Week 5 Stash Report - 2011

Fabric in this week:     8.25 yd.
Fabric in YTD:     8.25 yds.

Fabric out this week:   8.25 yds.
Fabric out YTD:     22.25 yds.

Stash busted:   14 yds.

If you would like to see how others are doing check out Judy's blog.

I had to buy fabric for borders of three different quilts. This is the first fabric bought this year. I can sew most of this up pretty fast on two of the quilts.

This week I put together a charity quilt. I was trying to decide what to do when I found a great print so I just sewed that one up whole cloth style, same with the backing. Then I quilted it up fasto-speedo and tah-da! an almost finished quilt. I really would of bound it but I had a problem. I have been going to a gym and one day I did upper body workout. I tell you my arms were so sore. I found out that triceps are really involved when you use the rotary cutter. My muscles were so sore I couldn't cut. So it still needs to be bound.

So the end result is a draw for the week. Same amount came in as went out. Not bad.

I am still plugging away on my basket quilt. I have 1 and 1/2 borders done. Progress is being made.

Hope you have a great week QFF*!

Penny

Remember, we do this for fun..

Week 4 Stash Report - 2011

Fabric in this week:     0 yd.
Fabric in YTD:     0 yds.

Fabric out this week:   7.5 yds.
Fabric out YTD:     14 yds.

Stash busted:   14 yds.

If you would like to see how others are doing check out Judy's blog.

It was a pretty good week. I was able to get most of the top of Oh My Stars put together. It lacks the borders because I do not have any fabric for it. The stars were made from two jelly rolls and some Kona snow. That all added up to 7.5 yds. Not too shabby. I am now looking for yardage for the borders. The yardage was supposed to ship in January. I hope to find some locally but if not I will be ordering it on line. The color in the photo is not so hot but this is not its final picture. That will happen when it is quilted.

I also did some quilting for hire. This was for a friend (Vicki) who made it as a birthday present for her 12 year old son. It is made from flannels, even those pieced stars. It was fun to do. I think the swirls are masculine acceptable. The spots are from the sun peeking through the trees. 

I am still working on my basket quilt, lots of applique going on but it will not be finished soon. One of my goals is to do one charity quilt a month. Since I haven't done one yet this is that week that it will happen.

Hope you have a great week QFF*!

Penny

Remember, we do this for fun..

Week 3 Stash Report - 2011

Fabric in this week:     0 yd.
Fabric in YTD:     0 yds.

Fabric out this week:   6.5 yds.
Fabric out YTD:      6.5 yds.

Stash busted:   6.5 yds.

If you would like to see how others are doing check out Judy's blog.

I finished my Wild Thing quilt and wrote about it yesterday.  The backing and binding added up to 6.5 yds. I am working on the Oh My Stars a lot lately. I am sewing the pieces into rows and the rows together. Half of the quilt is put together. Hopefully I will have more to report next week.

I want to share with you a cross-stitch piece my DD gave me for Christmas. I had seen this in a stitchy shop and it made me laugh because it is so true. This is the reason UFOs abound. I thought you might like it to.

Hope you have a great week QFF*!

Penny

Remember, we do this for fun..

Wild Thing

Nope, I am not talking about one of my kids although I do have a son who at one time could qualify for that title. I am talking about my Wild Thing quilt.

I finished quilting it and I got it bound yesterday. This is my first finish for the year. It measures 82 x 96".

The original pattern was smaller. I used 4 charm packs of  Bliss.

I had a lot of fun quilting the curling c's in the blocks and borders.

The best thing? I get to count 6.5 yds as going out. Yea!

Week 2 Stash Report - 2011

Fabric in this week:     0 yd.
Fabric in YTD:     0 yds.

Fabric out this week:   0 yds.
Fabric out YTD:      0 yds.

Stash busted:   0 yds.

If you would like to see how others are doing check out Judy's blog.

No change from last week. I am working on three projects and that doesn't move any one of them forward very fast. Lots of work but nothing to count.....yet.

I have been quilting on Wild Thing and I am about half way done. For sure I will have this finished next week.

I have been sewing the hexagon centers of the Oh My Stars together. They are all done but to do more sewing it all has to go up on the design board. That part will take some careful sewing. I plan on doing that tomorrow.

I glue basted all of the vines, leaves and circles on all of the borders for the basket quilt. Nothing really to show on that. The Stars quilt has moved ahead of the basket quilt in interest right now. I hope to get back to it soon.

Hope you have a great week QFF*!

Penny

Remember, we do this for fun..

Week 1 Stash Report - 2011

Fabric in this week:     0 yd.
Fabric in YTD:     0 yds.

Fabric out this week:   0 yds.
Fabric out YTD:      0 yds.

Stash busted:   0 yds.

If you would like to see how others are doing check out Judy's blog.


OK, I really had talked myself out of doing the Stash Report this year. Then I had this comment on last weeks report:

"I'll be continuing with the stashbusting and reporting - somehow, it just helps in stash management. And, there is nothing wrong with stash enhancement & management.;-)
Liz "

 Liz hit it on the head. I like that thought. Stash management. I will shop my stash first and buy when needed. Knowing I will have to report does keep my buying more in control. So thank you Liz! You have kept me going.

I have been in Mesa, AZ for almost a week. It has been cold here but it is even colder back home. I have picked boxes and boxes or oranges to take home. Nothing like a tree ripened orange.

I brought along a couple of my jelly rolls and got a project cut out. I will not start sewing up the blocks until I get home. I hate to start a project on one sewing machine and then finish it on another. It just never works out well for me. I cut out Oh My Stars quilt that is on the cover of the Sizzlin Sixties book from Anka's Treasures. I used the Hoopla jelly rolls I got for Christmas. Of course I am going to make it bigger than the pattern dictates. Would you expect anything less?

I have finished prepping all the leaves for the basket quilt. I will continue working on that when I get home. That will be my main focus for the month of January.


I do have to comment about our Vicky. I love her stash reports. I love her choice of fabrics and the phenomenal stash she has built up. To tell the truth I am sooo envious. You go Vicky! Keep it up.

So here is to a great year of QFF*!

Penny

Remember, we do this for fun.

Quilty Goals for 2011

It seems I just got used to typing 2010 and now I am going to have to change. I hope you have a great year with lots of fun in quilting endeavors.

I wanted to be a part of Judy's UFO challenge but honestly, I don't have a lot of UFOs. Certainly not 12. I seem to finish what I start...I know, kind of crazy but that is the way I roll. I also want to work on what I choose so I didn't join. I read with interest Kelly's MUF ("Masterpieces Under Fermentation") challenge, but it really isn't a challenge. It is a way to look at things. As I analyzed my attitude toward quilting I remembered that when I was active on the about.com quilting forum my tag line was "Remember, we do this for fun." So many quilters would stress over things that really didn't matter. I have decided that I am going to reclaim that tag line and dedicate this year to QFF. That stands for Quilting For Fun. It is very similar to Kelly's philosophy but the word fermentation doesn't appeal to me. So instead of BFF I will be doing QFF. 

I seem to do much better at remembering what I want to do when I have a list. Therefore I am going to list in no particular order what I would like to accomplish in 2011. I read someone else call this a bucket list for the year. I like that. I may or may not accomplish all of this and I reserve the right to throw in a fun quilt that may catch my eye. After all, I am QFF.

To finish:
1. Basket quilt
2. Polka Dot Blossoms wallhanging
3. String me along quilt
4. Ashcombe 1
5. Ashcombe 2

Not started yet but have the fabric:
1. Star Crazy quilt - Moda Hoopla
2. Tumbling Triangles - Moda Dilly Dally
3. Ashcombe 3 - Riley Blake Sweet Divinity
4. Churn Dash quilt
5. Christmas tree skirt
6. Christmas tree quilt

Have the pattern but no fabric:
1. Stars and Sprigs
2. Tropical Rainbow
3. Nativity wallhangings - 5
4. Hexagon (Merry Go Round) Halloween quilt

Charity:
One twin quilt per month

Have a Great year. What are your goals?

Penny
Remember, we do this for fun.