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Sunday Stash Report: 10/6/13

This is the boring kind of stash report:  nothing in and nothing out.  I’ve been pretty sick with a cold and sore throat (I blame my DS who brought it home from college), and I’ve been working on the garden and the house.  I did some paper piecing for Christmas wall hangings, but nothing is finished yet.  Ah, well.

This week:  +0 yards,  -0 yards

YTD:  +123 yards,  -197.50 yards

Net stash used in 2013:  -74.50 yards

I will get to 100 yds!

Since my garden is more interesting than my sewing this week, here is some of the bounty:

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And a fall pizza made from all local ingredients:

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Hope you are eating well and destashing this week.

I’m linking up with Sunday Stash Report at Patchwork Times.


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Come Vote in the Contest at Celtic Thistle Stitches

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Fiona’s wonderful contest, Holiday Memories Mini Quilt Competion, is now open for voting.  My North Dakota Landscape is there, but I want you to see all the other wonderful entries, too.  They are like small jewels, with inspiration from all over the world.  Be sure to follow your favorites over to their blog/Flicker posts for construction and inspiration details.

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I’m glad we saw this scene in July.  I think it’s a little snowy there today.


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WIP Wednesday: Haul Out the Holly

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I’ve been working on these little paper piecing darlings to avoid working on Oh My Stars.

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Here are my stars hanging out on the design wall.  These are 12″ blocks.  I need to figure out how many more, and what sizes, I need for the two throw quilts I’m making.

I haven’t heard you humming those carols.  “Candles in the window, carols at the spinnet…”

I hope you’re playing with fabric.

I’m linking up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.


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Sunday Stash Report: 9/29/13

No fabric came in this week.  Four and a quarter yards went out for the flag donation blocks.  I’m creeping up on my hundred yards of destashing.  Will I make it?  Hmmm.

This week:  +0 yards,  -4.25 yards

YTD:  +123 yards,  -197.50 yards

Net stash used in 2013:  -74.50 yards

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Krissi is all ears waiting to hear how you’re doing!

I’m linking up to Sunday Stash Report at Patchwork Times.


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WIP Wednesday: Lots a Blocks

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This week I straightened up my studio from the last few projects.  Then I decided to take a crack at neatening up this.

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I made these 16 block to send off to Quilts of Valor, and I have 16 more in progress.  Great way to use up scraps, and they’re even having a contest!

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Also, I dug out my Oh, My Stars blocks from two years ago.  I need to look up the directions and perhaps rethink where I want to go with them.  Someone please hum some Christmas carols, because I’m just not feeling these right now.

I hope you’re playing with fabric.

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I’m linking up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.


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Sunday Stash: 9/22/13

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Well, it wore Yuri out, but we finished this pretty string quilt today (photos coming!) to put a little dent in the stash, in addition to the half yard for the landscape quilt.

This week:  +0 yards,  -8.5 yards

YTD:  +123 yards,  -193.25 yards

Net stash used in 2013:  -70.25 yards

The weather has been cool an comfortable here for sewing lately.  How are you doing with your destashing?

I’m linking up to Sunday Stash Report at Patchwork Times.


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WIP Wednesday: Scrapitude and Landscape

 BT6RdC7IcAAVc1fLast week I heard about the Scrapitude Mystery Quilt at Quilting for the Rest of us, so I pulled out my scraps.  It’s heavy on 2 1/2″ squares, and I have plenty.

I think I’ll use this in my guest room, so I tried to lean toward a palette of wine, green, and brown.  That yellow came out of there, but I left in a lot of diverse fabrics, so it really will be scrappy.

IMG_00000038I chose a dusty pink for my background, and actually labeled the stacks I cut, since this will be worked on monthly.

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Then I got down to chain piecing and soon ended up with Step 1 finished.  See what everyone’s doing on Sandy’s site or the Flickr group.

 

Once I had those all tidily back in their pink basket, I got back to work on my landscape piece.  Here’s what I have so far.

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I hope you’re playing with fabric.

I’m linking up with WIP Wednesday on Freshly Pieced, and with Scrapitude Progress on Quilting for the Rest of Us.

 


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Design Wall Monday: Vacation Image

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On my wall today is the beginning of a small quilt based on a photo of a North Dakota scene from out summer vacation.  Nothing is sewn down yet.  I’m living with it and studying the value.  I wasted time explored using the photo tracing tools on EQ7 for this, but couldn’t quite get to printing it quilt-sized.  This was such a simple scene that I just free-handed the cartoon on freezer paper.  Then I cut the sections apart and ironed them to the front of the fabrics for cutting.  They’re sticking to the piece of muslin with spray adhesive.  This is different work for me, but I’m enjoying it.

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In the meantime, I’m finishing the first sewing step in the Scrapitude Mystery Quilt on Quilting for the Rest of Us.  There’s plenty of time to start if you’d like to join us.

I’m linking up with Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times.


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WIP Wednesday: Still feeling like fall

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This week I combined two of my favorite things, rich autumn fabrics and string blocks.  This is 18″ square, and will be the center to a small wall hanging.  I think I’ll surround it with Candy blue, and bind it in a dark print.

I hope you’re playing with fabric this week!

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I’m linking up with WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.


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Sunday Stash Report. 9/8/13

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Yes, a bit of new fabric, but it’s necessary!  The solids are Kona Water, Kumquat, Candy, and Bluejay.

And, of course, I finished the Coffee Quilt, so that more than offset the purchases. 

This week:  +5 yards, -7.5 yards
YTD:  +119.5, -180.25
Net stash used in 2013:  -60.75

I think I’ll get to my 100 yards destashed goal by the end of the year, don’t you?  How are you doing?

Thank you to everyone who left such nice comments on my Blogiversary post yesterday!  It was great to hear from you all.

I’m linking up with Sunday Stash Report at Patchwork Times.