Enabling Gets Reported!

Fabric In:  Through no fault of my own my stash took a huge hit this week.  You can read about how my sister in enabling me HERE!!  $19.60 yards for $4.  That's just $0.20/yard so I can't get too mad at her!!

Before I totaled it up.  I was thinking maybe 1 yard per bag.

Fabric Out: I finished the last borders on my improvisational stars.  I have a backing picked out and hopefully will get to that soon.

36" square.  Done!

Fabric Purchased Since Last Report - 19.60 yds

Fabric Purchased YTD - 67.55 yds

Free to Me Since Last Report - 0 yds
Free to Me YTD -  8.75 yds

Fabric Used Since Last Report - 0.80 yds
Fabric Used YTD - 23.49 yds

Fabric Movement -  52.81 yards stashed 

Total Spent - $40
Price/Yard YTD - $0.52 / yard

Days spent on sewing related tasks this week: 7/7
Days spent on sewing related tasks this month: 8/8
Days spent on sewing related tasks this year: 35/39
Percentage of time on task: 90%

I certainly did not get as much time sewing as I had hoped, but at least it was something every day.  This coming week I have a professional development class in the next town over every morning.  I am hoping there is no homework involved.  But I also know that every little bit of time sewing is progress, so I will aim for just a bit and that's okay.

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

Improvisational Stars are Finished

I had a lot of fun working on this little quilt top.  I knew I wanted to start with stars and then I just let it and my scraps speak to me at each step.

The BOM that inspired my starting point is in the upper right.

Pretty much in line with my normal MO of making it up as I go along, but different than usual in that there was no end product envisioned except 36" square.  I am pleased.

Linking up to Confessions of a Fabric Addict to show off finishes.

Improvisational Sewing

I had planned do make the 8-pointed stars as Leaders & Enders from my scrap and precut drawers.  Well, the scrap and precut part worked out, but the L&E part didn't.  I was so eager to sew something for fun that I just dove right in.

Testing ideas

I worked with what I had on hand and my layout was whatever spoke to me at the moment that I needed a next step.  So far, I am very pleased.  My goal is about 36" square to donate.

I like it.  What's next?

Sarah, over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict, just finished up her Hands 2 Help quilt challenge.  I was not able to participate this year due to my work schedule, but I did follow along.  I was drawn to the Jack's Basket, which gives a basket with a quilt and goodies to babies with Down syndrome when they leave the hospital.  They ask for 36" quilts.  So I thought that when I do random sewing this summer I will aim for 36" and send them off to Jack's Basket.  Better late than never, right?

Maybe a bit more black?

I have enough large quilts that are languishing unfinished and with temperatures in the high 90s no one needs a quilt right now so I don't need to set myself up to start anymore UFOs.  If I want to try a new design I will, but not full size.  36" is the perfect size for the perfect cause.

I like where this is headed!

So....  I'm thinking my next round on this little gem will be another white border and then a border of alternating black and bright squares.  Time to go dig into the 2" precut squares.  I'm telling you - already having precut squares, triangles and strips in the Scrap User System from Bonnie Hunter is such a time saver.  I just pull what I need and sew.  No delay while I agonize over color choices, audition fabrics, and then cut.