Stash Report

March 9th, 2010

First, I forgot to add my stash report yesterday and maybe it had something to do with my recent purchases :(   BUT, I have a good excuse!  I needed 3 yards of a solid for the Pinwheel Party quilt and I didn’t have 3 yards of one color in my stash, so you see, I had to order some fabric.   When you order fabric from the Fabric Shack, you have to make it worth the shipping cost so I added a shot cotton, a couple of other solids and a couple Jo Morton’s to the shopping cart.  But look, I’ve put the solid navy fabric to use already!


Added:  10     Cumulative Added:  49.5 yds

Used:  0           Cumulative Used:  ~7 yds

Net Out/(In):   (42.5 yds)  Yikes!!!!  I don’t get to count anything as used yet :(

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DW Monday

March 8th, 2010

It’s Design Wall Monday :)   I worked on a few things this weekend.  I got the pieced blocks sewn for the Vicksburg BOM, the first Pinwheel Party block together, made a couple of house blocks for Bumblebeans and worked on piecing the back for my Recycled Cabins top that I finished quite awhile ago. All in all, I got a lot completed.


I got a little bored sewing the backing pieces together…….

for this top……….


So I made another couple of house blocks which didn’t make it onto the design wall :)


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Vicksburg Blocks

March 3rd, 2010

I’m still working on the Vicksburg Free BOM…..I know, I know, they haven’t made even a mention lately.  I selected the fabrics for the pieced blocks (block #3) last night.   I really like the red fabric I picked for the star points….notice I took care to have the design going in the same direction :) I have blocks 1, 2 & 4 completed and have block 5 already to applique but Dawn at Linen Closet Quilts has posted block 7 already!

I finished sewing the blocks and sashing on the Foxy Fassett quilt last night as well.  It has it’s own name now….the frog quilt, lol.  I’ll have to get a picture to show you why ;)



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Fun Fun Fun

March 1st, 2010

Hey, check out the link on the right side for the Pinwheel Party hosted by Twiddletails blog.  Think I can keep up with a block a week for 12 weeks and the 13th week for sashing and borders?  We’re going to find out!

Here’s my stash report:

Added:  0     Cumulative Added:  39.5 yds

Used:  .5  (house blocks)      Cumulative Used:  ~7 yds

Net Out/(In):   (32.5 yds) Still heading in the right direction…..just not too quickly

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Monday

March 1st, 2010

The winter Olympics are over so it’s time to move my sewing machine back to the sewing room.  I’m an Olympics junkie and these have been some great games.  I love that NBC shows events on multiple channels so you can see more of the games.  Well, multiple channels plus AT&T Uverse ;)   Here’s what’s on my design wall and you can check out Judy’s blog for what other quilters are working on this week.


I made some house blocks for Bumble Beans BASICS Home Gather which I’ll drop in the mail today.  Victoria doesn’t use patterns but she posted directions for her house block.  I must say it was a challenge :)

I laid out the blocks from the Foxy Fassett BOM.

Not easy with so much help from my four footed feline companions, I have to tell you!  Then I started in on the sashing and got about half the top together.

Wowsa !!  It is colorful, isn’t it?  I love the fabric I purchased for the border.  It’s not going to calm the colors down but I hope it pulls it all together.  That pink block is really glaring at me, yikes.

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Completed!!

February 27th, 2010

I finished the label this morning and have the quilt for my sister boxed and ready to mail.  I hope it brings comfort and love.  This is a record for me, concieving and completing a quilt in a month!

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AAQI Priority Quilt-ing

February 23rd, 2010

I’m getting there :)   I’m busy stitching the binding on the pink quilt so no more progress on this until the binding is finished but, no worries, I’ll make the March 16th deadline!

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DW Monday :)

February 22nd, 2010

I had a most productive weekend.  First I quilted the quilt for my sister.  Sophie was up to her usual perfect self…..she is such a pleasure to work with :)   I also cut, sewed and ironed the binding for this quilt AND got it sewn on.  I started the hand stitching this morning on the MetroLink so I’ll have this quilt completed by this weekend.  My goal is to get it in the mail on Saturday.

I also cut the sashing pieces for the last First Saturday blocks from the Quilted Fox, Foxy Fassetts.

I finished piecing a miniature quilt but no picture of it yet…..I’m not sure if it done or not.  The AAQI priority quilt received some more quilting.  In fact, I’m more than half way done.  And last, I cut the setting squares for a leader/ender nine-patch quilt which is on my design wall for Design Wall Monday (DWM).   Sorry for the blurry photo :(   Check out what other quilters have on their other design walls at Judy’s DWM post.

Almost forgot my stash report!

Added:  0     Cumulative Added:  39.5 yds

Used:  .5  (binding)      Cumulative Used:  ~6.5 yds

Net Out/(In):   (33 yds)  

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Still Quilting….

February 16th, 2010

Here’s the progress I’ve made on the AAQI Priority quilting. Only one month until the deadline and I’m getting there!

Here’s the backing I pieced for the quilt for my sister.  I used up all but the smallest bits of the fabrics leftover from the top.  Even then I needed the two additional half yards of pink prints I bought for this project but didn’t use on the front.  It’s not balanced like some of the fun backings I’ve seen on blogs recently but I like that it used up everything, including the two extra free pieced blocks from the front.  I really like the flower print.

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Monday – Design Wall Time

February 15th, 2010

Here’s what’s on my design wall today.  I completed not only the top but the backing as well.  This one is ready to quilt :)

Check out what other people are working on at Judy’s DWM blog post.

I get to include the yardage from this finish in my Stash report, yea!!!

Added:  0     Cumulative Added:  39.5 yds

Used: ~6         Cumulative Used:  ~6 yds

Net Out/(In):   (33.5 yds)  That’s better!!!!  At least I have something going out now :)

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