Stash Report 031222

I'm catching up on fabric in recently that has not yet been reported.  Some of the damage I did myself at my favorite thrift store.

The blues and red will be a welcome addition to my Dear Jane stash.  The greens and pink replace fun fabric that got used for masks - not that it needed replacing!  2.49 yards for $2.  

Other damage was done by my sister.   

She has been volunteering at the thrift store and usually works in the craft room.  That resulted in the purchase of the larger pieces.  The smaller pieces were getting thrown away since their "time" was up and they had not been sold.  No!!!!!!!!  So of course she rescued it.  Since we aren't making masks anymore all this ends up in my stash.  4.47 yards  I think she paid 50c each for the pineapples, planets, cats, and cupcakes.  Everything else was rescued.

Fabric In This Week: 6.96 yards

Fabric In YTD: 13 yards

Fabric Out This Week: 0.0 yards

Fabric Out YTD: 6.3 yards

Stash Movement: 6.7 yards in

As far as time spent sewing ....... 

Last weekend was pretty busy, so I didn't get much prepped for the week.  Fortunately I had just enough left to keep plugging away at my Sapphire Jubilee.  Spring Break is this week and I'd like to focus on getting projects prepped since that seems to be the best way for me to sew when I'm tired after school. 

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing this week: 7/7

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in March 11/12

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in 2022: 61/71

Percentage: 86%

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Sapphire Jubilee

Fabric did come in - random bits and pieces.  But it was a long week and a longer weekend, so the actual numbers will have to wait until next week.  I really like all the math of calculating fabric in, so I'll wait until I can enjoy it more.

Rolling Stone Block

Nothing out.  I started a new project - Sapphire Jubilee - and plan to count the fabric out when I finish all the blocks for each step.  Part 1 has been started, but not completed yet.  

Fabric In This Week: 0.0 yards

Fabric In YTD: 6.04 yards

Fabric Out This Week: 0.0 yards

Fabric Out YTD: 6.3 yards

Stash Movement: 0.26 yards out

As far as time spent sewing .......

Too dark

 

Much better and it repeats the gingham

I finally decided what to focus on next - Ruby Jubilee.  Mine will be a Sapphire Jubilee,  I had a bit of difficulty with my fabrics getting started.  Some were too dark, some were too light.  But when I settled on my favorite dark blue with tiny light vines & leaves it all came together.  I will be sad when the last bit of that fabric is gone.

Four-Ever Nines

I prepped the little 9-patches and other pieces for the Four-Ever Nines blocks and that was enough to keep me going through the week.  Having a project prepped made all the difference in getting me into the sewing room each day.  I didn't have to think, I just sat down and sewed.  But there was one day I couldn't even do that. 

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing this week: 6/7

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in February 22/28

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in March 4/5

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in 2022: 54/64

Percentage: 84%

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Carnival Quilt #12 Complete!

Not much fabric movement, but 2 big projects done.

Not quite done in this photo, but the only photo of it finished has kids' faces.

This year's Carnival Auction Quilt is finished and delivered.  This is the 12th quilt I have made for the school auction.  The kids were so happy to use the sewing machine and see it all come together.  I used fabric from the mask stash that was big enough for something bigger than masks, so I can't count any of it out from my personal stash.

Of course, the quilting line where I got off track shows in the photo!

I also made a runner for the cashier counter at my favorite thrift store.   They are trying to protect the glass top of a vintage sales counter/cabinet they have.   I had a hard time getting started, but once I looked at it as just a long skinny (88" x 16") quilt, the project moved right along.  They supplied the focus fabrics, but I did use my own fabric for the black binding.  The 2 fabrics they chose clashed too much to use either one as the binding.  Black will get less grimy from use as well.  0.4 yards out.  Very generously, and quite unexpectedly, they gave me a voucher to use at the store!    

Fabric In This Week: 0 yards

Fabric In YTD: 6.04 yards

Fabric Out This Week: 0.4 yards

Fabric Out YTD: 6.3 yards

Stash Movement: 0.26 yards out

As far as time spent sewing .....  

I knew I started the year off far better than I could maintain in the long run and the last two weeks proved it.  But I think now I realistically know how often I can sew, which is important because I don't want to make myself sew if I'm tired and make mistakes.  Also, now that I am not sewing masks and the front burner projects are done I did not have something ready to sew and didn't have time to make a plan.  That has been remedied, so maybe this week will be better.  Either way I'm okay.  

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing this week: 5/7

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in February 20/26

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in 2022: 48/57

Percentage: 84%

Considering the workload at school I am pleased.  Two big projects completed this week, and a project prepped to work on in small bits during the week, so I'll take that as a good week.

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Carnival Quilt Progress - Stash Report 021322

Plenty of sewing, but no movement in the stash.

Center finished!

No inner border?  Too dark.

I got the Carnival Quilt center finished.  Then had to decide on borders.  White inner border or not?  It definitely lightened things up, so that is the direction I am heading.

White inner border?  What a difference!

Fabric In This Week: 0 yards

Fabric In YTD: 6.04 yards

Fabric Out This Week: 0 yards

Fabric Out YTD: 5.9 yards

Stash Movement: 0.14 yards in

As far as time spent sewing .....  

Not a great week, but some weeks are like that.  Between school and after school commitments, I was just too tired some days.

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing this week: 5/7

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in February 10/12

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in 2022: 40/43

Percentage: 93%

Still very respectable overall percentage and most importantly projects are moving forward!

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Stash Report 020622 - Kid Masks are DONE !!

No change in the stash this week.  All the sewing I did had already been counted or wasn't from my stash.

Fabric In This Week: 0 yards

Fabric In YTD: 6.04 yards

Fabric Out This Week: 0 yards

Fabric Out YTD: 5.9 yards

Stash Movement: 0.14 yards in

As far as time spent sewing .....  

What a relief!!  The kid masks for Teacher E are finished.  Final count was 223!  That is enough for 2 masks each for all the kindergarteners at her school and a few extras for siblings.  Whew!  They already have their masks for Valentine's Day, so these will be for spring and end of the school year.  Working ahead was definitely the way to go.  Breaking down the steps so that my sisters could help was a game changer.   

DONE!!!

Having the end in sight kept me sewing every day this week, even the days I was tired.  I felt like the Little Engine Who Could!  Or maybe Dory - "Just keep sewing.  Just keep sewing!"  

Now I need to get something going that I can work on each day without much thought.  I have learned that at the end of the school day my ability to process is significantly reduced so I need something simple to sew or at least all thought out in advance.  Joining the Carnival Quilt rows is a good start.

Bottom rows of the Carnival Quilt

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing this week: 7/7

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in January: 30/31

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in February 5/5

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in 2022: 35/36

Percentage: 97%

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Stash Report 013022 - Lots Going On

Since I finished all the UFOs on hangers, I am now working my way through the drawer of WIPs.  I thought there were just parts in there, but I found an old top of my mother's.  The backing fabric was with it, so I squared it up and took it for quilting.  It was small enough that for a minute I considered quilting it myself, but I knew it would be prettier if the ladies at Dragonfly Quilting did it for me!  

For some odd reason, I remember this quilt from when we lived in Guatemala, so it is at least 11 years old, but probably older because she wasn't doing this kind of work for years before that.  The green is an odd "slippery" fabric that was hard to work with - another reason not to quilt it myself.  My mother was an enthusiastic quilter and always willing to try something new.  We are guessing this is the result of a class or workshop that she took.  As far as I know this is the only thing she made like this.  The pieces of the pineapple are folded before being sewn together.  The folds are uniform enough to be deliberate - not accidental.  

Since it was in my stash I am now counting it out!

There was new fabric at the thrift store, but the prices were too high and nothing caught my eye - and I don't need anything, so nothing came home.

Fabric In This Week: 0 yards

Fabric In YTD: 6.04 yards

Fabric Out This Week: 2.85 yards for front and back of pineapple quilt

Fabric Out YTD: 5.9 yards

Stash Movement: 0.14 yards in

As far as time spent sewing .....  

100 finished masks

I was busy this week.  I'm still working on the kid masks for Teacher E's kindergarteners, but the end is definitely in sight.  As of Saturday night, less than 50 to go and they just need the last stitching around and adding the elastic.  

100 to go early in the week

The fun sewing this week was at school.  The Spring Carnival is coming up, so it is time to make an auction quilt!  I went back and forth on a design and decided to just keep it simple.  I cut 6.5" white squares for the students to design and alternating squares out of a fun batik with dragonflies.  I took the sewing machine to school and the kids sewed their squares to a batik square.  They loved the experience - as expected.  I'll sew the rows together into a top and then take it all back another day so they can do some quilting stitching.  

Slow and steady!

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing this week: 7/7

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in January: 29/30

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in 2022: 29/30

Percentage: 97%

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Stash Report 012322 - A Boring Week

A boring week with no photos.  Still making masks, but it seems as though the end is in sight for the kindergarten masks.  If my count is good, I should not have to cut any more.   And the first round of stitching is complete on this last batch that were cut.  Woo hoo!

Fabric In This Week: 0 yards

Fabric In YTD: 6.04 yards

Fabric Out This Week: 0.54 yards from my personal stash for masks

Fabric Out YTD: 3.05 yards

Stash Movement: 2.99 yards in

As far as time spent sewing .....  

I did better this week managing sewing and work.  One day I felt like I had plenty of energy and sewed for a while right after school.  As soon as I finished I got sleepy so I'd thought I'd take a quick nap before making dinner.  I woke up 3.5 hours later!  My first thought was to be thankful that my family is able to fend for themselves for dinner.  My next thought was "at least I got the sewing in first!"

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing this week: 7/7

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in January: 22/23

Days of at least 15 minutes of sewing in 2022: 22/23

Percentage: 96%

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