challenge. February's color is violet, my favorite! To enter the challenge your quilt must be finished by the end of the month, including binding and label. Today is a holiday at work so I should be able to get this loaded at least.

Design Wall Monday

I'm working on this for Judy L.'s monochromatic challenge. This month's color is violet. I had already started this quilt with scraps from another quilt I made last fall at a retreat. I need to make it one row wider in each direction. And it has to be quilted and bound by the end of the month.

Design Wall Monday

Here's what's on the wall today:

These are the leftovers from the purple quilt last week. I did finish that one but I forgot to take a picture while it was on the design wall at the retreat. I cut way too much fabric and I wanted to make this pattern for a while.