Hugs and Kisses Around The Castle Wall

Hugs and Kisses 

around the

Castle Wall

It's a top!

48 x 63

I made this (one of three) Castle Wall block back in February 2018.   The block is a whopping 21 inches. I made my first block back in 2014 then made two more blocks in February 2018. I was always thinking I would make 12 blocks for a Castle Wall quilt someday. Well, this month I decided that's not going to happen because I'm not going to make any more Castle Wall blocks. 

Since this month the theme here is Hearts and Flowers I decided that once and for all I needed to do something with the aging blocks.  This Castle Wall block with XO fabric and lipstick stains was the starter for a medallion quilt.  I made hugs (Os) with some light valentine fabrics and I made kisses (Xs) with red and pink valentine fabrics. 

I had enough of that lipstick print to make a snowball border for the top and bottom. I thought the snowballs kind of looked like the center octagon of lipstick prints in the Castle Wall. 

Years ago when I used to buy fabric I liked to collect valentine fabrics after Valentine's Day when they went on sale so I do have a small stash of them I hope to put to use this month. 

XOXOXO

And sew on...

 

XOXOXO Is Finished!

XOXOXO

60 X 72

I've finished my October goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes. 

I didn't think I was going to get this completed before the end of the month but a few blog readers cheered me on enough to get moving on it. 

I was #63 at the Goal Setting Party. 

When I made this my goal I only had 80 six inch blocks and needed 120. 

Then I blogged about how boring it was to make the blocks and felt I could not complete the quilt. 

That is when the kind cheerleaders stepped in and gave some words of encouragement. 

I quilted it on my plain Jane DSM with some loops, flowers and hearts (that sometimes look a little more like leaves). 

This is another UFO off my list. 

I started this in January 2013. 

My daughter wants some themed lap quilts to throw on her couch for each month of the year. 

This year for Christmas she will get a Snowball/9 Patch for January and this for February. 

My Heart Is Not In It

My goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes this month was to finish my XO UFO. 

 It's about time...I started it January 2013. 

My daughter has always wanted a quilt to throw on her couch with a theme for every month. 

This is for the month of February and it will be a Christmas gift. 

All 120-  6 inch blocks are made now. 

I hate not to complete a goal I've set for myself. 

I'm cutting it close. 

Will I finish it? 

This has been some boring, boring, boring sewing and my heart is not in it. 

But I do think my daughter will heart this quilt. 

xoxoxoxoxo

Another UFO I hope to finish as a Christmas gift for my daughter who wants some holiday lap quilts.but doesn't want to bother to learn to sew so she can make her own holiday quilts.  

I have no idea why I ever started this since making these 6 inch blocks is very very very boring. 

It will be 60 x 72 if it ever gets finished. (It will...I swear...this year)

I need 120 blocks total and now have 80. 

Hope to have it finished in October. 

I have all fabric cut and have not made a dent in my Valentine fabrics. 

Updated October 6...

To have at least a quilt top completed by October end would be a nice goal for ALYoF. 

I just remembered I haven't posted an Oct goal! 

XOXOXO, VALENTINE !

I've made more X, O and Heart blocks - 18 total and no design wall to display them. I can't decide if I want to keep them separate in rows by block type or mix it up. Since I've got many more blocks to make and more valentine fabrics to cut I guess I've got a while to decide.

Hugs and Kisses, Love!

I've finished several UFOs so far this year so I gave myself permission to start a new quilt. I love valentine fabrics. I love vintage valentines. And that's about as romantic as I get.