Stash Report Week #9

I used a lot of stash this week. Between making the pillowcases, the cancer recovery totes and a quilty finish...man, oh man...the numbers added up this week!

Fabric added this week: 1 yard
Fabric added this year: 39 yards

Fabric used this week: -33.25 yards
Fabric used this year: - 76.5 yards

Net fabric for the year: -37.5 yards (used!)

What I accomplished this week:

• made a heap of pillowcases
• made 6 cancer recovery totes
• bound 'Railroad Crossing'
• pieced more 'Tent Flaps' blocks (pattern here, my blocks here)

Goals for next week:

• finish piecing 'Tent Flaps' blocks
• sew 'Tent Flaps' into a top
• work on another winter project

A Quilty Finish

Railroad Crossings finished! Pattern by Pam at Vanilla Latte Quilts and quilted with Stars and Crescents by Golden Threads.

Cancer Recovery Totes

I finished sewing five of the Cancer Recovery totes with comfort pillows. These will be donated to area Cancer Centers.

WIP Wednesday

Today is binding day here at Bell Creek Quilts.

First I repaired the binding on this quilt. I had actually labeled it! July 2004. This is a very early quilt of mine and not only was the binding coming off but the quilting stitches (the few that are there!) are ripping out. Yet this is one of the family's favorite quilts as it is so very soft. :) I figured it was time to fix the binding after washing it with the binding half hanging off!

Second, I'm working on the binding for my next QOV~Railroad Crossings, pattern by Pam of Vanilla Latte Quilts. Notice the cup of coffee~a favorite binding accessory and it's half gone. :)

I also washed the pillowcases as I have been binding...does that count as multi-tasking?!

Pillowcases!

Monday I cut and pinned pillowcases.

Today I sewed pillowcases.
Some were a military theme.

Some were patriotic for QOV's.

Some had cars.

Some had the alphabet.

Some had plaids and stripes.












(Blogger is not playing nice and won't let me upload the last of the pillowcase pictures :(~will try again later!)

(EDIT: Blogger uploaded the plaid pillowcases 2-24-10!)

16 pillowcases in all!

Design Wall Monday

I pieced two more rows of 'Tent Flaps', pattern by Pat Sloan for Camp Sloanie Winter 2010.

The blog post pattern can be found here and the pdf pattern can be found here.

Stash Report Week #8

Some fabric added and some fabric used. I keeping on pace so far this year :)

Fabric added this week: +14 yards
Fabric added this year: +38 yards

Fabric used this week: -19.25 yards
Fabric used this year: -43.25 yards

Net Fabric for the year: -5.25 yards

What I accomplished this week:

• quilted Guild QOV
• bind 'Little Hearts' Quilts for Kid's quilt
• bind 'Sweet Treats'
• made 10 pillowcases~2 to keep and 8 to donate
• made St. Patrick's Day purse
• quilted Railroad Crossings
• started piecing 'Tent Flaps' blocks

Goals for next week:

• bind Railroad Crossing
• make more pillowcases
• make Cancer Recovery totes
• continue piecing 'Tent Flaps' blocks

Railroad Crossings Quilted

I finished quilting the Railroad Crossings yesterday.

Pattern from Pam at Vanilla Latte Quilts.

I quilted it with the Stars and Crescent panto from Golden Threads.

Happy Pillowcase~palooza~Day

Today I made 7 more pillowcases for a total of 10 this week!

The eight on the left are for the All People Quilt 1 Million Pillowcase Drive thru Ben Franklin. The Club's goal is 2010 pillowcases which is approximately 20 pillowcases per member. I jokingly remarked that I planned on making all 20 of my pillowcases to donate at one time and just be done! Looks like I am on my way! :) One thing I discovered is that most of my florals are about 12 inches or less~enough for the cuff.

The question is: should I buy the balance 26.5 inches per pillowcase I need to finish the project? Not sure what I plan to do...

The two on the right are for in the family room. We like to have a regular pillow on the couch so the cases add just a little color. The pink matches my Sweet Treats quilt and the other~St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Pillowcase~palooza~ Day!

Thursday's Loot

The loot from JAF.

On the left is QOV yardage.

The green geometric is for cuffs on pillowcases, if you click here it will take you to You Tube then click on 'Nifty Trick for Sewing a Pillowcase'. I never really *understood* the hot dog method until I saw this video, then *something* clicked. :) I thought the green would contrast nicely with some of the florals in my stash. The Ben Franklin Quilt Club has joined the All People Quilt 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge. The club's goal is to make and donate 2010 pillowcases. Cute, eh?!

The polka dot and birdhouses will be a Cancer Recovery tote that the Lake Country Quilt Guild donates to two local Breast Cancer Centers. The ladies delivered 30 totes just before the holidays and sadly, the Centers need more totes.