Yellow Yellow

Another good find at the Thrift Store. Solid yellow. This yellow makes me think of my girls playing "Punch Buggy" and yelling out "yellow yellow" when they spot a yellow VW bug!

4.75 total yards for $1 !!  It's in 3 pieces but I can live with that!

"Yellow, Yellow!"

On the out side: I got back the squares for one of the Carnival Auction Quilts.   It was a slow Saturday so I was able to get to work right away and I got the top done.  Woo hoo.  

The Carnival is less than 6 weeks away and I have 2 quilts to make so I was very happy for such progress.  Unfortunately, even though I have time to finish it completely I'm at a standstill because I promised the class I would show them the flimsy stage.  Otherwise I probably could have finished it all up on this 3-day weekend.  Oh well.  I can do other things on my remaining 2 days with a clear conscience. 

Almost a stained-glass effect as the sun comes up.

I definitely noticed that having such a close deadline on this quilt prevented me from agonizing too much on little details. I just went with my first reaction to almost everything and knocked it out it an afternoon.  

Well, almost.  One of the fabrics I had chosen for the piano key border ended up not working at all. So much so that I unsewed it and took it out.  Didn't add much time-wise and I'm much happier with the final combination.  

Clarification: As with previous years, my Stash Report is designed to meet my needs.  I only get to sew in occasional spurts so I report fabric out when I have all of a particular stage of the quilt finished.  I can keep track better and I see progress more often which is more motivating.  

I bought the white fabric specifically for the carnival quilt and had them cut and to the class relatively quickly so I did not count that as fabric in back when it happened and also will not count it out now. 

So I am just counting out the sashing and borders.  1.71 yards 

Fabric Purchased This Week: 4.75 yards

Fabric Acquired This Week: 0 yards
Fabric Acquired YTD: 5.4 yards

Fabric Used This Week: 1.71 yards
Fabric Used YTD: 2.01 yards

Fabric Stashed in 2017: 3.39 yards

Staying accountable with Judy over at Patchwork Times.

Still moving in the wrong direction but with two carnival quilts that will be made entirely from stash and finished soon I know I will get back on track in the near future .......if I stay away from the Thrift Store!