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.

 

September NewFO

I almost got out of September with out a NewFO, but I didn't quite finish a few things so I get to join the NewFo Party again this month.

The calendar says it's fall even if the weather here didn't get the message so I started this little flannel fall quilt.  It's now basted and ready to quilt.

[caption id="attachment_2299" align="aligncenter" width="251"] Fall Flannel[/caption]

I also have a couple of Halloween table runners to finish up. They are also layered and ready to quilt, but here are the fabrics I'm using.  Don't you just love the spider color dots on the selvage.

[caption id="attachment_2302" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Halloween Tablerunners[/caption]

Here is a little update on last months NewFO.  I was just starting to trace my Hocupocusville blocks.  This is my homemade light box.  A thick piece of glass (maybe it use to be on a desk top) on top of some covered 2x4's with a couple of lights under it.  This really helps tracing on the darker fabrics.

[caption id="attachment_2300" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Light Table[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2301" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hocupocusville[/caption]

 

This month I've painted three blocks and I've started the embroidery so I'm using my darling Needle Nanny that I won last month when I had the luck NewFo number.

[caption id="attachment_2303" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Potting Shed Block[/caption]

This darling needle nanny is fantastic.  That needle does not go anywhere.

[caption id="attachment_2304" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Lama Needle Nanny[/caption]

 

My little lama is so adorable!! Thank You So Much Barbara. I also received my very own portrait of Smitty. :)

Head over to Barbara at Cat Patches for more NewFO inspiration.

 

Stash Report Week 38, 2013

 

It's been a long time since my last stash report.  I've had a few distractions around here.

 

[caption id="attachment_2280" align="aligncenter" width="300"] It started with this[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2281" align="aligncenter" width="300"] That lead to this[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2282" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Which became this[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_2284" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Then this[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_2285" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Finally this.[/caption]

Everything is back together again but what job it turned out to be.

 

The good news is that I have been doing some sewing not as much as I thought.  The other good news is that there has also been some shopping.

I usually just stack my fabric purchases for a photo cause you never know if "you know who" might be reading a post. :)

This time some fabrics were just so cute they had to have their own photo.

[caption id="attachment_2286" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Fall fabrics and Flannel[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2287" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Thanksgiving[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2288" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Christmas[/caption]

Everything has a purpose and is in it's project bag.

Here are this weeks numbers;

• Added since last report: 20.25 yards


• Added this year: 347.25 yards


• Used since last report: 42.50 yards


• Used this year: 151.25 yards


• Net 2012  -196.00 yards   

I only have to use 96 yards by the end of the year to make my goal of being under 100 yards stashed.  I do have a lot of sewing to do by then but I'm thinking I'll have to adjust that goal.

For more stash reports head over to Judy's Patchwork Times