Get it Done, January 2013

I'm joining with Judy at Patchwork times  to Get it Done.  Here is my January Get it Done List.

After much thought and process of elimination, cause I can't finish everything in one month.  I came up with four things to get done in January.

1.  New Year Day Quilt of Valor:   I want to have the top completed including boarders.  The back and binding made and ready for quilting.  The strips are ready to go for New Year Day.



2.  Christmas Quilt Along:  I almost have all the pieces cut.  I want to have the blocks made and sewn together.



3.  Cowboy Tumbler:  Finish Cutting out the tumblers and complete the top.  I'd like to get this one quilted this month.



4.  Red & White:  Make two more sets of blocks.



That completes the January List.

Stash Report Week 52, 2012

This is the last stash report of the very first year I've done a stash report.  Will I do it again next year? Oh Yes.  I've learn alot about how I use fabric this past year and how to keep track.  Little pieces of paper with numbers on them does not work. :)

There is no change this week.  I've been cutting and cutting this week to get ready for the New Year.   I managed to avoid the online sales until yesterday and today I'm stopping at the LQS just for a few fat quarters, honest, well maybe I look at the sale table too.

I ended up 6.5 yards in the red this year and I'm OK with that.  I also managed to use  252 yards so that means I made quilts and pillowcases.

 

• Added this week: 0


• Added this year:  258.50 


• Used this week:8.75


• Used this year:  252.0


• Net 2012  -6.50   

Check out more stash reports at Patchwork times.

Happy New Year

H

 

Stash Report Week 51, 2012

Week 51? so soon!

I'm still moving things around in the sewing room.  I didn't get as much time in there this week as I'd hoped.  I'll finish up this coming week and be all set to sew on New Year Day.

The fabric leaving the stash this past week was gifted, there could be more of that this week as organizing the fabric it the project of the week.

 

• Added this week: 0


• Added this year:  258.50 


• Used this week:8.75


• Used this year:  252.0


• Net 2012  -6.50   

I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times.

H

2013 New FO Challenge

Today while I was working on my rearranging of the sewing room I was thinking and thinking about New FO's.  Barbara at Cat Patches is listing her planned New FO's.  Here's what I've come up with for my NewFO's that  I want to start next year.  They are in not in any order.

1.  Granny Squares.



I bought this fabric in September to make the granny squares that I've seen on several blogs.

2.  1-2-3 Quilt



This is the bonus fabric from a baby quilt I just finished and want to make another one.

3.  Sunflowers



I have this bag of sunflowers that I want to put into a quilt.

4.  Scrappy Christmas Quit-a-Long

 



Over at Sunshower Quilts, Katrina is doing this Christmas Quilt-a-long.  Of course I found it weeks after she started and I'm just now pulling my fabric.  So this one could maybe be January's New FO.

5.  Christmas Fairies

 



This is one still had the receipt in the bag and my note about the quilt.  It has been setting under my table since November 2010. Yikes!

So that's my list. I've gathered them all together and put them in a bin marked  " Barbara" because she's the instigator.

I'm linking with Cat Patches today

 

Friday Finishes something to Whoop About

I am so whooping it up today.  I don't mean to brag but I am finished with all my Christmas sewing.  Of course my list wasn't very long and everything had to be mailed and one will be given tomorrow.  Nothing like having to face the mobs lines at the post office to help you make your deadlines.  :)



I finished up the little bear quilt.  I found the matching fabric for the binding, it had wander around the sewing room and bury it's self under a stack of fabric.  I  found it quite by chance I really thought I'd would be shopping for binding.

Now the part that I'm really exited about is that I have two weeks to work on the sewing room.  I did a major rearrange last September so I've been using this lay-out for over a year now.  Some things work and some things just bug me to no end.  I'd like to get those bugs worked out and of course the big one---Fabric Management-- OK you can stop laughing now.

I know I can't be the only one that can't decide on how to organize my fabric.  When I first started quilting I used lots of novelty prints.  I still use novelty prints but I'm adding alot that I can now sort by color.  My basket of scraps is over flowing and that needs to be sorted too. So anyway that will be the biggest part of this clean up.  I'll be ready to start the New Year in a clean organized sewing room.  Now that is something to Whoop about.

I'm liking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict today.  Check out what everyone is doing.

WIP-- Will it be a UFO Again?

I started this Christmas quilt last December and called it a Christmas Quickie, Ha Ha!  because I wanted to make a quick little quilt for Christmas.  You can see how far I got.



 

I pulled it out last week  to look at finish up this Christmas.  Well I have the borders sewn but I've had Christmas gift projects on my table so just as soon as I get that cleared off I can attach the borders and it just might get quilted by next Christmas.  Sometimes you just can't rush a Christmas quilt.

What are you working on?  I'm linking with Freshly Pieced today to see what everyone is working on.

Have a happy Wednesday

H

 

 

 

Music to do errands by

I've done my time at the gym this morning and now it's time to do errands. I've lots of stops today so I loaded the CD player with Christmas Music. Here's my playlist.





If I finish these I have a bag of back-ups. :)

Have a happy Monday.

Stash Report Week 49, 2012

I can explain!  I'm back on the minus side.  But see there was this Sale at Connecting Threads and those beautiful fat quarter bundles just kept asking to come and visit at my house.  So here they are all safe and sound, ready to be cut up and put into a quilt.



Yes, I have a plan for most of this fabric and I even wrote it down so I don't forget.  :)

I've made a few Christmas gifts so I do have a little fabric going out.



 

Here are my numbers.  With only three more reports this year it is doubtful that I'll see the plus side again.  And I'm OK with that.  Unless of course I finish up some projects between now and then.

 

• Added this week: 24 


• Added this year:  258.50 


• Used this week: 5.25


• Used this year:  243.25


• Net 2012  -15.25   

I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times.  Check out how others are doing on with their stash.

Stash Report Week 48, 2012

I did it !! I made it on to the plus side before the end of the year.  I won't be staying here very long because I shopped at Connecting Threads Black Friday Sale and that should be here tomorrow.  Yikes!  Good thing we get to reset at zero in a few weeks. :)

I have been finishing up things.  A pillowcase here, a binding there and it's all added up.

• Added this week: 0


• Added this year:  234.5


• Used this week: 10.0


• Used this year:  238.0


• Net 2012  3.5 yards

The stash report has been good for me.  It has made me think about what I buy and I've shopped my stash (at least 3 yds).  It has also made me aware of the color gaps in my stash.  Oops that sounds like more shopping.

Just cause I can't seem to post without a photo here is the last t-shirt quilt I did.  It's been delivered so I can show it now.

For more stash reports go to Patchwork times.

Have a great week