Yes, the numbers are up again and I’m still not counting anything out.  But next week I’ll be able to count all of the fabric for the graduation quilt, including the backing (and binding?) as I’m quilting it on Thursday afternoon. Nothing like a date with the long arm to finish up a quilt. The following week I’ll use a good bit of the orange fabric I purchase last week as the backing of Orca Bay as I have another date with the longarm.

Fabric Added Since Last Report 8 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 174.11 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 20.497 yards

INCREASE in Stash to Date:  153.613 yards

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The primary thing I’ve been working on this past week is the Stars.  All of that a fabric will get counted when the top is complete — which at this rate will be August 2016, not August 2015 — but I’m having fun picking out fabrics from my scraps.  I might have fabric to report next week.  I’m gearing up, at least in my head to quilt my Orca Bay.

I’m considering quilting it in concentric circles — but I’m not sure there is enough space on my sewing machine. I’m confident there is on the treadle, but I’m equally confident that I’m not coordinated enough to treadle, stitch a smooth curve and wrestle a large quilt at the same time. It almost makes me want to see about getting the motor rewired just to try.

Fabric Added Since Last Report 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 18.91 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 3.533 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 20.497 yards

DECREASE in Stash to Date:  1.587 yards

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I have fabric to report as used this week.  The sashing and cornerstones for the red, white & blue samplers and the bit used for the Boston Common layout of Star Struck.

Fabric Added Since Last Report 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 18.91 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 3.533 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 20.497 yards

DECREASE in Stash to Date:  1.587 yards

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A year or so ago I picked my sister up from work and was surprised at the number of thrift shops in the neighborhood. I made a note to visit them and yesterday, with it being such a gorgeous day, I wanted out of the house and decided it was time.  Except, apparently they weren’t where I thought they were – which is a good thing for my stash report.

No fabric in and no countable fabric out.  Perhaps next week.  I’ve been working on the graduation quilt, ok, that won’t be done next week, but I pulled out a couple of sets of blocks and I’m in the process of setting them together.

Fabric Added Since Last Report 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 18.91 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 16.964 yards

INCREASE in Stash to Date:  1.946 yards

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Yesterday was the day that I purchased the background fabric for my niece’s graduation quilt. 6 yards of Black Magic — a deep double dyed black that seems to resist gathering every piece of dust, dirt, fuzz and cat hair in the greater metropolitan area.  Which is good given that Butterscotch decided to take a nap on it.

The three bright FQs are my reward for knocking off 3 of the 10 projects on my Get ’em Done list (Scrappy Trips, Jared Takes a Wife and the Christmas BOM quilt top). Naturally I picked fabrics which will go into the graduation quilt.

I’m still piecing on the Orca Bay border, so officially no fabric was used this week.  Part of me says put up Orca Bay and get busy on the graduation quilt, but I think I’ll just start the graduation quilt with the black and bright 4-patches as my leader/enders.  Of course this means I’ll finally have to clear the cutting board off so I can cut fabric….

Fabric Added Since Last Report 6.75 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 18.66 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 16.214 yards

INCREASE in Stash to Date:  2.446 yards

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I’m in quilt assembly mode, so there’s been no new fabric used and I haven’t bought any fabric so my numbers aren’t changing. But that’s OK. I hope to have a finished top before too long.

Fabric Added Since Last Report 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 11.91 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 16.214 yards

DECREASE in Stash to Date:  4.304 yards

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Some piecing this week, but no fabric which I can count. The Star-A-Day quilt will all get counted when I finish the top in August (I’m thinking positively) and when I started Orca Bay I was counting as I went, but think I changed processes midstream. Even if I did, I won’t count what’s left until I finish the top.

I’m setting this to auto post as I’m not sure when I’ll get the computers hooked backup. We are going to do the desk and computer swap one more time, hopefully getting it right this time.

Fabric Added Since Last Report 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 11.91 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 16.214 yards

DECREASE in Stash to Date:  4.304 yards

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