WIP Wednesday June 27, 2012

I'm making progress this week on my Take 5 QOV. Getting to those boarders.  Maybe I'll have the top done this week!!



As I was doing other stuff this week and my mind was wandering it dawned on me that Christmas is now less than six months away.  Holy Snowflake Batman! I don't even have a list made and nothing started.  I pulled out some Christmas fabric, but I didn't want to pull out the Christmas bins because I want to finish up what I'm doing.



Maybe if I make my list  and figure out what I want to make and for who, then pull out the big stash.  To add to this when I picked up the mail right there on top was the new Connecting Threads catalog with Christmas right on the cover.  Now I was really trying not to buy fabric in June.  So far zero fabric purchase...I've four days left in June...do you think it counts if I put fabric in my cart but don't push the checkout button.  LOL

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Design Wall Monday - June 25, 2012

I have a finish! It's been a while since I've really could say done.  I finished it yesterday so it was too late for the stash report and I haven't put anything new up on the wall.  I have a top that is boarders close to being done so that is coming out as soon as I finished the backing for this.

It's my Sweet Treat quilt along from May, that's right, the one I wasn't going to do.  I'm so glad that I did, even Mr. Bill really liked it and wanted to know "how come I don't have any quilts like that?" Do you think it was a hint?



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Thursday June List Update

Well I've put this post off today just in case I got something finished and could cross it off my list, but no such luck today.

I've been working away on the lists and I'm making progress so next Thursday expect big results.

While clean out the house and sorting through boxes I opened a chest from my Dad and found my Grandma's crazy quilt.  I knew it was in the chest, but getting the key and the chest together took awhile to happen.



Soon I'll write about how this quilt came about.

Next Thursday I'll have my final update on my Finish it up June lists.

 

Cleaning House Really

It's well known around here that housework and cleaning is not my most favorite thing to do.  I mean really once you do clean you just have to do it again and again.  It's like laundry, never ending.

I'll do yard work, cut trees, prune bushes, rake, cut up fire wood, most anything outside before I'll want to do housework.

Part of the reason is the dust around here.  We have a dirt driveway and currently we are making a new circle drive.  To even out the new driveway area we had to have some tree stumps removed.  So we call out the stump grinder guy and he shows up with his equipment the other day, just as I was leaving to run an errand.  I was gone all of forty minutes and when I got back they were done and the machines were already back on the trailer.

I know you must be asking what does stump grinding have to do with cleaning house?  While I was gone Mr. Bill took the following pictures.  He was standing on the corner of the front porch.



Ok not so bad, all that red is chips of eucalyptus, two years ago there were three big trees there.



I hope Mr. Bill remembered to close the doors.



Yes that  cloud of dust is heading right for the house.



 

So now you know what I'll be doing today and why.



Have a fabulous Wednesday,

 

 

 

Design Wall Monday - June 18, 2012

On my design wall/floor today is my little Sweet Treat II.



It started out being my Sweet Treat sew along, I knew when I started that I would not have enough for the size quilt that Judy was making but I soon realized that I didn't even have enough for a baby quilt.  So back to the fabric stash I went, but that's another quilt.

I got a bonus evening in the sewing room this past week and want to do something that showed progress so I pulled out this quilt.  Then as I was ironing and laying out the blocks they just seemed wonky, I thought ok I'll trim them down a little.  They were looking just fine and I only had maybe three to go and I thought "I wonder how they'll look wonky".  I know sometimes I can drive myself crazy.  I've always wanted to make a twisted square so what the heck, I cut one and I liked it.  Went back and cut all of them added some kona snow and I really like my little table topper.

I want to quilt this one on my machine, but I'll have to set it aside for a couple of weeks.  I've put it on my July list.  I know June is only half over and I already have a July list.  Truth be told I started it the first week of June when I found a pattern I want to make but knew that June was full up. :0)

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Thursday 2nd June List WIP

Time for my second up date on my Finish It Up June List.

I got some things checked off the lists this week.

On the Yard List:   I dug out the Yucca plants and cut down the Lantana bush.  If you have lantana you know that it grows like a weed.  Super fast and can get out of control real fast.  That's what this one had done, it was over the roof of the kitchen and just making a mess and every time you walk by it made a mess on you.  It was time to do some cutting.  Big check mark!



On the Furniture List:  I reupholstered this steel bench.  These are the only chickens at this house.



On the Quilt List:  I happy to be making progress on this list because this is the list that started the whole Finish it Up thing.  I finished the T-Shirt quilt top.  I had planned on just plain back but because of the size I find I don't have enough of any one fabric, so I'm going to play around and see what I come up with.  I have extra flame fabric so I'm thinking to use it up.

I thought I would have more things checked off the all the lists by now. You'd think I'd know better, it all takes longer than I'd planned.  Still I'm happy over all with my progress, it's on the 14th I still have the whole second half of the month.  :)

Stash Report Week 24, 2012

I am so thrill to tell you that nothing has changed on my stash report.  What? you say, she's happy zero fabric used?  Nooo, I'm thrilled that no more fabric came in to the car, house or sewing room this week.

• Added this week:  0 yds


• Added this year: 114.25


• Used this week:  0 yds


• Used this year:  65.75


• Net used 2012;  -48.50

I'm real close to having a top done, so hopefully my numbers will change next week.  But on the other hand there is a big quilt run starting this week here in Southern California.  I so glad that I'm scheduled to work both weekends.

I found a pattern to use two of the mini rolls I got last week from my friend Kat.  The only thing is that this is Finish it up June  not Start Something new June.

So I very sadly walked over to the drawer with the plastic bags and put the magazine in a bag.  Pick up the mini rolls and told them they won't be in there for long, cause even thought they had to stay in the bag I was keeping it right by the sewing machine and I made a date with them for July 1st.

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