Design Wall Monday - January 27, 2014

I didn't accomplish much during the week but by the weekend I was on a roll.  I did get the zebra strippy quilt all quilted and the binding sewn on.  Just waiting to hand off to my binding fairy later this week to do the hand work for me.  So nice I have a deal with a friend to quilt her quilts and she does my bindings.  

Currently on my design wall are my rail fence blocks I have been working on.  All have been sewn into rows so it won't be long before I get all the rows together into a top.   Nice to use up that FQ pack that I have had forever!!

My quilting goals for the week are to finish this quilt top, make at least 5 blocks for our batik quilt (making a few at a time between other projects) and quilt at least one quilt I have waiting in my stack.  

Sunday Stash Report - January 26, 2014

Was still under the weather most of the week so didn't accomplish much in reducing my stash.  Now feeling lots better so hope to have major fabric usage this week.

I did make a backing and get the strippy baby quilt quilted and bound yesterday so at least I have something for my report.

Fabric used this week:                     3.5 yards (backing and binding for strippy quilt)
Fabric purchased this week:            0

Fabric used YTD:                           15.5 yards
Fabric purchased YTD:                   0

Have a great productive week and stay warm.

Design Wall Monday - January 20, 2014

Well in all honesty I just slapped these on the design wall so I would have something to take a picture of.  I have not sewn in the last few days and nothing was currently residing on the design wall.  This is a project that I do a few blocks at a time because it is eventually going to be a queen sized batik quilt for our bed and I get easily bored with it.

Still have bronchitis so going to keep my goals for the week simple.  Quilt at least one customer item and lay out all the blocks for my scrappy red/gold and blue quilt.

Sunday Stash Report - January 19, 2014

Well this week brought a relapse of my bronchitis so I didn't get that much sewing in.  I did get a little strippy quilt top I had cut out sewn together but thats about it.

Here is a close up of the zebra, I think it is cute and fun and would make a great baby quilt for either a boy or a girl.  

I also got a group quilt for a sick friend quilted this week and a couple of customer table runners so the week wasn't a total loss.  

My current stats are:

Fabric used this week:  2.5 yards (strippy quilt top)

Fabric purchased this week:  0

Fabric used YTD:  12 yards

Fabric purchased YTD:  0 yards

Kathie

Design Wall Monday - January 13, 2014

Yesterday I was in the mood to start a new quilt but didn't know what to do.  I looked at all my bundles of fabric that I have together for specific quilts and nothing jumped out at me.  I think I was just in the mood to power sew and not think about it to much.  

Finally tucked away in a drawer where they have probably been for six years or more I found a stack of FQs just waiting for a project.  Decided now was the time to use them up so cut them all into 2 1/2 strips and started making rail blocks.   Nice to use up some of the older fabric and get my power sewing in all at once.  

My goals for this week are to get a customer table runner and quilt quilted and to get all the blocks done and this quilt top together.  

Sunday Stash Report - Week 2

I have been fighting bronchitis so didn't accomplish as much as I would have like this week but I did manage to get the Patriotic Bear quilt all together, quilted and even the binding put on by machine, only the hand work left to do.

I also cut out a strippy quilt yesterday but that yardage will not be measured until the top is finished.

My stash is extensive but am going to see how long I can go without buying any fabric.  When we were faced with closing our LQS I went through my stash and found fabrics that I had purchased over several years but had not made into anything because I didn't have any "go with" fabrics for them.  Before our going out of business sales I shopped the shop and found blenders to go with my fabrics and tied them up into nice little bundles just ready for me to start a new project at anytime.    Here are about 10 of my bundles waiting and ready to go.   I guess the challenge will be coming up with patterns that use that amount of fabric and only use 4 or 5 colors.

Here are my bundles...

My stats for the week are:

Fabric used this week:  7 yards (bear quilt top, backing and binding)
Fabric purchased this week:  0
Fabric used YTD:  9.5
Fabric purchased YTD:  0

Tuesdays Project

With it only 10 degrees here this morning and still fighting a head cold I definitely wasn't going to leave the house,  I loaded this 1930's fabric customer quilt on the frame and got it quilted.  I have not done a quilt with 30's fabrics in several years but seeing several lately makes me think it is about time to make another one.

The quilt was nice and flat and square and a pleasure to quilt.  All quilts are definitely not created equal.

Kathie