This is the leftover fabric from the backing for the Ombre donation quilt. I didn’t plan it this way. After cutting (tearing) my two backing pieces, this is what was left.
I haven’t trimmed it yet. I’m just looking at it and pulling a few scraps to go with it.
What would you add to this or do with it?
I made some progress this week on using the stash. This donation quilt used about 11.5 yards, and I bought one yard of gray fabric.
This week: + 1 yards, – 11.5 yards
This year: + 34.75 yards, – 58.0 yards
Net destashed added in 2018: 23.25 yards
And I’m continuing to make hundreds of these little guys for Summer Stars at Fawn Lake.
Keep using your stash!
This week’s finish is a twin-size donation quilt. I made the forty-eight 16-patch blocks as leaders and enders over the last year or so.
I love all the squares I put together, but they do look more interesting up close. I thought the citrus greens would keep it bright, but when the blocks were finished, they were pretty dull. That’s why I bought the ombre fabric to use for borders and sashing.
Of course, I had hoped to miter the border corners and let the green flow around the quilt without interruption, but I didn’t have enough fabric. I used scraps to make the cornerstones instead.
The backing is a watercolor forest print. I used the trimmings for the binding.
And here it is against the last snow of the winter (
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Hope you’re keeping warm and having some great finishes!
As I often say, lots of sewing but only one small finish. I made these twelve donation blocks for Kat’s March/April block drive. They used two yards of fabric.
But I didn’t buy any fabric, so that helps.
This week: + 0 yards, – 2 yards
This year: + 33.75 yards, – 46.50 yards
Net destashed added in 2018: 12.75 yards
I am continuing to work on this leaders and enders quilt.
I didn’t have enough fabric to miter the borders (so that the colors matched, so I made these cornerstones.
Hope you’ve been using your stash!
I didn’t do very well the first few days of March, but since then I’ve gotten serious about getting in my fifteen minutes of sewing every day, and often more.
First I finished the six grocery bags made from birdseed bags.
Jaye asked how I made these. Over the years, I’ve done it several different ways, sometimes piecing the bags to get a certain size and adding lots of pockets and detail. For these I kept it very simple. I used an old rotary cutter to trim off the top and bottom of each bag, then I sewed a quarter inch from the lower edge, right side out. I turned the bag inside out, and sewed the bottom again (French seam) for strength. Then I sewed across each corner to create a flat bottom.
Then I turned down a “hem” on the top and zigzaged it, catching the denim handles. Finally, I turned the handles up and zigzaged them again for security.
Next, I made a dozen donation blocks for Kat’s March /April block drive for Covered in Love. I had never made the Hunters Star block, and it took me a while to get my brain around it, but after twelve I’m a pro.
Now I’m working on setting these leader-and-enders blocks with ombre fabric. I cut the borders first, then turned the fabric to cut the sashing from the various shades of green. Wish my design wall were bigger!
Hope you’re making lots of progress!
March is roaring in here today, so it’s time to check on the goals.
February Goals:
Bonus: I made a Quilt of Valor, using the same design as the Christmas quilt.
March Goals:
If you haven’t done March-Along before, it’s a fun reminder to do something quilty for fifteen minutes every day during the month of March. We decide what we want to count (I think I spent my time blogging today!), and Darla cheers us on. Come join us!
Evening in the Garden Quilts 