…Yuri and I are hard at work on Sports Baby Quilt #3.
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Sports Baby Quilt #2 and Stash Report
Here’s the next quilt made from my sports fabric scraps. I had ten different 2.5 inch wide strips (aka jelly roll strips). I used Missouri Star’s “Cutting Corners” tutorial, and the blocks made up very fast. The solid is Kona “Dusty Blue”.
I would definitely use this block/method again. I think it would be more effective with smaller prints or solids where you could see the stripes better. I’m putting this one in the donation bag.
This week: + 0 yards, – 3.5 yards
This year: + 50 yards, – 57.75 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 7.75 yards
Sports Baby Quilt #1
The sun came out for a while yesterday, so Yuri and I raced out to take some quilt photos.
I had a variety of sports fabric scraps left from some baby quilts I’ve made as gifts and commissions. I planned to make one quilt, but it turned out I had enough for three.
Some of the fabrics were already cut in 6.5″ squares, and I wanted to keep the large prints visible, so I stuck with squares for this one. I found the blue ombre semi-solid that I think adds interest to the alternate squares.
Since this turned into three quilts, I had the opportunity to assembly-line them a little, making all the bindings and labels at once, basting two at the same time, etc.
And, yes, I had it checked for snuggliness. It passed!
Stay tuned for the next two soon.
Find this for sale in my Etsy Shop.
Sunday Stash Report: 6/16/19
The Fates smiled on me as I finished this week’s baby quilt! (The black marker lines show how much I stretch the binding as I sew it on, so that I don’t have extra fullness when I sew it down on the front.)
Here’s a peek at it, but it’s way too dark and stormy here for good photos, so look for those in a day or two.
And no new fabric!
This week: + 0 yards, – 3.5 yards
This year: + 50 yards, – 54.25 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 4.25 yards
Creeping along! Have a great week!
Sunday Stash Report: 6/9/19
This week I bought four yards of fabric, and I didn’t finish anything. However, I have three baby quilts in progress to use up a mess of sports print scraps. These backs, etc., will help with that. Don’t you love the chain-link fencing?
This week: + 4 yards, – 0 yards
This year: + 50 yards, – 50.75 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 0.75 yards
Look for some better destashing in the next few weeks!
May and June Goals
Boy, May went quickly! But I kept my goals modest and achieved them all.
May Goals:
- Finish Clue 4 for the Handy Dandy Scrap Quilt. Yes! Here.
- Complete Clue 5/Reveal for the Handy Dandy Scrap Quilt. Yes!
- Make a baby quilt from fabric that’s been hanging around for too long. Yes! Here.
Wet weather and traveling have put us behind in our house and yard, so I don’t expect much quilting time this month, either.
June Goals:
- Make back and binding for Handy Dandy.
- Baste and begin quilting Handy Dandy.
- Make a baby quilt from recent scraps.
I hope you enjoy whatever you’re woking on this June!
Sunday Stash Report: 5/26/19
I traveled several days this week, so I didn’t sew. I did purchase four fat quarters at the Ailsa Craig (Ontario, CA) Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival.
Why, yes, I did make the Maori-style basket myself!
This week: + 1 yards, – 0 yards
This year: + 46 yards, – 50.75 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 4.75 yards
More about the Festival soon!
