Stash Report - April 25, '10

Fabric in this week:      .75 yds.
Fabric in YTD:     36.5 yds.

Fabric out this week:      1.5 yds.

Fabric out YTD:      39.75 yds.

Stash busted:   3.25 yds.

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

I bought 3/4 of a yard to bind the Shakespeare in the Park but I used it immediately. I also forgot to count the binding on the Triple Irish Chain last week so out goes 1 1/2 yards. Yea! I'm still in the black. 

This week was a good one. I finished quilting SITP, (#4 for the year) got it blocked and bound. For quilting I used the Circle Lord. The crosshatching was ruler work. This pattern is in the Creative Pattern Book (by Judy Martin) only I changed it a bit. The pattern is only two colors and I did three. It also has asymetric coloring and setting (5 x 6) which bothered me. I made the quilt 6 x 6 which added more blocks and would have made it too big. To compensate for the added size I reduced the blocks from a 12" to a 10" block. I am really happy with how this turned out.

Are you ready for some pictures? 

Full:

Close up:

Star and snail block close up:

I love the backing I used. I looked all over for green and purple fabric and finally came across this one that had happy birds. I figured the birds fit in with the "in the park" theme.

Now I need to get working on my double wedding ring and the Jelly Girl. Gotta have something to show for next week. 
I hope we all have a great week of stash busting.

Penny

Stash Report - April 4, '10

Fabric in this week:      0 yds.
Fabric in YTD:     23.25 yds.

Fabric out this week:  4.5 yds.

Fabric out YTD:      31.25 yds.

Stash busted:   8 yds.

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


Welcome to April. Can you believe 1/4 of the year has gone by? Unbelievable. When I turned my working calendar over here is what greeted me. It made me smile.

I absolutely love the sentiment. Maybe that will be my new theme, motto, or saying. Do you like it as much as I do? I am glad I get to look at it for a month. I also love the flowers and the color. For April Fools day we had snow. It melted by the end of the day but it was a joke on us all.

Spring is just about here. My pansies are looking good and my daffodils are just about to bloom. The tulips have green leaves up but no buds yet. I love the anticipation this time of the year brings.


This past week I managed to get the 48 stars pieced that are in the border and Sat. I put it up on the design board and start sewing the blocks together. The angle of this picture is wonky because there is about three feet between the board and my sewing machine. I store my board until I need it then it come out into the only place available in my sewing room. This also gives me incentive to get the top put together fast.

I hope you have a meaningful Easter and a great week of sewing up your stash.
Penny