Stash Report Week 43, 2013

I've been super busy in the sewing room. Sewing for a craft show can really help put a dent in the stash report.

Between holiday sewing and the craft show I'm moving toward my goal.

 

[caption id="attachment_2343" align="aligncenter" width="273"] Stack of pillowcases[/caption]

 

• Added since last report: 3 yards


• Added this year: 369.50 yards


• Used since last report: 29 yards


• Used this year: 199.25  yards


• Net 2012 -170.25  yards  

Only 21 yards to use up to reach my 150 yards stashed this year goal.  I think I'm going to make it. Cause I've some more Christmas stuff in the works.

Check out more stash reports at Judy"s Patchwork Times. 

Stash Report Week 42 2013

If this is week 42 and there are 52 weeks in a year my advance math skills tells me that there are only 10 reports left this year. Holy Time is Flying By Batman! I won't ask what the heck happen to this year because I know that we've been busy doing something every single day and still it just seems to zoom past us.  Well enough of that. Today is about fabric.

• Added since last report: 9 yards


• Added this year: 366.50 yards


• Used since last report: 14.50 yards


• Used this year: 170.25  yards


• Net 2012 -196.25  yards   

My goal this year is to be at -150 yards or even less (stop laughing it could happen) That's like only 5 yards a week or 5 good size quilts or 50 pillowcases.  :)

I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times.

Design Wall Monday October 14, 2013

Up on the design wall today is this little Christmas quilt that I've been calling Christmas Quickie. I started it two years ago as a quick little Christmas quilt. I pulled it out and looked at it last year but this year it's getting finished. Piecing the back today and onto quilting.

Stash Report Week 41, 2013

Over the summer I was a bit lax with my stash report, ok a lot lax. But I'm ready to get back in the habit of reporting stash on Sunday.

There has been sewing going on here since I'm getting ready for a craft show in November.  Table runners, Pillowcases, ornaments and a few lap quilts are all in the works.

[caption id="attachment_2328" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Shopping Trip[/caption]

But there has also been shopping. You would be so proud of me I stuck to my list. Someone made that "No Stashing for 100 Days" rule. There was no fabric bought for the stash, everything purchased has a purpose.  Some has already been cut and sewn and counted out. Got to love it when it's in and out in one week.

• Added since last report: 10.25 yards


• Added this year: 357.50 yards


• Used since last report: 10.25 yards


• Used this year: 155.75  yards


• Net 2012  -201.75  yards   

There I am, I still added a lot more this year than I've used.  My goal is to get that red number down to 150 or less. Don't laugh it could happen.

I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times.

 

Just a little Progress..BFCO Day 2

On the sewing list I made some progress. I got up early and got four rows of the red/white quilt sewn.

No cleaning out today. Had to ship a box today so I did some straightening in the shipping room so I'm counting that.

Tomorrow I'm planning a big sewing day and Quilt Club tomorrow night. I'll be taking Christmas 1 to work on.

Big Fall Clean Out Day 1

 

A while back last week I was trying to find something. It wasn't a big thing but it was important for what I was doing at the time.  I searched and searched. I looked and looked. It was so frustrating because I'd been so careful not to miss place this item. As I was looking for said item, I even looked in places that it could not be unless it walked there it's self. Know what I mean.

This lead me to make a few decisions.  It was sheer coincidence that it was the first day of Autumn. That also according to the calendar there were 100 days left in this year.  What was I going to accomplish in the next 100 days?

There is a need here to clean out so that has lead to THE BIG FALL CLEAN OUT.

Here are my guidelines:

1. Official start October 1st.

2. No stashing, stocking up. Everything bought in the next 100 days has to be consumed. (I might have to make an exception for the day after Thanksgiving)

3. Work on making product for November Craft Show.

That is basically it. K.I.S.S.

So today's clean out:

Bottom two shelves in pantry. Sorted paper bags. Silverware drawer. Cleaned off the kitchen counter.

[caption id="attachment_2310" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Pantry[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2311" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Drawer[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2312" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Counter[/caption]

Really it won't take long for that counter to get filled up again.

Sewing/Product

Finished the blocks for the red/white quilt.

[caption id="attachment_2314" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Red and White Quilt[/caption]

Started taking apart stool so Mr. Bill can paint the legs. Since he said he would paint the stool I snuck in a magazine rack and a chair too.  I was just trying to make it easy on him since I want them all the same color. :-)

 

[caption id="attachment_2313" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Stool to paint[/caption]

Ok that was day one of my Big Fall Clean Out.  Let's see how far I go.