Week 9 Stash Report - 2011

Fabric in this week:     0 yd.
Fabric in YTD:         13.5 yds.

Fabric out this week:   0 yds.
Fabric out YTD:         39.5 yds.

Stash busted:   26 yds.

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

I didn't get a whole lot of sewing done this week. I did get Ashcombe #3 and 4 cut out. I love to cut stuff out and it was fun. I won't count it until I have it sewn up.

I spent a lot of time quilting on the quilt for hire. I hope to finish it off on Monday or Tuesday. Here it is on the frame.

How did you do stash busting this week?

Hope you have a great week QFF*!

Penny
Remember, we do this for fun..

Week 8 Stash Report - 2011

Fabric in this week:     5 yd.
Fabric in YTD:         13.5 yds.

Fabric out this week:   9.5 yds.
Fabric out YTD:         39.5 yds.

Stash busted:   26 yds.

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


I finished piecing Ashcombe #2 then I quilted it up and got it bound. That is the 9.5 yds that went out. WooHoo. I purchased 4 yds of Kona cotton so I can make the last two Ashcombes. I really need to remember NOT to do 4 quilts of the same pattern. At least the next two are from a different fabric collection. I am looking forward to sewing with something new. It will be pink still, just a darker shade of pink.


Here are the twin quilts. Just to show that there really are two of them.

After finishing the quilt I decided it was time to focus on my basket quilt top. I put in some serious time doing machine applique then I ran into some trouble. Remember all the yards and yards of bias vines I made? Apparently I really underestimated how much was needed. When I pulled out the remnant of the light green there was only a small amount left. I went back to the shop where I had purchased it and it was all gone. They couldn't even remember what line it was from. I went to 5 shops on one day and then spent an hour or so looking on line but could not find it. Yesterday I decided that since this is not a show quilt I would just find something that was similar. After searching in 3 more shops I found something that I think will work so I bought 1 yard of that. Tomorrow I will sew up yards and yards of 1/8" bias then get back to appliqueing. One of these days I will be able to get this top finished.

That about sums up my week. I had fabric come in but I had more go out. Everything I bought was bought with a project in mind. I have a quilt for hire on the machine and I need to put time in on that. I am not sure how much sewing I will get done this week. Can you believe this is the last week of February? I can't.

Hope you have a great week QFF*!

Penny

Remember, we do this for fun..

Week 7 Stash Report - 2011

Fabric in this week:     0 yd.
Fabric in YTD:         8.5 yds.

Fabric out this week:   1.5 yds.
Fabric out YTD:         30 yds.

Stash busted:   21.5 yds.

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

My eyes are back to normal, thank heaven. Life is good when you can see clearly, especially the detail. I put the border on the Oh My Stars quilt so that is the fabric out.

I quilted up the Cabbage Rose quilt that my quilt group made as a comfort quilt for one of our members who is undergoing chemo therapy. Her prognosis is good but she is really having a challenge enduring chemo. Now I have to explain the picture. The pictured quilt is not the one I quilted. I forgot to take its picture before I passed it on. But our quilt was based on this quilt and looks very much like it. In fact, I copied the quilting. Just had to have truth in blogging.

I have the twin to Ashcombe up on the design board and I am getting the blocks sewn into rows. Hopefully the top will be put together next week. I would love to be able to count all of that fabric as busted. 

Hope you have a great week QFF*!

Penny

Remember, we do this for fun..

Week 6 Stash Report - 2011

Fabric in this week:     .5 yd.
Fabric in YTD:         8.5 yds.

Fabric out this week:   6.25 yds.
Fabric out YTD:         28.5 yds.

Stash busted:   20 yds.

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

This was kind of a crazy week. "You have a significant scratch on your cornea." The upshot was I could not wear my contacts for a week. My glasses are 10 years old and I have had 2 prescription changes for my contacts in that time. I hardly ever wear my glasses. I found that it was hard to see detail. I changed my focus for the week. Think large. I quilted a fleece throw for a birthday present, a charity quilt and a mid-sized quilt.

Remember the fabric I ordered and got in the mail last week? I put the inner border on my Oh My Stars quilt and then went to add the outer border. When I unfolded it I found it was a yard less than what I had ordered and been charged for. I called the shop and they apologized profusely then immediately sent the right amount while I sent the short piece back to them. I hope to get that border on this coming week. 

I put the borders on my #1 Ashcombe quilt, pieced up a flannel backing for it and got it quilted. This is made from the Riley Blake Quite Contrary collection. That was a big chunk of the fabric out this week. I pieced all the blocks (the fabric was already cut out) for a twin of this quilt. 

I did free motion quilting on this of loops and heart shaped leaves. It was fast and fun.

I love the green plaid I used for the binding. The flannel backing is so soft. I find I am using flannel on the back more often. It really is nice. 

I need to make a total of 4 of these quilts. One and one half down, two and a half to go. 

Because of my bad eyesight this week I was not able to do any machine applique on my basket quilt. I tell you, Monday can't get here soon enough. I also plan on getting new glasses soon. This is ridiculous.

Hope you have a great week QFF*!

Penny

Remember, we do this for fun..