January All People Quilt UFO Challenge Results

Anybody else have a significant other “suggest” they not buy any more quilting supplies until they complete the projects they have? No? Well, lucky you!

You can likely guess the conversation in my home at the start of the year as more material and books came home thanks to Christmas presents and a delayed block-of-the-month kicked off. Well, partly to help with the “suggestion” and a bit to log some of what I have, I decided I’d participate in the All People Quilt (APQ) UFO Challenge in 2022.

APQ has run this challenge every year since I’ve started following them on Instagram (at least three). This is the first year I’m joining in.

Back in December, I made my list. I listed 12 projects off the top of my head. When I was making the list, I started to think, “Do I even have 12 Projects?” But then, once my list was made, I started remembering more projects I have, so don’t worry - looks like I’ve already got a 2023 list in the making. Honestly, having the list is a good reminder to me of what I have “waiting in the wings” if you will. Also on my list I have my definition of done; since I don’t have a long arm, for this, if I get the top done, that may count as done for me. APQ doesn’t set any rules, so that was an extra step I took with my list.

APQ draws a number to determine the project you’ll complete that month. So, we don’t go in numerical order. For January, #12 was drawn.

I’ve got various projects in various states - but let’s start talking about my project #12 - complete my 2022 Central Kansas Shop Hop blocks and put them together in a top.

Prior to starting the project, I had three blocks completed. The Shop Hop took place back the last weekend of September and I was working on them here and there. So, this was the motivation I needed to just sit down and complete the blocks.

Each store puts together a block and has a finishing pattern kit - some stores sold their final pattern separate too. The blocks were the item I committed to purchasing from each store. I did end up buying one finishing pattern.

Below you’ll find the nine blocks with the store that designed their pattern:

I’m not going to get too much into a review of the blocks here - I’ll save that for when I get the completed quilt done and post it’s story here.

I wound up doing a simple sashing and cornerstones between each block versus using the finishing pattern I purchased. I did this because I wanted the top done, I had extra material from the kits, and I didn’t want to go out and purchase more material for the top. It’s a nice square baby or picnic sized quilt.

Please enjoy a sneak peek of the top below.