Stash Report 061718

Fabric In:  Nothing at all.  Even though it is summer and I am unemployed indefinitely there has been too much going on to go thrifting and no one gifted me with anything this week.  We had a giant yard sale with my girls and their cousins, so that was a bit of incentive to not bring anything else into the house!

Fabric Out: 

Last minute photo, but you get the idea.

I made good progress on my niece's baby quilt.  I had already reported the Little Monkey blocks as out so now I'll report the borders.  The yellow border was from the stash and the purple gingham was my FIL's shirt.  It was just just enough for the border and also will be used for the binding, which I went ahead and cut and prepared it while I was mathing it all.  borders only = 0.77 yards

I had more fabric out for the sewing class I taught this week.  Gingham & lining for practice sewing and tissue covers to make & take.  class = 0.94 yards

Fabric Purchased since last report: 0 yards
Fabric Purchased YTD: 39.26 yards

Fabric Acquired since last report: 0 yards

Fabric Acquired YTD: 22.65 yards

Fabric Used since last report:  1.71 yards
Fabric Used YTD: 55.96 yards

Total: 5.95 yards stashed

Still headed in the right direction.  Little by little.

In my effort to get rid of fabric I know I won't use I have a giveaway going on that you can check out HERE.

Kate over at Life In Pieces has challenged us to try to stitch 15 minutes each day.  I didn't sew every day, but overall I am sewing more consistently than I have been in a while. I've had some finishes and I'm moving forward on some stalled projects and picked up a commissioned quilt job.

Days stitched since last report:11/14
Days stitched this year: 151/167
Success Rate: 90%


Linking up to QuiltPaintCreate and Life in Pieces to keep accountable.

Design Floor Monday 060418

I finally made a plan for the baby quilt for our new niece.  We didn't know the gender in advance so I had a good excuse for putting it off.

Isn't she sweet!

I had originally wanted to make something different but my level of concentration is not that great right now so I went with Bonnie Hunter's Little Monkey.  I had made these before and I knew that each block stands alone and doesn't have to be super matchy or coordinated. 

Almost final layout

I also wanted to use scraps I had bought back from my MIL last time we were in Guatemala and some of them were on the smallish side, so this actually ended up being perfect.  I just picked my basic color scheme and ran with it.  I was able to use some leftover HSTs and lots of bits of this and that.  I dug into my drawers of strips/squares and didn't have to cut anything at all from yardage.  Does that make it a FREE quilt?

The white sashing is a shirt from my FIL.  When he passed I asked my MIL for some of his dress shirts.  She sews and she understood.  Last summer I was able to use one of them in College E's college quilt.

Next step is sew it all togther.  I use Bonnie Hunter's webbing technique and it goes together easy peasy.

Then to decide on borders.  I have another shirt from my FIL that I think will be perfect for an inner border, but will require some careful math first.  There is no rush, since I don't know when we are going to get down to Guatemala to see the cutie.

Linking up to Small Quilts and Doll Quilts to show what we are working on.

Stash Report June 3, 2018

A busy week in the sewing room, but not much overall movement.

Fabric In: Not a lick of fabric came in this week.  I even went to the thrift store.  Thankfully two ladies were already in the small craft room and there was nothing I was interested in enough to barge in and poke through.

Fabric Out:  The May giveaway fabrics are packaged and ready to mail out.  1.38 yards

I worked pretty steadily on the Little Monkey blocks for a quilt for our new niece in Guatemala.  I was very happy to be able to use some of my MIL's fabric scraps that I had brought back with me last summer.   1.44 yards

Most of the Little Monkey blocks

Baby Blanket:  I finished the crochet edges of another flannel blanket.  This time I knew I would do it from start to finish.  They are kind of addicting.  I will hold on to this one until I have someone to gift it to.   1.32 yards


Fabric Purchased since last report: 0 yards
Fabric Purchased YTD: 39.26 yards

Fabric Acquired since last report: 0 yards

Fabric Acquired YTD: 22.65 yards

Fabric Used since last report:  4.14 yards
Fabric Used YTD: 54.25 yards

Total: 7.66 yards stashed

I am slowly getting into the sewing groove again and working my way out of the hole.

Kate over at Life In Pieces has challenged us to try to stitch 15 minutes each day.  I was able to sew almost every day this week. 

Days stitched since last report: 6/7
Days stitched this year: 140/153
Success Rate: 92%


Linking up to QuiltPaintCreate and Life in Pieces to keep accountable.