This week I made this baby quilt from scraps, and no new fabric came in.
This week: + 0 yards, – 3.5 yards
This year: + 29.5 yards, – 33.75 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 4.25 yards
Yuri thinks you should be using YOUR stash!
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Design Wall Monday
Thank goodness for a design wall (or floor or back of couch or whatever you use)! This has been so hard to arrange correctly.
These are bonus HSTs left from a commissioned quilt I made last year. They’re 4.5″ square, and this will be a baby quilt.
I arranged these, and stepped back, then arranged them again, took a photo, arranged, then another, etc., etc. Finally Colleen spotted (all the way from Alberta, Canada!) that last error in the too left corner of this photo (three print triangles together).
I hope that’s the last! If you see another, please tell me quickly now! After its quilted, any errors will just be considered intentional design quirks!
Hope your design wall is giving you less trouble than mine.
Sunday Stash Report: 4/7/19
I know it’s a bad picture, but these are my blocks for Kat’s Covered in Love drive for this month. The real colors are pink, orange, and blue. I encourage you to try this block. It isn’t hard, but you have think about it a little. Watch while trimming the second units that you don’t cut off any points. Ask me how I know…
These used about two yards of fabric.
This week: + 0 yards, – 2 yards
This year: + 29.5 yards, – 30.25 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: .75 yards
There! Back on the right side of the ledger!
Yuri says, Attack that stash!
March / April Goals
March Goals:
- Complete Step 3 of the Handy Dandy Scrap Quilt. Yes!
- Determine pattern and collect fabrics for my brother’s quilt. No progress. They’re thinking about it.
- Make last twelve log cabin blocks. Yes!
- Assemble top for log cabin donation quilt. Yes!
Bonus: I made a commissioned baby quilt.
I’ve also done a lot on my yearly goal with tidying up my studio.
I didn’t succeed in March-Along as much as usual. We traveled, and I caught a cold, and…you know, Life. Ah, well. Next year!
April Goals:
- Make blocks for Kat’s Covered in Love March/April block drive.
- Make a donation baby quilt from scraps.
- Quilt and bind the log cabin quilt.
- Decide on a quilting plan for the Slow Quilt.
- Complete Step 4 of the Handy Dandy Scrap Quilt.
Hope you’re achieving your goals!
Sunday Stash Report: 3/24/19
No new fabric this week, and I used 4.25 yards to make this baby quilt.
This week: + 0 yards, – 4.25 yards
This year: + 29.5 yards, – 28.25 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 1.25 yards
So, it’s coming along.
And there are signs of spring! Have fun sewing your stash!
Sunday Stash Report: 3/10/19
A little went out, a lot came in. I used .75 yards on a table mat for a friend. I bought seven yards of new fabric. It was mostly for a commissioned quilt, so it will go out again soon.
This week: + 7 yards, – .75 yards
This year: + 29.5 yards, – 24 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 5.5 yards
Ah, well.
I did cut up the scraps this week.
Good luck using your stash!
February / March Goals
February Goals:
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- Make donation blocks for Kat’s Covered in Love. Yes! Here. And they’re mailed.
- Complete Step 2 of the Handy Dandy Scrap Quilt. Yes! Here.
- Determine pattern and collect fabrics for my brother’s quilt. No. I did try, but I couldn’t get a decision from them about the pattern. I’ll pursue this in March.
- Complete top for log cabin donation quilt. No, didn’t touch this.
Bonus: I made a tote bag, a zipper pouch, pillow covers, and a fabric basket.
March Goals:
- Complete Step 3 of the Handy Dandy Scrap Quilt.
- Determine pattern and collect fabrics for my brother’s quilt.
- Make last twelve log cabin blocks.
- Assemble top for log cabin donation quilt.
This spring my husband and I have short trips scheduled for March, April, and May, so I’m trying to keep the sewing goals realistic.
Don’t forget Darla’s March-Along, where we sew (blog, cut, trim, bind, shop, etc.), for 15 minutes each day. This is how we’ll achieve our goals!
January / February Goals
No, I know it’s March. I meant to post this last month, but somehow I posted it as a Page instead. Mostly these are for me, but the next post will make more sense after this.
- Make tree skirt for our new tree so I won’t be scrambling at the last minute come December. Yes! Here it is.
- Applique pine cones on guest bathroom towels (same reason). Yes. This was tiny, I didn’t take a picture.
- Begin pulling and cutting fabrics for Charlotte’s Handy Dandy Scrap Quilt. Yes.
- Complete Step One of Charlotte’s HDS Quilt. Yes. The photo is in this post.
- Make donation pillowcases. Yes, here they are.
I’ve also worked some on my year’s goals. I acquired these books (haven’t read them yet). I broke down some boxes and moved them, and vacuumed my studio. Coming along.
February Goals:
- Make donation blocks for Kat’s Covered in Love.
- Complete Step 2 of the Handy Dandy Scrap Quilt.
- Determine pattern and collect fabrics for my brother’s quilt.
- Complete top for log cabin donation quilt.
Good luck on your goals this coming month!
Sunday Stash Report: 2/24/19
No fabric shopping (well, no buying!), and I used a little bit this week. I backed these six pillow covers that I made from vintage tablecloths. And I lined the toile basket.
This week: + 0 yards, – 3.25 yards
This year: + 22.5 yards, – 23.25 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: .75 yards
It’s not much, but I’m in the black!
WIP Wednesday: A Mystery
I’ve completed the second clue to Charlotte Hawke’s Handy Dandy Mystery Quilt. So far there are twelve of these blocks and eighty of the sashing strips. I love my maple seed background fabric, but it looks a little…wormy… up on the design wall.
Scrappy Stars Around the Corner, 2016
It occurs to me that some of my readers may not be totally sure about the meaning of “mystery quilt”. In my experience, it involves one person designing a quilt, then giving us the directions bit by bit, and we don’t know what the pieces will make until the final reveal. (Some quilters are better guessers than I am!)
Surrounded by Scraps, 2017
Some designers select the colors, too, or suggest them. Charlotte is a dedicated scrap quilter, so her designs are meant to be made with a variety of scraps in any color, with just “light”, “medium”, or “dark” to go by.
Scrapitude, 2014
Some designers give a new direction every week. Charlotte gives us the cutting directions in November, then, starting in January, we get a new clue every month about which squares and triangles to sew together. It takes longer, but can be easier to manage.
Srap in a Box, 2015
Summer Stars Over Fawn Lake, 2018
This is probably my scrapiest quilt yet. I have trouble letting go and just throwing everything together. In the past I’ve stuck with certain colors or themes. We’ll see how this turns out!
Looking for the next clue in March!
Evening in the Garden Quilts 