FAL Quarter 4 Linky!

We hope you have enjoyed a lovely holiday season. We have made it to the end of the 2016 FAL and it's time to link up your Q4 finishes!

The 2016 FAL is now global - a community of bloggers across the world are jointly hosting the FAL. Our hosts are:

• Debbie - A Quilter's Table - USA

• Jess - Elven Garden Quilts - Australia

• Stacey - SLO Studio - Canada

• Jennie - Clover & Violet - USA

• Helen - Archie the Wonder Dog - UK

• Nicky - Mrs. Sew and Sow -UK

• Cindy - Fluffy Sheep Quilting - Ireland

• Rhonda - Rhonda's Ramblings - USA

• Leanne - She Can Quilt - Canada

It's time to link up the projects on your 2016 Q4 FAL list that you finished. First, a huge thank you to our fantastic sponsors:

Fluffy Sheep Quilting - €25 (25 Euro) gift certificate	Green Fairy Quilts - $25 gift certificate	Clover & Violet LLC - choice of 3 patterns
Christa Quilts 4 pack of patterns	Oakshott Fabrics - £75 (75 Pounds) gift certificate	On the Windy Side, pattern pack
Studio 39 Fabrics - $25 Gift Certificate	The Tartankiwi - choice of 3 patterns	Make Modern Magazine - 6 month subscription
Mad About Patchwork - $40 gift certificate	Knotted Thread, $30 gift certificate	Happy Quilting - choice of 3 patterns
Porch Swing Quilts, 2 winners, 3 patterns each	Sunny Day Supply - $30 gift certificate	Laurel Bee Designs, 2 pin bowls for 1 winner
Sew me a Song, $20 gift certificate	Sew Sisters Quilt Shop, $25 gift certificate	Blossom Heart Quilts
Fat Quarter Shop, $50 gift certificate	The Quilt Ranch, $25 gift certificate	Sew Sweetness, copy of Windy City Bags
Imagine Gnats, $40 gift certificate	Simply Solids, £40 (40 Pound) gift certificate	Mariners Compass Quilt Shop, $50 gift certificate

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For the 2016 FAL, we also will feature a tutorial week. Here is the schedule so you can visit them all: 

• January 1 - Debbie - A Quilter's Table

• January 2  - Rhonda - Rhonda's [Quilt] Ramblings

• January 3  - Leanne - she can quilt 

• January 4 - Helen - Archie the Wonder Dog

The 2016 Q4 link for your finishes is now open below on my blog and on each of the hosting blogs - you only need to link on one blog for your finish to appear on each blog. Link-up "rules":

• Add one link for each finish. If you want to link a round up post of all your finishes, use that link to enter one of your finishes and then link the rest of your finishes separately. Please, only one link per finish, as your link is an entry into the randomly drawn prize draws.

• Please use the 2016 FAL button or the hashtag #2016FAL

• Please ensure that the photo or blog post you link up contains a link or reference back to your original list so that we can verify your entry (make sure it is from the appropriate quarter)

• Please become part of the FAL community. Please check out the links of others and comment. We all need encouragement so let's applaud each other. The 2016 FAL Facebook page is here and follow us on Instagram @finishlong and tag your photos #2016fal and #falq2yourname (substitute your name - this makes it easier for us to match your finishes with your lists. 

• Our hosts will also link their finishes to share in the community, but they are not eligible for any of the prizes.

The Q4 Finishes link will stay open from now thru January 7, 2017 - link up your finishes early and if you have a last minute one, add that one later so you don't miss out. The prizes will be awarded as soon as we can verify all the entries and do the drawings. We will post the winners on each hosts' blog.

Stay tuned for the details for the 2017 FAL. We have a great global community of hosts, some continuing and many joining us for the first time. Start making your Q1 lists for the 2017 FAL lists as the Q1 list link opens on January 8, 2017.

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Third Quarter Finishes!

Can you believe another quarter has passed us by?  How did you get along?  Did you finish anything large or small?  Or did you spend the quarter adding to the 2017 WIP list?  

Let's spend a bit of time catching up with one another.   The 2016 FAL is now hosted by a really nice, friendly, supportive team of hosts.  You can find us all using the links below ::

• Debbie - A Quilter's Table - USA

• Jess - Elven Garden Quilts - Australia

• Stacey - SLO Studio - Canada

• Jennie - Clover & Violet - USA

• Helen - Archie the Wonder Dog - UK

• Nicky - Mrs. Sew and Sow -UK

• Cindy - Fluffy Sheep Quilting - Ireland

• Rhonda - Rhonda's Ramblings - USA

• Leanne - She Can Quilt - Canada

But that's not why you're here, is it?  You want to get your name in the draw for our many super prizes!  We are only able to offer such a super array of goodies because of our reliable, dedicated sponsors.  Take a minute to visit one, say hi and thanks for their donation ::  

Fluffy Sheep Quilting - 25 Euro gift certificate	Clover & Violet LLC - choice of 3 patterns	On the Windy Side, pattern pack
The Quilt Ranch, $25 gift certificate	Knotted Thread, $30 gift certificate	Sew me a Song, $20 gift certificate
Laurel Bee Designs, 2 pin bowls for 1 winner	Simply Solids, £40 (40 Pound) gift certificate	Imagine Gnats, $40 gift certificate
Fat Quarter Shop, $50 gift certificate	Mariners Compass Quilt Shop, $50 gift certificate	Sew Sisters Quilt Shop, $25 gift certificate
Sunny Day Supply - $30 gift certificate	Christa's Kona Jelly Solids Roll	Sew Sweetness, copy of Windy City Bags
Make Modern Magazine - 6 month subscription	Porch Swing Quilts, 2 winners, 3 patterns each	Oakshott Fabrics - £75 (75 Pounds) gift certificate
The Tartankiwi - choice of 3 patterns	Green Fairy Quilts - $25 gift certificate	Happy Quilting - choice of 3 patterns
Mad About Patchwork - $40 gift certificate	3 Making Merry Patterns

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As usual, this quarter we are offering a tutorial week.  Check out the blogs below to be inspired daily :: 

• October 1 - Helen - Archie the Wonder Dog
• October 2 - Jennie - Clover and Violet
• October 3 - Leanne - She Can Quilt
• October 4 - Stacey - SLO Studio
• October 5 - Jess - Elven Garden Quilts
• October 6 - Rhonda - Rhonda's Ramblings

The 2016 Q3 link for your finishes is now open below on my blog and on each of the hosting blogs - you only need to link on one blog for your finish to appear on each blog. Link-up "rules"

• Add one link for each finish. If you want to link a round up post of all your finishes, use that link to enter one of your finishes and then link the rest of your finishes separately. Please, only one link per finish, as your link is an entry into the randomly drawn prize draws.
• Please use the 2016 FAL button or the hashtag #2016FAL
• Please ensure that the photo or blog post you link up contains a link or reference back to your original list so that we can verify your entry (make sure it is from the appropriate quarter)
• Please become part of the FAL community. Please check out the links of others and comment. We all need encouragement so let's applaud each other. The 2016 FAL Facebook page is here and follow us on Instagram @finishlong and tag your photos #2016fal and #falq2yourname (substitute your name - this makes it easier for us to match your finishes with your lists.
• Our hosts will also link their finishes to share in the community, but they are not eligible for any of the prizes.

The Q3 Finishes link will stay open from now thru October 7, 2016 - link up your finishes early and if you have a last minute one, add that one later so you don't miss out. The prizes will be awarded as soon as we can verify all the entries and do the drawings. We will post the winners on each hosts' blog. Start making your Q4 FAL lists as the Q4 list link opens on October 8.

Dreaming Big

If you have not already done so, now is the time to get your second quarter goals listed and linked up with the 2016 FAL!  Since I am one of the many hosts, I am not eligible for prizes at the end of the quarter.  Still, I find great motivation playing along with all of you.

What do I hope to finish?  

1. Medallion quilt.  

The top and back are finished.  They will be sent out to be quilted.  I will just need to bind it when it returns.  

2. Zippy Pouch Number 1

This will need to be finished and shipped to my Big Stitch 2 partner in a few weeks.  I have the hexies pieced, but need to appliqué them onto the front and back of a bag and then finish the bag off.   I am only now realizing I have not blogged about this project, so I will have to sort that out this week.

3. Zippy Pouch Number 2

Back in February I made a wonderful travel set for my featherweight.  However, the little cover for the extension table did not fit properly.  I would like to install a zipper to make it into something usable.

4. Hello Friend Baby Quilt

This top is finished.  It needs to be quilted and bound for the shop.  I would like to practice using my quilting frame with this project. 

5. Urban Zoology Baby Quilt

This top is also finished.  (What is wrong with me!?!)  Here I need to rip off the navy border that is not working and add on another border that is better suited.  Again, I would like to use this as an opportunity to practice on my quilting frame before it is bound and heads into the shop.

6. Swoon HST Cushion Cover.

The top is finished, but it needs to be quilted and then have a back attached.  I am a bit concerned that I will not find an insert to fit it (20x20 inches) but if the cover is finished, I will call this project done.  

7. String Stars baby quilt. 

I need a better name for this project.  Regardless, the top remains to be pieced, the whole thing needs to be quilted and bound and it needs to be delivered before the end of the quarter.  No pressure.  I will not be able to show you a finished photo of this quilt until it is received.  I hope you will just believe me if I tell you it is finished.

8 and 9.  Christmas Tree Skirts 1 and 2.

Now this is just embarrassing.  For Christmas (2015) I started making a tree skirt for my parents and one for my brother and sister in law.  Neither were finished in time, so I promised to ship them as a surprise this past winter/spring.  They have not been touched since December (*hangs head in shame*).  I still have some appliqué to do before I piece the sections together.  They need to be quilted and bound before being shipped off.  As they were super top secret Christmas projects I never blogged about them.  You may see them this week if I get myself together and take a few photos!

There we go.  A list of 9 projects I would like to finish in the next 12 weeks.  That's do-able, right?  It is good to have a bit of focus and a deadline to get myself stitching.  Now, get your lists finished and linked up before the 16th of April to join in the fun.  We can cheer each other on!