Photo Shoot and Stash Report Week 36, 2012

First I'll get the facts out of the way.  I've been sewing--really I have.  I just haven't finished anything to report usage. So the numbers have not moved.

• Added this week:  0


• Added this year:  166.75


• Used this week:  0


• Used this year:  121.25


• Net used this year:  -45.5 

Now about the photo shoot.  Yesterday we went for a drive, first one in a long time.  Between our schedules and the weather it just hasn't happened.  I've been thinking about quilts on old trucks for some time and yesterday we'd planned on stopping at the truck museum on the drive.  The real name is Motor Transport Museum and the photographer is Mr. Bill.

First up is Mr. Bill at work.



This one is a junk food quilt. I bought this pattern at Road to California a few years back.



Next is this little darling I finished up this summer.

 



 

And this construction theme quilt.  I couldn't resist hanging it over the bucket.



Then there's this photo.  I just love a stack of quilts.  Even a short stack.  :)



We had such a fun day, hardware store, truck museum, lunch and a drive in the mountains.  Then dinner last night with my quilting buddy Kat.

Looking forward to the quiltathon this coming weekend.  I just might have some new numbers to report.

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Upholstery Thursday A new Project

Last night my upholstery class started up again, so it was Back to School for me.  I am so lucky that our local Adult Ed offers upholstery and it's really close to home.



Started a new project last night.  This is the chair my sister brought out from Oklahoma this summer.  She picked out the fabric and bought it while she was here too.



Of course my plans for taking it apart this summer never happen but I made great progress on it last night.  I have a self imposed deadline for this chair.  My last project lasted forevvvvvvvver but that didn't stop me from getting more chairs :)



I got quite a bit done.  The arms on this chair are dowelled and it the upholstery was done first and then the arm put on, there will be a slight modification there.



 

Next week I'll take in the stain for the wood..maybe



All in all school got off to a great start.

 

 

Stash Report, Design Wall, NewFO Catch-Up

Oh My!  I'm so behind.  Work and the long weekend is my story and I'm sticking to it.

Stash Report has not changed.  I've been sewing but can't count the fabric yet.  So the short version of my stash report is:  No fabric in or out and my total is still -45.5.  With is being National Sewing Month maybe I'll be able to move those numbers.



My design wall is empty :(  I took down my churn dash blocks to put up some t-shirt blocks.  I've finished the churn dash blocks so now it's triangles.

I did some cleaning up in the sewing room too.  Sometimes you just have to stop and clean up to see where you're going.   Ok just a little clean-up, I didn't want to go overboard or I wouldn't be able to find anything.

 



I took down the t-shirts and laid them out on the floor, for some reason laying t-shirt quilts on the floor is easier for me.



Goal this week is to sash up the t-shirt quilt and make those setting triangles for the churn dash blocks.

 

I started a NewFO on Thursday, I really hadn't planned to start a new FO in August (bet you haven't heard that one before) but I saw the box of fabric that I'd been saving and then I thought well I should make start that quilt for someone's Christmas present.  Pulled it out and started cutting.  I'd planned to do it as a leader/ender but I'm not real good at that.  When I have the blocks cut out I want to sew them now!  We'll see how I do with it. Can't show too much, Christmas and all that, but this is a special quilt and I'm taking pic and writing about it in my head so you'll get the full story.



 

WIP - T-shirt quilt.  This is a throw size so once I have the lay-out I like it should come together. Christmas gift-Still cutting.  Churn  Dash- need those setting triangles.

My upholstery class starts up tonight, this makes me happy.  I'll get to see my upholstery buddies and I'm starting on a new chair.  I'm thinking about Upholstery Thursday during the school year.  If I can figure out that link stuff I'll make it a linking party of upholstery projects.

I'm late but I'm still linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for the Stash Report and Design Wall Monday.

Check out the other NewFO at Cat Patches, and Barbara's beautiful photography .

Today I'm linking up for WIP at Freshly Pieced.

Design Wall Monday Aug 27, 2012

My poor design wall hasn't changed it several weeks, because I'm working off my table and ironing board. I've been pulling out UFO's to finish up meanwhile the churn dash on the wall is becoming a UFO.  Go Figure?

So still on the wall is the coffee churn dash.



I finished the top of my Christmas Flannel.  I added the boarders, thanks for the comments.  I still have to figure out what I want to do with the back but I should get to that later this week.



 

My sewing will be evenings only this week and the weather is suppose to be hot and humid again so I might be sewing by the midnight oil.

Check out more design walls at Judy's 

Stash Report Week 34, 2012

I really haven't got a whole lot of sewing done this week.  I think Wednesday evening was it.

This week was jam packed with appointments and house projects.  We put together the new shelving for Bill's new storage/work room.



I know that there are only four shelf units but it took us all morning on Thursday.



I think we chose the hottest most humid day of the week but we got it done.



We've started the BIG clean out of the house.  It's a big job and there are lots of decisions to be made.  I thought that maybe the kitchen would be next on the remodel list but it does make more sense to do the main living area and master bedroom next. I think. What ever we decide to do next the clean out needs to happen and it feels good to moving forward.

Back to the fabric.  The good news is no fabric sneaked in to my sewing room while I was busy downstairs

• Added this week:  0 yds


• Added this year:  166.75 yds


• Used this week:  0 yds


• Used this year: 121.25 yds


• Net used this year:  -45.50  

Head over to Judy's at Patchwork Times for more stash reports.

Stash Report Week 33, 2012

I'm thrilled with all that I've finished up this week.

Counting Bears is ready for quilting.  Made and attached the binding on Sweet Treat.  Made the binding for the QOV that I'm quilting tomorrow. Finished up the Christmas Flannel (I think)  I stopped with the first boarder because of the backing fabric I have, now I think it looks unfinished.   I think if I add the border I can cut the back and add some color to it.  I'm adding a photo of the front and back let me know what you think.  But I'm counting out the fabric used so far.

 



Here is the border fabric



Love the back maybe add solid on sides or down the middle?



 

A trip to Joann's cost me 5 1/2 yards.  Nine steps forward and five steps back.  LOL

• Added this week:  5.50


• Added this year:  166.75


• Used this week:  9.75


• Used this year:  121.25


• Net Used this year: -45.5    

For more stash reports head over to Patchwork Times

A UFO and A NewFO

Yesterday after I finished attaching the binding on my Sweet Treat I pulled a UFO.  While I did sort of make a list at the first of the year I've not been working on that list very hard. Like I even know where that list is!!  Anyway when I was looking for something else I found my flannel Christmas quilt.



I started this quilt when I was a real beginner, wow! that felt good to think that I've advanced from real beginner.  You don't think about your progress on a day to day basis and then you pick up something you started a few years back and think  "I have improved at this". Oops sorry back to the quilt...I pulled it out and decided that it wouldn't take much to finish it up and bonus I'll have a Christmas quilt done too!

Then I found these Christmas fabric strips that I'd sewn into sets. Yes I know what they were for and No I'm not going to use them for that so I cut them up for a table runner.  I got this ideal from a blog that I read and as soon as I find it I post a link.



That's it for this morning.  I'm off to visit the Mom's today.

Happy Friday