Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

Stash Report Week #7

This week more fabric came in than went out.

Monday was the Kansas Trouble Stash Society meeting with a whopping 10.75 yards. Tuesday a package arrived from Tammy with red and greens in exchange for the music fabric I sent her a couple of weeks ago. Since I counted the music fabric Out, I’m counting this fabric In. Then Wednesday I added another 2 yards for borders and binding for my Pink & Brown quilt — which still needs borders. I haven’t made it to the basement with the fabric to wash.

In the use department, I finished setting the blocks together for the Pink & Brown quilt, finished ALL of step 1 on OTR and finished making the pinwheels and half-pinwheels from step 2. Most of this is not countable as it had all been chopped up prior to the first of the year. I did have to cut a few more strips for the pinwheels.

What is countable is the 2 Broken Dishes blocks I’ve made to take to the retreat in April and the String blocks I made yesterday to send to Australia.

So.

Fabric Added this Week: 15.25 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 36.75 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 4.125 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 17.33 yards

Net Stash: +19.42 yards

I seem to be going backwards. Got to do something about that.

String Blocks

Today between recieving roses from my husband and hauling Seven to the vet for her shots, I’ve been making quilt as you go string blocks. Without a doubt, I can make a mess in my sewing room when I’m quilting, but I haven’t made a mess like this in a while. On the other hand, I’m really pleased with the way the blocks are turning out.

Pam

Happy Valentines Day!

DH was up bright and early this morning to go hear one of his band students perform in a Solo and Ensemble contest. When he came home he brought me these beautiful roses.

Thank you DH. I love you and the roses.

Pam

Changing My Mind

The other day on the way to the Kansas Troubles Stash Society meeting, my friends and I were discussing which projects we were planning to take to the retreat in April. On my list was my Pink & Brown quilt. The blocks have been finished since November, and I had 4 rows sewn together. But why was I delaying completing this top?

It finally hit me. I’m trying to make sure that I finish things — get the quilts bound and labeled — and use stash to offset fabric purchases. This particular quilt is going to the in the top stage for a while — may even hang out in the need borders stage — and I “can’t” count the fabric since the blocks were already made prior to the first of the year.

So, I changed my mind after I got home on Monday. I needed some mindless piecing and putting these blocks into a top filled the bill. Obviously it’s off my list for April, but there are several more where this came from.

Now all I need to do is figure out the borders.


The brown fabric in the chain was a challenge fabric. My friend, S, said it was ugly and I disagreed, so I had to figure out a way to make it work in a quilt. It’s a vintage piece — only 36″ wide and came from her MIL’s estate. Back in the fall I figured out I have enough left to do a narrow border, but I also want a wider outerborder – I simply haven’t figure out what yet. Maybe scrappy from the rest of the fabric?

I’ll keep it hanging for a while to see if inspiration strikes.

Pam

Computers!

This morning I sat down to add a couple of labels to an older post. Somehow that post got deleted. Decided I needed to be a little more awake before I attempted to do anything else.

Then this afternoon my work computer got slower and slower — I wrote it off to all the open applications and decided I deal with it later after I went to the KT Stash Society meeting. Well, it’s not playing much better now, so I’ll be up early calling the helpdesk in the morning. Urgh!

On a quilting note, I have completed ALL of Part 1 of the Old Tobacco Road mystery. In fact the missing post is from when I thought I had completed it. Last night I discovered I was missing the 8 half 4-patches. I’m happy to report they are now completed and everything from step 1 is pressed and pinned together in groups of 10.

I mentioned going to a KT Stash Society meeting. I don’t have much in the way of a stash of Kansas Troubles Fabrics, other than 3 or 4 kits. I really like the Wildflower Serenade and Wildflower Serenade II. In fact, last November when I got to see samples of the WSII, I wrote down the 3 fabrics I wanted to use to make a 4-Patch Stacked Posies quilt. Not even thinking about it, I managed to get to the shop with the information, so yes fabric came home with me for a new quilt, a binder cover, a jelly roll just because and a FQ 10 3/4 yards total. I best get to sewing.

Well, back to muttering about the computer.

Pam

Week # 6 Stash Report

No new fabric into the house this week, and not much that hadn’t already been counted. We misplaced the Kansas Troubles Blocks and I had to make a replacement block, so I’m only count 1/8 yard this week used.

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 21.5 yards

Fabric Used this Week: .125 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 13.125 yards

Net Stash: +8.375 yards

Strip Twist Center Finished

Last night I sewed the last few seams on the center of my black and white Strip Twist. Now I’ve got to figure out what to do for a border.

To Read or Quilt?


I love to read. I love to quilt. So frequently I find myself listening to books on CDs. However, occassionally, I have to step away from the sewing machine and actually read a printed book. Earlier this week I read The Lover’s Knot A Someday Quilts Mystery by Clare O’Donohue. A little romance, a little mystery and a little quilting. Can’t beat that.

When I wasn’t reading or watching Leverage I got a bit of pieceing done. I’ve completed my 20 black & white Strip Twist blocks. This evening I sewed them into rows and even have two rows sewn together.

Tomorrow night I’m going to a school concert, so I hope I’ll get this top completed this weekend — or at least get the rows sewn together. I haven’t figured out what I’m going to do for a border yet. Time will tell.

Pam

One Down and 19 to Go


And I’m not talking football yardage. All my quarter sections are sewn and pressed, so now I need to get them into blocks.

Need More Light?

Recently the LQS and quilting cataglogs started carrying a stick on light for sewing machines. Some of my friends have it, but to me it costs more than I’m willing to spend at this time.

Today, while DH and I were out running errands, I found an inexpensive alternative. It is a Coast Tackle Box Light. At the time, I wasn’t positive that I would be able to use it on my sewing machine, but was confident, I could use it for something, and it was only $5.

Well, I must say, it does put a little light on the subject.

I’ve clipped it to the ‘hood’ of my sewing machine. It’s too heavy to for the hood to stay up, so when I’m using cone thread, I’ll have to figure something else out. But for $5, what a deal.

Now, back to the black & white Strip Twist.

Pam