Busy week with just one finish, this commissioned baby quilt in a familiar pattern. I did have to buy a yard and a quarter of the aqua chevrons for the backing, but the quilt used three and a half yards.
This week: + 1.25 yards, – 3.5 yards
This year: + 77.25 yards, – 102.75 yards
Net destashed in 2016: 25.50 yards
I’m linking up to the Stash Report at Patchwork Times.
Here is my finished rainbow heart quilt for Orlando Pulse survivors/families. The Orlando Modern Quilt Guild is collecting these, and there is still time if you want to send one.
The butterflies are the HSTs that were trimmed from the lower corners of the heart blocks, and then I framed them to bring them up to size.
The back is a light green dragonfly print, and it has a row of print rectangles inserted in it.
I quilted half-inch and one-inch grids inside the hearts, and free-form feathers in all the white space in between.
And, of course, I had this snuggle-tested, and it passed!
This my first Stash Report since the end of June. I tried to write one before I went traveling, but it repeatedly disappeared into cyberspace until I ran out of patience. I may have mastered the updated WordPress app now, so I’ll try again.
My only finish so far this month was sizeable, at ten and a half yards. This the Impressionist Fabric donation quilt.
This week: + 0 yards, – 10.5 yards
This year: + 74 yards, – 93.75 yards
Net destashed in 2016: 19.75 yards
I asked for suggestions for this fabric, and I did consider the ones I received. As I looked more at the fabric, I found that the prints were really only medium scale.
More importantly, most had no center of interest, no pictures or scenes that could be centered in a block to any effect. So I went with my original thought to do large Rail Fence blocks (10″ finished). I also added a little Kona solid to counteract the busy-ness of the prints.
Yuri wants you to know that, in spite of extensive testing, this quilt was not as snuggly as usual. We scrambled to take photos before it rained, so it hadn’t been washed yet. Then we washed it up and sent it off to Quilts of Compassion to go to flood victims in West Virginia.
We’re linking up to the Stash Report at Patchwork Times.
I’m late, I’m late, but I am here with my report, and linking up to Val’s Quilting Studio. I was away on vacation, but I’m back now, and I’ve counted my savings.
The Official Pitcher was about 2/3 full of change and ones. (I make sure to place the change rather than drop it, as advised!) The grand total? $81.55! That should buy some Craftsy classes, huh?
So, the Pitcher goes back into the china cabinet to start filling again. Are you saving with us this year?
Yesterday I finished the little pouch to keep me from dropping my stuff all over the Y. I used the Open Wide Zippered Pouch tutorial from Noodlehead. I didn’t use her measurements, though. I think I cut my pieces about 7″ by 6″. And I added a strap by which to carry and hang it. I’m not sure you could tell these are flamingos if you didn’t already know, but it’s colorful, anyway. I used Pellon fusible fleece for interfacing, and it stands up well.
I also added inside pockets. There is a very good reason the pattern doesn’t have pockets. They don’t work with this construction method. Well, because I’ve made pouches before, I figured out how to sew around them, but it added time to what should have been a very quick project. Maybe if they were just sewn into the lining they would work, but I wanted them sewn all the way through the layers. Probably shows my lack of bag-making experience. But don’t do it if you’ve never made one before. This is a nice, simple, cute pattern without them.
One pocket is for my Bluetooth earpiece, and the other is for hairbands. Then in goes my phone and Y card, and maybe my wallet. I’ll be so together no one will recognize me!
Hope you’re finding time to sew!
I started this week quilting this quilt made from the Impressionist style fabrics. Another few hours should finish it up, and then I’ll post more about it.
Yesterday, I put that quilt aside to cut fabrics to make heart blocks for a quilt for Orlando survivors and families. This is being coordinated by the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild. There’s a new post today with details and the address, and yes, just blocks are also welcome. They’re using this tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew.
At the gym this morning I dropped my Bluetooth earpiece AGAIN and narrowly missed having it stepped on AGAIN, and finally decided it was time I stopped juggling my little pile of keys, phone, earpiece, and Y card, alongside my water bottle. So I moved the heart blocks off the cutting table and cut some fabric for a little zipper pouch. Yes, that’s the &#$% flamingo outdoor fabric that I fought with to make the deck cushion and pillows. But I had large scraps still lying out, and I feel like it should stand up well to being kicked into the corner of the aerobics room and hung from the elliptical machine. So far, so good. The lining is the last of my Flea Market Fancy in a pretty peachy-pink.
So, I’ll finish up this pouch and get back to the heart blocks this afternoon. At least it’s relatively cool here and my studio is habitable.
What do you have in progress?
Yep, I went to Fabric Shack this week, so the numbers will be out of whack for a while. I had to buy it, really, because it was in my June Goals to get border and backing fabric for a WIP.
Now I have enough to back several! I ordered on line, and then we went pick it up, instead of having it shipped. Of course, that resulted in adding another yard…
This week I recovered the seat cushion for our outdoor settee and made a couple of pillow covers from the scraps. That wasn’t from the stash, though, it was stiff, surly outdoor fabric with which I’m glad to be finished.
The only quilt fabric used was three quarters of a yard for the eight donation blocks for Kat.
This week: + 21 yards, – .75 yards
This year: + 74 yards, – 79.75 yards
Net destashed in 2016: 5.75 yards
Keep watching as I use those backs!
Keep using your stash, even if you have to shop to do it!
I’m linking up to Judy’s Stash Report at Patchwork Times.
Yesterday I finished the Black and White Stars Baby Quilt. This was a quick, spontaneous little quilt just because I came across that pile of fabrics in my stash. I liked making the wonky stars enough that I may do another project.
The binding is a little different: I matched it to to value of the quilt. Usually, I would contrast it to act as a frame, but I didn’t want any more busy-ness on this one.
I used a total of eight different black and white prints (six on the front, plus two additional on the back), as well as black and white Kona solid.
I tried a new (to me) batting. It is thicker and heavier than Warm and White.
It was not more trouble to sandwich or quilt, but I do think it shows off the quilting a little better.
And it produced a very snuggly quilt, as you can see.
Hope you’ve had some great finishes lately.
I’m linking up to Whoop Whoop Friday at Confessions of a Fabric Addict, and to Let’s Make Baby Quilts at Michelle’s Romantic Tangle.
Happy June to all of you! Here in the States Monday was Memorial Day. The Twilters! had a Sew-In on Twitter and Facebook more or less all weekend. It was a little quiet, but fun to share. I worked on the Black and White Stars baby quilt, completing my goals for May. Look for pics of that on Friday. Not bad, especially considering that we were vacationing for almost two weeks in May.
May Goals:
June Goals:
I’m a little limited in summer sewing because my studio is upstairs, and it heats up as the day goes on. So far, Yuri’s been getting me up early and I’ve gotten some time in each morning. No, he doesn’t want to sew. He’s busy doing Outside Summer Cat Things.
I hope you’re finding time to sew, too!
Not much sewing going on here this week, but I have worked diligently to clear up that mess behind my studio door. Almost done. Also, I boxed up a quilt and a top and back for donation and took them to the Post Office, so the fabric closet is looking better.
Four yards out this week for the Birds in the Air blocks, and nothing purchased.
This week: + 0 yards, – 4 yards
This year: + 53 yards, – 75.5 yards
Net destashed in 2016: 22.5 yards
I was itching to sew something together (not the upholstery project I should be doing!), so I dug out these impressionist fabrics. They were part of an estate, from a couple different companies, and one is dated 1997. Do you think they’ve seasoned long enough? They have a large repeat, so I don’t want to cut them up too much. I’m thinking Rail Fence. What do you think?
I’m linking up to the Stash Report at Patchwork Times.
Evening in the Garden Quilts 