Stash Report 112617

Finally got the pictures so I finally am able to report this quilt as finished and also report this fabric as OUT!

 The front was all from the stash. 

Fabric for most of the backing and all of the binding was provided.

I need to replenish purples now.

Fabric Purchased This Week:  0 yards
Fabric Purchased YTD: 71.46 yards

Fabric Acquired This Week: 0 yards
Fabric Acquired YTD: 46.04 yards

Fabric Used This Week:   3.34 yards for Sewanee quilt

Fabric Used YTD: 104.32 yards

Fabric Stashed in 2017: 13.08 yards stashed


Little by little I'll dig my way out of the hole.  I'm working on piecing a king size backing and that will help a lot and I have a baby quilt top nearly finished.  So next week should look even better.

Staying accountable with quiltpaintcreate.

Very Old Friday Finish

I made this college quilt for my niece way back in June, but the photos were lost in cyber space when I got a new phone.  So this is a photo heavy post since I finally got the photos back.

Auditioning fabrics by color gradient.

Test log cabin block.  Yeah, my math is good!

Log cabin strips set ready to go.

It was a monumental project based on a photo that was about 2" square.  I'm sorry but I have no idea who to give credit to for that inspirational photo.

Log cabin center section test layout.

It was a good test of my mathematical abilities.  I'm happy to say all the math was correct - the first time!!

Testing placement of outer blocks.

Spiral quilting

Woo hoo!!

This was my first major project after my quilting foot stopped working.  I tried a spiral quilting design on my sister's domestic machine with the walking foot and that worked like a charm. 

I would definitely do spiral quilting again.

I finally remembered to use the labels the girls gave me for Christmas.

Every bit of purple was used up.

Ta daaaaa!

It was the perfect finish to the design and a perfect match to my niece's personality.  Even though it was boiling hot she wore it around the house for the summer.

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Stash Report 111917

Fabric In
Through work I had access to a room filled with fabric and no limitations.  If we are lucky our school is invited about three times a year, but it doesn't always work out that I can go.  This time I could.  A lot of it was not quilting fabric so I literally felt my way around the room picking the fabrics that were most likely quilting cottons.  The lady supervising the room asked what I would do with it all.

Hmm.  We just made 35 pillowcases for Houston and quite a bit of that fabric came from this source last year.  I also made 2 quilts last year that were auctioned to benefit the local elementary school and some of that fabric came from here. We will make Christmas ornaments at school and I was able to pick up some Christmas fabric.  In another room I got several cards of Christmas trims that will also get used for our classroom Christmas projects.

22.5 yards

It is such an odd variety that it just freshens up the stash a bit.  It also makes me feel more generous in using it up on projects that get donated.

Guessing about 2.5 yards since there are a few FQ in this mess still in their packaging.

Amazing how a few pieces really add up.  After I got it all washed, measured and folded it was a bit over 22 yards.  I also picked up a bag that was loaded with scraps of all shapes and size that Little S is working on ironing.  I'm going to say it was 25 yards total.   It is doubtful I will dig my way out of this hole by the end of the year, but boy oh boy it felt like Christmas!!  All for free makes it even better.  How could I possibly not load up?

Fabric Out

I finally got the weighted fidget lap blanket finished for my father. 

Weighted Fidget Lap Blanket  0.5 yards

I also remembered the football pillowcase and finally gave it to a budding football player who was thrilled.

Football Pillowcase  1.1 yards

Fabric Purchased This Week:  0 yards
Fabric Purchased YTD: 71.46 yards

Fabric Acquired This Week: 25 yards
Fabric Acquired YTD: 46.04 yards

Fabric Used This Week:  1.6 yards for lap blanket and pillowcase

Fabric Used YTD: 100.98 yards

Fabric Stashed in 2017: 16.42 yards stashed


I'm deep into the hole, but who can resist free fabric.  I hit 100 yards out and that's great.  I have a few more finishes coming up, so maybe I'll break even by the end of the year.

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Friday Finish 111717

Last Friday I had the day off and Little S had to go to school.  That was a very unusual combination, but had to do with making up the hurricane days from Irma.  Her public school make up schedule was different than my private preschool make up days.

Wrighted Fidget Lap Blanket

I considered doing errands, but decided a day at home alone was the best choice and it was.  I got the sewing room kind of cleaned up.  I also started and finished the weighted fidget lap blanket for my father.  Even though I had planned in advance to add a zipper, buttons, and ribbon loops I basically made it up as I went along which is kind of obvious.  I used the last bits of fabric from his bed size weighted blanket and a few "kind of" coordinating fabrics.  I had one last larger piece of the feathery fabric that I was using as backing and it was my guide for size.

When I took it to him on Monday he was very curious and started fiddling right away.  He doesn't open his eyes much anymore so all the touchy feely is good for him.

The staff says using the weighted blanket at night makes a huge difference in helping him sleep, so I am hoping this will help keep him seated.

Another pillowcase

I had another finish from the week before that I had forgotten about.  A pillowcase for a coworker's son.  He is really into football, so when I got this piece of football fabric not long ago I immediately thought of him.  Since we had made lots of pillowcases lately it seemed like a pillowcase was the thing to do.  He loved it!

Very Happy Recipient!!!

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Stash Report 111217

I am all caught up on making aprons - finally.  The last batch of 16 went to school this week and are already in use.

Done at last!

The fabric was purchased a few months ago with this project in mind and a rough guesstimate in amount and it worked out perfectly.  I only had to make 6 sets of ties from the stash - and using the stash is never a bad thing.

4.5 yards out  and only a few very very small scraps left of this fabric.
22" of stash for ties


Fabric Purchased This Week:  0 yards
Fabric Purchased YTD: 71.46 yards

Fabric Acquired This Week: 0
Fabric Acquired YTD: 21.04 yards

Fabric Used This Week:  5.11 for aprons

Fabric Used YTD: 99.38 yards

Fabric Stashed in 2017: 6.98 yards used


Still on the plus side.  I'm sure I'll hit 100 yards out in 2017.

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Friday Finish - More Aprons

I just settled down and power sewed these aprons.  16 for my classroom.  They had been cut for a while, so at least that part was done.  Since they are to be used for painting and messes I did not worry about finishing the selvage edge and that saved me some sewing.

16 Aprons all in a row, 16 Aprons ready to go!!

I had enough of the apron fabric to make ties for 10 of the aprons.  I dug into the stash to come up with 6 more sets of ties.  Not too difficult.

That's a big task off my TO DO list!

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What I'm Working On 110617

This one was started at least a year ago.  Senor G asked for a baby quilt to take to Guatemala for a friend who had had a baby.  But we didn't know if it was a boy or a girl.  I grabbed the cute animal fabric and made the center of the quilt quickly.  Then found out that it was a girl.  So this one got put on hold.

Narrow brown inner border.

I had used up nearly every last bit of most of the fabrics so I was at a loss for how to finish it so it got put away indefinitely and didn't even come back out as a WIP.

Auditioning outer borders.

Fast forward...  All my fabrics got stirred up when I made the pillowcases for Houston.  I had just enough of the brown for an inner border.  The green polka dot was a sheet I had gotten for a backing.  I wish I had more of the turquoise for the cornerstones, but the yellow/print was the best I could do.  I do think if I can bind it with turquoise that will work really well.

So in a few bits of found time I have been working on moving this along.

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Stash Report 110517

Fabric In - More fabric in this week.

This great blue polka dot.  $1 for 3 yards at a yard sale!!

Love the polka dots!

Miscellaneous scraps from a co-worker.  2.06 yards total.  Since it's getting cut up anyways it won't matter that it's already in bits and pieces.

Assorted scraps and pieces.

Fabric Out -  Aprons for the girls and College E's Bestie.  Now that fabric is completely gone except for a 6" strip in the strip drawer.  That was pretty quick usage.  It is nice when something turns out like I envision.   2.14 yards

Two finished last weekend

Two more this weekend.

Weighted lap pad 0.6 yards

Bright and cheerful.

Fabric Purchased This Week:  3 yards
Fabric Purchased YTD: 71.46 yards

Fabric Acquired This Week:  2.06
Fabric Acquired YTD: 21.04 yards

Fabric Used This Week:  2.74 for aprons and lap pad

Fabric Used YTD: 94.27 yards

Fabric Stashed in 2017: 1.87 yards used


Still ahead of things, but barely.  Hoping to hit 100 yards out in 2017 and I think that is very doable.

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Friday Finish 110317

More aprons.  I feel like I make a lot of aprons.  College E can't find her apron from last year when she worked at the preschool.  So when this large piece of fabric made an appearance it seemed perfect for a new apron for her and for her Bestie in college.

You will never see spills on that fabric!!

I had to make them very quickly to take advantage of Grown Up R taking a road trip and dropping off a care package.  The embroidery machine cooperated and everything went smoothly and they were done.  I don't like bias tape ties on the aprons I use for work, but I had good colors on hand and for the amount of use they are going to get I figured it was fine and definitely sped the project along faster.

I did my best to accommodate all sizes since College E is smaller than average and her bestie is larger.  I think they will be happy. There is just a smallish piece of this fabric left and I am thinking Little S is due an apron that is not child-size.

Approx 20" x 20"

The same night I also made a weighted lap pad for one of the students in our school.  It was such a cheerful fabric and I added little ribbon tabs all around for extra fidgetability!

Very realistic frogs.

He had such a huge grin on his face and was so happy that it was his favorite color.  His teachers say that it is helping a lot.  Just the right size and weight.

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