I’m swapping some scraps!! These will be dropped at the post office Saturday to head to Vicki’s house. She asked for brights and lights….there’s a tad bit of space left so I’ll be snitching a few more scraps to add tonight 
After discovering the setting triangles for my Vicksburg quilt were cut wrong and thinking it would be hard to find some fabric to replace them with, it turns out it wasn’t bad at all Here’s my design wall with half of Vicksburg sewn together. Woo hoo!!!! Turns out I had purchased another piece of the Moda Apple Cider print I ended up using for the borders so I had enough to use for the setting triangles. I’ve made this applique quilt completely from stash fabric
While sewing the Vicksburg top together, I managed to get all the red string blocks started leader/ender style. They are looking good
We went to the Quilted Fox First Saturday and I used my 30% off all Fox Tails to purchase some fun pieces to add to my stash.
Additions to my stash include the shirts I’ve cut up. These are women’s shirts and pajama bottoms so there aren’t as many good sized pieces as you’d get from men’s shirts, but I love the variety
Stash Report:
Happy Quilting, Cherie
So I’ve decided to participate in the January Color Palette Challenge and make an AAQI Priority quilt. I have an idea for it and a name already, which is usually the hardest part for me! Here are the Cherrywood fabrics I’ll be using.
I’ve cut up some shirts and pajama pants that will need to be added to the stash report. I think I’ve broadened by color ranges with these few 
Check out the bonus zipper with the ribbon in the zipper pull I got from the pink and white gingham shirt…..have you seen metal zippers used as embellishments? I think I have an idea of a way to use it.
Lastly, here’s my progress on my current AAQI Priority quilt that was supposed to be done in October or at least by the time I sent the guilds quilts to AAQI. I’ve had trouble getting the embroidery done mainly because I’m out of practice. I want it to be the best I can do rather than hurry up and get it done….perhaps there’s a happy medium? I want to take out the “tail” of the daisy chain stitched heart. I used stem stitching to fill in the tail but realize now I should use smaller and smaller chain stitches so it isn’t so heavily filled in. It’s almost done……
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Here are updated pics of the bunk bed sewing table after the mattresses were removed. Look at all the space
Most of the puzzles there are from the Goodwill Clearance center, score!
See the large boxes? One is empty so there’s even more space than it appears. Woo hoo! See the Vicksburg quilt laid out and ready to sew? Well, it’s not ready. The setting triangles were not cut right and there isn’t enough fabric left to cut more which means I have to decide on different fabric. It was hard enough deciding on the fabric for the borders!
I’ve continued to have fun sewing red strings. They aren’t going as fast as the blue strings……perhaps because they are larger?
Happy Quilting, Cherie
I left a comment for Jill on her blog Ramblings of a Fabric and Yarn Obsessor about New Year’s Resolutions. Her only resolution this year is to use more stash. That sounds like a good plan to me because I didn’t do well at all following through on Judy’s 2011 UFO Challenge. My list is here. I pieced a few of the Moonglow blocks and that is it, as in nothing else on the list got done 
Judy is hosting a 2012 UFO Challenge but I’ll sit this one out…..just like I did last year, apparently, lol.
So for 2012, I resolve to use more of my stash….further, I will limit my net stash in to 25 yards. Now that might not seem right, letting myself have net stash in but I can’t go cold turkey! For 2010 & 2011 I accumulated 105.5 and 88 yards respectively so limiting my net stash in to 25 yards will be really hard!!! REALLY, REALLY hard. And since I can’t post without pictures, here’s my stash:
Well, that’s most of it anyway
Happy Quilting, Cherie
Here’s the first Design Wall Monday posting for the new year. Be sure to check out Judy’s DWM post and see all the new things folks have on their design walls.
I completed the December First Saturday blocks.
And did some organizing in my sewing room, finally removing the mattresses from the bunk bed sewing table. This is a before picture when I did my big sewing room clean up last July….see the mattress taking up a lot of room?
This has increased my under table storage tremendously
Stash Report – First one in 2012
Happy Quilting, Cherie
It’s the last day of the year, time for a look back at this year’s projects and my final stash report.
Scrap Club January Project (flimsy)
Technicolor Yawn aka Scrap Vomit (flimsy)
Free Pieced Words for Tonya
Animal Baby Quilt
Lily’s Baby Quilt – “Kristy’s Dream from L’Fair Quilts
Zig Zag 9 Scrap Club Quilt (flimsy)
Nine-patch Mini
Nine-patch Mini (No picture of it completed)
I had plans to sew together a top or two before the year end but alas, I didn’t. What I did do was go to the Goodwill Clearance Center….twice! Here’s some of the goods I snagged, all washed and ready to deconstruct. I’m working on broadening my stash colors and did quite well :-O
Some of the things I’ve already cut up (except for that stripe on top which is a wof strip I found, score) and so have to be added to my 2011 stash report.
Stash Report – Final Tally
Happy Quilting, Cherie
Wow, I can hardly believe this is our last 2011 Design Wall Monday post. I’ve benefited from these posts in so many ways, first the encouragement they give me to have something to share on Mondays, second the inspiration from seeing what other quilters are working on and third meeting new blog friends. Hop over to Judy’s DWM post here to enjoy more DWM posts.
My design wall is the same as last week but I’ll bet I’m not the only one who hasn’t had much sewing time
But look what’s sitting next to my sewing machine……..and what’s on my ironing board!
I had a few minutes for some mindless sewing…..it’s an excellent way to relax….very theraputic. Just random mindless sewing………nothing at all to do with this!
Stash Report – No change……be on the look out for a final 2011 Stash report on New Year’s Eve day!
Happy Quilting, Cherie
…..when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for a mouse……. sewing blue strings
Of course these are just random 3 1/2″ blue strings and have nothing to do with this because I’m not allowed to start a new project, right?
Here’s what’s on my design wall:
I settled on a fabric for the sashing for the Vicksburg quilt. I think it will give me the look I want. I’ll use the blue fabric from the border swags for the corner stones. I didn’t buy any new fabric for this quilt, pulling everything from my stash. Now that the blue strings are sewn and trimmed, I plan to start putting this top together and then starting on Roll, Roll, Cotton Boll. Can’t wait.
Stash report:
No change from previous with my year-to-date net stash in standing at 81.25 yards.
Yea!! The appliqued swags for the Vicksburg border are done Time to pick out the sashing fabric and get this puppy together!
