Sock Monkey Series—3 Quilts (PIGS and Neonatal)

This project accomplished a PIGS in my closet and met the goal of donating a neonatal quilt. It actually exceeded the goal by making 3 neonatal quilts to donate. I named the quilts after the “Planet of the Apes” movies. Mine are called “Planet of the Sock Monkeys”. Which is your favorite quilt in this series? My favorite is the “churn dash” one.

 

Beneath the Planet of the Sock Monkeys

• Size: 41" x 41" Neonatal size
• Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose stipple. Free form quilting. 2 bobbins. Used Omni 100% polyester thread. Named "Neon Red". Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Black background with sock monkeys in white space suits from Fabric.com. Very cute!
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester batting from Winline.
• Binding:  Red tonal print cotton from my inventory.
• Pattern: Traditional block from my perpetual quilting calendar, called “Underground Railroad”.
• Piecing by Patty.
• Pinned into frame  January 26, 2018. Quilting on long arm quilter January 26, 2018. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer.

 

Planet of the Sock Monkeys

• Size: 41" x 41" Neonatal size
• Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose stipple. Free form quilting. 2 bobbins. Used Omni 100% polyester thread. Named "Neon Red". Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Black background with sock monkeys in white space suits from Fabric.com. 
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester batting from Winline.
• Binding:  Red tonal print cotton from my inventory.
• Pattern: Traditional block. Also used to make Megha’s and Brynn’s quilts. See “Bunnies Visit the Aquarium” June 2016.
• Piecing by Patty.
• Pinned into frame  January 29, 2018. Quilting on long arm quilter January 29, 2018. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer.

 

Dawn of the Planet of the Sock Monkeys 

• Size: 41" x 41" Neonatal size
• Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose stipple. Free form quilting. 2 bobbins. Used Omni 100% polyester thread. Named "Neon Red". Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Black background with sock monkeys in white space suits from Fabric.com. 
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester batting from Winline.
• Binding:  Red tonal print cotton from my inventory.
• Pattern: Traditional block, called “Churn Dash”.
• Piecing by Patty.
• Pinned into frame  January 31, 2018. Quilting on long arm quilter January 31, 2018. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer.

 

 

 

 

Goals for 2018 and 2017 Year-End Report

 

2018 Goals

• Complete 8 long-armed quilts, including a baby quilt for Karina’s youngest, Lily James. Some of the quilts to be completed are described in following goals, but the total should be 8. This is a pace of 0.75 quilts per month.
• Make a quilt to learn a new technique, such as curved seams or scalloped borders
• Make 1 neonatal quilt for guild
• Make one "kit" quilt
• Make  6 shopping/tote bags 
• Make 1 T-shirt quilt
• Make one reproduction of a vintage quilt (see book)
• Make a flannel quilt
• Make a dog bed stuffed with scraps
• Make Sally’s Cousin Quilt, including a block for Guy
• Make 1 quilt from the To Do list of 10 Projects in bags as listed here:

1. Dog Park (Quilting Bee--"Community Garden") in Cal-Asia bag
2. Sea Star (Binding Tool Star) in clear plastic orange bag
3. Sock Monkey #1 (my own) in pink N-M bag
4. Sock Monkey #2 (my own) in pink N-M bag
5. Garden Gate in Aunt Janet bag
6. Marbles (Modern Baby) in UNICEF bag
7. Jumping Jacks (quilts from sweet Jane) in MSQC red bag to be named Tomato Soup
8. 3 half square triangle quilts in red reptile N-M bag, one red, one blue, one pink.
9. Crosswalk in blue clear bag. See MSQC video.
10. Alaska fabric from Ann in UNICEF bag. No pattern as of January 2018.

 

2018 Outlook

2018 will be a year focused on family health issues and possibly Mother’s moving houses and not quilting. Quilting goals are modest.

2017 Year-End Report

• Completed 18 long-armed quilts, including two for the new grandnephew, Thomas and one for the new neighbor, Marley. The 2017 goal was met and exceeded by 12, thanks to long arming 4 quilts for Aunt Linda and 1 for Donna. One of the quilts was a whole cloth quilt for Cynthia and her dogs. Daddy died in May, but Mother and I persisted. Mother pieced 3 quilts. I pieced 10. Six of mine were baby/youth sized quilts, so they were easier to finish.
• I made a hot pad to practice a new technique, hand piecing a dahlia block like Grandma Short made many hand pieced quilts. I don’t think I’ll ever be a good hand sewer, but I gave it a try. I also made a quilt with many hourglass blocks for the first time. I learned a lot about quarter square triangles from that quilt, so I made a second one one with the rest of the fabric. The second one went together much more smoothly. So, goal met for learning a new technique.
• Made 1 neonatal quilt for guild. Goal met. 
• Made one "kit" quilt. Goal met. 
• Made 9 zippered pouches from Rosalee’s candy bags. Goal met.
• Made 4 quilts from the To Do list (PIGS), including the 2 hourglass quilts, the “Goodnight Moon” quilt, and the Halloween quilt. Goal exceeded!
• Made 40 shopping/tote bags using my new heavy duty sewing machine. The intent was to use up fabric in my stash. Although, the bags weren’t on my goals, it was a big accomplishment and can be counted as exceeding my goals.

 Overall, my goals were met or exceeded. Next year I may have to move the long arm if Mother decides to move to a smaller place, so I will keep my quilting goals in line with this possible disruption.