Stash Report 062914 & June Odd Report!

Still reporting on Guatemala progress. I took some fabric to Guatemala for my MIL to work with. It was nice stuff from my mothers stash but I knew I would never use it just because of the memories associated with those particular pieces.  I did end up using some of it while we were there, but that will be another post.

Fabric Used This Week:  13.83 yards total given away in Guatemala

Total Used 2014:  51.58 yards
Fabric In This Week: 0 yds

Total Bought/Received in 2014: 13.08 yards
Net Used 2014: 38.5 yards

Since I am working on the summer camps for work I have been using some odd stuff that I have around. Made me think I should report odd sewing related stuff used.  If the stash report motivates me to use fabric maybe the odd report will motivate me to use the rest!!  It's worth a try.

So here's my Odd Report! for June.

Burlap triangles with scrapbook paper letters.

Cowboy camp banners:  
15 yards misc bias tape

Pendants made with wall paper samples and scrapbook paper.

Pirate camp banners and crafts:  
5 yds black flat bias tape + 5 yds white-ish mystery fabric/ribbon
+ 35 yds (3.5 spools worth) 1/8" black ribbon
I still have 2 more spools! Where did it all come from?  Pretty sure my sister gave it to me a while back.  Good thing I hung on to it since I needed a lot!


No visible improvement in the sewing/project room, but mental progress is just as good!

Felt flags ready for decorating.

Head on over to Patchwork Times to see how others are doing with their stash.

Guatemala Finishes

My MIL asked me to help finish a quilt she had started in a group and not finished. She had the rail fence pieces that coordinated and she wanted them for an outer border but couldn't figure out getting it together. She had a BIG box of scraps that we convinced her to let us dig into so I found enough of the right pinks to get the missing small squares border done.

There was not enough of the bright pink so I made an "executive decision" and unsewed the solid pink border that was already on 2 sides and added the blue border instead. I could tell she wasn't sure about that but when the rail fence blocks showed up so well as the next border she understood.  We scrounged up enough bits and pieces to make two more rail fence blocks.  Then the blue 9-patches in the corners and it was just right.

I thought it was for my MIL, but on our last day she gave the top to me for my College Girl R.  What a nice surprise!  I will finish it and get it to her.   I really like working on projects together.  We each do a part and then we are all part of it.  I was very happy to be able to be sewing with my MIL even for just a short time.  

I had some other finishes in Guatemala and will show them as I get caught up.

Linking up finishes with confessions of a fabric addict
and  Crazy Mom Quilts and richard and tanya quilts

Back from Guatemala

It was an amazing trip. It had been 3.5 years since the girls and I had been in Guatemala. That's a long time, but it some ways if felt as if it were just yesterday.

I was worried about Little S since she does not speak or understand Spanish anymore. But smiles and giggles know no boundaries and she did fine. Celebrated her 8th birthday very very happily while we were there.  She loved picking out her pinata and then filling it, hitting it, and gathering goodies.

Middle E had already had her 15th birthday with a party in the US and had received her Quinceanos Signature Quilt. But we celebrated again with a more traditional Quinceanos fiesta with the Guatemalan family. It was a surprise for her so that added to the fun.