Week 12 Stash Report - 2011

Fabric in this week:     1 yd.
Fabric in YTD:         25.5 yds.

Fabric out this week:   9.25 yds.
Fabric out YTD:         60.75 yds.

Stash busted:   35.25 yds.

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

This week was a very productive week. I returned home late Monday and got my life in order on Tuesday and then had two wonderful uninterrupted days of intense sewing. Let me show you what I accomplished.

First I finished all of the B blocks for Ashcombe #3, got the top put together and quilted. I bought a yard of fabric to bind this quilt and the next (and final) one. The fabric is Riley Blake's Sweet Divinity.

Then I quilted two charity quilts. I don't piece them, I only quilt them. I have two more that I need to quilt next week then I hope to get one of my tops on the machine.

Finally I sewed up the strips from two jelly rolls (Dilly Dally) and cut them into wedges for my next hexagon quilt, Tumbling Triangles from the Sizzling Sixties book.

I also sewed up a couple of hexagons to get a sneak peak.

I love it when I get to stay home and sew. My goal is to get the Tumbling Triangles top together by next week. I still need to get the border fabric for that top. That means some in but it should go right back out.

I must admit I was mightly tempted this week. Green Fairy had a quilt kit on sale that almost had me pushing a button but I reviewed my list of quilt goals for the year and that helped me resist temptation. Whew.

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 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..