Last week I focused on my UFOs so no new fabric was purchased. Saturday night I started quilting another baby quilt, so I’m counting the backing and binding (which I’ve already made).
Fabric Added Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 99.384 yards
Fabric Used Last Week: 1.41 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 127.605 yards
Net Used for 2011: 28.221 yards
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This week the report is mixed.
One of the quilts I signed up to finish as part of both Judy’s UFO Challenge and Heritage Fine Fabric’s UFQ program is my QIAD Christmas Row Quilt. I participated in a block swap in November 2008 and my goal is to have the top done by the end of the year. I think it was June’s UFO.
Anyway, I’ve finally come up with quilt top design which handles the variances in the block sizes (they were all supposed to finish at 12″).
The red fabric I’ve picked is called Holiday Luminosity. I’m not sure what the green fabric is call and believe it or not, the white fabric is included in the picture.
So, that’s what came in. Who knows when I’ll start to use it. It’s got to be washed first.
But fabric used. I get to count the backing & binding for Fireworks Over John Deere and the backing for the Crossword Puzzle quilt. I finally got the second seam done. I’m going to bind and label the baby quilt and the mystery quilt, then make a decision about the quilting on the Crossword Puzzle quilt.
Fabric Added Last Week: 9.365 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 99.384 yards
Fabric Used Last Week: 10.333 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 126.195 yards
Net Used for 2011: 26.811 yards
All is good as I’ve used more than I bought and I hope to use what I bought before the end of the year. Although Judy is frantically packing and not sewing, check out the link at Patchwork Times to see how others are doing with their stash.
This week I spent time cleaning up the sewing room/office. And I got two new ceiling fans/lights installed. Love the extra light and in this heat the extra fan is a bonus.
So with the cleaning, there’s very little sewing going on. I did fix the crossword puzzle quilt and press the backing for it. Making the backing is on the schedule for this week. I also sandwiched the mystery quilt, so I get to count the backing for that.
Fabric Added Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 90.019 yards
Fabric Used Last Week: .847 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 115.862 yards
Net Used for 2011: 25.843 yards
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It’s been nearly a month since I sat in front of my sewing machine to piece, but Saturday that’s exactly what I did. I spent the day writing and testing the first draft of a mystery quilt pattern. Looks like I’ll be sending it off to the 2nd round testers next week.
The fabric came from my stash (yea!) and I have backing fabric as well. No new fabric was added to the stash.
Fabric Added Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 90.019 yards
Fabric Used Last Week: 1.19 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 111.015 yards
Net Used for 2011: 24.996 yards
To see how others are doing with their stash, check out the links over at Patchwork Times. Then if you have a minute visit the Quilting Gallery and vote for your 3 favorite quilts by 11:59 PM tonight (Sunday, 7/17). Mine is Kallikat – a pink Yellow Brick Road with cat silhouettes.
After my 3 month quilting marathon I figured I wouldn’t go anywhere near my sewing machine for a while. I was right, but not for the reasons I thought. I’m still digging the room out. I’ve found the top of the ironing board and nearly have the extra table and cutting board cleared off, but it’s still impossible to walk through here.
Bottom line, no fabric in or out.
Fabric Added Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 90.019 yards
Fabric Used Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 113.825 yards
Net Used for 2011: 23.806 yards
Looks like Judy didn’t get in her sewing room either. I guess we’ll all have to check out the links to see who did get some sewing done.
No fabric used in the past two weeks and only 1 quilt shop visited on our 12 day road trip. I saw a couple, but either there wasn’t enough time to stop or it was after hours. Since I had my niece and nephew with me the fabric I did buy is for them.
I’ll be making my niece the Bellance bag. She picked out a new Robert Kaufman black and white print for the bag, a bright pink for the accent and another Kaufman black and white for the handles. I didn’t want to have to think, so I got a yard of each.
My nephew, not wanting to be left out, picked a FQ for me to use to make a quilt for his frog. That’s a Build-a-Bear frog, not a live frog. It’s a Christmas print with peppermints on it.
When I checked out my niece said “Wow! That’s more money than the purse Momma and Daddy wouldn’t buy me.” I told her it would cost more before it was done, but it would be made with love, last and be washable. I also told her she might not getit until Christmas. Good kid that she is said that was OK.
So, here’s the report.
Fabric Added Last 2 Weeks: 3.25 yards
Fabric Used Last 2 Weeks: 0 yards
My totals look weird and I don’t have access to my spreadsheets, so I’ll update the year-to-date totals next week.
Meanwhile, checkout the links over at Patchwork Times to see how others are doing.
Found the issue with my totals. I didn’t update the year-to-date total on the 17th. The corrected year to date totals are:
Fabric added to date: 90.019
Fabric used to date: 113.825
Net fabric used: 23.806
Just fabric used for binding the last quilt and I forgot to count the fabric for my labels last week. No new fabric in.
Fabric Added Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 86.769 yards
Fabric Used Last Week: .639 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 113.825 yards
Net Used for 2011: 7.056 27.056 yards
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Another quick update this week. I cut binding for a couple of the challenge quilts and bought thread, but no fabric.
Fabric Added Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 86.769 yards
Fabric Used Last Week: 1.18 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 113.186 yards
Net Used for 2011: 26.417 yards
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It’s brief this morning. I’ve got to prep a quilt for the long arm. Used just under a yard of fabric used to finish up the top of my sister’s quilt.
Fabric Added Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 86.769 yards
Fabric Used Last Week: .923 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 112.006 yards
Net Used for 2011: 25.237 yards
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This past week no new fabric was purchased. I used the fabric for the backing of the Neutral Strip Twist and the center of Candy Sunflower Seeds. I still don’t have the borders on that quilt. The biggest thing I worked on was the crossword puzzle quilt and all that fabric has been counted – well except for a 4″ square and I’m going to count that square when I determine if I need to make more blocks.
Fabric Added last week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 86.769 yards
Fabric Used last weeks: 8.91 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 111.083 yards
Net Used for 2011: 24.314 yards
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