Sunday Stash Report

I'm working towards my goal - to complete projects. I finished the backing for two quilts this week which used some yardage on hand.( 16 yards)  I brought both quilts to the quilt shop to be quilted yesterday. I finished the rag quilt for a graduation gift. The rag quilt used flannel that I had in my stash and additional flannel purchased for that project. (8 yards) In addition, I used batting scraps for the rag quilt. I sewed the binding for three quilts that are quilted, but do not have binding yet. (3 yards) Yesterday at my Saturday Sisters sewing session, I cut blocks for the neutral quilt. I can't remember the name right now. It's a pattern from McCall's Quilting magazine, June 2005. I'll include the yardage from that project when I complete the sewing on the quilt top.

Projects completed in 2008: Peace in the Valley, Giggles, Sunshine Paths, Floragraphix, Spinning Stars Mystery Quilt, LSU Tigers, Christmas Toile, Sarah's Rag

Projects Completed: 8 quilts 

Fabric Used this week: 27 yards   

Fabric Purchased this week: 1 yard

YTD:  Used: 72 yards

            Purchased: 56 yards

Now, I know my friends Karin and Gretchen are laughing at my totals. Ladies, I challenge you to post your totals!

In the Wrong Direction?

Judy L. has a place on her blog for weekly stash busting updates (using stash versus adding to stash). This past week she asked readers what their goal was in stashbusting. My goal is to complete  the quilt tops that I have already started. I have fabric in plastic bins or bags with the pattern and everything needed to complete the quilt. I even have backings for some of them. Most are  abandoned U.F.O's. My goal is to complete at least one a month. That would give me 12 completed quilts in a year. This year I have already completed  five quilt tops. I don't have any problems once the top is pieced. I have it quilted and add binding without it sitting for too long. At some point, I'd love to do my own quilting, but I would need lots more time to practice machine quilting. Something to look forward to when I retire. My goal then is to complete more of the actual quilt tops.

Last week while on Spring Break, I visited two different quilt shops. I purchased the fabric that I needed for a graduation rag quilt. I needed more flannel in bugundy and kaiki. Here are the pieces that I found at Tiny Stitches in Marietta.   That's 5 yards added. That was fabric needed to complete a project.

I also made a road trip to Sweet Home in Conyers. I found a neutral piece on sale. I added to my red, white and blue stash for a future patriotic quilt. I have a pattern selected, but have not cut this quilt out - at least not yet :)

That's another 5 yards. 

Added: 10 yards

Used:  1 yard

As I said, headed in the wrong direction, but gosh side trips can be fun too :)

Stash Busting Report

Judy challenged her readers at the beginning to the year to report weekly how much fabric they had used from stash and how much fabric they had purchased. My real challenge is to complete projects that I have already begun.  Finish It Up!!! I'm not purchasing lots of fabric. My biggest purchases have been for backing fabric. I like my backs to match the front.  I realized that I was not reporting things accurately. When I complete a top, I could add the fabric from that project as fabric used from stash. I've refigured my totals for the year with this in mind. When the quilt top and backing are pieced, I can add the yardage from that project even though I didn't pull yardage from fabric on a shelf.

Fabric used:  Year to date:   44 yards

                           This week:  9 1/2  (Sunshine/Crossed Path completed)

Fabric purchased:  Year to date:  34 yards

                                      This week:  1 1/2

I'm ahead by 10 yards, but more importantly I have 5 quilt tops completed. One top (Peace in the Valley) is quilted, but the binding is not sewn. I have an appointment with the machine quilter to bring three tops for quilting this week.  Thanks, Judy for the challenge.

Weekly Report

3 tops finished!!! That's a record week for me. I brought Peace in the Valley to the quilt shop (have to support my local shop if I'm not buying fabric :)  to be machine quilted.

 I added the borders to the Floragraphix quilt. I'll probably call it Dragonfly. I had to order a backing for the Dragonfly quilt. I didn't have anything in my stash that complemented the front. I think that was one of the things holding me back from finishing it.

 I finally added the last border to the Guild Mystery quilt from two years ago. I just love this quilt. An empty rubber container! Yes!  That makes my day. I also pieced the back for this one. I had to purchase  binding fabric for this one. Seems I forgot to add that in when I purchased fabric for this top.

Purchases this year:

Fat Quarter for Christmas Toile border

4 yards for Peace in the Valley Backing

4 yards for Dragonfly backing

1 yard brown stip for Mystery Quilt binding

Used:

4 yards Peace backing

6 yards Mystery quilt backing

This afternoon was my monthly sewing at the LQS. I'm took a project that I started last year. I had everything packed in a ziplock bag. Just a few of the strips were sewn together. It's called Cross Paths. I used  Sunshine by April Cornell for this project. It's a cheery quilt. I sewed the strips together. It's all ready for the next stage.

What a fun week! I'm hoping to get some sewing done this week, but have a busy work week and several meetings after school.

Happy Quilting!